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Best time to visit Kaesŏng

May is the best time to visit Kaesŏng for general sightseeing, with average highs of 22 °C and about 8 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly May to June.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking May comfort 91/100
The least cloud December 43 % average cloud cover
The least rain January 16 mm
Warmth August 29 °C
Cooler weather January 1.2 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days
1 May 91 22 °C 8
2 September 89 25 °C 8
3 October 87 18 °C 5
4 June 82 26 °C 10
5 April 75 16 °C 7
6 July 62 28 °C 17
7 August 62 29 °C 15
8 November 51 10 °C 7
9 March 51 9.8 °C 5
10 January 39 1.2 °C 3
11 February 39 4.3 °C 4
12 December 39 3.0 °C 4

When to think twice

December scores lowest with about 4 wet days and highs near 3.0 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 1.2 °C 16 mm 43 %
February 4.3 °C 23 mm 44 %
March 9.8 °C 32 mm 48 %
April 16.5 °C 61 mm 51 %
May 22.0 °C 98 mm 56 %
June 26.2 °C 132 mm 65 %
July 27.8 °C 313 mm 76 %
August 28.5 °C 276 mm 67 %
September 24.7 °C 111 mm 56 %
October 18.4 °C 49 mm 44 %
November 10.2 °C 46 mm 46 %
December 3.0 °C 22 mm 43 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.