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===Climate=== Pyongyang has a [[Continental climate|hot-summer continental monsoon climate]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]]: ''Dwa''), featuring warm to hot, humid summers and cold, dry winters.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Muller |first=M. J. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=az3qCAAAQBAJ&q=Pyongyang+koppen+dwa&pg=PA125 |title=Selected climatic data for a global set of standard stations for vegetation science |date=2012-12-06 |publisher=Springer Science & Business Media |isbn=978-94-009-8040-2 |language=en |access-date=19 November 2020 |archive-date=28 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828040607/https://books.google.com/books?id=az3qCAAAQBAJ&q=Pyongyang+koppen+dwa&pg=PA125 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=85074&cityname=Pyongyang,+North+Korea |title=Pyongyang, North Korea Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase) |website=Weatherbase |access-date=2020-03-24 |archive-date=6 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806160208/http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=85074&cityname=Pyongyang,+North+Korea |url-status=live }}</ref> Cold, dry winds can blow from [[Siberian High|Siberia]] in winter, making conditions very cold; the low temperature is usually below freezing between November and early March, although the average daytime high is at least a few degrees above freezing in every month except January. The winter is generally much drier than summer, with snow falling for 37 days on average. The transition from the cold, dry winter to the warm, wet summer occurs rather quickly between April and early May, and there is a similarly abrupt return to winter conditions in late October and November. Summers are generally hot and humid, with the [[East Asian monsoon]] taking place from June until September; these are also the hottest months, with average temperatures of {{cvt|21|to|25|°C}}, and daytime highs often above {{cvt|30|°C}}. Although largely transitional seasons, spring and autumn experience more pleasant weather, with average high temperatures ranging from {{cvt|20 to 26|°C}} in May and {{cvt|22 to 27|°C}} in September,<ref>{{cite web |title=Average Weather in May in Pyongyang, North Korea - Weather Spark |url=https://weatherspark.com/m/141759/5/Average-Weather-in-May-in-Pyongyang-North-Korea |access-date=2020-08-23 |website=weatherspark.com |archive-date=24 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024083206/https://weatherspark.com/m/141759/5/Average-Weather-in-May-in-Pyongyang-North-Korea |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Average Weather in September in Pyongyang, North Korea - Weather Spark |url=https://weatherspark.com/m/141759/9/Average-Weather-in-September-in-Pyongyang-North-Korea |access-date=2020-08-23 |website=weatherspark.com |archive-date=24 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024164909/https://weatherspark.com/m/141759/9/Average-Weather-in-September-in-Pyongyang-North-Korea |url-status=live }}</ref> coupled with relatively clear, sunny skies.<ref>{{cite web |title=Average Weather in Pyongyang, North Korea, Year Round - Weather Spark |url=https://weatherspark.com/y/141759/Average-Weather-in-Pyongyang-North-Korea-Year-Round#Sections-Clouds |access-date=2020-08-23 |website=weatherspark.com |archive-date=26 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026025723/https://weatherspark.com/y/141759/Average-Weather-in-Pyongyang-North-Korea-Year-Round#Sections-Clouds |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Average Weather in Pyongyang, North Korea, Year Round - Weather Spark |url=https://weatherspark.com/y/141759/Average-Weather-in-Pyongyang-North-Korea-Year-Round#Sections-Precipitation |access-date=2020-08-23 |website=weatherspark.com |archive-date=26 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026025723/https://weatherspark.com/y/141759/Average-Weather-in-Pyongyang-North-Korea-Year-Round#Sections-Precipitation |url-status=live }}</ref> {{Weather box|location = Pyongyang (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1961–present) | collapsed = | metric first = y | single line = y | Jan record high C = 12.0 | Feb record high C = 17.3 | Mar record high C = 22.5 | Apr record high C = 29.1 | May record high C = 34.0 | Jun record high C = 35.8 | Jul record high C = 36.9 | Aug record high C = 37.9 | Sep record high C = 33.5 | Oct record high C = 30.0 | Nov record high C = 26.0 | Dec record high C = 15.0 | Jan high C = -0.4 | Feb high C = 3.1 | Mar high C = 9.7 | Apr high C = 17.6 | May high C = 23.5 | Jun high C = 27.5 | Jul high C = 29.1 | Aug high C = 29.6 | Sep high C = 25.7 | Oct high C = 18.8 | Nov high C = 9.7 | Dec high C = 1.4 | year high C = 16.3 | Jan mean C = -5.4 | Feb mean C = -2.0 | Mar mean C = 4.0 | Apr mean C = 11.4 | May mean C = 17.4 | Jun mean C = 21.9 | Jul mean C = 24.7 | Aug mean C = 25.0 | Sep mean C = 20.2 | Oct mean C = 12.9 | Nov mean C = 4.8 | Dec mean C = -2.9 | year mean C = 11.0 | Jan low C = -9.8 | Feb low C = -6.6 | Mar low C = -0.9 | Apr low C = 5.9 | May low C = 12.0 | Jun low C = 17.4 | Jul low C = 21.4 | Aug low C = 21.5 | Sep low C = 15.6 | Oct low C = 7.8 | Nov low C = 0.5 | Dec low C = -6.8 | year low C = 6.5 | Jan record low C = -26.5 | Feb record low C = -23.4 | Mar record low C = -16.1 | Apr record low C = -6.1 | May record low C = 2.2 | Jun record low C = 7.0 | Jul record low C = 11.1 | Aug record low C = 12.0 | Sep record low C = 3.6 | Oct record low C = -6.0 | Nov record low C = -14.0 | Dec record low C = -22.8 | precipitation colour = green | Jan precipitation mm = 9.6 | Feb precipitation mm = 14.5 | Mar precipitation mm = 23.9 | Apr precipitation mm = 44.8 | May precipitation mm = 74.7 | Jun precipitation mm = 90.2 | Jul precipitation mm = 274.7 | Aug precipitation mm = 209.6 | Sep precipitation mm = 90.8 | Oct precipitation mm = 47.2 | Nov precipitation mm = 38.4 | Dec precipitation mm = 18.0 | year precipitation mm = 936.4 |unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm | Jan precipitation days = 3.9 | Feb precipitation days = 3.7 | Mar precipitation days = 4.2 | Apr precipitation days = 5.8 | May precipitation days = 7.1 | Jun precipitation days = 7.9 | Jul precipitation days = 12.5 | Aug precipitation days = 10.1 | Sep precipitation days = 6.3 | Oct precipitation days = 5.8 | Nov precipitation days = 7.1 | Dec precipitation days = 5.7 |year precipitation days = 80.1 | Jan snow days = 5.4 | Feb snow days = 4.0 | Mar snow days = 1.8 | Apr snow days = 0.3 | May snow days = 0.0 | Jun snow days = 0.0 | Jul snow days = 0.0 | Aug snow days = 0.0 | Sep snow days = 0.0 | Oct snow days = 0.1 | Nov snow days = 1.9 | Dec snow days = 5.5 | year snow days = 19.0 | Jan humidity = 69.1 | Feb humidity = 65.0 | Mar humidity = 62.5 | Apr humidity = 60.4 | May humidity = 65.3 | Jun humidity = 72.2 | Jul humidity = 81.1 | Aug humidity = 80.6 | Sep humidity = 75.3 | Oct humidity = 72.0 | Nov humidity = 72.2 | Dec humidity = 70.6 | year humidity = 70.5 | Jan sun = 184 | Feb sun = 197 | Mar sun = 231 | Apr sun = 237 | May sun = 263 | Jun sun = 229 | Jul sun = 181 | Aug sun = 204 | Sep sun = 222 | Oct sun = 214 | Nov sun = 165 | Dec sun = 165 | Jan uv = 2 | Feb uv = 3 | Mar uv = 4 | Apr uv = 6 | May uv = 7 | Jun uv = 8 | Jul uv = 9 | Aug uv = 9 | Sep uv = 7 | Oct uv = 4 | Nov uv = 2 | Dec uv = 1 | source 1 = [[Korea Meteorological Administration]]<ref name= KMA>{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129211112/https://data.kma.go.kr/resources/normals/pdf_data/northkorea_pdf_0104.pdf |archive-date=29 January 2022 |url=https://data.kma.go.kr/resources/normals/pdf_data/northkorea_pdf_0104.pdf |title=30 years report of Meteorological Observations in North Korea (1991 ~ 2020) |publisher=[[Korea Meteorological Administration]]|access-date=31 January 2022 |language=ko |url-status=live |pages=199–367}}</ref> | source 2 = Pogodaiklimat.ru (extremes),<ref name="Pogoda i Klimat">{{cite web |url=http://www.pogodaiklimat.ru/climate4/47058.htm |title=Climate Pyongyang |access-date=16 May 2019 |work=Pogoda.ru.net |archive-date=28 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828041104/http://www.pogodaiklimat.ru/climate4/47058.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> Deutscher Wetterdienst (sun, 1961–1990)<ref name="DWD">{{Cite FTP |url=ftp://ftp-cdc.dwd.de/pub/CDC/observations_global/CLIMAT/multi_annual/sunshine_duration/1961_1990.txt |title=PYONGYANG SUN 1961–1990 |access-date=16 May 2019 |url-status=dead |server=DWD }}</ref> and Weather Atlas<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.weather-atlas.com/en/north-korea/pyongyang-climate |title=Pyongyang, North Korea - Detailed climate information and monthly weather forecast |publisher=Yu Media Group |website=Weather Atlas |language=en |access-date=2019-07-09 |archive-date=19 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220319095047/https://www.weather-atlas.com/en/north-korea/pyongyang-climate |url-status=live }}</ref> }}
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