Hoeryŏng weather in August

In August, Hoeryŏng sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 16°C, with 150 mm of rain across 14.6 wet days and about 13.7 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 20% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Hoeryŏng's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hoeryŏng's year-round climate.

Daytime high
25°
1st warmest
Overnight low
16°
12th coldest
Rainfall
150 mm
14.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 42 min
5:33 AM – 7:17 PM
Cloud cover
69%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.28 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.0
out of 10

Hoeryŏng is city in North Pyongan province.

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

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 25°C in the first days to 23°C by the end.

A typical August day in Hoeryŏng reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 16°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 20°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12518
22518
32518
42518
52518
62518
72518
82518
92518
102518
112517
122517
132517
142517
152517
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202416
212416
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232416
242415
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272315
282315
292314
302314
312314

How August really feels in Hoeryŏng

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.

Hoeryŏng weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-7° / -17°101.82.19.20.0
Feb-3° / -14°122.63.210.30.0
Mar / -7°245.64.611.60.4
Apr12° / 488.2313.13.4
May18° / 9213.50.414.45.3
Jun22° / 12°9713.40155.8
Jul24° / 16°15014.8014.86.0
Aug25° / 16°15014.6013.76.0
Sep20° / 10°808.9012.36.5
Oct13° / 416.31.210.84.3
Nov / -6°284.93.79.60.3
Dec-5° / -14°122.93.28.90.0

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 64%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
12971
23070
33169
43268
53268
63268
73367
83367
93367
103466
113466
123565
133565
143565
153565
163763
173763
183763
193763
203763
213763
223862
233862
243961
254060
264060
274159
284159
294258
304357
314456

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Hoeryŏng gets around 150 mm of rain over 14.6 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 46% and peaks near 49% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
149
249
349
449
549
649
749
849
948
1048
1148
1248
1348
1448
1547
1647
1747
1847
1946
2046
2146
2246
2345
2445
2544
2644
2743
2843
2942
3041
3141

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 36% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1110314413
2110314413
3110314413
4110324413
5111324313
6111324313
7212324213
8213324112
9213334012
10314333812
11315343711
12316343610
13417353410
1441836339
1552036318
1662137297
1762238287
1872338266
1982438245
2092539234
21102639214
22112739203
23132838183
24142938172
25163037162
26173137141
27193135131
28213134121
29233233111
30263232101
3128323091

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
207calm
217calm
227calm
237calm
247calm
257calm
267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 18 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 72 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:17 AM to 5:49 AM, and sunset from 7:37 PM to 6:53 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.35:177:37
214.35:187:36
314.35:197:35
414.25:207:34
514.25:217:32
614.15:227:31
714.15:237:30
814.15:247:29
914.05:257:27
1014.05:267:26
1113.95:287:25
1213.95:297:23
1313.95:307:22
1413.85:317:20
1513.85:327:19
1613.75:337:17
1713.75:347:16
1813.75:357:14
1913.65:367:13
2013.65:377:11
2113.55:387:10
2213.55:407:08
2313.45:417:06
2413.45:427:05
2513.35:437:03
2613.35:447:01
2713.25:457:00
2813.25:466:58
2913.25:476:56
3013.15:486:54
3113.15:496:53

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.28 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.04 kWh/m² to a high of 5.44 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 4.28 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.3Bright
24.3Bright
34.3Bright
44.3Bright
54.3Bright
64.3Bright
74.3Bright
84.3Bright
94.3Bright
104.3Bright
114.3Bright
124.3Bright
134.3Bright
144.3Bright
154.3Bright
164.3Bright
174.3Bright
184.3Bright
194.3Bright
204.3Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Hoeryŏng

In seasonPeak

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

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

Hoeryŏng's rainy season runs May–September, 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 August a good time to visit Hoeryŏng?

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

6.0
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.2
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Hoeryŏng for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hoeryŏng in August

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

In August, Hoeryŏng sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 16°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes. About 15 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothes

Sea temperature near Hoeryŏng in August

The nearest coast averages about 22°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 63 km away) is warmest in August at about 22°C and coldest in February near 3°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 31 to Sep 8 — about 1.3 months when the water holds above 20°C.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarm
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan3Bracing
Feb3Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr5Bracing
May9Bracing
Jun14Bracing
Jul19Cool
Aug22Refreshing
Sep20Cool
Oct16Cool
Nov11Bracing
Dec7Bracing

UV index in Hoeryŏng 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 Hoeryŏng peaks around August 19 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 21 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 highHighModerateLowAug 19UV 8Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun7High
Jul5High
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Hoeryŏng 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 Hoeryŏng is worst in March — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.7× the cleanest month (August, 17 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateMar 1746 µg/m³Aug 1417 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan35Moderate
Feb37Poor
Mar47Poor
Apr36Poor
May28Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov29Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Hoeryŏng?

Hoeryŏng sits at 42.4°N, 129.7°E, 237 m above sea level, in North Korea. The nearest listed city is Puryŏng-ŭp, 42 km away.

Puryŏng-ŭpRajinŬndŏkMusan-ŭpSŏnbongAoji-riUnggiNamyang

Topography around Hoeryŏng

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hoeryŏng has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 279 m around an average of 266 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,138 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,191 m.

The land around Hoeryŏng is covered by cropland (53%) within 3 km, trees (61%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (63%) within 80 km.

3 km
279 m
16 km
1,138 m
80 km
2,191 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Puryŏng-ŭp 42 km · Rajin 49 km · Ŭndŏk 49 km · Musan-ŭp 50 km · Sŏnbong 53 km · Aoji-ri 54 km · Unggi 56 km · Namyang 57 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 Hoeryŏng (42.4411°, 129.746°, elevation 237 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).