Climate averages 1991–2020
Ŏrang weather
in October.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 6th warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Ŏrang: daytime highs average 15.4°C and nights cool to about 8.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 56 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 08 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Hwasŏng (25 km away). In October its highs average 15.5°C, about as warm as Ŏrang, with 55 mm of rain.
Among the 38 cities listed in North Korea, Ŏrang ranks 32nd of 38 for the warmest October highs and 29th of 38 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 38 cities is 16.9°C; Ŏrang is 1.6°C cooler than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 8.2°C to 7.2°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 56 mm to 58 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
Ŏrang climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | -3.3°C-10.8°C | -10.8°C | 40 | 10.2 | 9.510 h |
| February | -1.2°C-9.9°C | -9.9°C | 27 | 6.3 | 10.611 h |
| March | 4.3°C-4.3°C | -4.3°C | 31 | 6.1 | 11.912 h |
| April | 11.8°C2.3°C | 2.3°C | 46 | 7.5 | 13.313 h |
| May | 16.8°C8.3°C | 8.3°C | 78 | 10.9 | 14.514 h |
| June | 20.5°C13.5°C | 13.5°C | 75 | 10.5 | 15.115 h |
| July | 23.8°C18.2°C | 18.2°C | 148 | 14.2 | 14.915 h |
| August | 24.6°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 174 | 15.6 | 13.814 h |
| September | 21.1°C14.8°C | 14.8°C | 106 | 9.7 | 12.513 h |
| October, selected | 15.4°C8.2°C | 8.2°C | 56 | 7.8 | 11.111 h |
| November | 7.2°C0.6°C | 0.6°C | 58 | 9.4 | 9.910 h |
| December | -0.1°C-6.7°C | -6.7°C | 62 | 12.9 | 9.29 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
- Hwasŏng in OctoberNorth Korea · 25 kmHigh 15.5°C · Low 6.4°C · 55 mm rain
- Myŏnggan-dong in OctoberNorth Korea · 37 kmHigh 15.1°C · Low 6.3°C · 55 mm rain
- Chongjin in OctoberNorth Korea · 40 kmHigh 14.6°C · Low 7.6°C · 59 mm rain
- Changam-ch’on in OctoberNorth Korea · 119 kmHigh 16.7°C · Low 6.9°C · 48 mm rain
- Hyesan in OctoberNorth Korea · 123 kmHigh 12.1°C · Low 1.3°C · 43 mm rain
- Ŭndŏk in OctoberNorth Korea · 132 kmHigh 15.2°C · Low 5.0°C · 47 mm rain
- Helong in OctoberChina · 133 kmHigh 13.3°C · Low 2.3°C · 39 mm rain
- Longjing in OctoberChina · 148 kmHigh 14.0°C · Low 1.8°C · 36 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 Ŏrang) is explained once on the Ŏrang year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.