Paek'ak climate

Paek'ak Weather in May

1991-2020 means of the daily record at Pyongyang International (GHCN KNM00047058), 27 km from Paek'ak

Average highs run from 22°C on May 1 to 27°C on May 31, and lows from to 13°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 84 mm over about 9 wet days.

May day by day

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

Normal daily high and low temperature at Paek'ak, in °C, with the record for each date.010203040151015202530
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

May at a glance

Average high
23°C
Precipitation
84 mm
Record high
34°CMay 23, 2001
Record low
2°CMay 1, 1966
Daylight
13 h 52 min to 14 h 45 min
Cloud cover
55%
Humidity
69%
Dew point
9°C
Wind
13.7 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
May 122°C30°C 20152°C 196625%
May 222°C29°C 20123°C 196026%
May 322°C29°C 20083°C 198726%
May 422°C29°C 19703°C 198726%
May 523°C29°C 19894°C 195827%
May 621°C30°C 19894°C 196926%
May 722°C29°C 19705°C 200526%
May 823°C30°C 20095°C 196027%
May 922°C29°C 19774°C 196527%
May 1021°C29°C 19755°C 198627%
May 1122°C10°C29°C 19805°C 198628%
May 1222°C28°C 19786°C 198629%
May 1322°C28°C 20016°C 198128%
May 1423°C11°C29°C 19686°C 197628%
May 1523°C30°C 19575°C 197727%
May 1622°C29°C 19966°C 197728%
May 1723°C12°C29°C 19706°C 197728%
May 1823°C31°C 20196°C 198728%
May 1924°C12°C30°C 19916°C 199428%
May 2024°C30°C 20167°C 200827%
May 2125°C13°C31°C 19628°C 196127%
May 2225°C32°C 20167°C 197327%
May 2325°C13°C34°C 20018°C 198827%
May 2424°C14°C31°C 19607°C 196127%
May 2525°C31°C 19607°C 195826%
May 2625°C32°C 20158°C 198525%
May 2725°C32°C 19769°C 199124%
May 2826°C13°C33°C 20159°C 196924%
May 2926°C14°C32°C 195810°C 199923%
May 3026°C32°C 20148°C 197824%
May 3127°C13°C34°C 201410°C 195924%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis on each date at Paek'ak, in percent.01020301102030
  • Chance of a wet day

Sunrise and sunset

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

May 1
sunrise 5:39 AM, sunset 7:31 PM
May 31
sunrise 5:13 AM, sunset 7:58 PM

Every day of May: 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 2026-09-25. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.