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Monthly climate in Musan-up, North Korea

Last updated: July 31, 2025

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Musan-up features a humid continental climate (Dwb). Temperatures typically range between -13 °C (9 °F) and 21 °C (69 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -29 °C (-20 °F) or can rise to as high as 35 °C (95 °F). The average annual precipitation amounts to about 729 mm (28.7 inches) and receives 100 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually. Musan-up enjoys an average of 3230 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 7 minutes to 15 hours 11 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Musan-up, North Korea

The warmest months in Musan-up are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 16 to 21 °C (61 - 69 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from -13 to -11 °C (9 - 13 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Musan-up experiences 37 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 166 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Musan-up. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Maximum5°C
(41°F)		9°C
(48°F)		22°C
(72°F)		31°C
(89°F)		33°C
(91°F)		31°C
(89°F)		33°C
(92°F)		35°C
(95°F)		27°C
(81°F)		27°C
(80°F)		17°C
(63°F)		6°C
(44°F)
Mean maximum2°C
(35°F)		5°C
(42°F)		16°C
(61°F)		24°C
(76°F)		30°C
(86°F)		27°C
(81°F)		31°C
(89°F)		31°C
(87°F)		25°C
(78°F)		23°C
(73°F)		14°C
(58°F)		4°C
(39°F)
Average high-7°C
(20°F)		-4°C
(24°F)		5°C
(41°F)		12°C
(55°F)		18°C
(65°F)		22°C
(71°F)		26°C
(78°F)		24°C
(76°F)		20°C
(69°F)		13°C
(56°F)		3°C
(38°F)		-6°C
(22°F)
Daily mean-13°C
(9°F)		-11°C
(13°F)		-1°C
(30°F)		6°C
(43°F)		12°C
(54°F)		16°C
(61°F)		21°C
(69°F)		20°C
(68°F)		14°C
(58°F)		6°C
(43°F)		-2°C
(28°F)		-11°C
(13°F)
Average low-18°C
(0°F)		-16°C
(4°F)		-7°C
(20°F)		0°C
(32°F)		6°C
(43°F)		11°C
(53°F)		16°C
(62°F)		16°C
(61°F)		9°C
(48°F)		0°C
(33°F)		-7°C
(20°F)		-15°C
(5°F)
Mean minimum-25°C
(-13°F)		-24°C
(-11°F)		-16°C
(4°F)		-6°C
(21°F)		-1°C
(31°F)		7°C
(45°F)		11°C
(51°F)		10°C
(50°F)		2°C
(36°F)		-6°C
(21°F)		-16°C
(4°F)		-24°C
(-11°F)
Minimum-29°C
(-20°F)		-29°C
(-19°F)		-19°C
(-3°F)		-12°C
(10°F)		-1°C
(30°F)		5°C
(42°F)		9°C
(48°F)		5°C
(41°F)		-1°C
(30°F)		-7°C
(19°F)		-19°C
(-1°F)		-29°C
(-19°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Musan-up, North Korea

Musan-up usually has the most precipitation in May, June and August, with an average of 15 rainy days and 124 mm (4.9 inches) of precipitation per month. The driest months in Musan-up are January, February and December. On average, 14 mm (0.6 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Musan-up. Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average precipitation mm (inches)9 (0.3)22 (0.9)34 (1.4)38 (1.5)101 (4.0)96 (3.8)91 (3.6)176 (6.9)81 (3.2)38 (1.5)31 (1.2)13 (0.5)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)2478131613168553

Monthly sunshine hours in Musan-up, North Korea

The sunniest months in Musan-up are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 10 hours 12 minutes a day. Least sunny months in Musan-up: January, November and December receive an average of 7 hours 9 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Musan-up. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean monthly sunshine hours195235283288299313325283279261229233
Mean daily daylight hours9h 27m10h 33m11h 56m13h 22m14h 35m15h 11m14h 53m13h 49m12h 27m11h 2m9h 47m9h 7m

Solar UV radiation in Musan-up, North Korea

Musan-up experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 11, which corresponds to the Very High / Extreme category of sun exposure. January, February and December are in the Low / Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 3. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Musan-up UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Musan-up. Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
UV Index (month maximum)236881011118632