Hŭkkyo-ri weather in May

In May, Hŭkkyo-ri sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 89 mm of rain across 7.7 wet days and about 14.1 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 21°C in the first days to 26°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% 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 30 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Hŭkkyo-ri's 8th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Hŭkkyo-ri's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
5th warmest
Overnight low
12°
8th coldest
Rainfall
89 mm
7.7 wet days
Daylight
14 h 06 min
5:30 AM – 7:36 PM
Cloud cover
52%
8th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
5th windiest
Solar energy
5.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
7.2
out of 10

Hŭkkyo-ri is human settlement 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 21°C in the first days to 26°C by the end.

A typical May day in Hŭkkyo-ri reaches about 23°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 18°C and 28°C. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 6°C warmer than April and about 4°C cooler than June.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1219
2219
32110
42110
52210
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How May really feels in Hŭkkyo-ri

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.

Hŭkkyo-ri weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -8°143.32.89.60.0
Feb / -6°183.52.310.50.1
Mar10° / -1°264.51.111.72.5
Apr17° / 506.70.1136.0
May23° / 12°897.7014.17.2
Jun27° / 18°1029.7014.76.4
Jul29° / 22°25115.8014.44.7
Aug29° / 22°21013.6013.55.0
Sep25° / 16°886.7012.37.3
Oct19° / 405.40116.9
Nov10° / 426.80.79.92.6
Dec / -6°2252.79.30.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 47%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25248
35149
45149
55149
65149
75149
85149
95149
105248
115248
125347
135347
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Hŭkkyo-ri gets around 89 mm of rain over 7.7 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 25% and peaks near 28% on the wettest days. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
127
227
327
427
527
628
728
828
927
1027
1127
1227
1327
1427
1526
1626
1726
1825
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2024
2124
2223
2323
2422
2522
2621
2721
2821
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3020
3121

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 77% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)
193700
293700
392800
492800
591900
691900
7901000
8901000
9891100
10891100
11871210
12871210
13861310
14851410
15841510
16821710
17801820
18782020
19762130
20742330
21712540
22702640
23672850
24662950
25633160
26603370
27583480
28563590
295336110
305137120
314738141

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 11 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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319calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 36 min at the start of May to 14 h 30 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 54 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:46 AM to 5:20 AM, and sunset from 7:22 PM to 7:49 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.65:467:22
213.65:457:23
313.75:447:24
413.75:427:25
513.75:417:26
613.85:407:27
713.85:397:28
813.95:387:29
913.95:377:30
1013.95:367:31
1114.05:357:32
1214.05:347:33
1314.05:337:34
1414.05:327:34
1514.15:317:35
1614.15:307:36
1714.15:297:37
1814.25:287:38
1914.25:277:39
2014.25:267:40
2114.35:267:41
2214.35:257:42
2314.35:247:43
2414.35:247:43
2514.45:237:44
2614.45:227:45
2714.45:227:46
2814.45:217:47
2914.45:217:47
3014.55:207:48
3114.55:207:49

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.83 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.21 kWh/m² to a high of 5.83 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 5.83 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.6Bright
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226.0Bright
236.0Bright
246.0Intense
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.1Intense
316.1Intense
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Hŭkkyo-ri

In seasonPeak

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

Hŭkkyo-ri sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Hŭkkyo-ri'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 Hŭkkyo-ri?

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

7.2
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is one of the better times to visit Hŭkkyo-ri for general sightseeing.

What to pack for Hŭkkyo-ri in May

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

In May, Hŭkkyo-ri sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Worth packing: light clothes and sun protection. About 8 days see rain.

light clothessun protection

Sea temperature near Hŭkkyo-ri in May

The nearest coast averages about 11°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 58 km away) is warmest in August at about 23°C and coldest in February near 1°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 13 to Oct 8 — about 2.9 months when the water holds above 20°C.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan3Bracing
Feb1Bracing
Mar3Bracing
Apr7Bracing
May11Bracing
Jun16Cool
Jul21Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep22Refreshing
Oct19Cool
Nov14Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Hŭkkyo-ri 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 Hŭkkyo-ri peaks around August 16 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 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highModerateLowAug 16UV 8Dec 20UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun6High
Jul7Very high
Aug8Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct4Moderate
Nov3Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Hŭkkyo-ri 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 Hŭkkyo-ri is worst in January — around 201 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 2.0× the cleanest month (July, 102 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180210JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecVery unhealthyUnhealthyVery unhealthyJan 15198 µg/m³Jul 21103 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan201Very unhealthy
Feb171Very unhealthy
Mar180Very unhealthy
Apr150Unhealthy
May132Unhealthy
Jun124Unhealthy
Jul102Unhealthy
Aug107Unhealthy
Sep152Very unhealthy
Oct182Very unhealthy
Nov195Very unhealthy
Dec181Very unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Hŭkkyo-ri?

Hŭkkyo-ri sits at 38.8°N, 125.8°E, 18 m above sea level, in North Korea. The nearest listed city is Chunghwa, 7.0 km away.

Topography around Hŭkkyo-ri

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hŭkkyo-ri has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 163 m around an average of 35 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 374 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,342 m.

The land around Hŭkkyo-ri is covered by cropland (74%) within 3 km, cropland (66%) and trees (24%) within 16 km, and cropland (42%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
163 m
16 km
374 m
80 km
1,342 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
May weather nearby: Chunghwa 7.0 km · Songnim-ni 14 km · Hwangju-ŭp 14 km · Kangsŏn 24 km · Man’gyŏngdae-ri 24 km · Pyongyang 26 km · Sŭngho 1-tong 27 km · Sariwŏn-si 33 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 Hŭkkyo-ri (38.7986°, 125.7919°, elevation 18 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).