Kaech’ŏn
City in North Korea: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Songam Cave (5063216873): David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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Overview
Kaech’ŏn is a city in North Korea, in South Pyongan. About 319,554 people live in the city proper, making it the 10th largest city of North Korea in our atlas.
It lies at 39.70° N, 125.89° E, about 35 m (115 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Pyongyang time zone.
Location
Red dot: Kaech’ŏn. Green dots: other major cities of North Korea. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Kaech’ŏn has a continental (hot summer, dry winter) climate (Köppen Dwa). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 27°C (81°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -11°C (12°F). Around 1,066 mm (42 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.
What to eat in North KoreaNational dishes, street food, desserts and drinks on Intercontinental Chef.Nearby major cities
- Sunch’ŏn · 30 km
- Pyongyang · 75 km
- Man’gyŏngdae-ri · 81 km
- Namp’o · 115 km
- Sariwŏn-si · 133 km
- Sinŭiju · 135 km
- Hamhŭng · 142 km
- Wŏnsan · 146 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1876401 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q716127 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Songam Cave (5063216873): David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)