Climate averages 1991–2020
Wŏnsan weather
in October.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 6th warmest and the 6th driest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
October is a mild month in Wŏnsan: daytime highs average 17.4°C and nights cool to about 9.8°C. By daytime temperature it is the 6th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 77 mm of rain on roughly 8 days, which makes October a moderately wet month (the 6th driest of the 12 months). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 11 h 13 min on an average October day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Hŭngnam (78 km away). In October its highs average 16.6°C, 0.7°C cooler than Wŏnsan, with 59 mm of rain.
Among the 38 cities listed in North Korea, Wŏnsan ranks joint 20th of 38 for the warmest October highs and 38th of 38 for the driest October (rainfall, lowest first). The mean October high of those 38 cities is 16.9°C; Wŏnsan is 0.4°C warmer than that mean.
From October to November, average highs fall by 7.7°C to 9.7°C, and monthly rainfall rises from 77 mm to 84 mm.
The annual picture
October 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 | 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, selected | 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
October in nearby cities
- Hŭngnam in OctoberNorth Korea · 78 kmHigh 16.6°C · Low 9.8°C · 59 mm rain
- Hamhŭng in OctoberNorth Korea · 85 kmHigh 16.5°C · Low 7.7°C · 67 mm rain
- Hongwŏn in OctoberNorth Korea · 106 kmHigh 16.3°C · Low 8.7°C · 51 mm rain
- Sinp’o in OctoberNorth Korea · 118 kmHigh 15.9°C · Low 10.2°C · 54 mm rain
- Tŏkch’ŏn in OctoberNorth Korea · 122 kmHigh 16.6°C · Low 6.6°C · 69 mm rain
- Sunch’ŏn in OctoberNorth Korea · 134 kmHigh 17.1°C · Low 7.1°C · 57 mm rain
- P’yŏngsŏng in OctoberNorth Korea · 136 kmHigh 17.4°C · Low 7.3°C · 49 mm rain
- Chuncheon in OctoberSouth Korea · 144 kmHigh 18.2°C · Low 9.2°C · 53 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.