Sinŭiju
City in North Korea: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Aerial view of Downtown Sinuiju: Baycrest, CC BY-SA 2.5 (Wikimedia Commons)
Overview
Sinŭiju is a city in North Korea, in P'yŏngan-bukto. About 288,112 people live in the city proper, making it the 12th largest city of North Korea in our atlas.
It lies at 40.10° N, 124.40° E, about 6 m (20 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Pyongyang time zone.
Location
Red dot: Sinŭiju. Green dots: other major cities of North Korea. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Sinŭiju 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 -14°C (7°F). Around 1,013 mm (40 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.
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- Kaech’ŏn · 134 km
- Sunch’ŏn · 150 km
- Man’gyŏngdae-ri · 163 km
- Pyongyang · 165 km
- Namp’o · 174 km
- Sariwŏn-si · 211 km
- Hamhŭng · 267 km
- Hŭngnam · 276 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 2040893 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q27247414 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Aerial view of Downtown Sinuiju: Baycrest, CC BY-SA 2.5 (Wikimedia Commons)