Sariwŏn-si
City in North Korea: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Unnamed Road, Sariwon, North Hwanghae, North Korea - panoramio (1): Yoni Rubin, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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Overview
Sariwŏn-si is a city in North Korea, in North Hwanghae. About 310,100 people live in the city proper, making it the 11th largest city of North Korea in our atlas.
It lies at 38.51° N, 125.76° E, about 20 m (66 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Pyongyang time zone.
Location
Red dot: Sariwŏn-si. Green dots: other major cities of North Korea. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Sariwŏn-si has a continental (hot summer, dry winter) climate (Köppen Dwa). The warmest month is usually Jul, with average highs near 29°C (84°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -10°C (14°F). Around 964 mm (38 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
- Namp’o · 40 km
- Man’gyŏngdae-ri · 54 km
- Pyongyang · 58 km
- Kaesŏng · 91 km
- Sunch’ŏn · 104 km
- Kaech’ŏn · 133 km
- Wŏnsan · 163 km
- Sinŭiju · 213 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1870883 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q505807 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Unnamed Road, Sariwon, North Hwanghae, North Korea - panoramio (1): Yoni Rubin, CC BY 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)