According to Lifeguin’s travel calendar, the best time to visit North Korea is April to May and September to October. Plan 5–7 days.
Best months for North Korea
- Best months
- April to May and September to October
- How long to stay
- 5–7 days
- Continent
- Asia
What North Korea is best for
Monumental Soviet-style architecture in Pyongyang, historic Kaesong, and strictly guided visits to the DMZ.
The UK or US government advises against travel here at the moment. Check your own government’s travel advice before you plan anything.
Weather in North Korea by month
Monthly averages around Pyongyang; the mountains and other regions can differ a lot.
| Month | Average temperature | Rain |
|---|---|---|
| January | about −6 °C | little rain (9 mm) |
| February | about −3 °C | little rain (21 mm) |
| March | about 2 °C | little rain (21 mm) |
| April best | about 9 °C | some rain (54 mm) |
| May best | about 16 °C | some rain (75 mm) |
| June | about 22 °C | some rain (96 mm) |
| July | about 24 °C | a lot of rain (273 mm) |
| August | about 24 °C | a lot of rain (228 mm) |
| September best | about 19 °C | some rain (96 mm) |
| October best | about 12 °C | some rain (45 mm) |
| November | about 4 °C | some rain (48 mm) |
| December | about −4 °C | little rain (18 mm) |
Sources: what a place is best for — our own travel guides and, for places we have not written about yet, research done with the help of AI (Google Gemini); weather — NASA POWER climate averages; prices — World Bank price levels (CC BY 4.0).
Good to know about North Korea
- Capital
- Pyongyang
- Language
- Korean
- Currency
- North Korean Won (KPW)
- Time
- UTC+9
- Plugs
- Type A, C, F · 110 / 220 V
- Driving
- On the right
- Calling code
- +850
Sources: Wikidata, Unicode CLDR and the IANA time zone database.
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