Anju weather in May

In May, Anju sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 103 mm of rain across 8.6 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 36 min at the start of May to 14 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Anju's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Anju's year-round climate.

Daytime high
22°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
103 mm
8.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:28 AM – 7:39 PM
Cloud cover
54%
9th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
4th windiest
Solar energy
5.7 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.0
out of 10

Anju is city in North Korea.

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical May day in Anju reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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How May really feels in Anju

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
0
wind chill below the day's low

May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Anju weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-1° / -11°1332.69.50.0
Feb / -7°223.92.810.40.0
Mar / -1°305.31.511.72.0
Apr16° / 607.10.2135.5
May22° / 12°1038.6014.17.0
Jun26° / 17°12611.3014.76.4
Jul28° / 21°31916.8014.55.0
Aug29° / 21°25615013.65.1
Sep25° / 15°1077.6012.37.2
Oct18° / 547.1010.96.4
Nov / 567.81.19.82.0
Dec / -7°265.83.79.30.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 40% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25347
35248
45149
55149
65050
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Anju gets around 103 mm of rain over 8.6 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 27% and peaks near 29% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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229
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429
529
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829
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1229
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3126

Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the dry band about 75% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
195500
295500
394600
494600
594600
693700
793700
892800
992800
1091900
11891010
12881110
13871210
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16801820
17782020
18752230
19732430
20702640
21682840
22653050
23623260
24603460
25573670
26543790
275238100
284839120
294540140
304341161
314041191

Wind in May

Winds average 10 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of May to 14 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:45 AM to 5:18 AM, and sunset from 7:24 PM to 7:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:457:24
213.75:447:25
313.75:437:26
413.85:417:27
513.85:407:28
613.85:397:29
713.95:387:30
813.95:377:31
913.95:367:32
1014.05:347:33
1114.05:337:34
1214.05:327:35
1314.15:317:36
1414.15:307:37
1514.15:297:38
1614.25:287:39
1714.25:277:40
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1914.35:267:42
2014.35:257:42
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2614.55:217:48
2714.55:207:49
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3014.55:187:51
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.7 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.2 kWh/m² to a high of 5.7 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 5.7 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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296.0Bright
306.0Intense
316.0Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Anju

In seasonPeak

In May, Anju sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Anju sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Anju's rainy season runs July–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Pacific typhoon
Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is May a good time to visit Anju?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

7.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
4.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Anju for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Anju in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Anju sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Anju in May

The nearest coast averages about 13°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 37 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near -0°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 3 to Oct 2 — about 3 months when the water holds above 20°C.

0°10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan2Bracing
Feb0Bracing
Mar2Bracing
Apr7Bracing
May13Bracing
Jun18Cool
Jul22Refreshing
Aug25Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct18Cool
Nov12Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Anju in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 7 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Anju peaks around August 18 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

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UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Anju in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Anju is worst in January — around 159 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 2.3× the cleanest month (July, 70 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyJan 18156 µg/m³Jul 2271 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan159Very unhealthy
Feb137Unhealthy
Mar130Unhealthy
Apr111Unhealthy
May95Unhealthy
Jun85Unhealthy
Jul70Unhealthy
Aug73Unhealthy
Sep98Unhealthy
Oct118Unhealthy
Nov126Unhealthy
Dec125Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Anju?

Anju sits at 39.6°N, 125.7°E, 16 m above sea level, in North Korea. The nearest listed city is Sinanju, 5.0 km away.

ChŏngjuKujang-ŭp

Topography around Anju

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Anju.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Anju has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 183 m around an average of 31 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 522 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,856 m.

The land around Anju is covered by cropland (57%) within 3 km, cropland (57%) and trees (32%) within 16 km, and trees (45%) and cropland (32%) within 80 km.

3 km
183 m
16 km
522 m
80 km
1,856 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Sinanju 5.0 km · Paek'ak 18 km · Sil-li 21 km · Kaech’ŏn 22 km · Ch’ŏsal-li 27 km · Sunch’ŏn 31 km · Chŏngju 40 km · Kujang-ŭp 42 km

North Korea travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
220 V · 50 Hz
Safe drinking water
67%
of population, 2023
Road deaths
24.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Low
World Bank

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Anju (39.6178°, 125.6647°, elevation 16 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).