Sŏnbong climate

Sŏnbong Weather in December

NASA POWER reanalysis for the half-degree grid cell around Sŏnbong, 1991-2020; a grid cell is an area average and can differ from a thermometer in town by several degrees

Average highs run from 0°C on December 1 to -5°C on December 31, and lows from -8°C to -13°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 9 mm over about 3 wet days.

December day by day

The normal high and low for each date, in °C.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Sŏnbong, in °C, with the record for each date.-30-20-10010151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

December at a glance

Average high
-3°C
Average low
-11°C
Precipitation
9 mm
Reanalysis high
8°CDec 1, 2008
Reanalysis low
-23°CDec 27, 2000
Daylight
9 h 20 min to 9 h 08 min
Cloud cover
57%
Humidity
77%
Dew point
-11°C
Wind
15.1 km/h

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.

DateNormal highNormal lowReanalysis highReanalysis lowChance wet
Dec 10°C-8°C8°C 2008-16°C 199811%
Dec 2-1°C-9°C8°C 2018-18°C 199810%
Dec 3-1°C-9°C8°C 2016-17°C 199710%
Dec 4-1°C-9°C8°C 2002-14°C 19989%
Dec 5-1°C-9°C7°C 1991-16°C 20199%
Dec 6-2°C-10°C6°C 1992-16°C 20088%
Dec 7-2°C-10°C6°C 1992-16°C 20128%
Dec 8-2°C-10°C6°C 1994-17°C 20128%
Dec 9-2°C-10°C4°C 2008-17°C 19918%
Dec 10-3°C-11°C5°C 2015-18°C 20027%
Dec 11-3°C-11°C3°C 2009-18°C 20027%
Dec 12-3°C-11°C5°C 2006-16°C 20107%
Dec 13-3°C-11°C4°C 2006-16°C 20207%
Dec 14-3°C-11°C2°C 2003-18°C 20106%
Dec 15-3°C-11°C4°C 1996-17°C 20106%
Dec 16-3°C-11°C5°C 2008-18°C 19946%
Dec 17-3°C-11°C4°C 2019-18°C 20056%
Dec 18-4°C-12°C5°C 1998-19°C 20146%
Dec 19-4°C-12°C4°C 1997-18°C 20126%
Dec 20-4°C-12°C4°C 2016-17°C 20125%
Dec 21-4°C-12°C4°C 2003-17°C 20046%
Dec 22-4°C-12°C4°C 2018-19°C 20046%
Dec 23-4°C-12°C4°C 1994-19°C 20126%
Dec 24-4°C-13°C3°C 1996-21°C 20126%
Dec 25-4°C-13°C5°C 2006-20°C 20106%
Dec 26-4°C-13°C5°C 2006-21°C 20006%
Dec 27-4°C-13°C5°C 1999-23°C 20005%
Dec 28-5°C-13°C3°C 2003-21°C 20005%
Dec 29-5°C-13°C3°C 2019-19°C 20004%
Dec 30-5°C-13°C2°C 1999-18°C 20204%
Dec 31-5°C-13°C1°C 2013-20°C 20094%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Sŏnbong, in percent.02.557.51012.51102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (GMT+9).

December 1
sunrise 7:27 AM, sunset 4:47 PM
December 31
sunrise 7:47 AM, sunset 4:55 PM

Every day of December: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.