Hamhŭng
City in North Korea: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Hamhung-north-korea-september-2015: Mario Micklisch, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Hamhŭng is a city in North Korea, in South Hamgyong. About 559,056 people live in the city proper, making it the 2nd largest city of North Korea in our atlas.
It lies at 39.92° N, 127.54° E, about 16 m (52 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Pyongyang time zone.
Location
Red dot: Hamhŭng. Green dots: other major cities of North Korea. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Hamhŭng has a continental (hot summer, dry winter) climate (Köppen Dwa). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 26°C (79°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -13°C (9°F). Around 946 mm (37 in) of rain and snow falls in a typical year, most of it in Jul.
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.
Landmarks and places to see
Popular sights within a few kilometres of the city centre, ranked by how widely they are documented on Wikipedia.
What to eat in North KoreaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Hŭngnam · 12 km
- Wŏnsan · 85 km
- Kaech’ŏn · 142 km
- Sunch’ŏn · 147 km
- Pyongyang · 181 km
- Man’gyŏngdae-ri · 190 km
- Sariwŏn-si · 218 km
- Namp’o · 224 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1877449 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q109356 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Hamhung-north-korea-september-2015: Mario Micklisch, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
- Hamhung Grand Theatre (14653498397): Clay Gilliland, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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