Annual mean 11°C · wettest around July · prevailing wind W
Warmest
28.0 °C
Coldest
-0.4 °C
Wettest
76%
Windiest
3.2 m/s
Prevailing
W
2.6 m/s average
When this place is good five ratings · thirty-six ten-day sections · click a cell to read it
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The average temperature in P’yŏngch’ang over the whole year is 11°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 27°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -6°C. P’yŏngch’ang has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 44% in January, the driest month, to 64% in July, the wettest. Winds in P’yŏngch’ang are highest in April, averaging 2.5 m/s (9 km/h), and lightest in September, at 1.8 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W. The clearest skies in P’yŏngch’ang come in December, when the sky is typically 48% covered; July is the cloudiest month, at 72%.
Month by month P’yŏngch’ang climate by month: average temperatures year round · click a month to read it
Month
High
Low
Feels like
Chance of rain
Cloud
Wind
Being outside
Sun
Walking
January
-0°C
-6°C
-5°C
44%
49%
2.4 m/s
0
0
4
February
2°C
-4°C
-3°C
45%
54%
2.4 m/s
0
0
9
March
9°C
1°C
5°C
50%
55%
2.4 m/s
7
0
39
April
15°C
6°C
11°C
51%
56%
2.5 m/s
31
1
64
May
19°C
11°C
17°C
57%
61%
2.4 m/s
62
10
65
June
24°C
17°C
24°C
54%
65%
2.1 m/s
60
40
35
July
26°C
21°C
28°C
64%
72%
1.9 m/s
34
42
16
August
27°C
22°C
29°C
61%
70%
1.9 m/s
29
38
14
September
22°C
16°C
23°C
61%
67%
1.8 m/s
64
31
43
October
16°C
9°C
14°C
51%
59%
1.8 m/s
49
2
72
November
10°C
3°C
6°C
48%
50%
2.2 m/s
12
0
44
December
1°C
-5°C
-4°C
44%
48%
2.5 m/s
0
0
7
High and low are the warmest and coolest of four readings a day — midnight, 6am, noon and 6pm — so a true overnight low can sit a degree or two under them. Chance of rain, cloud and wind are the day’s average; feels-like and the three ratings (each out of 100: Good from 55, Ideal from 80) are read at midday.
Seasons, and the year in short P’yŏngch’ang weather by season
Year round, P’yŏngch’ang has days of about -0°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 27°C in August, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -6°C to 22°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 11°C around the clock. Rain is most likely around July and least likely around January. Every figure here is a decade of observations blended into one representative year, so it reads as what this date is usually like, not a forecast for one particular day.
P’yŏngch’ang weather in winterDecember to February
High 1°CLow -5°CRain 44%
Winter in P’yŏngch’ang has typical daily highs of about 1°C and lows of about -5°C, with a 44% chance of rain on a given day.
P’yŏngch’ang weather in springMarch to May
High 14°CLow 6°CRain 53%
Spring in P’yŏngch’ang has typical daily highs of about 14°C and lows of about 6°C, with a 53% chance of rain on a given day.
P’yŏngch’ang weather in summerJune to August
High 26°CLow 20°CRain 60%
Summer in P’yŏngch’ang has typical daily highs of about 26°C and lows of about 20°C, with a 60% chance of rain on a given day.
P’yŏngch’ang weather in autumnSeptember to November
High 16°CLow 9°CRain 53%
Autumn in P’yŏngch’ang has typical daily highs of about 16°C and lows of about 9°C, with a 53% chance of rain on a given day.
When is the rainy season in P’yŏngch’ang?
P’yŏngch’ang has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 44% in January, the driest month, to 64% in July, the wettest.
What time of year is P’yŏngch’ang windiest?
Winds in P’yŏngch’ang are highest in April, averaging 2.5 m/s (9 km/h), and lightest in September, at 1.8 m/s (6 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the W.
What is the average temperature in P’yŏngch’ang year round?
The average temperature in P’yŏngch’ang over the whole year is 11°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 27°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -6°C.