Kangsŏn climate

Kangsŏn Weather in January

1991-2020 means of the daily record at Pyongyang International (GHCN KNM00047058), 33 km from Kangsŏn

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

January day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Kangsŏn, in °C, with the record for each date.-30-20-1001020151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

January at a glance

Average high
-1°C
Precipitation
9 mm
Record high
12°CJan 9, 1979
Record low
-26°CJan 12, 2001
Daylight
9 h 30 min to 10 h 12 min
Cloud cover
50%
Humidity
75%
Dew point
-10°C
Wind
14.4 km/h

Every day of the month

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

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wet
Jan 10°C9°C 1976-21°C 196112%
Jan 20°C9°C 2016-21°C 198611%
Jan 3-1°C7°C 1960-21°C 201311%
Jan 4-1°C-10°C8°C 1960-25°C 198111%
Jan 5-1°C8°C 2017-26°C 198111%
Jan 60°C-11°C9°C 2017-25°C 198110%
Jan 7-1°C8°C 1989-22°C 19819%
Jan 8-1°C-11°C9°C 1995-20°C 20219%
Jan 9-1°C12°C 1979-20°C 20219%
Jan 10-1°C-11°C6°C 1960-22°C 19869%
Jan 11-1°C-11°C5°C 1998-22°C 19869%
Jan 12-1°C8°C 1964-26°C 20019%
Jan 13-1°C8°C 1996-22°C 19658%
Jan 14-2°C6°C 2002-24°C 19858%
Jan 15-1°C8°C 2002-20°C 19827%
Jan 160°C7°C 1966-26°C 20016%
Jan 170°C-11°C6°C 1973-23°C 20016%
Jan 18-1°C8°C 1969-23°C 19597%
Jan 19-1°C-11°C9°C 1971-23°C 19587%
Jan 20-1°C8°C 1988-21°C 19667%
Jan 21-1°C-10°C8°C 1991-20°C 19816%
Jan 22-1°C10°C 1973-22°C 19636%
Jan 23-1°C7°C 1999-22°C 19906%
Jan 24-1°C-11°C9°C 1979-26°C 19586%
Jan 25-1°C-11°C9°C 1979-21°C 19606%
Jan 260°C-11°C9°C 2021-23°C 19906%
Jan 270°C-10°C8°C 2020-20°C 19816%
Jan 280°C9°C 2020-23°C 19745%
Jan 291°C-9°C9°C 2009-24°C 19855%
Jan 300°C9°C 2009-21°C 19854%
Jan 311°C9°C 2009-21°C 19584%

Chance of rain

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

Sunrise and sunset

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

January 1
sunrise 7:56 AM, sunset 5:26 PM
January 31
sunrise 7:45 AM, sunset 5:57 PM

Every day of January: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station KNM00047058, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: 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.