Pyongyang, North Korea climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Pyongyang, North Korea, with every day graded against ~46 years of local climate history (1980–2026). Its warmest month is August, averaging a high of 29°C, and its coldest is January, with an average low of -10°C.
Pyongyang is the capital and largest city of North Korea. According to the 2008 population census, it has a population of 3,255,288. Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River about 109 kilometers upstream from its mouth on the Yellow Sea. via Wikipedia
Pyongyang average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Pyongyang, North Korea, based on 1980–2026 records. The wettest month is July (10 mm on an average day).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | -1°C | -10°C | 0 mm |
| February | 3°C | -6°C | 0 mm |
| March | 9°C | -1°C | 0 mm |
| April | 17°C | 6°C | 3 mm |
| May | 23°C | 12°C | 3 mm |
| June | 27°C | 18°C | 5 mm |
| July | 28°C | 22°C | 10 mm |
| August | 29°C | 22°C | 8 mm |
| September | 25°C | 16°C | 3 mm |
| October | 19°C | 9°C | 3 mm |
| November | 10°C | 1°C | 3 mm |
| December | 2°C | -7°C | 0 mm |
Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.
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Record extremes
- Hottest day on record: 37°C on 2018-08-02
- Coldest day on record: -26°C on 2001-01-16
Percentiles compare each day to Pyongyang, North Korea's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →