Climate averages 1991–2020
Kaesŏng weather
in October.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 6th warmest and the 6th driest of the year. Meets the pleasant-weather rule
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Kaesŏng: daytime highs average 18.6°C and nights cool to about 8.4°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 50 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 15 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Paech’ŏn-ŭp (22 km away). In October its highs average 18.3°C, about as warm as Kaesŏng, with 49 mm of rain.
Among the 38 cities listed in North Korea, Kaesŏng ranks 1st of 38 for the warmest October highs and joint 23rd of 38 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 38 cities is 16.9°C; Kaesŏng is 1.6°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 8.2°C to 10.4°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 50 mm to 45 mm.
The annual picture
October in context
Monthly precipitation
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Kaesŏng climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1.4°C-7.3°C | -7.3°C | 16 | 3.4 | 9.910 h |
| February | 4.5°C-5.1°C | -5.1°C | 23 | 3.9 | 10.811 h |
| March | 10.0°C-0.7°C | -0.7°C | 33 | 5.3 | 11.912 h |
| April | 16.6°C5.2°C | 5.2°C | 61 | 7.0 | 13.213 h |
| May | 22.2°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 99 | 8.2 | 14.214 h |
| June | 26.4°C17.0°C | 17.0°C | 124 | 9.7 | 14.715 h |
| July | 27.9°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 301 | 16.4 | 14.515 h |
| August | 28.6°C21.7°C | 21.7°C | 273 | 15.1 | 13.614 h |
| September | 24.8°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 116 | 7.2 | 12.512 h |
| October, selected | 18.6°C8.4°C | 8.4°C | 50 | 5.1 | 11.211 h |
| November | 10.4°C1.3°C | 1.3°C | 45 | 6.8 | 10.210 h |
| December | 3.2°C-5.1°C | -5.1°C | 21 | 4.5 | 9.610 h |
Precipitation (rain or snow, as water) is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A wet day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
October in nearby cities
- Paech’ŏn-ŭp in OctoberNorth Korea · 22 kmHigh 18.3°C · Low 8.7°C · 49 mm rain
- Paju in OctoberSouth Korea · 30 kmHigh 18.4°C · Low 8.8°C · 52 mm rain
- Pongch’ŏn-ŭp in OctoberNorth Korea · 35 kmHigh 18.2°C · Low 8.5°C · 49 mm rain
- Gimpo-si in OctoberSouth Korea · 41 kmHigh 18.3°C · Low 10.4°C · 54 mm rain
- Goyang-si in OctoberSouth Korea · 43 kmHigh 18.4°C · Low 9.3°C · 52 mm rain
- Yangju in OctoberSouth Korea · 47 kmHigh 18.4°C · Low 8.5°C · 52 mm rain
- Uijeongbu-si in OctoberSouth Korea · 50 kmHigh 18.4°C · Low 8.9°C · 52 mm rain
- Ch’ŏngdan-ŭp in OctoberNorth Korea · 54 kmHigh 18.1°C · Low 10.2°C · 45 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Kaesŏng) is explained once on the Kaesŏng year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.