Kanggye weather in May

In May, Kanggye sees average daytime highs of 20°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 109 mm of precipitation across 13.1 wet days and about 14.3 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 22°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in May, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 42 min at the start of May to 14 h 42 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kanggye's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kanggye's year-round climate.

Daytime high
20°
5th warmest
Overnight low
8th coldest
Precipitation
109 mm
13.1 wet days
Daylight
14 h 18 min
5:21 AM – 7:38 PM
Cloud cover
59%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.57 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
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 May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 18°C in the first days to 22°C by the end.

A typical May day in Kanggye reaches about 20°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 25°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)
1175
2175
3185
4185
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How May really feels in Kanggye

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.

Kanggye 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-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 May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 16% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 53%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34753
44753
54654
64654
74654
84555
94555
104555
114456
124456
134456
144456
154555
164555
174555
184654
194753
204753
214852
224951
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265050
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314951

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitationSnow

Kanggye gets around 109 mm of rain and snow over 13.1 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 42% and peaks near 43% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1414
2414
3413
4413
5423
6422
7422
8422
9421
10421
11421
12421
13421
14420
15420
16430
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20420
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23420
24410
25410
26410
27400
28400
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30400
31400

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 96% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
110000
210000
310000
410000
510000
610000
710000
810000
99910
109910
119910
129910
139910
149820
159820
169730
179730
189640
199640
209640
219550
229550
239460
249460
259370
269280
279091
2889101
2987121
3086131
3184151

Wind in May

Winds average 8 km/h in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
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317calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of May to 14 h 42 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 60 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:39 AM to 5:10 AM, and sunset from 7:23 PM to 7:52 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:397:23
213.85:387:24
313.85:367:25
413.85:357:26
513.95:347:27
613.95:337:28
714.05:317:29
814.05:307:30
914.05:297:31
1014.15:287:32
1114.15:277:33
1214.15:267:34
1314.25:247:35
1414.25:237:36
1514.25:227:37
1614.35:217:38
1714.35:207:39
1814.35:207:40
1914.45:197:41
2014.45:187:42
2114.45:177:43
2214.55:167:44
2314.55:157:45
2414.55:157:46
2514.65:147:47
2614.65:137:48
2714.65:127:49
2814.65:127:49
2914.75:117:50
3014.75:117:51
3114.75:107:52

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.57 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.

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 — May's 5.57 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.3Bright
25.3Bright
35.4Bright
45.4Bright
55.4Bright
65.4Bright
75.4Bright
85.4Bright
95.4Bright
105.4Bright
115.4Bright
125.5Bright
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185.6Bright
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255.7Bright
265.8Bright
275.8Bright
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315.8Bright
Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Kanggye

In seasonPeak

None of Kanggye's seasonal hazards are active in May. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do peak.

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 May a good time to visit Kanggye?

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

5.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
2.9
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Kanggye for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kanggye in May

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

In May, Kanggye sees daytime highs around 20°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer, rain gear and sun protection. About 13 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gearsun protection

UV index in Kanggye 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 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 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 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
May 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).