Common information

Capital
Pyongyang
Language
Korean
Currency
North Korean Won
Population
24 554 000
Phone code
+850

List of largest cities in North Korea

Ratings

Main factors in North Korea

Leisure quality
4.7
Quality of life
5.1
Travelers rating
2.2
English speaking
2.8
Nightlife
4.7
Coworking spaces
2.8
Free WIFI
2.8

Safety in North Korea

Healthcare
2.5
Racial tolerance
2.8
Female friendly
4.2
Friendliness to foreigners
4
Stability of the state
2
Conditions for starting a business
7.4
Freedom of the press
2

Comfort in North Korea

Weather comfort
9.6
Availability of air conditioners
5.6
Air quality
5.5

Weather, climate, temperature by months in North Korea

Season Autumn Winter Spring Summer
Month Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Year
Record high, °C 31 28 22 13 11 14 19 27 32 34 35 36 36
Average high, °C 23 17 9 1 -1 1 7 14 20 23 26 27 14
Average temperature, °C 19 12 4 -1 -5 -2 3 9 15 20 23 23 10
Average low, °C 14 7 1 -5 -9 -6 -1 4 10 16 20 20 6
Record low, °C 4 -4 -13 -18 -21 -18 -14 -4 2 6 11 11 -21
Rain, days 10 8 9 5 2 2 7 11 12 14 17 14 111
Snow, days 0 0 3 8 9 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 32
Fog, days 15 15 13 14 14 12 14 14 14 18 18 16 176
Thunderstorms, days 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 7
Snowfall, cm. 0 0 0 3 7 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 12
Average precipitation, mm. 127 45 41 18 14 15 28 57 72 95 287 254 1053
Relative humidity, % 45 41 43 43 41 39 39 37 39 45 51 50 43
Relative humidity morning, % 88 82 77 74 73 73 76 78 82 89 92 91 81
Relative humidity evening, % 60 52 55 56 55 53 51 49 52 63 74 70 57
Wind speed, km/h 8 9 11 11 12 13 12 12 10 9 9 8 10
Day Length, часов 13 12 11 10 10 11 12 14 15 15 15 14 13
Dew point, °C 13 5 -1 -8 -11 -9 -3 2 8 15 19 19 49
Growing degree-day, °C 261 73 0 0 0 0 0 10 165 291 402 418 1620
Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 15 13 9 8 10 13 16 19 20 18 15 15 14