Chunggang weather in August

In August, Chunggang sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 184 mm of rain across 14.7 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Chunggang's 10th-clearest and 12th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Chunggang's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
2nd warmest
Overnight low
17°
11th coldest
Rainfall
184 mm
14.7 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:46 AM – 7:28 PM
Cloud cover
67%
10th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
12th windiest
Solar energy
4.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical August day in Chunggang reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 29°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 5°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12718
22718
32718
42718
52718
62718
72718
82718
92718
102718
112618
122617
132617
142617
152617
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202516
212516
222516
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262515
272415
282414
292414
302414
312414

How August really feels in Chunggang

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August 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

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

Chunggang weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 2nd-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-8° / -22°1234.29.30.0
Feb-4° / -19°204.35.210.30.0
Mar / -9°357.26.211.70.2
Apr13° / 609.93.113.13.4
May19° / 9713.10.214.35.7
Jun24° / 13°12314.90155.9
Jul26° / 17°20417.4014.75.4
Aug26° / 17°18414.7013.75.9
Sep21° / 10°808.6012.36.7
Oct13° / 528.31.410.94.1
Nov / -7°458.25.89.60.2
Dec-6° / -18°205.15.890.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 63%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13070
23070
33169
43268
53268
63268
73367
83466
93466
103565
113565
123565
133763
143763
153763
163763
173664
183763
193862
203862
213862
223862
233862
243961
253961
264159
274159
284258
294258
304456
314456

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Chunggang gets around 184 mm of rain over 14.7 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 47% and peaks near 56% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
156
256
356
455
555
654
754
853
952
1051
1150
1250
1349
1448
1548
1647
1746
1846
1945
2044
2144
2243
2343
2442
2542
2641
2741
2840
2940
3039
3139

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 37% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 42% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
114226112
205226211
305226211
406226111
506236011
607236010
708245810
809255610
9110265310
1011127529
1111229509
1211330478
1321432458
1421533427
1531735397
1631836366
1741938345
1852139315
1962240284
2072341264
2182441233
2292642212
23112641202
24122741182
25142840161
26162939151
27183038131
28213036121
29243134111
30263132100
3129313090

Wind in August

Winds average 6 km/h in August, the calmest month.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
16calm
26calm
36calm
46calm
56calm
66calm
76calm
86calm
96calm
106calm
116calm
126calm
136calm
146calm
156calm
166calm
176calm
186calm
196calm
206calm
216calm
226calm
236calm
246calm
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276calm
286calm
296calm
306calm
316calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:30 AM to 6:02 AM, and sunset from 7:47 PM to 7:04 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.35:307:47
214.25:317:46
314.25:327:45
414.25:337:44
514.15:347:42
614.15:357:41
714.15:367:40
814.05:377:39
914.05:387:37
1013.95:397:36
1113.95:407:35
1213.95:417:33
1313.85:427:32
1413.85:447:30
1513.75:457:29
1613.75:467:28
1713.75:477:26
1813.65:487:25
1913.65:497:23
2013.55:507:21
2113.55:517:20
2213.45:527:18
2313.45:537:17
2413.45:547:15
2513.35:557:14
2613.35:567:12
2713.25:577:10
2813.25:587:09
2913.15:597:07
3013.16:017:05
3113.06:027:04

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.43 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 — August's 4.43 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.4Bright
24.4Bright
34.4Bright
44.4Bright
54.4Bright
64.4Bright
74.4Bright
84.4Bright
94.4Bright
104.4Bright
114.4Bright
124.4Bright
134.4Bright
144.4Bright
154.5Bright
164.5Bright
174.5Bright
184.5Bright
194.5Bright
204.5Bright
214.5Bright
224.5Bright
234.5Bright
244.5Bright
254.5Bright
264.5Bright
274.5Bright
284.5Bright
294.5Bright
304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Chunggang

In seasonPeak

In August, Chunggang sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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 August a good time to visit Chunggang?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.5
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Chunggang for sightseeing.

What to pack for Chunggang in August

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

In August, Chunggang sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

UV index in Chunggang in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowAug 18UV 8Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Chunggang in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where August 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).

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateMar 1441 µg/m³Aug 2119 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan36Poor
Feb37Poor
Mar41Poor
Apr34Moderate
May26Moderate
Jun25Moderate
Jul21Moderate
Aug18Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct23Moderate
Nov26Moderate
Dec29Moderate
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.

Manp’oSijungKanggyeHyesanHyesan-dongSamjiyŏn-ŭpKapsan-ŭpKop’ung

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
16 km
986 m
80 km
1,987 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August 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).