Geography and Climate
Wŏnsan's area is 269 square kilometres (104 sq mi). It is located in Kangwŏn Province, on the westernmost part of the Sea of Japan (East Sea of Korea) and the east end of the Korean peninsula's neck. Mt. Changdok (Changdok-san) and Mt. Naphal (Naphal-san) are located to the west of the city. More than 20 small islands flank Wŏnsan's immediate coastal area, including Hwangt'o Island and Ryo Island. Wŏnsan is considered an excellent natural port location. Kŭmgang-san mountain is located near Wŏnsan.
The city has a borderline humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cwa) that is very close to a humid continental climate (Dwa).
| Climate data for Wonsan, North Korea | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 2.0 (35.6) |
4.7 (40.5) |
10.0 (50.0) |
16.5 (61.7) |
20.9 (69.6) |
24.6 (76.3) |
26.7 (80.1) |
27.3 (81.1) |
23.1 (73.6) |
18.9 (66.0) |
11.2 (52.2) |
4.6 (40.3) |
15.8 (60.4) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −5.5 (22.1) |
−3.6 (25.5) |
1.7 (35.1) |
7.7 (45.9) |
12.2 (54.0) |
17.1 (62.8) |
20.9 (69.6) |
21.4 (70.5) |
16.3 (61.3) |
10.5 (50.9) |
3.6 (38.5) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
8.3 (46.9) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 36.8 (1.449) |
25.3 (0.996) |
23.1 (0.909) |
40.8 (1.606) |
80.1 (3.154) |
135.1 (5.319) |
280.2 (11.031) |
211.1 (8.311) |
213.1 (8.39) |
120.1 (4.728) |
55.9 (2.201) |
27.8 (1.094) |
1,249.4 (49.189) |
| Avg. precipitation days | 5.4 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 6.8 | 8.0 | 12.1 | 15.4 | 12.5 | 10.5 | 7.0 | 5.8 | 3.5 | 95.4 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 204.6 | 206.2 | 232.5 | 234.0 | 235.6 | 207.0 | 173.6 | 176.7 | 198.0 | 223.2 | 192.0 | 192.2 | 2,475.6 |
| Source #1: Weather OnLine | |||||||||||||
| Source #2: Wetter Spiegel Online (sunshine only) | |||||||||||||
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