Climate averages 1991–2020
Wŏnsan weather
in June.
A warm, wet month: the 3rd warmest and the 9th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
June is a warm month in Wŏnsan: daytime highs average 23.9°C and nights cool to about 16.3°C. By daytime temperature it is the 3rd warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 116 mm of rain on roughly 10 days, which makes June a wet month (the 9th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 14 h 52 min on an average June day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Hŭngnam (78 km away). In June its highs average 21.8°C, 2.1°C cooler than Wŏnsan, with 83 mm of rain.
Among the 38 cities listed in North Korea, Wŏnsan ranks 24th of 38 for the warmest June highs and 28th of 38 for the driest June (rainfall, lowest first). The mean June high of those 38 cities is 24.4°C; Wŏnsan is 0.5°C cooler than that mean.
From June to July, average highs rise by 2.4°C to 26.3°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 116 mm to 253 mm.
The annual picture
June 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 | 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, selected | 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
June in nearby cities
- Hŭngnam in JuneNorth Korea · 78 kmHigh 21.8°C · Low 15.8°C · 83 mm rain
- Hamhŭng in JuneNorth Korea · 85 kmHigh 22.7°C · Low 15.2°C · 105 mm rain
- Hongwŏn in JuneNorth Korea · 106 kmHigh 22.0°C · Low 15.3°C · 74 mm rain
- Sinp’o in JuneNorth Korea · 118 kmHigh 20.5°C · Low 15.5°C · 74 mm rain
- Tŏkch’ŏn in JuneNorth Korea · 122 kmHigh 25.3°C · Low 16.2°C · 148 mm rain
- Sunch’ŏn in JuneNorth Korea · 134 kmHigh 25.8°C · Low 16.2°C · 131 mm rain
- P’yŏngsŏng in JuneNorth Korea · 136 kmHigh 26.2°C · Low 16.3°C · 117 mm rain
- Chuncheon in JuneSouth Korea · 144 kmHigh 26.1°C · Low 16.6°C · 122 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.