Climate averages 1991–2020
Samch’ŏn weather
in April.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 7th warmest and the 7th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a mild month in Samch’ŏn: daytime highs average 15.7°C and nights cool to about 5.0°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 48 mm of rain on roughly 6 days, which makes April a moderately wet month (the 7th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 10 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Sinch’ŏn-ŭp (14 km away). In April its highs average 16.5°C, 0.8°C warmer than Samch’ŏn, with 49 mm of rain.
Among the 38 cities listed in North Korea, Samch’ŏn ranks joint 15th of 38 for the warmest April highs and joint 10th of 38 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 38 cities is 14.6°C; Samch’ŏn is 1.1°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 5.7°C to 21.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 48 mm to 83 mm.
The annual picture
April 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
Samch’ŏn climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0.6°C-6.6°C | -6.6°C | 14 | 3.3 | 9.810 h |
| February | 3.4°C-5.0°C | -5.0°C | 19 | 3.6 | 10.711 h |
| March | 8.8°C-1.0°C | -1.0°C | 25 | 4.4 | 11.912 h |
| April, selected | 15.7°C5.0°C | 5.0°C | 48 | 6.0 | 13.213 h |
| May | 21.4°C10.9°C | 10.9°C | 83 | 7.1 | 14.214 h |
| June | 26.0°C16.6°C | 16.6°C | 89 | 8.3 | 14.815 h |
| July | 27.9°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 232 | 14.2 | 14.615 h |
| August | 28.3°C21.4°C | 21.4°C | 206 | 12.9 | 13.714 h |
| September | 24.3°C15.9°C | 15.9°C | 87 | 7.0 | 12.512 h |
| October | 18.0°C8.9°C | 8.9°C | 40 | 5.4 | 11.211 h |
| November | 10.0°C1.9°C | 1.9°C | 43 | 7.0 | 10.110 h |
| December | 3.0°C-4.2°C | -4.2°C | 21 | 4.9 | 9.510 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
April in nearby cities
- Sinch’ŏn-ŭp in AprilNorth Korea · 14 kmHigh 16.5°C · Low 4.6°C · 49 mm rain
- Ŭllyul in AprilNorth Korea · 21 kmHigh 15.5°C · Low 5.5°C · 46 mm rain
- Ŭnch’ŏn-ŭp in AprilNorth Korea · 25 kmHigh 16.2°C · Low 5.2°C · 48 mm rain
- Kwail-ŭp in AprilNorth Korea · 28 kmHigh 12.7°C · Low 6.2°C · 46 mm rain
- Sinwŏn-ŭp in AprilNorth Korea · 41 kmHigh 15.7°C · Low 5.2°C · 50 mm rain
- Sariwŏn-si in AprilNorth Korea · 41 kmHigh 16.6°C · Low 4.8°C · 49 mm rain
- Namp’o in AprilNorth Korea · 43 kmHigh 15.9°C · Low 5.0°C · 48 mm rain
- Chaeryŏng-ni in AprilNorth Korea · 43 kmHigh 15.3°C · Low 5.0°C · 48 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 Samch’ŏn) is explained once on the Samch’ŏn year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.