Hŭngnam weather in August

In August, Hŭngnam sees average daytime highs of 25°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 199 mm of rain across 12.1 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Daytime high
25°
1st warmest
Overnight low
22°
12th coldest
Rainfall
199 mm
12.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:46 AM – 7:21 PM
Cloud cover
62%
11th clearest
Wind
13 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.5
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 25°C through the month.

A typical August day in Hŭngnam reaches about 25°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
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How August really feels in Hŭngnam

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.

Hŭngnam weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°3265.59.50.0
Feb / -2°254.84.110.40.0
Mar / 3052.511.70.4
Apr10° / 516.10.4132.7
May15° / 12°837.1014.25.1
Jun19° / 17°837.1014.86.5
Jul23° / 21°19012.4014.56.4
Aug25° / 22°19912.1013.66.5
Sep21° / 19°1157.8012.37.0
Oct17° / 13°596.7010.95.9
Nov10° / 668.10.89.82.4
Dec / -1°3563.39.20.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 30% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14060
24159
34159
44159
54159
64159
74159
84060
94060
104159
114258
124258
134258
144258
154159
164258
174357
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204357
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224555
234654
244753
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305050
315050

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Hŭngnam gets around 199 mm of rain over 12.1 wet days in August, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 39% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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3134

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 39% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 83% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
101631548
201531558
301531558
401530568
501431568
601431568
701431568
801432558
901532548
1001533538
1101634527
1201636507
1301737486
1402839466
1502940445
16021042424
17021143404
18021245373
19021446353
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21031747302
22041848282
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24152247251
25162347231
26162546210
27172745200
28182844180
29193043170
301103142150
311113341140

Wind in August

Winds average 13 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 13 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
113light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 06 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 66 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:32 AM to 6:01 AM, and sunset from 7:39 PM to 6:58 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.15:327:39
214.15:337:38
314.15:347:37
414.05:357:36
514.05:357:35
614.05:367:34
713.95:377:33
813.95:387:31
913.85:397:30
1013.85:407:29
1113.85:417:28
1213.75:427:26
1313.75:437:25
1413.75:447:24
1513.65:457:22
1613.65:467:21
1713.55:477:20
1813.55:487:18
1913.55:497:17
2013.45:507:15
2113.45:517:14
2213.35:527:12
2313.35:537:11
2413.35:547:09
2513.25:557:08
2613.25:567:06
2713.15:577:05
2813.15:587:03
2913.05:597:02
3013.06:007:00
3113.06:016:58

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.57 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.16 kWh/m² to a high of 5.91 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 4.57 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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304.5Bright
314.5Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Hŭngnam

In seasonPeak

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

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

Hŭngnam's rainy season runs July–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 Hŭngnam?

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

6.5
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.7
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Hŭngnam for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hŭngnam in August

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

In August, Hŭngnam sees daytime highs around 25°C and nights near 22°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Hŭngnam in August

The nearest coast averages about 24°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 21 km away) is warmest in August at about 24°C and coldest in February near 4°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 5 to Sep 28 — about 2.8 months when the water holds above 20°C.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan5Bracing
Feb4Bracing
Mar5Bracing
Apr8Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun18Cool
Jul22Refreshing
Aug24Refreshing
Sep22Refreshing
Oct18Cool
Nov13Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Hŭngnam 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 Hŭngnam peaks around August 20 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 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highHighVery highModerateLowAug 20UV 8Dec 21UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7Very high
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Hŭngnam 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 Hŭngnam is worst in March — around 96 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.3× the cleanest month (July, 43 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyMar 996 µg/m³Jul 1943 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan95Unhealthy
Feb96Unhealthy
Mar96Unhealthy
Apr80Unhealthy
May64Unhealthy
Jun51Poor
Jul43Poor
Aug46Poor
Sep62Unhealthy
Oct83Unhealthy
Nov87Unhealthy
Dec84Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Hŭngnam?

Hŭngnam sits at 39.8°N, 127.6°E, 3 m above sea level, in North Korea. The nearest listed city is Hamhŭng, 12 km away.

HongwŏnYuktae-dongSinp’oKowŏn-ŭpWŏnsan

Topography around Hŭngnam

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hŭngnam has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 232 m around an average of 35 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 595 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,187 m.

The land around Hŭngnam is covered by artificial surfaces (29%), cropland (23%) and trees (20%) within 3 km, water (41%) and cropland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (53%) and water (29%) within 80 km.

3 km
232 m
16 km
595 m
80 km
2,187 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Hamhŭng 12 km · Samho-rodongjagu 24 km · Yŏnggwang-ŭp 25 km · Hongwŏn 34 km · Yuktae-dong 49 km · Sinp’o 53 km · Kowŏn-ŭp 56 km · Wŏnsan 78 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 Hŭngnam (39.842°, 127.6321°, elevation 3 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).