Climate averages 1991–2020
Wŏnsan weather
in April.
A cool, moderately wet month: the 7th warmest and the 5th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
April is a cool month in Wŏnsan: daytime highs average 14.9°C and nights cool to about 5.2°C. By daytime temperature it is the 7th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 65 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes April a moderately wet month (the 5th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 13 h 12 min on an average April day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Hŭngnam (78 km away). In April its highs average 13.0°C, 1.9°C cooler than Wŏnsan, with 51 mm of rain.
Among the 38 cities listed in North Korea, Wŏnsan ranks joint 21st of 38 for the warmest April highs and joint 34th of 38 for the driest April (rainfall, lowest first). The mean April high of those 38 cities is 14.6°C; Wŏnsan is 0.3°C warmer than that mean.
From April to May, average highs rise by 5.4°C to 20.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 65 mm to 104 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
Wŏnsan 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 | 36 | 5.2 | 9.810 h |
| February | 3.1°C-5.5°C | -5.5°C | 34 | 4.7 | 10.711 h |
| March | 8.3°C-0.5°C | -0.5°C | 42 | 6.4 | 11.912 h |
| April, selected | 14.9°C5.2°C | 5.2°C | 65 | 7.2 | 13.213 h |
| May | 20.3°C11.2°C | 11.2°C | 104 | 8.3 | 14.314 h |
| June | 23.9°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 116 | 10.0 | 14.915 h |
| July | 26.3°C20.6°C | 20.6°C | 253 | 14.6 | 14.615 h |
| August | 26.6°C21.2°C | 21.2°C | 255 | 15.5 | 13.714 h |
| September | 22.7°C16.3°C | 16.3°C | 151 | 9.9 | 12.512 h |
| October | 17.4°C9.8°C | 9.8°C | 77 | 7.9 | 11.211 h |
| November | 9.7°C2.8°C | 2.8°C | 84 | 8.1 | 10.110 h |
| December | 2.8°C-4.4°C | -4.4°C | 42 | 5.2 | 9.59 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
- Hŭngnam in AprilNorth Korea · 78 kmHigh 13.0°C · Low 4.6°C · 51 mm rain
- Hamhŭng in AprilNorth Korea · 85 kmHigh 14.0°C · Low 3.4°C · 60 mm rain
- Hongwŏn in AprilNorth Korea · 106 kmHigh 13.3°C · Low 3.9°C · 46 mm rain
- Sinp’o in AprilNorth Korea · 118 kmHigh 11.8°C · Low 4.9°C · 45 mm rain
- Tŏkch’ŏn in AprilNorth Korea · 122 kmHigh 15.3°C · Low 4.1°C · 73 mm rain
- Sunch’ŏn in AprilNorth Korea · 134 kmHigh 15.8°C · Low 3.8°C · 63 mm rain
- P’yŏngsŏng in AprilNorth Korea · 136 kmHigh 16.1°C · Low 3.9°C · 57 mm rain
- Chuncheon in AprilSouth Korea · 144 kmHigh 16.6°C · Low 5.4°C · 78 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 Wŏnsan) is explained once on the Wŏnsan year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.