Climate averages 1991–2020
Wŏnsan weather
in February.
A cold, fairly dry month: the 10th warmest and the driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
February is a cold month in Wŏnsan: daytime highs average 3.1°C and nights cool to about -5.5°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 34 mm of rain on roughly 5 days, which makes February a fairly dry month (the driest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 10 h 42 min on an average February day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Hŭngnam (78 km away). In February its highs average 1.9°C, 1.1°C cooler than Wŏnsan, with 26 mm of precipitation.
Among the 38 cities listed in North Korea, Wŏnsan ranks 11th of 38 for the warmest February highs and 37th of 38 for the driest February (rainfall, lowest first). The mean February high of those 38 cities is 1.9°C; Wŏnsan is 1.1°C warmer than that mean.
From February to March, average highs rise by 5.3°C to 8.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 34 mm to 42 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
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, selected | 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 | 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
February in nearby cities
- Hŭngnam in FebruaryNorth Korea · 78 kmHigh 1.9°C · Low -6.0°C · 26 mm precipitation
- Hamhŭng in FebruaryNorth Korea · 85 kmHigh 1.4°C · Low -8.8°C · 37 mm precipitation
- Hongwŏn in FebruaryNorth Korea · 106 kmHigh 1.8°C · Low -7.4°C · 25 mm precipitation
- Sinp’o in FebruaryNorth Korea · 118 kmHigh 1.3°C · Low -5.8°C · 26 mm precipitation
- Tŏkch’ŏn in FebruaryNorth Korea · 122 kmHigh 1.3°C · Low -9.6°C · 28 mm precipitation
- Sunch’ŏn in FebruaryNorth Korea · 134 kmHigh 2.5°C · Low -7.3°C · 24 mm rain
- P’yŏngsŏng in FebruaryNorth Korea · 136 kmHigh 3.0°C · Low -6.7°C · 22 mm rain
- Chuncheon in FebruarySouth Korea · 144 kmHigh 4.4°C · Low -5.0°C · 28 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.