Sŏnbong monthly weather averages

Average daytime temperature

The bar chart below shows the average monthly peak daytime temperatures at Sŏnbong

Sŏnbong average temperature chart (Celsius) Sŏnbong average temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average monthly temperatures in Sŏnbong (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C -6.5 -3.7 3.6 12.1 18.2 20.6 23.9 25 20.5 13.8 4.1 -3.9
°F 20.2 25.3 38.5 53.7 64.8 69.1 75 77 68.9 56.8 39.4 24.9

Please note: these are the average peak daytime temperatures (usually around mid-afternoon) so do not show daytime / night highs and lows. To see the daily range of temperatures have a look at the temperature max / min chart below.

Average rainfall & rainy days

The graph below shows the average rainfall and number of rainy days per month.

Sŏnbong monthly rainfall chart (mm) Sŏnbong monthly rainfall chart (inches)
Average monthly rainfall in Sŏnbong (mm and inches)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
mm 14 14 18 35 54 80 100 135 79 41 29 20
inches 0.6 0.5 0.7 1.4 2.1 3.2 3.9 5.3 3.1 1.6 1.1 0.8
Rainy days 5 6 6 9 12 16 17 15 12 9 7 5

Average annual rainfall in Sŏnbong: 792.534mm (312 inches)

Average daily sunshine

The bar chart below shows the average daily sunshine hours in Sŏnbong

Sŏnbong average daily sunshine chart
Average daily sunshine Sŏnbong
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Hrs sunshine 6.1 6.9 7.6 7.6 7.9 6.8 6 6.2 7.1 7.1 6 5.4

Day / night temperatures

The graph below shows the daily range of temperatures for each month.

Sŏnbong average minimum / maximum temperatures (Celsius) Sŏnbong average minimum / maximum temperatures (Fahrenheit)
Maximum and minimum daily temperatures in Sŏnbong (degrees centigrade and fahrenheit)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Min °C -16.5 -14.4 -7.1 0.3 6.1 11.2 15.9 16.8 10.3 2.4 -5.8 -13.5
Max °C -6.3 -3.5 3.9 12.4 18.5 20.9 24.1 25.2 20.8 14.1 4.4 -3.7
Min °F 2.3 6.2 19.2 32.5 43 52.1 60.6 62.2 50.5 36.2 21.7 7.7
Max °F 11.5 16 29.1 43.3 54.1 60.8 68 69.8 59.9 46.8 30.7 16.5

Sea temperature

The graph below shows the average sea temperature.

Sŏnbong average sea temperature chart (Celsius) Sŏnbong average sea temperature chart (Fahrenheit)
Average sea temperature around Sŏnbong in degrees centigrade and fahrenheit
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
°C 1.6 0.9 1.3 3.6 7.7 13.2 18.1 21 19 14.7 9.3 4.2
°F 34.9 33.6 34.3 38.5 45.9 55.7 64.6 69.8 66.2 58.4 48.8 39.6

Wind speed

The graph below shows the average wind speed.

Sŏnbong average winspeed by month (km/h) Sŏnbong average winspeed by month (mph)
Average wind speed in Sŏnbong (mph and kmh)
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
km/h 16 16 16 17 16 13 13 12 12 14 15 14
mph 10 10 10 10 10 8 8 7 7 9 9 9

A monthly average windspeed of over 16km/h or 10mph suggests a location is fairly windy.

Relative humidity

The graph below shows the average relative humidity.

Sŏnbong relative humidity averages
Average relative humidity in Sŏnbong
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
63% 63% 60% 58% 61% 76% 82% 81% 75% 67% 65% 66%

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Sŏnbong weather stats

Sŏnbong weather statistics
Hottest month: August 25°C 77°F
Driest month: February 14mm 0.6ins
Sunniest month: February 6.9hrs
Coldest month: January -6.5°C 20.3°F
Wettest month: August 135mm 5.3ins
Warmest sea: August 21°C 69.8°F
Map showing location of Sŏnbong (42.34222, 130.39667) Sŏnbong map pin © Google

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