Climate of Sap’a

Sap’a has a continental climate. In the summer it is warm and wet, and in the winter it is cold and dry. The average annual temperature for Sap’a is 10° degrees and there is about 430 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 170 days a year with an average humidity of 75% and an UV-index of 3.

Climate averages for the whole year

Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between -9°C and 26°C
Night:the average nighttime temperature is between -19°C and 15°C
Rain: it rains 149 days and there is a total of approximately 429 mm rainfall
Snow: it snows an average of 62 days per year
Sun hours: throughout the year there are 2990 sun hours

Maximum temperature:	between -9°C and 26°C
Warmest month:	26°C in July
Coldest month:	-9°C in January
Night temperature:	between -19°C and 15°C
Dry days:	154 days
Days with rain:	149 days
Days with snow:	62 days
Total rain sum:	429 mm
Hours of sunshine:	2990 hours

Climate of Sap’a
Temperature graph
Precipitation graph
Climate chart of Sap’a
The best travel time for Sap’a
Climate of Sap’a by month
Experiences with the weather of Sap’a

Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Sap’a.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Sap’a.

Climate table of Sap’a

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Sap’a. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Sap’a might be like in a given month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day temp. (°C)	-9	-5	2	11	19	23	26	26	20	12	2	-7
Night temp. (°C)	-19	-17	-9	0	6	10	15	14	7	1	-6	-16
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Precipitation (mm)	6	13	22	37	45	51	92	65	30	26	29	13
Days with rain	7	7	10	12	15	20	21	18	12	10	9	8
Days with snow	13	12	11	3	-	-	-	-	-	1	8	14
Dry days	11	9	10	15	16	10	10	13	18	20	13	9
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sun hours per day	6	6	8	10	11	11	9	10	10	6	6	6
Wind force (Bft)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
UV-index	2	2	2	3	5	5	6	5	3	2	2	2

Best time to visit Sap’a

The best time to visit Sap’a in North Korea is from May through September. In this period you have a pleasant temperature and little precipitation. The highest average temperature in Sap’a is 26°C in July and the lowest is -9°C in January.

Climate of Sap’a by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Sap’a? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.

January