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Kaesŏng, Kaesong

North Korea · 338k people · 40 m elevation · Northern Hemisphere

Every month in detail

Thirty-year averages for each calendar month.

Monthly climate normals. Values shown as an em dash are missing from the source data.
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high35°F (2°C)41°F (5°C)51°F (11°C)64°F (18°C)73°F (23°C)80°F (27°C)82°F (28°C)84°F (29°C)78°F (26°C)68°F (20°C)52°F (11°C)38°F (4°C)
Average low16°F (-9°C)21°F (-6°C)30°F (-1°C)41°F (5°C)52°F (11°C)62°F (17°C)69°F (21°C)70°F (21°C)60°F (15°C)46°F (8°C)33°F (0°C)20°F (-6°C)
Dew point12°F (-11°C)16°F (-9°C)27°F (-3°C)39°F (4°C)51°F (10°C)61°F (16°C)70°F (21°C)71°F (21°C)60°F (15°C)46°F (8°C)32°F (0°C)17°F (-8°C)
Rainfall0.5 in (13 mm)0.7 in (17 mm)1.3 in (33 mm)2.1 in (54 mm)3.3 in (85 mm)4.6 in (116 mm)12.9 in (327 mm)10.5 in (266 mm)4.7 in (120 mm)1.7 in (43 mm)1.6 in (42 mm)0.8 in (20 mm)
Rainy days23467712105464
Snowfall2.3 in (5.9 cm)1.9 in (4.8 cm)1.3 in (3.2 cm)0.1 in (0.2 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0 in (0 cm)0.6 in (1.4 cm)1.7 in (4.2 cm)
Sunshine178 h177 h204 h206 h203 h175 h118 h154 h175 h200 h159 h171 h

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Projected change, 2031–2050

Model projection, not an observation

How this city’s climate may change, measured against the same models’ own 1995–2014 output. Nothing here affects the match score above.

Change in summer afternoon highs

+2.4°F (+1.3°C)

Models range from +1.7°F (+1.0°C) to +2.9°F (+1.6°C)

Days above 90°F (32°C) a year

4 → 9

About 2.4× as many

Warming by month
  • January: +2.7°F (+1.5°C)
  • February: +2.4°F (+1.3°C)
  • March: +1.8°F (+1.0°C)
  • April: +2.7°F (+1.5°C)
  • May: +2.4°F (+1.3°C)
  • June: +2.5°F (+1.4°C)
  • July: +1.9°F (+1.1°C)
  • August: +2.8°F (+1.6°C)
  • September: +3.1°F (+1.7°C)
  • October: +2.7°F (+1.5°C)
  • November: +2.6°F (+1.5°C)
  • December: +2.7°F (+1.5°C)
Scenario
SSP5-8.5 (high emissions)
Models
4 · CMIP6 HighResMIP, downscaled

This is a high-emissions pathway — the upper end of plausible futures, not a central estimate. Changes are measured by each model against its own past output and then applied to the observed record, which cancels each model’s bias but not the genuine uncertainty about how much warming occurs. Where the models disagree widely, the range above is the honest answer.