Sŏnbong climate

Sŏnbong Weather in May

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 16°C on May 1 to 20°C on May 31, and lows from 5°C to 10°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 81 mm over about 9 wet days.

May 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.0102030151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Reanalysis extreme high
  • Reanalysis extreme low

May at a glance

Average high
18°C
Average low
7°C
Precipitation
81 mm
Reanalysis high
30°CMay 21, 2016
Reanalysis low
1°CMay 1, 1991
Daylight
14 h 04 min to 15 h 03 min
Cloud cover
71%
Humidity
73%
Dew point
7°C
Wind
9.4 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
May 116°C5°C22°C 20081°C 199124%
May 216°C5°C26°C 20202°C 201325%
May 316°C5°C24°C 20081°C 199124%
May 416°C5°C25°C 20092°C 199925%
May 516°C5°C22°C 20152°C 199526%
May 616°C6°C20°C 19981°C 200527%
May 716°C6°C23°C 20091°C 200528%
May 816°C6°C24°C 20093°C 200329%
May 917°C6°C26°C 20131°C 200329%
May 1017°C6°C24°C 19971°C 199629%
May 1117°C6°C23°C 20183°C 201030%
May 1217°C7°C22°C 20183°C 199531%
May 1317°C7°C24°C 20143°C 201131%
May 1418°C7°C25°C 20014°C 200731%
May 1518°C7°C27°C 20183°C 201131%
May 1618°C7°C28°C 19963°C 201131%
May 1718°C8°C24°C 20004°C 199432%
May 1818°C8°C26°C 20125°C 199433%
May 1919°C8°C28°C 20175°C 199735%
May 2019°C8°C28°C 20025°C 199734%
May 2119°C8°C30°C 20165°C 199234%
May 2219°C9°C27°C 20075°C 199234%
May 2319°C9°C26°C 20156°C 199534%
May 2419°C9°C27°C 20157°C 199234%
May 2520°C9°C30°C 20195°C 199833%
May 2620°C9°C28°C 20197°C 201032%
May 2720°C9°C28°C 19936°C 199932%
May 2820°C10°C26°C 20096°C 199934%
May 2920°C10°C29°C 20007°C 199334%
May 3020°C10°C26°C 20146°C 199833%
May 3120°C10°C29°C 20147°C 200934%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Sŏnbong, in percent.0102030401102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

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

May 1
sunrise 5:14 AM, sunset 7:18 PM
May 31
sunrise 4:45 AM, sunset 7:48 PM

Every day of May: 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.