Kujang-ŭp weather in May
In May, Kujang-ŭp sees average daytime highs of 22°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 112 mm of rain across 9.6 wet days and about 14.2 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month of the year here.
Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% 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 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Kujang-ŭp's 9th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kujang-ŭp's year-round climate.
- Daytime high
- 22°
- 5th warmest
- Overnight low
- 10°
- 8th coldest
- Rainfall
- 112 mm
- 9.6 wet days
- Daylight
- 14 h 12 min
- 5:26 AM – 7:38 PM
- Cloud cover
- 55%
- 9th clearest
- Wind
- 8 km/h
- 4th windiest
- Solar energy
- 5.64 kWh/m²
- Travel score
- 6.8
- 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 May
Highs climb over the month, from about 20°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.
A typical May day in Kujang-ŭp reaches about 22°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 12°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 17°C and 26°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) | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Avg low (°C) | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Avg high (°C) | Avg low (°C) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | 7 |
| 2 | 20 | 8 |
| 3 | 20 | 8 |
| 4 | 20 | 8 |
| 5 | 20 | 8 |
| 6 | 20 | 8 |
| 7 | 20 | 9 |
| 8 | 20 | 9 |
| 9 | 21 | 9 |
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| 12 | 21 | 10 |
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| 14 | 21 | 10 |
| 15 | 22 | 10 |
| 16 | 22 | 10 |
| 17 | 22 | 11 |
| 18 | 22 | 11 |
| 19 | 22 | 11 |
| 20 | 22 | 11 |
| 21 | 23 | 11 |
| 22 | 23 | 11 |
| 23 | 23 | 12 |
| 24 | 23 | 12 |
| 25 | 23 | 12 |
| 26 | 24 | 12 |
| 27 | 24 | 12 |
| 28 | 24 | 13 |
| 29 | 24 | 13 |
| 30 | 24 | 13 |
| 31 | 24 | 13 |
How May really feels in Kujang-ŭp
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.
May sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.
Kujang-ŭp weather by month
How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 5th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Snow days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -2° / -14° | 15 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 9.5 | 0.0 |
| Feb | 2° / -9° | 24 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 10.4 | 0.0 |
| Mar | 8° / -2° | 34 | 5.9 | 2.5 | 11.7 | 1.7 |
| Apr | 16° / 4° | 65 | 7.7 | 0.5 | 13 | 5.2 |
| May | 22° / 10° | 112 | 9.6 | 0 | 14.2 | 6.8 |
| Jun | 26° / 16° | 136 | 12.5 | 0 | 14.8 | 6.2 |
| Jul | 28° / 20° | 351 | 18.4 | 0 | 14.5 | 4.9 |
| Aug | 28° / 20° | 285 | 16 | 0 | 13.6 | 5.1 |
| Sep | 24° / 14° | 117 | 8.2 | 0 | 12.3 | 7.1 |
| Oct | 18° / 6° | 62 | 7.7 | 0 | 10.9 | 6.0 |
| Nov | 8° / -1° | 64 | 8.2 | 1.9 | 9.8 | 1.6 |
| Dec | -0° / -9° | 30 | 5.9 | 4.7 | 9.2 | 0.0 |
Cloud cover in May
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 37% of the time in May.
Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.
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| Clearer (%) | 51 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 53 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 52 | 52 |
| Cloudier (%) | 49 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 48 | 48 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51 | 49 |
| 2 | 51 | 49 |
| 3 | 50 | 50 |
| 4 | 50 | 50 |
| 5 | 50 | 50 |
| 6 | 48 | 52 |
| 7 | 48 | 52 |
| 8 | 48 | 52 |
| 9 | 48 | 52 |
| 10 | 48 | 52 |
| 11 | 48 | 52 |
| 12 | 48 | 52 |
| 13 | 47 | 53 |
| 14 | 48 | 52 |
| 15 | 49 | 51 |
| 16 | 49 | 51 |
| 17 | 49 | 51 |
| 18 | 50 | 50 |
| 19 | 51 | 49 |
| 20 | 52 | 48 |
| 21 | 53 | 47 |
| 22 | 53 | 47 |
| 23 | 54 | 46 |
| 24 | 54 | 46 |
| 25 | 55 | 45 |
| 26 | 55 | 45 |
| 27 | 54 | 46 |
| 28 | 54 | 46 |
| 29 | 54 | 46 |
| 30 | 52 | 48 |
| 31 | 52 | 48 |
Chance of precipitation in May
Kujang-ŭp gets around 112 mm of rain over 9.6 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 30% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days.
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| Rain chance (%) | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Rain chance (%) | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 31 |
| 2 | 32 |
| 3 | 32 |
| 4 | 32 |
| 5 | 32 |
| 6 | 32 |
| 7 | 32 |
| 8 | 32 |
| 9 | 32 |
| 10 | 31 |
| 11 | 31 |
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| 30 | 28 |
| 31 | 28 |
Humidity in May
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 81% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 94 | 94 | 93 | 92 | 90 | 89 | 87 | 85 | 82 | 80 | 79 | 76 | 74 | 71 | 69 | 66 | 63 | 60 | 58 | 55 | 51 | 48 |
| Comfortable (%) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 39 |
| Humid (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 |
| Muggy (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 96 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 96 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | 96 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 96 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | 96 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | 96 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 95 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | 95 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | 95 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | 94 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | 94 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 93 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | 92 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | 90 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | 89 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | 87 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | 85 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | 82 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | 80 | 18 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | 79 | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | 76 | 21 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | 74 | 23 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | 71 | 25 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | 69 | 27 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | 66 | 29 | 5 | 0 |
| 26 | 63 | 31 | 6 | 0 |
| 27 | 60 | 33 | 7 | 0 |
| 28 | 58 | 34 | 8 | 0 |
| 29 | 55 | 36 | 9 | 0 |
| 30 | 51 | 38 | 11 | 0 |
| 31 | 48 | 39 | 12 | 1 |
Wind in May
Winds average 8 km/h in May.
Across May, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 9 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.
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| Wind speed (km/h) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Feels | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (km/h) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | calm |
| 2 | 9 | calm |
| 3 | 9 | calm |
| 4 | 9 | calm |
| 5 | 9 | calm |
| 6 | 9 | calm |
| 7 | 9 | calm |
| 8 | 9 | calm |
| 9 | 8 | calm |
| 10 | 8 | calm |
| 11 | 8 | calm |
| 12 | 8 | calm |
| 13 | 8 | calm |
| 14 | 8 | calm |
| 15 | 8 | calm |
| 16 | 8 | calm |
| 17 | 8 | calm |
| 18 | 8 | calm |
| 19 | 8 | calm |
| 20 | 8 | calm |
| 21 | 8 | calm |
| 22 | 8 | calm |
| 23 | 8 | calm |
| 24 | 8 | calm |
| 25 | 8 | calm |
| 26 | 8 | calm |
| 27 | 8 | calm |
| 28 | 8 | calm |
| 29 | 8 | calm |
| 30 | 8 | calm |
| 31 | 8 | calm |
Sunrise & sunset in May
Daylight runs from about 13 h 42 min at the start of May to 14 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Days grow by about 54 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:43 AM to 5:16 AM, and sunset from 7:23 PM to 7:51 PM.
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| Daylight (h) | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 14.2 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.3 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 14.6 | 14.6 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 5:43 | 5:42 | 5:41 | 5:39 | 5:38 | 5:37 | 5:36 | 5:35 | 5:34 | 5:32 | 5:31 | 5:30 | 5:29 | 5:28 | 5:27 | 5:26 | 5:25 | 5:25 | 5:24 | 5:23 | 5:22 | 5:21 | 5:21 | 5:20 | 5:19 | 5:18 | 5:18 | 5:17 | 5:17 | 5:16 | 5:16 |
| Sunset (PM) | 7:23 | 7:24 | 7:25 | 7:26 | 7:27 | 7:28 | 7:29 | 7:30 | 7:31 | 7:32 | 7:33 | 7:34 | 7:35 | 7:36 | 7:37 | 7:38 | 7:39 | 7:40 | 7:41 | 7:42 | 7:43 | 7:43 | 7:44 | 7:45 | 7:46 | 7:47 | 7:48 | 7:49 | 7:49 | 7:50 | 7:51 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13.7 | 5:43 | 7:23 |
| 2 | 13.7 | 5:42 | 7:24 |
| 3 | 13.7 | 5:41 | 7:25 |
| 4 | 13.8 | 5:39 | 7:26 |
| 5 | 13.8 | 5:38 | 7:27 |
| 6 | 13.9 | 5:37 | 7:28 |
| 7 | 13.9 | 5:36 | 7:29 |
| 8 | 13.9 | 5:35 | 7:30 |
| 9 | 14.0 | 5:34 | 7:31 |
| 10 | 14.0 | 5:32 | 7:32 |
| 11 | 14.0 | 5:31 | 7:33 |
| 12 | 14.1 | 5:30 | 7:34 |
| 13 | 14.1 | 5:29 | 7:35 |
| 14 | 14.1 | 5:28 | 7:36 |
| 15 | 14.2 | 5:27 | 7:37 |
| 16 | 14.2 | 5:26 | 7:38 |
| 17 | 14.2 | 5:25 | 7:39 |
| 18 | 14.3 | 5:25 | 7:40 |
| 19 | 14.3 | 5:24 | 7:41 |
| 20 | 14.3 | 5:23 | 7:42 |
| 21 | 14.3 | 5:22 | 7:43 |
| 22 | 14.4 | 5:21 | 7:43 |
| 23 | 14.4 | 5:21 | 7:44 |
| 24 | 14.4 | 5:20 | 7:45 |
| 25 | 14.4 | 5:19 | 7:46 |
| 26 | 14.5 | 5:18 | 7:47 |
| 27 | 14.5 | 5:18 | 7:48 |
| 28 | 14.5 | 5:17 | 7:49 |
| 29 | 14.5 | 5:17 | 7:49 |
| 30 | 14.6 | 5:16 | 7:50 |
| 31 | 14.6 | 5:16 | 7:51 |
Solar energy in May
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.64 kWh/m² — the sunniest month for solar.
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 — May's 5.64 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.
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| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 |
| Level | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
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| 1 | 5.4 | Bright |
| 2 | 5.4 | Bright |
| 3 | 5.4 | Bright |
| 4 | 5.4 | Bright |
| 5 | 5.4 | Bright |
| 6 | 5.4 | Bright |
| 7 | 5.5 | Bright |
| 8 | 5.5 | Bright |
| 9 | 5.5 | Bright |
| 10 | 5.5 | Bright |
| 11 | 5.5 | Bright |
| 12 | 5.5 | Bright |
| 13 | 5.5 | Bright |
| 14 | 5.5 | Bright |
| 15 | 5.6 | Bright |
| 16 | 5.6 | Bright |
| 17 | 5.6 | Bright |
| 18 | 5.7 | Bright |
| 19 | 5.7 | Bright |
| 20 | 5.7 | Bright |
| 21 | 5.7 | Bright |
| 22 | 5.8 | Bright |
| 23 | 5.8 | Bright |
| 24 | 5.8 | Bright |
| 25 | 5.8 | Bright |
| 26 | 5.9 | Bright |
| 27 | 5.9 | Bright |
| 28 | 5.9 | Bright |
| 29 | 5.9 | Bright |
| 30 | 5.9 | Bright |
| 31 | 5.9 | Bright |
Hazard calendar for Kujang-ŭp
None of Kujang-ŭp's seasonal hazards are active in May. 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.
Is May a good time to visit Kujang-ŭp?
Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).
May is a reasonable time to visit Kujang-ŭp for sightseeing.
What to pack for Kujang-ŭp in May
From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In May, Kujang-ŭp sees daytime highs around 22°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.
UV index in Kujang-ŭp in May
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 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.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Level | Low | Moderate | Moderate | High | High | High | High | Very high | Very high | Moderate | Moderate | Low |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2 | Low |
| Feb | 2 | Moderate |
| Mar | 3 | Moderate |
| Apr | 5 | High |
| May | 7 | High |
| Jun | 6 | High |
| Jul | 6 | High |
| Aug | 8 | Very high |
| Sep | 7 | Very high |
| Oct | 4 | Moderate |
| Nov | 2 | Moderate |
| Dec | 2 | Low |
Air quality in Kujang-ŭp in May
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May 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).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 159 | 137 | 130 | 111 | 95 | 85 | 70 | 73 | 98 | 118 | 126 | 125 |
| Level | Very unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy | Unhealthy |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 159 | Very unhealthy |
| Feb | 137 | Unhealthy |
| Mar | 130 | Unhealthy |
| Apr | 111 | Unhealthy |
| May | 95 | Unhealthy |
| Jun | 85 | Unhealthy |
| Jul | 70 | Unhealthy |
| Aug | 73 | Unhealthy |
| Sep | 98 | Unhealthy |
| Oct | 118 | Unhealthy |
| Nov | 126 | Unhealthy |
| Dec | 125 | Unhealthy |
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.
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.
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).