Sijung weather in February

In February, Sijung sees average daytime highs of -2°C and overnight lows near -16°C, with 25 mm of precipitation across 5.2 wet days and about 10.4 hours of daylight. It is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about -5°C in the first days to 0°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 48 min at the start of February to 10 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Sijung's 4th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sijung's year-round climate.

Daytime high: -2°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: -16°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 25 mm; 5.2 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 24 min; 7:38 AM – 6:00 PM
Cloud cover: 47%; 4th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 3.49 kWh/m²
Travel score: 0.0; out of 10

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about -5°C in the first days to 0°C by the end.

A typical February day in Sijung reaches about -2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -16°C overnight — a 14°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -9°C and 4°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 4°C warmer than January and about 7°C cooler than March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	-5	-5	-5	-5	-5	-4	-4	-4	-4	-4	-3	-3	-3	-3	-2	-2	-2	-2	-1	-1	-1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1
Avg low (°C)	-20	-19	-19	-19	-19	-19	-18	-18	-18	-18	-17	-17	-17	-17	-16	-16	-16	-15	-15	-15	-14	-14	-14	-13	-13	-13	-12	-12

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-5	-20
2	-5	-19
3	-5	-19
4	-5	-19
5	-5	-19
6	-4	-19
7	-4	-18
8	-4	-18
9	-4	-18
10	-4	-18
11	-3	-17
12	-3	-17
13	-3	-17
14	-3	-17
15	-2	-16
16	-2	-16
17	-2	-16
18	-2	-15
19	-1	-15
20	-1	-15
21	-1	-14
22	-1	-14
23	0	-14
24	0	-13
25	0	-13
26	0	-13
27	0	-12
28	1	-12

How February really feels in Sijung

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 28 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

28 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Sijung weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 10th-warmest and 11th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	-6° / -20°	16	3.8	5	9.4	0.0
Feb	-2° / -16°	25	5.2	6	10.4	0.0
Mar	5° / -7°	43	8.2	6.8	11.7	0.4
Apr	13° / 1°	69	10.3	3.2	13.1	3.7
May	20° / 8°	109	13.1	0.3	14.3	5.9
Jun	24° / 14°	127	15.1	0	14.9	5.9
Jul	26° / 18°	252	19	0	14.7	5.2
Aug	26° / 17°	207	15.9	0	13.6	5.7
Sep	22° / 10°	95	8.9	0	12.3	6.8
Oct	14° / 2°	62	8.7	1.3	10.9	4.5
Nov	4° / -6°	54	8.5	5.6	9.7	0.4
Dec	-4° / -17°	26	6	6.8	9.1	0.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 45% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 43%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	62	62	61	61	60	60	60	59	59	59	58	58	58	57	57	58	57	57	57	56	56	55	55	54	54	53	53	52
Cloudier (%)	38	38	39	39	40	40	40	41	41	41	42	42	42	43	43	42	43	43	43	44	44	45	45	46	46	47	47	48

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	62	38
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	59	41
9	59	41
10	59	41
11	58	42
12	58	42
13	58	42
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	58	42
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	54	46
25	54	46
26	53	47
27	53	47
28	52	48

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Sijung gets around 25 mm of rain and snow over 5.2 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 18% and peaks near 27% on the wettest days, and about 6 days bring snow. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	16	16	17	17	18	19	19	20	21	22	23	24	24	25	26	26	27
Snow chance (%)	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	19	19	20	20	20	21	22	22	23	24	25	25	26	27	27	27	28	28

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	13	16
2	13	16
3	13	17
4	14	17
5	14	17
6	14	17
7	14	17
8	15	18
9	15	18
10	15	18
11	15	19
12	16	19
13	16	20
14	17	20
15	17	20
16	18	21
17	19	22
18	19	22
19	20	23
20	21	24
21	22	25
22	23	25
23	24	26
24	24	27
25	25	27
26	26	27
27	26	28
28	27	28

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

Wind in February

Winds average 7 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 6 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	7	calm
5	7	calm
6	7	calm
7	7	calm
8	7	calm
9	7	calm
10	7	calm
11	7	calm
12	7	calm
13	7	calm
14	7	calm
15	7	calm
16	7	calm
17	7	calm
18	7	calm
19	7	calm
20	7	calm
21	7	calm
22	7	calm
23	7	calm
24	7	calm
25	7	calm
26	7	calm
27	7	calm
28	8	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 48 min at the start of February to 10 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:53 AM to 7:20 AM, and sunset from 5:43 PM to 6:16 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	9.8	9.9	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9
Sunrise (AM)	7:53	7:52	7:51	7:50	7:49	7:48	7:47	7:46	7:45	7:44	7:43	7:42	7:41	7:39	7:38	7:37	7:36	7:34	7:33	7:32	7:30	7:29	7:27	7:26	7:25	7:23	7:22	7:20
Sunset (PM)	5:43	5:44	5:45	5:47	5:48	5:49	5:50	5:51	5:53	5:54	5:55	5:56	5:58	5:59	6:00	6:01	6:02	6:04	6:05	6:06	6:07	6:09	6:10	6:11	6:12	6:13	6:14	6:16

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.8	7:53	5:43
2	9.9	7:52	5:44
3	9.9	7:51	5:45
4	9.9	7:50	5:47
5	10.0	7:49	5:48
6	10.0	7:48	5:49
7	10.0	7:47	5:50
8	10.1	7:46	5:51
9	10.1	7:45	5:53
10	10.2	7:44	5:54
11	10.2	7:43	5:55
12	10.2	7:42	5:56
13	10.3	7:41	5:58
14	10.3	7:39	5:59
15	10.4	7:38	6:00
16	10.4	7:37	6:01
17	10.4	7:36	6:02
18	10.5	7:34	6:04
19	10.5	7:33	6:05
20	10.6	7:32	6:06
21	10.6	7:30	6:07
22	10.7	7:29	6:09
23	10.7	7:27	6:10
24	10.7	7:26	6:11
25	10.8	7:25	6:12
26	10.8	7:23	6:13
27	10.9	7:22	6:14
28	10.9	7:20	6:16

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.06 kWh/m² to a high of 5.57 kWh/m² in May across the year — February's 3.49 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.0	3.1	3.1	3.1	3.2	3.2	3.3	3.3	3.3	3.4	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.0	Moderate
2	3.1	Moderate
3	3.1	Moderate
4	3.1	Moderate
5	3.2	Moderate
6	3.2	Moderate
7	3.3	Moderate
8	3.3	Moderate
9	3.3	Moderate
10	3.4	Moderate
11	3.4	Moderate
12	3.4	Moderate
13	3.5	Moderate
14	3.5	Moderate
15	3.5	Moderate
16	3.5	Moderate
17	3.6	Moderate
18	3.6	Moderate
19	3.6	Moderate
20	3.7	Moderate
21	3.7	Moderate
22	3.7	Moderate
23	3.8	Moderate
24	3.8	Moderate
25	3.8	Moderate
26	3.9	Moderate
27	3.9	Moderate
28	3.9	Moderate

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Sijung

In seasonPeak

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

Sijung'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 February a good time to visit Sijung?

Our two travel scores rate February 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

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Sijung.

What to pack for Sijung in February

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

In February, Sijung sees daytime highs around -2°C and nights near -16°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

UV index in Sijung in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 2. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sijung peaks around August 18 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	2	2	3	6	7	6	6	8	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	7	High
Jun	6	High
Jul	6	High
Aug	8	Very high
Sep	7	High
Oct	4	Moderate
Nov	2	Moderate
Dec	1	Low

Air quality in Sijung in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Sijung is worst in March — around 43 µg/m³ PM2.5 (poor), about 2.2× the cleanest month (August, 20 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)	39	41	43	34	28	26	22	20	21	26	29	33
Level	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	39	Poor
Feb	41	Poor
Mar	43	Poor
Apr	34	Moderate
May	28	Moderate
Jun	26	Moderate
Jul	22	Moderate
Aug	20	Moderate
Sep	21	Moderate
Oct	26	Moderate
Nov	29	Moderate
Dec	33	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Sijung?

Sijung sits at 41.1°N, 126.4°E, 243 m above sea level, in North Korea. The nearest listed city is Manp’o, 11 km away.

Topography around Sijung

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sijung has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 426 m around an average of 348 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 977 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,138 m.

The land around Sijung is covered by cropland (37%), trees (33%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, trees (60%) and grassland (20%) within 16 km, and trees (86%) within 80 km.

3 km

426 m

cropland 37%

16 km

977 m

trees 60%

80 km

2,138 m

trees 86%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← January Sijung year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Manp’o 11 km · Kanggye 21 km · Kop’ung 64 km · Songwŏn-ŭp 79 km · Yŏch’im-dong 83 km · Chunggang 88 km · Songwŏn 89 km · Sakchu-ŭp 136 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 Sijung (41.0789°, 126.375°, elevation 243 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).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-5	-20
2	-5	-19
3	-5	-19
4	-5	-19
5	-5	-19
6	-4	-19
7	-4	-18
8	-4	-18
9	-4	-18
10	-4	-18
11	-3	-17
12	-3	-17
13	-3	-17
14	-3	-17
15	-2	-16
16	-2	-16
17	-2	-16
18	-2	-15
19	-1	-15
20	-1	-15
21	-1	-14
22	-1	-14
23	0	-14
24	0	-13
25	0	-13
26	0	-13
27	0	-12
28	1	-12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	62	38
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	59	41
9	59	41
10	59	41
11	58	42
12	58	42
13	58	42
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	58	42
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	54	46
25	54	46
26	53	47
27	53	47
28	52	48

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	13	16
2	13	16
3	13	17
4	14	17
5	14	17
6	14	17
7	14	17
8	15	18
9	15	18
10	15	18
11	15	19
12	16	19
13	16	20
14	17	20
15	17	20
16	18	21
17	19	22
18	19	22
19	20	23
20	21	24
21	22	25
22	23	25
23	24	26
24	24	27
25	25	27
26	26	27
27	26	28
28	27	28

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-5	-20
2	-5	-19
3	-5	-19
4	-5	-19
5	-5	-19
6	-4	-19
7	-4	-18
8	-4	-18
9	-4	-18
10	-4	-18
11	-3	-17
12	-3	-17
13	-3	-17
14	-3	-17
15	-2	-16
16	-2	-16
17	-2	-16
18	-2	-15
19	-1	-15
20	-1	-15
21	-1	-14
22	-1	-14
23	0	-14
24	0	-13
25	0	-13
26	0	-13
27	0	-12
28	1	-12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	62	38
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	59	41
9	59	41
10	59	41
11	58	42
12	58	42
13	58	42
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	58	42
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	54	46
25	54	46
26	53	47
27	53	47
28	52	48

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	13	16
2	13	16
3	13	17
4	14	17
5	14	17
6	14	17
7	14	17
8	15	18
9	15	18
10	15	18
11	15	19
12	16	19
13	16	20
14	17	20
15	17	20
16	18	21
17	19	22
18	19	22
19	20	23
20	21	24
21	22	25
22	23	25
23	24	26
24	24	27
25	25	27
26	26	27
27	26	28
28	27	28

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	-5	-20
2	-5	-19
3	-5	-19
4	-5	-19
5	-5	-19
6	-4	-19
7	-4	-18
8	-4	-18
9	-4	-18
10	-4	-18
11	-3	-17
12	-3	-17
13	-3	-17
14	-3	-17
15	-2	-16
16	-2	-16
17	-2	-16
18	-2	-15
19	-1	-15
20	-1	-15
21	-1	-14
22	-1	-14
23	0	-14
24	0	-13
25	0	-13
26	0	-13
27	0	-12
28	1	-12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	62	38
2	62	38
3	61	39
4	61	39
5	60	40
6	60	40
7	60	40
8	59	41
9	59	41
10	59	41
11	58	42
12	58	42
13	58	42
14	57	43
15	57	43
16	58	42
17	57	43
18	57	43
19	57	43
20	56	44
21	56	44
22	55	45
23	55	45
24	54	46
25	54	46
26	53	47
27	53	47
28	52	48

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	13	16
2	13	16
3	13	17
4	14	17
5	14	17
6	14	17
7	14	17
8	15	18
9	15	18
10	15	18
11	15	19
12	16	19
13	16	20
14	17	20
15	17	20
16	18	21
17	19	22
18	19	22
19	20	23
20	21	24
21	22	25
22	23	25
23	24	26
24	24	27
25	25	27
26	26	27
27	26	28
28	27	28

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100