Namyang weather in January

In January, Namyang sees average daytime highs of -7°C and overnight lows near -18°C, with 8 mm of precipitation across 1.4 wet days and about 9.2 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 12th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -7°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 54 min at the start of January to 9 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Namyang's 1st-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Namyang's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-7°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-18°
1st coldest
Precipitation
8 mm
1.4 wet days
Daylight
9 h 12 min
7:55 AM – 5:05 PM
Cloud cover
38%
1st clearest
Wind
10 km/h
3rd windiest
Solar energy
2.43 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -7°C through the month.

A typical January day in Namyang reaches about -7°C in the afternoon and slips back to -18°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -12°C and -1°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)
1-7-17
2-7-17
3-7-17
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5-7-17
6-7-17
7-7-18
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30-6-18
31-5-18

How January really feels in Namyang

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.

Namyang 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-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 January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in January, the clearest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 29%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
17129
27129
37228
47228
57228
67228
77228
87228
97129
107129
117129
127129
137030
147030
157030
167030
177030
187030
197030
206931
216931
226931
236931
247030
257129
267129
277030
287030
297129
307129
317030

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Namyang gets around 8 mm of rain and snow over 1.4 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 5% and peaks near 6% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
167
267
367
467
557
657
756
856
956
1056
1156
1256
1356
1456
1556
1645
1745
1845
1945
2045
2145
2245
2345
2445
2545
2645
2745
2845
2945
3045
3145

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
6100
7100
8100
9100
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11100
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14100
15100
16100
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21100
22100
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28100
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30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 10 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 10 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
110calm
210calm
310calm
410calm
510calm
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910calm
1010calm
1110calm
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 54 min at the start of January to 9 h 36 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 7:57 AM to 7:45 AM, and sunset from 4:50 PM to 5:23 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
18.97:574:50
28.97:574:51
38.97:574:52
48.97:574:53
58.97:574:54
69.07:574:54
79.07:574:55
89.07:574:56
99.07:574:57
109.07:574:58
119.07:574:59
129.17:565:00
139.17:565:01
149.17:565:03
159.17:555:04
169.27:555:05
179.27:555:06
189.27:545:07
199.27:545:08
209.37:535:09
219.37:525:11
229.37:525:12
239.47:515:13
249.47:505:14
259.47:505:15
269.57:495:17
279.57:485:18
289.57:475:19
299.67:475:20
309.67:465:22
319.67:455:23

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 2.43 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 — January's 2.43 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
12.1Moderate
22.1Moderate
32.2Moderate
42.2Moderate
52.2Moderate
62.2Moderate
72.2Moderate
82.2Moderate
92.3Moderate
102.3Moderate
112.3Moderate
122.3Moderate
132.3Moderate
142.4Moderate
152.4Moderate
162.4Moderate
172.4Moderate
182.5Moderate
192.5Moderate
202.5Moderate
212.5Moderate
222.6Moderate
232.6Moderate
242.6Moderate
252.7Moderate
262.7Moderate
272.8Moderate
282.8Moderate
292.8Moderate
302.9Moderate
312.9Moderate
Planning a trip in January

Hazard calendar for Namyang

In seasonPeak

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

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 January a good time to visit Namyang?

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
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Namyang.

What to pack for Namyang in January

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

In January, Namyang sees daytime highs around -7°C and nights near -18°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Namyang in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 1. 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 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 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
January 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).