Chongjin
City in North Korea: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Chongjin: Raymond K. Cunningham, Jr., CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Chongjin is a city in North Korea, in North Hamgyong. About 327,000 people live in the city proper, making it the 8th largest city of North Korea in our atlas.
It lies at 41.80° N, 129.78° E, about 5 m (16 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Pyongyang time zone.
Location
Red dot: Chongjin. Green dots: other major cities of North Korea. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Chongjin has a continental (warm summer, dry winter) climate (Köppen Dwb). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 24°C (76°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -10°C (13°F). Around 801 mm (32 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Aug.
Bars: average daily high and low (°C) for each month; blue columns and figures: average precipitation (mm). Gridded 2001-2025 averages from NASA POWER, so mountain and coastal spots can differ from local station records.
What to eat in North KoreaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Hamhŭng · 279 km
- Hŭngnam · 280 km
- Wŏnsan · 351 km
- Kaech’ŏn · 397 km
- Sunch’ŏn · 412 km
- Pyongyang · 452 km
- Man’gyŏngdae-ri · 461 km
- Sinŭiju · 483 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2044757 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q109336 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Chongjin: Raymond K. Cunningham, Jr., CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)