Namyang weather in August

In August, Namyang sees average daytime highs of 26°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 126 mm of rain across 12.1 wet days and about 13.8 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 24°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in August, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, August is Namyang's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Namyang's year-round climate.

Daytime high
26°
1st warmest
Overnight low
17°
11th coldest
Rainfall
126 mm
12.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 48 min
5:32 AM – 7:18 PM
Cloud cover
68%
10th clearest
Wind
7 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.24 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.2
out of 10

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 27°C in the first days to 24°C by the end.

A typical August day in Namyang reaches about 26°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 30°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs on par with July and about 4°C warmer than September.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12718
22718
32718
42718
52718
62718
72718
82718
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112618
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312414

How August really feels in Namyang

Once humidity and wind are folded in, August 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

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

Namyang weather by month

How August compares with the rest of the year at a glance. August is the 1st-warmest and 2nd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-7° / -18°81.41.79.20.0
Feb-2° / -15°102.22.510.20.0
Mar / -7°214.93.811.60.6
Apr14° / 416.81.813.14.1
May19° / 7611.50.114.45.9
Jun23° / 13°7411.1015.16.4
Jul26° / 17°13712.6014.86.1
Aug26° / 17°12612.1013.86.2
Sep21° / 10°637.6012.37.0
Oct14° / 3860.710.84.7
Nov / -6°254.73.29.50.4
Dec-5° / -15°102.62.88.90.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 21% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 17% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 62%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
13367
23466
33367
43367
53466
63565
73565
83565
93565
103664
113664
123763
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274357
284555
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314654

Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Namyang gets around 126 mm of rain over 12.1 wet days in August. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 39% and peaks near 41% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
141
241
341
441
540
640
740
839
939
1039
1139
1239
1339
1439
1539
1639
1739
1839
1939
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2139
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2439
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2638
2738
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3037
3136

Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the humid band about 35% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 42% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
117284718
207284718
307284618
407294618
508294517
608304517
719304417
819304317
9110314217
10110324016
11211333915
12212333814
13213343713
14313353612
15314363511
16415373410
1751638339
1851738318
1961839307
2071940286
2182040275
2292140254
23102240244
24112340223
25132539213
26142639192
27162738182
28172737162
29192836152
30212935131
31242934121

Wind in August

Winds average 7 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 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
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217calm
227calm
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267calm
277calm
287calm
297calm
307calm
317calm

Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 24 min at the start of August to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 78 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:15 AM to 5:48 AM, and sunset from 7:38 PM to 6:53 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.45:157:38
214.35:167:37
314.35:177:36
414.35:187:34
514.25:197:33
614.25:217:32
714.15:227:31
814.15:237:29
914.15:247:28
1014.05:257:27
1114.05:267:25
1213.95:277:24
1313.95:287:22
1413.95:297:21
1513.85:307:19
1613.85:327:18
1713.75:337:16
1813.75:347:15
1913.65:357:13
2013.65:367:12
2113.55:377:10
2213.55:387:08
2313.55:397:07
2413.45:417:05
2513.45:427:03
2613.35:437:02
2713.35:447:00
2813.25:456:58
2913.25:466:56
3013.15:476:55
3113.15:486:53

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.24 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.99 kWh/m² to a high of 5.46 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 4.24 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.2Bright
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204.2Bright
214.2Bright
224.2Bright
234.2Bright
244.2Bright
254.2Bright
264.3Bright
274.3Bright
284.3Bright
294.3Bright
304.3Bright
314.3Bright
Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Namyang

In seasonPeak

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

Namyang's rainy season runs May–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is August a good time to visit Namyang?

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

6.2
Sightseeing
3rd-best month of the year
5.9
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Namyang for sightseeing.

What to pack for Namyang in August

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

In August, Namyang sees daytime highs around 26°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

UV index in Namyang in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Namyang peaks around August 19 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighHighModerateLowAug 19UV 7Dec 22UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb2Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr5High
May7High
Jun7High
Jul5High
Aug8Very high
Sep6High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Namyang in August

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Namyang is worst in March — around 47 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.7× the cleanest month (August, 17 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorModerateMar 1746 µg/m³Aug 1417 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan35Moderate
Feb37Poor
Mar47Poor
Apr36Poor
May28Moderate
Jun22Moderate
Jul19Moderate
Aug17Moderate
Sep21Moderate
Oct26Moderate
Nov29Moderate
Dec29Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Namyang?

Namyang sits at 43.0°N, 129.9°E, 88 m above sea level, in North Korea. The nearest listed city is Namyang-nodongjagu, 0.0 km away.

HoeryŏngŬndŏkAoji-riSŏnbongUnggiRajin

Topography around Namyang

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Namyang has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 344 m around an average of 170 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 671 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,478 m.

The land around Namyang is covered by cropland (32%) and trees (26%) within 3 km, trees (57%) and cropland (31%) within 16 km, and trees (77%) within 80 km.

3 km
344 m
16 km
671 m
80 km
1,478 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
August weather nearby: Namyang-nodongjagu 0.0 km · Onsŏng 11 km · Hoeryŏng 57 km · Ŭndŏk 62 km · Aoji-ri 65 km · Sŏnbong 79 km · Unggi 82 km · Rajin 85 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 Namyang (42.9504°, 129.8557°, elevation 88 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).