Onsŏng weather in October

In October, Onsŏng sees average daytime highs of 13°C and overnight lows near 2°C, with 40 mm of precipitation across 6.3 wet days and about 10.8 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 9°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 10 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Onsŏng's 3rd-clearest and 7th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Onsŏng's year-round climate.

Daytime high
13°
6th warmest
Overnight low
7th coldest
Precipitation
40 mm
6.3 wet days
Daylight
10 h 48 min
6:41 AM – 5:29 PM
Cloud cover
43%
3rd clearest
Wind
9 km/h
7th windiest
Solar energy
3.33 kWh/m²
Travel score
4.3
out of 10

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 17°C in the first days to 9°C by the end.

A typical October day in Onsŏng reaches about 13°C in the afternoon and slips back to 2°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 8°C and 19°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs about 7°C cooler than September and about 11°C warmer than November.

-10°10°20°151015202531
Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1186
2176
3175
4175
5175
6165
7164
8164
9164
10154
11153
12153
13143
14142
15142
16132
17132
18131
19131
20121
21121
22121
23110
24110
25110
26100
2710-1
2810-1
299-1
309-1
319-2

How October really feels in Onsŏng

Once humidity and wind are folded in, October averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 18 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
18
wind chill below the day's low

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

Onsŏng weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 7th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-7° / -18°91.51.99.20.0
Feb-3° / -15°102.12.610.20.0
Mar / -7°2354.211.60.4
Apr13° / 437.42.513.13.6
May18° / 7911.80.314.45.6
Jun22° / 13°7611.7015.16.2
Jul25° / 17°13713.1014.86.2
Aug25° / 17°12912.4013.86.3
Sep21° / 10°658.1012.36.8
Oct13° / 406.30.910.84.3
Nov / -6°264.83.49.50.3
Dec-6° / -15°112.738.90.0

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 52% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 34%.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
16337
26337
36436
46337
56337
66436
76436
86535
96535
106535
116634
126634
136634
146634
156634
166634
176634
186634
196634
206634
216634
226733
236634
246634
256634
266634
276733
286832
296832
306832
316832

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitationSnow

Onsŏng gets around 40 mm of rain and snow over 6.3 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 20% and peaks near 22% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings snow.

0%10%20%30%151015202531
Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
1220
2220
3210
4210
5210
6210
7210
8211
9201
10201
11201
12201
13202
14202
15202
16203
17203
18204
19204
20204
21204
22205
23205
24195
25195
26185
27185
28175
29175
30176
31176

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 99% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)
1964
2973
3973
4982
5982
6991
7991
8991
9991
101000
111000
121000
131000
141000
151000
161000
171000
181000
191000
201000
211000
221000
231000
241000
251000
261000
271000
281000
291000
301000
311000

Wind in October

Winds average 9 km/h in October.

Across October, 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
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
139calm
149calm
159calm
169calm
179calm
189calm
199calm
209calm
219calm
229calm
239calm
249calm
259calm
269calm
279calm
289calm
299calm
309calm
319calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 h 30 min at the start of October to 10 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 84 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 6:23 AM to 7:00 AM, and sunset from 5:55 PM to 5:07 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
111.56:235:55
211.56:245:53
311.46:255:52
411.46:265:50
511.36:285:48
611.36:295:46
711.26:305:44
811.26:315:43
911.16:325:41
1011.16:345:39
1111.06:355:38
1211.06:365:36
1310.96:375:34
1410.96:385:32
1510.96:405:31
1610.86:415:29
1710.86:425:28
1810.76:435:26
1910.76:455:24
2010.66:465:23
2110.66:475:21
2210.56:485:20
2310.56:505:18
2410.46:515:17
2510.46:525:15
2610.36:545:14
2710.36:555:13
2810.36:565:11
2910.26:575:10
3010.26:595:08
3110.17:005:07

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 3.33 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.01 kWh/m² to a high of 5.44 kWh/m² in May across the year — October's 3.33 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
13.9Moderate
23.8Moderate
33.8Moderate
43.8Moderate
53.7Moderate
63.7Moderate
73.7Moderate
83.6Moderate
93.6Moderate
103.6Moderate
113.5Moderate
123.5Moderate
133.5Moderate
143.4Moderate
153.4Moderate
163.4Moderate
173.3Moderate
183.3Moderate
193.2Moderate
203.2Moderate
213.2Moderate
223.1Moderate
233.1Moderate
243.0Moderate
253.0Moderate
263.0Moderate
273.0Moderate
282.9Moderate
292.9Moderate
302.9Moderate
312.8Moderate
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Onsŏng

In seasonPeak

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

Onsŏng'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 October a good time to visit Onsŏng?

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

4.3
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
0.4
Beach & pool
6th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Onsŏng for sightseeing.

What to pack for Onsŏng in October

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

In October, Onsŏng sees daytime highs around 13°C and nights near 2°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 6 days see rain.

a warm layer

UV index in Onsŏng in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Onsŏng 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 Onsŏng in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Onsŏng 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 Onsŏng?

Onsŏng sits at 43.0°N, 130.0°E, 83 m above sea level, in North Korea. The nearest listed city is Namyang-nodongjagu, 11 km away.

ŬndŏkAoji-riHoeryŏngSŏnbongUnggiRajin

Topography around Onsŏng

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Onsŏng has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 172 m around an average of 94 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 762 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,475 m.

The land around Onsŏng is covered by cropland (82%) within 3 km, trees (61%) and cropland (27%) within 16 km, and trees (76%) within 80 km.

3 km
172 m
16 km
762 m
80 km
1,475 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
October weather nearby: Namyang-nodongjagu 11 km · Namyang 11 km · Ŭndŏk 56 km · Aoji-ri 59 km · Hoeryŏng 61 km · Sŏnbong 75 km · Unggi 76 km · Rajin 82 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 Onsŏng (42.9572°, 129.9933°, elevation 83 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).