Wŏnsan
City in North Korea: population, location, elevation, climate and landmarks.
Wonsan DPRK Traveling with Young Pioneer Tours (16980316972): Clay Gilliland, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)
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Overview
Wŏnsan is a city in North Korea, in Kangwŏn-do. About 329,207 people live in the city proper, making it the 7th largest city of North Korea in our atlas.
It lies at 39.15° N, 127.44° E, about 7 m (23 ft) above sea level, and keeps time on the Asia/Pyongyang time zone.
Location
Red dot: Wŏnsan. Green dots: other major cities of North Korea. Map data: Natural Earth.
Climate
Wŏnsan has a continental (hot summer, dry winter) climate (Köppen Dwa). The warmest month is usually Aug, with average highs near 26°C (78°F); the coolest nights come in Jan at about -10°C (14°F). Around 1,292 mm (51 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
- Hŭngnam · 78 km
- Hamhŭng · 85 km
- Sunch’ŏn · 134 km
- Pyongyang · 146 km
- Kaech’ŏn · 147 km
- Kaesŏng · 152 km
- Man’gyŏngdae-ri · 155 km
- Sariwŏn-si · 162 km
- Population, coordinates, elevation, time zone: GeoNames 1866923 (CC BY 4.0)
- Wikidata Q109374 (CC0)
- Climate: NASA POWER 2001-2025 climatology
Text written by Geographical Effect from these sources.
- Wonsan DPRK Traveling with Young Pioneer Tours (16980316972): Clay Gilliland, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons)