Kanggye weather in July

In July, Kanggye sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 18°C, with 252 mm of rain across 19 wet days and about 14.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in July, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 54 min at the start of July to 14 h 12 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, July is Kanggye's 12th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kanggye's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
1st warmest
Overnight low
18°
12th coldest
Rainfall
252 mm
19 wet days
Daylight
14 h 42 min
5:19 AM – 7:59 PM
Cloud cover
72%
12th clearest
Wind
6 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.52 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.2
out of 10

Kanggye is city of North Korea.

Density
795/km²
people per km²

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

Temperature in July

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 26°C through the month.

A typical July day in Kanggye reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 18°C overnight — a 8°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 22°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, July runs about 2°C warmer than June and on par with August.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12516
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62617
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112617
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How July really feels in Kanggye

Once humidity and wind are folded in, July 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

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

Kanggye weather by month

How July compares with the rest of the year at a glance. July 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-6° / -20°163.859.40.0
Feb-2° / -16°255.2610.40.0
Mar / -7°438.26.811.70.4
Apr13° / 6910.33.213.13.7
May20° / 10913.10.314.35.9
Jun24° / 14°12715.1014.95.9
Jul26° / 18°25219014.65.2
Aug26° / 17°20715.9013.65.7
Sep22° / 10°958.9012.36.8
Oct14° / 628.71.310.94.5
Nov / -6°548.55.69.70.4
Dec-4° / -17°2666.89.10.0

Cloud cover in July

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time in July, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of July, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 69%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13763
23565
33565
43565
53664
63565
73466
83466
93367
103268
113268
123268
133169
142971
152971
163070
172971
182971
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Chance of precipitation in July

Any precipitation

Kanggye gets around 252 mm of rain over 19 wet days in July, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 60% and peaks near 64% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
158
258
358
458
558
658
758
858
958
1059
1159
1259
1359
1459
1560
1660
1760
1861
1961
2061
2162
2262
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2463
2563
2663
2764
2864
2964
3064
3163

Humidity in July

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, July lands in the muggy band about 43% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 50% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
122459150
222259170
322059190
421859210
511660230
611558251
711358271
811158291
911057311
101856332
111755352
121652383
131551403
141549424
151447445
161444456
171342477
181339498
190337519
2003345310
2103325411
2203305512
2303285613
2403265714
2503245914
2603235915
2703226015
2803216115
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3003206215
3103196315

Wind in July

Winds average 6 km/h in July.

Across July, daily wind ranges from about 5 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
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Sunrise & sunset in July

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 54 min at the start of July to 14 h 12 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 42 minutes over July. Sunrise moves from 5:10 AM to 5:32 AM, and sunset from 8:04 PM to 7:47 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.95:108:04
214.95:108:04
314.95:118:04
414.95:118:04
514.95:128:04
614.95:128:04
714.85:138:03
814.85:138:03
914.85:148:03
1014.85:158:02
1114.85:158:02
1214.85:168:02
1314.75:178:01
1414.75:188:01
1514.75:188:00
1614.75:197:59
1714.75:207:59
1814.65:217:58
1914.65:217:58
2014.65:227:57
2114.65:237:56
2214.55:247:55
2314.55:257:55
2414.55:267:54
2514.45:277:53
2614.45:287:52
2714.45:297:51
2814.35:297:50
2914.35:307:49
3014.35:317:48
3114.25:327:47

Solar energy in July

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in July, about 4.52 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.06 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in May across the year — July's 4.52 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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44.9Bright
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114.7Bright
124.6Bright
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144.5Bright
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184.4Bright
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204.4Bright
214.3Bright
224.3Bright
234.3Bright
244.3Bright
254.3Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.2Bright
294.2Bright
304.2Bright
314.2Bright
Planning a trip in July

Hazard calendar for Kanggye

In seasonPeak

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

Kanggye's rainy season runs June–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is July a good time to visit Kanggye?

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

5.2
Sightseeing
5th-best month of the year
5.0
Beach & pool
2nd-best month of the year

July is a reasonable time to visit Kanggye for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kanggye in July

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

In July, Kanggye sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 18°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 19 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Kanggye in July

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in July peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kanggye peaks around August 18 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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
Sep7Very high
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec1Low

Air quality in Kanggye in July

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where July falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Kanggye is worst in March — around 37 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.5× the cleanest month (August, 15 µg/m³).

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

010203040JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateModerateMar 1536 µg/m³Aug 2015 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan31Moderate
Feb32Moderate
Mar37Poor
Apr30Moderate
May24Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul17Moderate
Aug15Moderate
Sep16Moderate
Oct20Moderate
Nov22Moderate
Dec26Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Kanggye?

Kanggye sits at 41.0°N, 126.6°E, 288 m above sea level, in North Korea. The nearest listed city is Sijung, 21 km away.

Kop’ungYŏch’im-dongSongwŏn-ŭpSongwŏnChunggangYŏnggwang-ŭp

Topography around Kanggye

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kanggye has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 546 m around an average of 402 m above sea level; within 16 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,302 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,211 m.

The land around Kanggye is covered by trees (47%) and artificial surfaces (23%) within 3 km, trees (71%) within 16 km, and trees (87%) within 80 km.

3 km
546 m
16 km
1,302 m
80 km
2,211 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
July weather nearby: Sijung 21 km · Manp’o 32 km · Kop’ung 67 km · Yŏch’im-dong 68 km · Songwŏn-ŭp 70 km · Songwŏn 89 km · Chunggang 93 km · Yŏnggwang-ŭp 129 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 Kanggye (40.9695°, 126.5852°, elevation 288 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).