Hwadae weather in August

In August, Hwadae sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 138 mm of rain across 12.6 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 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Daytime high
24°
1st warmest
Overnight low
20°
12th coldest
Rainfall
138 mm
12.6 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:37 AM – 7:15 PM
Cloud cover
65%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
10th windiest
Solar energy
4.76 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.4
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical August day in Hwadae reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 20°C overnight — a 4°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 26°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 Hwadae

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.

Hwadae 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-1° / -7°358.710.49.40.0
Feb / -6°286.57.210.40.0
Mar / -1°316.14.911.70.2
Apr10° / 396.8113.12.5
May15° / 638.3014.24.7
Jun19° / 14°567.6014.96.2
Jul23° / 19°12110.9014.66.4
Aug24° / 20°13812.6013.66.4
Sep21° / 16°907.6012.36.8
Oct16° / 10°5170.210.95.4
Nov / 548.83.59.71.5
Dec / -4°49109.89.10.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 23% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13664
23763
33763
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53862
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73763
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314753

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Hwadae gets around 138 mm of rain over 12.6 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 40% and peaks near 42% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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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 44% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 73% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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2011145421
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5011043441
6011043451
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13021742372
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282123442100
29213354190
30314363990
31415373780

Wind in August

Winds average 10 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 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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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 12 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 72 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:22 AM to 5:52 AM, and sunset from 7:34 PM to 6:52 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.25:227:34
214.25:237:33
314.15:247:32
414.15:257:31
514.15:267:30
614.05:277:29
714.05:287:27
814.05:297:26
913.95:307:25
1013.95:317:24
1113.85:327:22
1213.85:337:21
1313.85:347:20
1413.75:357:18
1513.75:367:17
1613.65:377:15
1713.65:387:14
1813.65:397:12
1913.55:407:11
2013.55:417:09
2113.45:427:08
2213.45:437:06
2313.35:447:05
2413.35:457:03
2513.35:467:02
2613.25:477:00
2713.25:486:59
2813.15:496:57
2913.15:506:55
3013.05:516:54
3113.05:526:52

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.76 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.98 kWh/m² to a high of 5.88 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 4.76 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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294.6Bright
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314.6Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Hwadae

In seasonPeak

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

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

Hwadae'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 Hwadae?

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

6.4
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Hwadae for sightseeing.

What to pack for Hwadae in August

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

In August, Hwadae sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 20°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Hwadae 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 offshore is warmest in August at about 22°C and coldest in February near 4°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 25 to Sep 15 — about 1.7 months when the water holds above 20°C.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan6Bracing
Feb4Bracing
Mar5Bracing
Apr7Bracing
May10Bracing
Jun15Bracing
Jul19Cool
Aug22Refreshing
Sep20Refreshing
Oct17Cool
Nov12Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Hwadae 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 Hwadae peaks around August 18 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighVery highHighModerateLowAug 18UV 8Dec 21UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb3Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May7Very high
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low

Air quality in Hwadae 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 Hwadae is worst in April — around 39 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 3.3× the cleanest month (September, 12 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorModerateGoodModerateApr 1238 µg/m³Sep 912 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan18Moderate
Feb25Moderate
Mar36Poor
Apr39Poor
May28Moderate
Jun16Moderate
Jul13Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep12Good
Oct16Moderate
Nov19Moderate
Dec15Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Hwadae?

Hwadae sits at 40.8°N, 129.5°E, 17 m above sea level, in North Korea. The nearest listed city is Kilju, 20 km away.

Myŏnggan-dongHwasŏngChangam-ch’onŎrangKyŏngsŏngIwŏn-ŭp

Topography around Hwadae

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Hwadae has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 307 m around an average of 69 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 938 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,282 m.

The land around Hwadae is covered by cropland (48%) and grassland (27%) within 3 km, water (35%), trees (30%) and cropland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (46%) and water (38%) within 80 km.

3 km
307 m
16 km
938 m
80 km
2,282 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Kilju 20 km · Myŏngch’ŏn 26 km · Myŏnggan-dong 33 km · Hwasŏng 46 km · Changam-ch’on 66 km · Ŏrang 69 km · Kyŏngsŏng 84 km · Iwŏn-ŭp 91 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 Hwadae (40.8381°, 129.4969°, elevation 17 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).