Sakchu-ŭp in Spring

In spring (March, April and May), Sakchu-ŭp sees average daytime highs around 14°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 183 mm of precipitation over about 22 wet days across the season. It is the 3rd-warmest season and the 3rd-wettest season.

Over the season highs climb from about 4°C in early March to 23°C by late May. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time across spring, and the air most often feels dry.

Spring is Sakchu-ŭp's 3rd-best season to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Sakchu-ŭp's year-round climate.

Avg daytime high: 14°C; 3rd-warmest season
Avg overnight low: 4°C
Precipitation: 183 mm; 22 wet days
Avg wind: 10 km/h
Travel score: 4.1; 3rd-best season
Months: Mar · Apr · May

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Temperature in Sakchu-ŭp in Spring

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Over the season highs climb from about 4°C in early March to 23°C by late May.

A typical spring day in Sakchu-ŭp reaches about 14°C and drops to 4°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is May, the coolest March.

How spring really feels in Sakchu-ŭp

Once humidity and wind are folded in, spring brings about 0 days that feel above 32°C and 42 that feel at or below 0°C.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

2 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Sakchu-ŭp weather by month

How the three spring months (March, April and May) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-4° / -14°	12	2.7	2.9	9.4	0.0
Feb	0° / -10°	20	3.7	3.5	10.4	0.0
Mar	7° / -3°	30	5.4	2.9	11.7	1.0
Apr	15° / 4°	58	7.5	1	13	4.7
May	21° / 11°	96	9.4	0	14.2	6.6
Jun	25° / 16°	124	12.3	0	14.8	6.4
Jul	27° / 20°	227	16.5	0	14.6	5.3
Aug	27° / 20°	226	15.2	0	13.6	5.5
Sep	23° / 14°	91	7.4	0	12.3	7.2
Oct	16° / 6°	61	7.7	0.1	10.9	5.4
Nov	6° / -2°	50	7.6	2.7	9.8	0.9
Dec	-2° / -11°	21	4.5	3.6	9.2	0.0

Cloud cover in Spring

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 41% of the time across spring.

Chance of precipitation in Spring

Any precipitationSnow

Sakchu-ŭp gets around 183 mm of rain and snow over 22 wet days across spring. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Humidity in Spring

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

Wind in Spring

Winds average 10 km/h across spring.

Sunrise & sunset in Spring

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 11 hours in early March to 14 h 36 min by late May. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Solar energy in Spring

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across spring, about 5.2 kWh/m².

Planning a trip in spring

Hazard calendar for Sakchu-ŭp

In seasonPeak

None of Sakchu-ŭp's seasonal hazards peak in spring. The full-year calendar below shows when the rainy season, cyclone risk and dust haze do.

Sakchu-ŭp's rainy season runs June–August, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Is spring a good time to visit Sakchu-ŭp?

Our two travel scores rate spring for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.

4.1

Sightseeing

3rd-best month of the year

1.5

Beach & pool

3rd-best month of the year

spring is a reasonable time to visit Sakchu-ŭp for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sakchu-ŭp in Spring

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

In spring, Sakchu-ŭp sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. Worth having: a heavy coat, rain gear and sun protection. About 22 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gearsun protection

UV index in Sakchu-ŭp in Spring

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV across spring averages around 5 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sakchu-ŭp peaks around August 20 at about 7 (very high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 1 (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	6	6	6	6	7	7	4	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	High	High	High	High	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	2	Low
Feb	2	Moderate
Mar	3	Moderate
Apr	6	High
May	6	High
Jun	6	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	7	Very high
Sep	7	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Sakchu-ŭp in Spring

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Sakchu-ŭp is worst in March — around 48 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.1× the cleanest month (August, 23 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)	43	46	48	41	34	31	26	23	24	31	36	39
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Poor	Poor

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	43	Poor
Feb	46	Poor
Mar	48	Poor
Apr	41	Poor
May	34	Moderate
Jun	31	Moderate
Jul	26	Moderate
Aug	23	Moderate
Sep	24	Moderate
Oct	31	Moderate
Nov	36	Poor
Dec	39	Poor

Location & terrain

Where is Sakchu-ŭp?

Sakchu-ŭp sits at 40.4°N, 125.0°E, 138 m above sea level, in North Korea. The nearest listed city is Uiju, 49 km away.

Topography around Sakchu-ŭp

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sakchu-ŭp has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 351 m around an average of 204 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,017 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,688 m.

The land around Sakchu-ŭp is covered by trees (40%) and cropland (39%) within 3 km, trees (75%) within 16 km, and trees (71%) and cropland (20%) within 80 km.

3 km

351 m

trees 40%

16 km

1,017 m

trees 75%

80 km

1,688 m

trees 71%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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Spring weather nearby: Uiju 49 km · Kusŏng-si 49 km · Sinŭiju 64 km · Songwŏn 70 km · Chŏngju 79 km · Kop’ung 80 km · Sinanju 100 km · Anju 101 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 Sakchu-ŭp (40.3894°, 125.0467°, elevation 138 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.