Sinp’o weather in August

In August, Sinp’o sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 175 mm of rain across 12 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 1st-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in August, and the air most often feels muggy.

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

Daytime high
24°
1st warmest
Overnight low
22°
12th coldest
Rainfall
175 mm
12 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:43 AM – 7:19 PM
Cloud cover
62%
10th clearest
Wind
12 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
4.49 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.6
out of 10

Sinp’o is city in North Korea.

Density
3,553/km²
people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in August

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 24°C through the month.

A typical August day in Sinp’o reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 26°C. Set against its neighbours, August runs about 1°C warmer than July and about 3°C warmer than September.

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How August really feels in Sinp’o

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.

Sinp’o weather by month

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

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan / -3°346.46.89.50.0
Feb / -2°255.35.210.40.0
Mar / 305.33.111.70.3
Apr10° / 4560.4132.4
May14° / 11°767.1014.24.7
Jun19° / 16°747014.86.2
Jul22° / 20°16911.5014.66.4
Aug24° / 22°17512013.66.6
Sep21° / 19°1017.8012.36.8
Oct16° / 13°546.4010.95.7
Nov / 588.11.39.82.1
Dec / -0°397.15.29.20.0

Cloud cover in August

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 29% of the time in August.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of August, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 57%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
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Chance of precipitation in August

Any precipitation

Sinp’o gets around 175 mm of rain over 12 wet days in August, the wettest month. 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 (%)
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Humidity in August

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, August lands in the muggy band about 40% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 80% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)Miserable (%)
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201736515
301735525
401735525
501734535
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1102935495
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20051746302
21051847281
22162047261
23162147241
24172347220
25182446200
26182646190
27192845170
281102944160
292113143140
302113241130
312123439120

Wind in August

Winds average 12 km/h in August.

Across August, daily wind ranges from about 12 km/h on the calmest days to 12 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
112light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in August

DaylightNight

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

Days shrink by about 66 minutes over August. Sunrise moves from 5:29 AM to 5:58 AM, and sunset from 7:38 PM to 6:56 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.15:297:38
214.15:307:36
314.15:317:35
414.05:327:34
514.05:337:33
614.05:347:32
713.95:357:31
813.95:367:30
913.95:377:28
1013.85:387:27
1113.85:397:26
1213.85:407:25
1313.75:417:23
1413.75:427:22
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1813.55:457:16
1913.55:467:15
2013.45:477:13
2113.45:487:12
2213.45:497:10
2313.35:507:09
2413.35:517:07
2513.25:527:06
2613.25:537:04
2713.15:547:03
2813.15:557:01
2913.15:567:00
3013.05:576:58
3113.05:586:56

Solar energy in August

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in August, about 4.49 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.09 kWh/m² to a high of 5.85 kWh/m² in May across the year — August's 4.49 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Planning a trip in August

Hazard calendar for Sinp’o

In seasonPeak

In August, Sinp’o sits inside its pacific typhoon and rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Sinp’o sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Sinp’o's rainy season runs July–September, when most of the year's rain falls.

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

Is August a good time to visit Sinp’o?

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

6.6
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.4
Beach & pool
1st-best month of the year

August is a reasonable time to visit Sinp’o for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sinp’o in August

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

In August, Sinp’o sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 22°C. Worth packing: light clothes and rain gear. About 12 days see rain.

light clothesrain gear

Sea temperature near Sinp’o in August

The nearest coast averages about 23°C in August — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 18 km away) is warmest in August at about 23°C and coldest in February near 4°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 10 to Sep 26 — about 2.6 months when the water holds above 20°C.

0°10°20°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan6Bracing
Feb4Bracing
Mar5Bracing
Apr8Bracing
May12Bracing
Jun17Cool
Jul21Refreshing
Aug23Refreshing
Sep21Refreshing
Oct18Cool
Nov13Bracing
Dec8Bracing

UV index in Sinp’o in August

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in August peaks around 8 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sinp’o peaks around August 19 at about 8 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 2 (low).

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

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighVery highHighVery highModerateLowAug 19UV 8Dec 22UV 2
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar4Moderate
Apr5High
May7Very high
Jun7High
Jul6High
Aug8Very high
Sep7Very high
Oct5Moderate
Nov2Moderate
Dec2Low

Air quality in Sinp’o 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 Sinp’o is worst in March — around 57 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 3.0× the cleanest month (September, 19 µg/m³).

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

0204060JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecPoorPoorModerateMar 1856 µg/m³Sep 1019 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan41Poor
Feb47Poor
Mar57Unhealthy
Apr50Poor
May41Poor
Jun26Moderate
Jul22Moderate
Aug20Moderate
Sep19Moderate
Oct29Moderate
Nov33Moderate
Dec35Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Sinp’o?

Sinp’o sits at 40.0°N, 128.2°E, 39 m above sea level, in North Korea. The nearest listed city is Yuktae-dong, 3.0 km away.

Iwŏn-ŭpHŭngnamHamhŭngYŏnggwang-ŭpChangam-ch’on

Topography around Sinp’o

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sinp’o has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 516 m around an average of 77 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,001 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 2,358 m.

The land around Sinp’o is covered by trees (31%) and water (29%) within 3 km, water (53%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and trees (47%) and water (36%) within 80 km.

3 km
516 m
16 km
1,001 m
80 km
2,358 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwaterwetland
August weather nearby: Yuktae-dong 3.0 km · Hongwŏn 20 km · Samho-rodongjagu 29 km · Iwŏn-ŭp 50 km · Hŭngnam 53 km · Hamhŭng 58 km · Yŏnggwang-ŭp 63 km · Changam-ch’on 80 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 Sinp’o (40.0397°, 128.1943°, elevation 39 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. Tropical-cyclone seasons are the published climatological basin seasons (NOAA National Hurricane Center / regional warning centres). Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. 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).