Sinŭiju weather in June

In June, Sinŭiju sees average daytime highs of 24°C and overnight lows near 17°C, with 106 mm of rain across 9.6 wet days and about 14.8 hours of daylight. It is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in June, and the air most often feels humid.

Daylight stretches from about 14 h 36 min at the start of June to 14 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, June is Sinŭiju's 10th-clearest and 11th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Sinŭiju's year-round climate.

Daytime high
24°
3rd warmest
Overnight low
17°
10th coldest
Rainfall
106 mm
9.6 wet days
Daylight
14 h 48 min
5:18 AM – 8:08 PM
Cloud cover
61%
10th clearest
Wind
10 km/h
11th windiest
Solar energy
5.6 kWh/m²
Travel score
6.9
out of 10

Sinŭiju is city in North Korea.

Density
220/km²
people per km²
Founded
2002

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

Temperature in June

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 23°C in the first days to 25°C by the end.

A typical June day in Sinŭiju reaches about 24°C in the afternoon and slips back to 17°C overnight — a 7°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 21°C and 27°C. Set against its neighbours, June runs about 4°C warmer than May and about 3°C cooler than July.

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How June really feels in Sinŭiju

Once humidity and wind are folded in, June 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

June sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Sinŭiju weather by month

How June compares with the rest of the year at a glance. June is the 3rd-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-2° / -10°102.42.39.50.0
Feb / -7°1932.210.40.0
Mar / -1°244.11.311.71.2
Apr14° / 526.30.2134.5
May20° / 11°888.1014.26.6
Jun24° / 17°1069.6014.86.9
Jul27° / 21°22613.4014.65.8
Aug28° / 21°21813.3013.65.8
Sep24° / 16°866.6012.37.5
Oct17° / 566.6010.96.1
Nov / 466.61.19.81.6
Dec / -7°214.32.49.20.0

Cloud cover in June

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 31% of the time in June.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of June, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 56%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15347
25248
35149
45050
54951
64951
74951
84951
94852
104753
114654
124753
134654
144654
154555
164456
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204159
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Chance of precipitation in June

Any precipitation

Sinŭiju gets around 106 mm of rain over 9.6 wet days in June. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 31% and peaks near 34% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

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Rain chance (%)
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Humidity in June

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, June lands in the humid band about 41% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 25% of them.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202530
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
136471700
233472000
330462310
427462710
524443110
621433510
719413820
816394230
914374640
1012344950
1110325170
129295480
1382655110
1472456130
1562256160
1652056190
1741856220
1841655250
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2221046411
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251738513
261635544
271632565
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290527608
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Wind in June

Winds average 10 km/h in June.

Across June, daily wind ranges from about 10 km/h on the calmest days to 11 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
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Sunrise & sunset in June

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 14 h 36 min at the start of June to 14 h 48 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 12 minutes over June. Sunrise moves from 5:21 AM to 5:21 AM, and sunset from 7:59 PM to 8:10 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202530
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
114.65:217:59
214.75:218:00
314.75:208:00
414.75:208:01
514.75:198:02
614.75:198:02
714.75:198:03
814.85:198:04
914.85:188:04
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Solar energy in June

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in June, about 5.6 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.19 kWh/m² to a high of 5.79 kWh/m² in May across the year — June's 5.6 kWh/m² sits near the top of that range.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
16.0Intense
26.0Bright
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46.0Bright
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305.2Bright
Planning a trip in June

Hazard calendar for Sinŭiju

In seasonPeak

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

Sinŭiju sits in the Pacific typhoon belt; the season peaks July–October.

Sinŭiju's rainy season runs June–August, 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 June a good time to visit Sinŭiju?

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

6.9
Sightseeing
2nd-best month of the year
5.8
Beach & pool
4th-best month of the year

June is a reasonable time to visit Sinŭiju for sightseeing.

What to pack for Sinŭiju in June

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

In June, Sinŭiju sees daytime highs around 24°C and nights near 17°C. Worth packing: light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

Sea temperature near Sinŭiju in June

The nearest coast averages about 18°C in June — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 25 km away) is warmest in August at about 24°C and coldest in February near 1°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jul 2 to Oct 1 — about 3 months when the water holds above 20°C.

0°10°20°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecbracingcoolrefreshingwarmtropicalcomfortable to swim
Sea temperature (°C)Comfort
Jan2Bracing
Feb1Bracing
Mar2Bracing
Apr7Bracing
May13Bracing
Jun18Cool
Jul22Refreshing
Aug24Warm
Sep23Refreshing
Oct18Cool
Nov12Bracing
Dec6Bracing

UV index in Sinŭiju in June

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in June peaks around 6 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Sinŭiju peaks around August 21 at about 7 (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.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowAug 21UV 7Dec 20UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan2Low
Feb2Moderate
Mar3Moderate
Apr6High
May6High
Jun6High
Jul7High
Aug7High
Sep7High
Oct4Moderate
Nov2Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Sinŭiju in June

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

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

Air quality in Sinŭiju is worst in March — around 76 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 2.1× the cleanest month (August, 36 µg/m³).

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

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecUnhealthyPoorUnhealthyMar 1575 µg/m³Aug 1236 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan72Unhealthy
Feb68Unhealthy
Mar76Unhealthy
Apr64Unhealthy
May49Poor
Jun41Poor
Jul38Poor
Aug36Poor
Sep44Poor
Oct53Poor
Nov61Unhealthy
Dec62Unhealthy
Location & terrain

Where is Sinŭiju?

Sinŭiju sits at 40.1°N, 124.4°E, 6 m above sea level, in North Korea. The nearest listed city is Uiju, 16 km away.

Sakchu-ŭpKusŏng-siChŏngjuSil-liSinanjuAnjuCh’ŏsal-li

Topography around Sinŭiju

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Sinŭiju has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 22 m around an average of 6 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 472 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,117 m.

The land around Sinŭiju is covered by artificial surfaces (46%) and cropland (35%) within 3 km, cropland (46%) and trees (27%) within 16 km, and trees (46%), cropland (25%) and water (22%) within 80 km.

3 km
22 m
16 km
472 m
80 km
1,117 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
June weather nearby: Uiju 16 km · Sakchu-ŭp 64 km · Kusŏng-si 74 km · Chŏngju 83 km · Sil-li 114 km · Sinanju 118 km · Anju 121 km · Ch’ŏsal-li 123 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 Sinŭiju (40.1006°, 124.3981°, elevation 6 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).