Kusŏng-si weather in May

In May, Kusŏng-si sees average daytime highs of 21°C and overnight lows near 10°C, with 109 mm of rain across 9.2 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 18°C in the first days to 23°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% 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 Kusŏng-si's 9th-clearest and 8th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Kusŏng-si's year-round climate.

Daytime high
21°
5th warmest
Overnight low
10°
8th coldest
Rainfall
109 mm
9.2 wet days
Daylight
14 h 12 min
5:29 AM – 7:41 PM
Cloud cover
55%
9th clearest
Wind
9 km/h
8th windiest
Solar energy
5.71 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Kusŏng-si is human settlement in North Korea.

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 23°C by the end.

A typical May day in Kusŏng-si reaches about 21°C in the afternoon and slips back to 10°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 16°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)
1187
2187
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4198
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How May really feels in Kusŏng-si

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.

Kusŏng-si 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.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-3° / -13°132.73.29.50.0
Feb / -9°243.83.510.40.0
Mar / -2°325.62.511.71.3
Apr15° / 637.30.8134.8
May21° / 10°1099.2014.26.6
Jun25° / 16°14412.3014.86.4
Jul27° / 20°32717.5014.55.2
Aug27° / 20°28015.7013.65.5
Sep24° / 14°1107.9012.37.2
Oct17° / 647.6010.95.7
Nov / -2°617.929.81.2
Dec-1° / -10°265.24.59.20.0

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 38% of the time in May.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15248
25149
35149
45050
54852
64852
74852
84852
94852
104852
114852
124852
134852
144852
154951
164951
175149
185149
195248
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305248
315149

Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Kusŏng-si gets around 109 mm of rain over 9.2 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 29% and peaks near 30% on the wettest days.

0%10%20%30%40%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
130
230
330
430
530
630
730
830
930
1030
1129
1229
1329
1429
1529
1629
1729
1829
1929
2029
2129
2229
2329
2429
2529
2629
2730
2830
2930
3030
3130

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 83% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
19730
29640
39640
49640
59640
69640
79640
89550
99550
109550
119460
129460
139271
149181
159091
1689101
1787121
1885132
1983152
2082162
2179183
2277203
2376213
2473234
2571254
2668275
2766295
2863316
2960337
3056359
31543610

Wind in May

Winds average 9 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)Feels
19calm
29calm
39calm
49calm
59calm
69calm
79calm
89calm
99calm
109calm
119calm
129calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
188calm
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318calm

Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

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 5:46 AM to 5:18 AM, and sunset from 7:26 PM to 7:54 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.75:467:26
213.75:457:27
313.75:447:28
413.85:427:29
513.85:417:30
613.95:407:31
713.95:397:32
813.95:387:33
914.05:367:34
1014.05:357:35
1114.05:347:36
1214.15:337:37
1314.15:327:38
1414.15:317:39
1514.25:307:40
1614.25:297:41
1714.25:287:42
1814.35:277:43
1914.35:277:44
2014.35:267:45
2114.45:257:46
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2314.45:237:48
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2514.55:227:49
2614.55:217:50
2714.55:217:51
2814.55:207:52
2914.65:197:53
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Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.71 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 5.71 kWh/m² in May across the year — May's 5.71 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
15.4Bright
25.5Bright
35.5Bright
45.5Bright
55.5Bright
65.5Bright
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276.0Bright
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Planning a trip in May

Hazard calendar for Kusŏng-si

In seasonPeak

In May, Kusŏng-si sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Kusŏng-si sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Kusŏng-si's rainy season runs July–August, 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 May a good time to visit Kusŏng-si?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
3.8
Beach & pool
5th-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Kusŏng-si for sightseeing.

What to pack for Kusŏng-si in May

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

In May, Kusŏng-si sees daytime highs around 21°C and nights near 10°C. Worth packing: rain gear and sun protection. About 9 days see rain.

rain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Kusŏng-si in May

The nearest coast averages about 12°C in May — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 41 km away) is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 0°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 3 to Oct 1 — about 3 months when the water holds above 20°C.

0°10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan2Bracing
Feb0Bracing
Mar2Bracing
Apr7Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun18Cool
Jul22Refreshing
Aug25Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct18Cool
Nov12Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Kusŏng-si 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 Kusŏng-si peaks around August 18 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 19 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 19UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May7High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug8Very high
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Kusŏng-si 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 Kusŏng-si is worst in January — around 106 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.1× the cleanest month (August, 50 µg/m³).

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

0306090120JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyJan 17104 µg/m³Aug 1050 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan106Unhealthy
Feb94Unhealthy
Mar94Unhealthy
Apr80Unhealthy
May68Unhealthy
Jun59Unhealthy
Jul50Poor
Aug50Poor
Sep67Unhealthy
Oct81Unhealthy
Nov90Unhealthy
Dec91Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Kusŏng-si?

Kusŏng-si sits at 40.0°N, 125.3°E, 79 m above sea level, in North Korea. The nearest listed city is Chŏngju, 32 km away.

Sakchu-ŭpSinanjuAnjuSil-liKaech’ŏnPaek'akUiju

Topography around Kusŏng-si

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Kusŏng-si has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 216 m around an average of 110 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 858 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,545 m.

The land around Kusŏng-si is covered by cropland (55%) within 3 km, trees (58%) and cropland (28%) within 16 km, and trees (51%) and cropland (27%) within 80 km.

3 km
216 m
16 km
858 m
80 km
1,545 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Chŏngju 32 km · Sakchu-ŭp 49 km · Sinanju 52 km · Anju 53 km · Sil-li 57 km · Kaech’ŏn 63 km · Paek'ak 65 km · Uiju 66 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 Kusŏng-si (39.9797°, 125.2529°, elevation 79 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).