Climate averages 1991–2020
Sinch’ŏn-ŭp weather
in February.
A cold, fairly dry month: the 10th warmest and the 2nd driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a cold month in Sinch’ŏn-ŭp: daytime highs average 3.6°C and nights cool to about -5.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 19 mm of rain on roughly 4 days, which makes February a fairly dry month (the 2nd driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 44 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Samch’ŏn (14 km away). In February its highs average 3.4°C, about as warm as Sinch’ŏn-ŭp, with 19 mm of rain.
Among the 38 cities listed in North Korea, Sinch’ŏn-ŭp ranks 6th of 38 for the warmest February highs and joint 8th of 38 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 38 cities is 1.9°C; Sinch’ŏn-ŭp is 1.7°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 5.8°C to 9.4°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 19 mm to 26 mm.
The annual picture
February 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
Sinch’ŏn-ŭp climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Precipitation mm/month | Wet days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0.5°C-7.7°C | -7.7°C | 14 | 3.2 | 9.810 h |
| February, selected | 3.6°C-5.8°C | -5.8°C | 19 | 3.6 | 10.711 h |
| March | 9.4°C-1.6°C | -1.6°C | 26 | 4.6 | 11.912 h |
| April | 16.5°C4.6°C | 4.6°C | 49 | 6.4 | 13.213 h |
| May | 22.3°C10.9°C | 10.9°C | 82 | 7.1 | 14.214 h |
| June | 26.8°C16.7°C | 16.7°C | 93 | 8.9 | 14.815 h |
| July | 28.3°C21.1°C | 21.1°C | 239 | 14.5 | 14.615 h |
| August | 28.6°C21.3°C | 21.3°C | 215 | 13.3 | 13.714 h |
| September | 24.5°C15.6°C | 15.6°C | 90 | 7.0 | 12.512 h |
| October | 18.2°C8.2°C | 8.2°C | 40 | 5.3 | 11.211 h |
| November | 10.0°C1.1°C | 1.1°C | 41 | 6.3 | 10.110 h |
| December | 2.8°C-5.2°C | -5.2°C | 20 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Samch’ŏn in FebruaryNorth Korea · 14 kmHigh 3.4°C · Low -5.0°C · 19 mm rain
- Ŭnch’ŏn-ŭp in FebruaryNorth Korea · 24 kmHigh 3.2°C · Low -5.3°C · 18 mm rain
- Sinwŏn-ŭp in FebruaryNorth Korea · 28 kmHigh 3.7°C · Low -5.2°C · 19 mm rain
- Sariwŏn-si in FebruaryNorth Korea · 29 kmHigh 3.7°C · Low -5.6°C · 19 mm rain
- Ŭllyul in FebruaryNorth Korea · 31 kmHigh 3.2°C · Low -4.5°C · 18 mm rain
- Haeju in FebruaryNorth Korea · 40 kmHigh 3.0°C · Low -4.4°C · 20 mm rain
- Kwail-ŭp in FebruaryNorth Korea · 42 kmHigh 2.6°C · Low -2.9°C · 18 mm rain
- Namp’o in FebruaryNorth Korea · 43 kmHigh 2.9°C · Low -5.5°C · 18 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 Sinch’ŏn-ŭp) is explained once on the Sinch’ŏn-ŭp year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.