Chunggang weather in April

In April, Chunggang sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 1°C, with 60 mm of precipitation across 9.9 wet days and about 13.1 hours of daylight. It is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 16°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in April, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Chunggang's 8th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chunggang's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 13°; 7th warmest
Overnight low: 1°; 6th coldest
Precipitation: 60 mm; 9.9 wet days
Daylight: 13 h 06 min; 5:59 AM – 7:06 PM
Cloud cover: 61%; 8th clearest
Wind: 9 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 5.16 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.4; out of 10

← March Chunggang year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 9°C in the first days to 16°C by the end.

A typical April day in Chunggang reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 1°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 6°C and 20°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 9°C warmer than March and about 7°C cooler than May.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	8	9	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	17
Avg low (°C)	-3	-3	-3	-2	-2	-2	-1	-1	-1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	8	-3
2	9	-3
3	9	-3
4	9	-2
5	10	-2
6	10	-2
7	10	-1
8	11	-1
9	11	-1
10	11	0
11	12	0
12	12	0
13	12	0
14	12	1
15	13	1
16	13	1
17	13	1
18	14	2
19	14	2
20	14	2
21	14	2
22	15	2
23	15	3
24	15	3
25	15	3
26	16	3
27	16	3
28	16	4
29	16	4
30	17	4

How April really feels in Chunggang

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 23 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Chunggang weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 7th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-8° / -22°	12	3	4.2	9.3	0.0
Feb	-4° / -19°	20	4.3	5.2	10.3	0.0
Mar	3° / -9°	35	7.2	6.2	11.7	0.2
Apr	13° / 1°	60	9.9	3.1	13.1	3.4
May	19° / 7°	97	13.1	0.2	14.3	5.7
Jun	24° / 13°	123	14.9	0	15	5.9
Jul	26° / 17°	204	17.4	0	14.7	5.4
Aug	26° / 17°	184	14.7	0	13.7	5.9
Sep	21° / 10°	80	8.6	0	12.3	6.7
Oct	13° / 2°	52	8.3	1.4	10.9	4.1
Nov	3° / -7°	45	8.2	5.8	9.6	0.2
Dec	-6° / -18°	20	5.1	5.8	9	0.0

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 28% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 55%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	48	48	48	46	46	47	47	47	47	46	45	45	45	44	43	44	43	44	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	43	44	43	43	45
Cloudier (%)	52	52	52	54	54	53	53	53	53	54	55	55	55	56	57	56	57	56	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	57	56	57	57	55

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	48	52
3	48	52
4	46	54
5	46	54
6	47	53
7	47	53
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	46	54
11	45	55
12	45	55
13	45	55
14	44	56
15	43	57
16	44	56
17	43	57
18	44	56
19	43	57
20	43	57
21	43	57
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	43	57
27	44	56
28	43	57
29	43	57
30	45	55

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitationSnow

Chunggang gets around 60 mm of rain and snow over 9.9 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 34% and peaks near 40% on the wettest days, and about 3 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	25	25	26	26	27	28	28	29	30	30	31	32	33	34	34	35	36	36	37	37	37	38	38	39	39	39	40	40	40	40
Snow chance (%)	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	10	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	4

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	25	15
2	25	15
3	26	15
4	26	15
5	27	14
6	28	14
7	28	14
8	29	14
9	30	13
10	30	13
11	31	12
12	32	12
13	33	11
14	34	11
15	34	11
16	35	10
17	36	10
18	36	9
19	37	9
20	37	8
21	37	8
22	38	7
23	38	7
24	39	7
25	39	6
26	39	6
27	40	5
28	40	5
29	40	5
30	40	4

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, April lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

Wind in April

Winds average 9 km/h in April, the windiest month of the year.

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

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	9	calm
2	9	calm
3	9	calm
4	9	calm
5	9	calm
6	9	calm
7	9	calm
8	9	calm
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10	9	calm
11	9	calm
12	9	calm
13	9	calm
14	9	calm
15	9	calm
16	9	calm
17	9	calm
18	9	calm
19	9	calm
20	9	calm
21	9	calm
22	9	calm
23	9	calm
24	9	calm
25	9	calm
26	9	calm
27	9	calm
28	9	calm
29	9	calm
30	9	calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 24 min at the start of April to 13 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 78 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 6:25 AM to 5:38 AM, and sunset from 6:50 PM to 7:22 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.4	12.5	12.5	12.6	12.6	12.7	12.7	12.8	12.8	12.8	12.9	12.9	13.0	13.0	13.1	13.1	13.2	13.2	13.3	13.3	13.4	13.4	13.4	13.5	13.5	13.6	13.6	13.7	13.7	13.7
Sunrise (AM)	6:25	6:23	6:21	6:19	6:18	6:16	6:14	6:12	6:11	6:09	6:07	6:06	6:04	6:02	6:01	5:59	5:57	5:56	5:54	5:53	5:51	5:49	5:48	5:46	5:45	5:43	5:42	5:40	5:39	5:38
Sunset (PM)	6:50	6:51	6:52	6:53	6:54	6:55	6:56	6:58	6:59	7:00	7:01	7:02	7:03	7:04	7:05	7:06	7:08	7:09	7:10	7:11	7:12	7:13	7:14	7:15	7:16	7:18	7:19	7:20	7:21	7:22

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.4	6:25	6:50
2	12.5	6:23	6:51
3	12.5	6:21	6:52
4	12.6	6:19	6:53
5	12.6	6:18	6:54
6	12.7	6:16	6:55
7	12.7	6:14	6:56
8	12.8	6:12	6:58
9	12.8	6:11	6:59
10	12.8	6:09	7:00
11	12.9	6:07	7:01
12	12.9	6:06	7:02
13	13.0	6:04	7:03
14	13.0	6:02	7:04
15	13.1	6:01	7:05
16	13.1	5:59	7:06
17	13.2	5:57	7:08
18	13.2	5:56	7:09
19	13.3	5:54	7:10
20	13.3	5:53	7:11
21	13.4	5:51	7:12
22	13.4	5:49	7:13
23	13.4	5:48	7:14
24	13.5	5:46	7:15
25	13.5	5:45	7:16
26	13.6	5:43	7:18
27	13.6	5:42	7:19
28	13.7	5:40	7:20
29	13.7	5:39	7:21
30	13.7	5:38	7:22

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.16 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.99 kWh/m² to a high of 5.58 kWh/m² in May across the year — April's 5.16 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.0	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.1	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.2	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.0	Bright
2	5.1	Bright
3	5.1	Bright
4	5.1	Bright
5	5.1	Bright
6	5.1	Bright
7	5.1	Bright
8	5.1	Bright
9	5.1	Bright
10	5.1	Bright
11	5.1	Bright
12	5.1	Bright
13	5.1	Bright
14	5.1	Bright
15	5.1	Bright
16	5.1	Bright
17	5.1	Bright
18	5.1	Bright
19	5.2	Bright
20	5.2	Bright
21	5.2	Bright
22	5.2	Bright
23	5.2	Bright
24	5.2	Bright
25	5.2	Bright
26	5.3	Bright
27	5.3	Bright
28	5.3	Bright
29	5.3	Bright
30	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Hazard calendar for Chunggang

In seasonPeak

None of Chunggang's seasonal hazards are active in April. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

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

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is April a good time to visit Chunggang?

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

3.4

Sightseeing

7th-best month of the year

0.2

Beach & pool

7th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Chunggang.

What to pack for Chunggang in April

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

In April, Chunggang sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 1°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Chunggang in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Chunggang 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 20 at about 1 (low).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	2	4	6	7	7	6	8	7	4	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	High	High	Very high	High	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	7	High
Jun	7	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	7	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Chunggang in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Chunggang is worst in March — around 41 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.2× the cleanest month (August, 18 µg/m³).

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	36	37	41	34	26	25	21	18	19	23	26	29
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	36	Poor
Feb	37	Poor
Mar	41	Poor
Apr	34	Moderate
May	26	Moderate
Jun	25	Moderate
Jul	21	Moderate
Aug	18	Moderate
Sep	19	Moderate
Oct	23	Moderate
Nov	26	Moderate
Dec	29	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Chunggang?

Chunggang sits at 41.8°N, 126.9°E, 330 m above sea level, in North Korea. The nearest listed city is Manp’o, 85 km away.

Topography around Chunggang

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Chunggang has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 565 m around an average of 482 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 986 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,987 m.

The land around Chunggang is covered by trees (58%) and cropland (21%) within 3 km, trees (77%) within 16 km, and trees (89%) within 80 km.

3 km

565 m

trees 58%

16 km

986 m

trees 77%

80 km

1,987 m

trees 89%

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← March Chunggang year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

April weather nearby: Manp’o 85 km · Sijung 88 km · Kanggye 93 km · Hyesan 116 km · Hyesan-dong 117 km · Samjiyŏn-ŭp 120 km · Kapsan-ŭp 141 km · Kop’ung 152 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 Chunggang (41.7772°, 126.8736°, elevation 330 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. 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	8	-3
2	9	-3
3	9	-3
4	9	-2
5	10	-2
6	10	-2
7	10	-1
8	11	-1
9	11	-1
10	11	0
11	12	0
12	12	0
13	12	0
14	12	1
15	13	1
16	13	1
17	13	1
18	14	2
19	14	2
20	14	2
21	14	2
22	15	2
23	15	3
24	15	3
25	15	3
26	16	3
27	16	3
28	16	4
29	16	4
30	17	4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	48	52
3	48	52
4	46	54
5	46	54
6	47	53
7	47	53
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	46	54
11	45	55
12	45	55
13	45	55
14	44	56
15	43	57
16	44	56
17	43	57
18	44	56
19	43	57
20	43	57
21	43	57
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	43	57
27	44	56
28	43	57
29	43	57
30	45	55

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	25	15
2	25	15
3	26	15
4	26	15
5	27	14
6	28	14
7	28	14
8	29	14
9	30	13
10	30	13
11	31	12
12	32	12
13	33	11
14	34	11
15	34	11
16	35	10
17	36	10
18	36	9
19	37	9
20	37	8
21	37	8
22	38	7
23	38	7
24	39	7
25	39	6
26	39	6
27	40	5
28	40	5
29	40	5
30	40	4

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	8	-3
2	9	-3
3	9	-3
4	9	-2
5	10	-2
6	10	-2
7	10	-1
8	11	-1
9	11	-1
10	11	0
11	12	0
12	12	0
13	12	0
14	12	1
15	13	1
16	13	1
17	13	1
18	14	2
19	14	2
20	14	2
21	14	2
22	15	2
23	15	3
24	15	3
25	15	3
26	16	3
27	16	3
28	16	4
29	16	4
30	17	4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	48	52
3	48	52
4	46	54
5	46	54
6	47	53
7	47	53
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	46	54
11	45	55
12	45	55
13	45	55
14	44	56
15	43	57
16	44	56
17	43	57
18	44	56
19	43	57
20	43	57
21	43	57
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	43	57
27	44	56
28	43	57
29	43	57
30	45	55

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	25	15
2	25	15
3	26	15
4	26	15
5	27	14
6	28	14
7	28	14
8	29	14
9	30	13
10	30	13
11	31	12
12	32	12
13	33	11
14	34	11
15	34	11
16	35	10
17	36	10
18	36	9
19	37	9
20	37	8
21	37	8
22	38	7
23	38	7
24	39	7
25	39	6
26	39	6
27	40	5
28	40	5
29	40	5
30	40	4

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	8	-3
2	9	-3
3	9	-3
4	9	-2
5	10	-2
6	10	-2
7	10	-1
8	11	-1
9	11	-1
10	11	0
11	12	0
12	12	0
13	12	0
14	12	1
15	13	1
16	13	1
17	13	1
18	14	2
19	14	2
20	14	2
21	14	2
22	15	2
23	15	3
24	15	3
25	15	3
26	16	3
27	16	3
28	16	4
29	16	4
30	17	4

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	48	52
2	48	52
3	48	52
4	46	54
5	46	54
6	47	53
7	47	53
8	47	53
9	47	53
10	46	54
11	45	55
12	45	55
13	45	55
14	44	56
15	43	57
16	44	56
17	43	57
18	44	56
19	43	57
20	43	57
21	43	57
22	43	57
23	43	57
24	43	57
25	43	57
26	43	57
27	44	56
28	43	57
29	43	57
30	45	55

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	25	15
2	25	15
3	26	15
4	26	15
5	27	14
6	28	14
7	28	14
8	29	14
9	30	13
10	30	13
11	31	12
12	32	12
13	33	11
14	34	11
15	34	11
16	35	10
17	36	10
18	36	9
19	37	9
20	37	8
21	37	8
22	38	7
23	38	7
24	39	7
25	39	6
26	39	6
27	40	5
28	40	5
29	40	5
30	40	4

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100