Kaesŏng
City in North Korea: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Kaesong in 2018: Christophe95, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Kaesŏng is a city in North Korea, in Kaesong. About 338,155 people live in the city proper, making it the 6th largest city of North Korea in our atlas.
It lies at 37.97° N, 126.55° E, about 42 m (138 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Pyongyang time zone.
Location
Red dot: Kaesŏng. Green dots: other major cities of North Korea. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Kaesŏng has a continental (hot summer, dry winter) climate (Köppen Dwa). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 28°C (83°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -9°C (15°F). Around 1,132 mm (45 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
- Sariwŏn-si · 92 km
- Namp’o · 132 km
- Pyongyang · 137 km
- Man’gyŏngdae-ri · 138 km
- Wŏnsan · 153 km
- Sunch’ŏn · 171 km
- Kaech’ŏn · 201 km
- Hŭngnam · 228 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1876373 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q109079 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Kaesong in 2018: Christophe95, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons)