Kujang-ŭp weather in January

In January, Kujang-ŭp sees average daytime highs of -2°C and overnight lows near -14°C, with 15 mm of precipitation across 3.1 wet days and about 9.5 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -2°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 12 min at the start of January to 9 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Kujang-ŭp's 1st-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kujang-ŭp's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-2°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-14°
1st coldest
Precipitation
15 mm
3.1 wet days
Daylight
9 h 30 min
8:01 AM – 5:29 PM
Cloud cover
37%
1st clearest
Wind
7 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
2.67 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Kujang-ŭp is human settlement in North Korea.

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

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -2°C through the month.

A typical January day in Kujang-ŭp reaches about -2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -14°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -8°C and 3°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 2°C cooler than December and about 4°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-2-13
2-2-13
3-2-13
4-2-13
5-2-13
6-2-13
7-2-13
8-2-13
9-2-14
10-2-14
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15-2-14
16-2-14
17-2-14
18-2-14
19-2-14
20-2-14
21-2-14
22-2-14
23-2-14
24-2-14
25-2-14
26-2-14
27-1-13
28-1-13
29-1-13
30-1-13
31-1-13

How January really feels in Kujang-ŭp

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 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
31
31 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Kujang-ŭp weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -14°153.13.59.50.0
Feb / -9°244.33.810.40.0
Mar / -2°345.92.511.71.7
Apr16° / 657.70.5135.2
May22° / 10°1129.6014.26.8
Jun26° / 16°13612.5014.86.2
Jul28° / 20°35118.4014.54.9
Aug28° / 20°28516013.65.1
Sep24° / 14°1178.2012.37.1
Oct18° / 627.7010.96.0
Nov / -1°648.21.99.81.6
Dec-0° / -9°305.94.79.20.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 58% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 30%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27129
37129
47129
57129
67030
77030
87030
97030
106931
116832
126832
136832
146832
156931
166931
176931
186931
196931
207030
217129
227129
237129
247129
257129
267228
277228
287228
297228
307228
317129

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Kujang-ŭp gets around 15 mm of rain and snow over 3.1 wet days in January, the driest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 10% and peaks near 13% on the wettest days, and about 4 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
11313
21313
31213
41213
51213
61213
71213
81212
91212
101212
111212
121212
131212
141212
151112
161112
171112
181111
191011
201011
211011
22910
23910
24810
2589
2689
2779
2879
2979
3079
3189

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
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8100
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11100
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21100
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24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, 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
17calm
27calm
37calm
47calm
57calm
67calm
77calm
87calm
97calm
107calm
117calm
127calm
137calm
147calm
157calm
167calm
177calm
187calm
197calm
208calm
218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 12 min at the start of January to 9 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:02 AM to 7:53 AM, and sunset from 5:16 PM to 5:46 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
19.28:025:16
29.28:035:16
39.28:035:17
49.38:035:18
59.38:035:19
69.38:035:20
79.38:035:20
89.38:035:21
99.38:035:22
109.38:035:23
119.48:025:24
129.48:025:25
139.48:025:26
149.48:025:27
159.48:025:28
169.58:015:29
179.58:015:30
189.58:005:31
199.58:005:32
209.68:005:33
219.67:595:34
229.67:595:36
239.67:585:37
249.77:575:38
259.77:575:39
269.77:565:40
279.87:565:41
289.87:555:42
299.87:545:44
309.97:535:45
319.97:535:46

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.67 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.17 kWh/m² to a high of 5.64 kWh/m² in May across the year — January's 2.67 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.3Moderate
22.4Moderate
32.4Moderate
42.4Moderate
52.4Moderate
62.4Moderate
72.5Moderate
82.5Moderate
92.5Moderate
102.5Moderate
112.5Moderate
122.5Moderate
132.6Moderate
142.6Moderate
152.6Moderate
162.6Moderate
172.7Moderate
182.7Moderate
192.7Moderate
202.8Moderate
212.8Moderate
222.8Moderate
232.9Moderate
242.9Moderate
252.9Moderate
263.0Moderate
273.0Moderate
283.0Moderate
293.0Moderate
303.1Moderate
313.1Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Kujang-ŭp

In seasonPeak

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

Kujang-ŭp's rainy season runs July–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is January a good time to visit Kujang-ŭp?

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

0.0
Sightseeing
10th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
10th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Kujang-ŭp.

What to pack for Kujang-ŭp in January

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

In January, Kujang-ŭp sees daytime highs around -2°C and nights near -14°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 3 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Kujang-ŭp in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Kujang-ŭp peaks around August 19 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 19 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highModerateLowAug 19UV 8Dec 19UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Kujang-ŭp in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Kujang-ŭp is worst in January — around 159 µg/m³ PM2.5 (very unhealthy), about 2.3× the cleanest month (July, 70 µg/m³).

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

0306090120150180JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyJan 18156 µg/m³Jul 2271 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan159Very unhealthy
Feb137Unhealthy
Mar130Unhealthy
Apr111Unhealthy
May95Unhealthy
Jun85Unhealthy
Jul70Unhealthy
Aug73Unhealthy
Sep98Unhealthy
Oct118Unhealthy
Nov126Unhealthy
Dec125Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kujang-ŭp?

Kujang-ŭp sits at 39.9°N, 126.0°E, 66 m above sea level, in North Korea. The nearest listed city is Kaech’ŏn, 22 km away.

AnjuSinanjuSunch’ŏnPaek'akSongwŏnSongwŏn-ŭp

Topography around Kujang-ŭp

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kujang-ŭp has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 326 m around an average of 113 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,143 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,980 m.

The land around Kujang-ŭp is covered by trees (47%) and cropland (32%) within 3 km, trees (67%) and cropland (23%) within 16 km, and trees (67%) and cropland (23%) within 80 km.

3 km
326 m
16 km
1,143 m
80 km
1,980 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
January weather nearby: Kaech’ŏn 22 km · Tŏkch’ŏn 23 km · Anju 42 km · Sinanju 47 km · Sunch’ŏn 49 km · Paek'ak 58 km · Songwŏn 58 km · Songwŏn-ŭp 61 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 Kujang-ŭp (39.8672°, 126.0303°, elevation 66 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).