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The average temperature in Samch’ŏk over the whole year is 12°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 26°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -2°C. Samch’ŏk has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 47% in January, the driest month, to 65% in July, the wettest. Winds in Samch’ŏk are highest in December, averaging 2.9 m/s (10 km/h), and lightest in July, at 1.9 m/s (7 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NE. The clearest skies in Samch’ŏk come in December, when the sky is typically 42% covered; July is the cloudiest month, at 68%.
| Month | High | Low | Feels like | Chance of rain | Cloud | Wind | Being outside | Sun | Walking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3°C | -2°C | -2°C | 47% | 44% | 2.8 m/s | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| February | 4°C | -1°C | -1°C | 55% | 51% | 2.7 m/s | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| March | 10°C | 4°C | 5°C | 58% | 53% | 2.7 m/s | 5 | 0 | 41 |
| April | 15°C | 9°C | 11°C | 55% | 53% | 2.8 m/s | 25 | 1 | 67 |
| May | 19°C | 13°C | 17°C | 55% | 59% | 2.5 m/s | 63 | 6 | 74 |
| June | 23°C | 18°C | 23°C | 57% | 63% | 2.1 m/s | 73 | 30 | 47 |
| July | 26°C | 22°C | 28°C | 65% | 68% | 1.9 m/s | 41 | 48 | 16 |
| August | 26°C | 23°C | 29°C | 64% | 67% | 1.9 m/s | 29 | 48 | 10 |
| September | 22°C | 17°C | 23°C | 62% | 65% | 2.1 m/s | 72 | 32 | 43 |
| October | 17°C | 11°C | 15°C | 54% | 55% | 2.1 m/s | 55 | 3 | 75 |
| November | 12°C | 6°C | 8°C | 55% | 47% | 2.5 m/s | 18 | 0 | 55 |
| December | 4°C | -1°C | -1°C | 57% | 42% | 2.9 m/s | 1 | 0 | 15 |
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.
Year round, Samch’ŏk has days of about 3°C at their warmest in January, its coolest month, and 26°C in August, its warmest; the coolest hours of the day run from -2°C to 23°C through the year, and the average temperature over the year is 12°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.
Winter in Samch’ŏk has typical daily highs of about 4°C and lows of about -1°C, with a 53% chance of rain on a given day.
Spring in Samch’ŏk has typical daily highs of about 14°C and lows of about 9°C, with a 56% chance of rain on a given day.
Summer in Samch’ŏk has typical daily highs of about 25°C and lows of about 21°C, with a 62% chance of rain on a given day.
Autumn in Samch’ŏk has typical daily highs of about 17°C and lows of about 11°C, with a 57% chance of rain on a given day.
Samch’ŏk has no sharply defined rainy season: the chance of rain on a given day runs from 47% in January, the driest month, to 65% in July, the wettest.
Winds in Samch’ŏk are highest in December, averaging 2.9 m/s (10 km/h), and lightest in July, at 1.9 m/s (7 km/h). The prevailing wind is from the NE.
The average temperature in Samch’ŏk over the whole year is 12°C. August is the hottest month, with highs of about 26°C; January is the coldest, with lows of about -2°C.