Uiju weather in February

In February, Uiju sees average daytime highs of 2°C and overnight lows near -9°C, with 19 mm of precipitation across 3.3 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 -1°C in the first days to 4°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 9 h 54 min at the start of February to 11 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Uiju's 3rd-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Uiju's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 2°; 10th warmest
Overnight low: -9°; 3rd coldest
Precipitation: 19 mm; 3.3 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 24 min; 7:44 AM – 6:09 PM
Cloud cover: 39%; 3rd clearest
Wind: 11 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 3.53 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 -1°C in the first days to 4°C by the end.

A typical February day in Uiju reaches about 2°C in the afternoon and slips back to -9°C overnight — a 10°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -4°C and 7°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs about 4°C warmer than January and about 6°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)	-1	-1	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
Avg low (°C)	-12	-11	-11	-11	-11	-11	-10	-10	-10	-10	-9	-9	-9	-9	-8	-8	-8	-8	-7	-7	-7	-7	-6	-6	-6	-6	-5	-5

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

How February really feels in Uiju

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

27 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

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

Uiju 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	-2° / -12°	10	2.5	2.4	9.5	0.0
Feb	2° / -9°	19	3.3	2.7	10.4	0.0
Mar	8° / -2°	27	4.5	1.7	11.7	1.5
Apr	15° / 4°	56	7	0.5	13	5.1
May	21° / 11°	88	8.7	0	14.2	6.8
Jun	25° / 16°	112	10.5	0	14.8	6.6
Jul	28° / 21°	220	14.6	0	14.6	5.4
Aug	28° / 20°	226	13.9	0	13.6	5.4
Sep	24° / 14°	85	6.8	0	12.3	7.4
Oct	17° / 6°	56	6.8	0	10.9	6.0
Nov	7° / -1°	46	6.5	1.5	9.8	1.4
Dec	-0° / -9°	19	3.8	2.8	9.2	0.0

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 57% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 12% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 31%. 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 (%)	74	74	74	74	74	74	73	73	73	72	71	71	70	70	68	68	68	67	66	66	65	64	64	64	63	62	62	62
Cloudier (%)	26	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	28	29	29	30	30	32	32	32	33	34	34	35	36	36	36	37	38	38	38

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	74	26
3	74	26
4	74	26
5	74	26
6	74	26
7	73	27
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	72	28
11	71	29
12	71	29
13	70	30
14	70	30
15	68	32
16	68	32
17	68	32
18	67	33
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	65	35
22	64	36
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	63	37
26	62	38
27	62	38
28	62	38

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitationSnow

Uiju gets around 19 mm of rain and snow over 3.3 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 11% and peaks near 15% on the wettest days, and about 3 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 (%)	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15
Snow chance (%)	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12

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

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 11 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 11 km/h on the calmest days to 11 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)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
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	11	calm
2	11	calm
3	11	calm
4	11	calm
5	11	calm
6	11	calm
7	11	calm
8	11	calm
9	11	calm
10	11	calm
11	11	calm
12	11	calm
13	11	calm
14	11	calm
15	11	calm
16	11	calm
17	11	calm
18	11	calm
19	11	calm
20	11	calm
21	11	calm
22	11	calm
23	11	calm
24	11	calm
25	11	calm
26	11	calm
27	11	calm
28	11	calm

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 9 h 54 min at the start of February to 11 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 66 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 7:59 AM to 7:27 AM, and sunset from 5:52 PM to 6:24 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)	9.9	9.9	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.1	10.1	10.1	10.2	10.2	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	11.0
Sunrise (AM)	7:59	7:58	7:57	7:56	7:55	7:54	7:53	7:52	7:51	7:50	7:49	7:48	7:46	7:45	7:44	7:43	7:42	7:40	7:39	7:38	7:36	7:35	7:34	7:32	7:31	7:29	7:28	7:27
Sunset (PM)	5:52	5:53	5:55	5:56	5:57	5:58	5:59	6:01	6:02	6:03	6:04	6:05	6:07	6:08	6:09	6:10	6:11	6:12	6:14	6:15	6:16	6:17	6:18	6:19	6:21	6:22	6:23	6:24

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	9.9	7:59	5:52
2	9.9	7:58	5:53
3	10.0	7:57	5:55
4	10.0	7:56	5:56
5	10.0	7:55	5:57
6	10.1	7:54	5:58
7	10.1	7:53	5:59
8	10.1	7:52	6:01
9	10.2	7:51	6:02
10	10.2	7:50	6:03
11	10.3	7:49	6:04
12	10.3	7:48	6:05
13	10.3	7:46	6:07
14	10.4	7:45	6:08
15	10.4	7:44	6:09
16	10.5	7:43	6:10
17	10.5	7:42	6:11
18	10.5	7:40	6:12
19	10.6	7:39	6:14
20	10.6	7:38	6:15
21	10.7	7:36	6:16
22	10.7	7:35	6:17
23	10.7	7:34	6:18
24	10.8	7:32	6:19
25	10.8	7:31	6:21
26	10.9	7:29	6:22
27	10.9	7:28	6:23
28	11.0	7:27	6:24

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.53 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.16 kWh/m² to a high of 5.71 kWh/m² in May across the year — February's 3.53 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)	3.1	3.1	3.2	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	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0
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	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.1	Moderate
2	3.1	Moderate
3	3.2	Moderate
4	3.2	Moderate
5	3.2	Moderate
6	3.3	Moderate
7	3.3	Moderate
8	3.3	Moderate
9	3.4	Moderate
10	3.4	Moderate
11	3.4	Moderate
12	3.5	Moderate
13	3.5	Moderate
14	3.5	Moderate
15	3.5	Moderate
16	3.6	Moderate
17	3.6	Moderate
18	3.6	Moderate
19	3.7	Moderate
20	3.7	Moderate
21	3.8	Moderate
22	3.8	Moderate
23	3.8	Moderate
24	3.9	Moderate
25	3.9	Moderate
26	3.9	Moderate
27	4.0	Moderate
28	4.0	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Hazard calendar for Uiju

In seasonPeak

In February, Uiju sits inside its pacific typhoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

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

Uiju'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 February a good time to visit Uiju?

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

10th-best month of the year

February is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Uiju.

What to pack for Uiju in February

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

In February, Uiju sees daytime highs around 2°C and nights near -9°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. About 3 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coat

Sea temperature near Uiju in February

The nearest coast averages about 1°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 38 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.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	2	1	2	7	13	18	22	24	23	18	12	6
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Refreshing	Cool	Bracing	Bracing

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	2	Bracing
Feb	1	Bracing
Mar	2	Bracing
Apr	7	Bracing
May	13	Bracing
Jun	18	Cool
Jul	22	Refreshing
Aug	24	Warm
Sep	23	Refreshing
Oct	18	Cool
Nov	12	Bracing
Dec	6	Bracing

UV index in Uiju 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 Uiju 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.

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

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

Air quality in Uiju 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 Uiju is worst in January — around 65 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 1.9× the cleanest month (August, 34 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)	65	63	63	55	45	41	36	34	41	50	54	59
Level	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Poor	Poor	Poor	Moderate	Poor	Poor	Poor	Unhealthy

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	65	Unhealthy
Feb	63	Unhealthy
Mar	63	Unhealthy
Apr	55	Unhealthy
May	45	Poor
Jun	41	Poor
Jul	36	Poor
Aug	34	Moderate
Sep	41	Poor
Oct	50	Poor
Nov	54	Poor
Dec	59	Unhealthy

Location & terrain

Where is Uiju?

Uiju sits at 40.2°N, 124.5°E, 26 m above sea level, in North Korea. The nearest listed city is Sinŭiju, 16 km away.

Topography around Uiju

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Uiju has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 120 m around an average of 22 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 504 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,427 m.

The land around Uiju is covered by cropland (72%) within 3 km, trees (40%) and cropland (37%) within 16 km, and trees (54%) and cropland (24%) within 80 km.

3 km

120 m

cropland 72%

16 km

504 m

trees 40%

80 km

1,427 m

trees 54%

treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

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

February weather nearby: Sinŭiju 16 km · Sakchu-ŭp 49 km · Kusŏng-si 66 km · Chŏngju 81 km · Sil-li 112 km · Sinanju 114 km · Songwŏn 116 km · Anju 116 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 Uiju (40.1994°, 124.5317°, elevation 26 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).

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	74	26
3	74	26
4	74	26
5	74	26
6	74	26
7	73	27
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	72	28
11	71	29
12	71	29
13	70	30
14	70	30
15	68	32
16	68	32
17	68	32
18	67	33
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	65	35
22	64	36
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	63	37
26	62	38
27	62	38
28	62	38

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	74	26
3	74	26
4	74	26
5	74	26
6	74	26
7	73	27
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	72	28
11	71	29
12	71	29
13	70	30
14	70	30
15	68	32
16	68	32
17	68	32
18	67	33
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	65	35
22	64	36
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	63	37
26	62	38
27	62	38
28	62	38

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

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	74	26
3	74	26
4	74	26
5	74	26
6	74	26
7	73	27
8	73	27
9	73	27
10	72	28
11	71	29
12	71	29
13	70	30
14	70	30
15	68	32
16	68	32
17	68	32
18	67	33
19	66	34
20	66	34
21	65	35
22	64	36
23	64	36
24	64	36
25	63	37
26	62	38
27	62	38
28	62	38

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

	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