Average temperature in January is -5.3 °C
Average daytime temperature is -0.3 °C
Average night temperature is -10.1 °C
Absolute maximum temperature: 9.8 °C
Absolute minimum temperature: -19.4 °C
Number of sunny days: 17
Number of rainy days: 6
Number of snow days: 8
Precipitation sum: 35 mm
* Weather data for Pyongyang North Korea is based on climate observations for 2023 year
| January (°C) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
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| Maximum temperature | -1.4 | -4.1 | -2.8 | -2 | 0.4 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 3.8 | 9.8 | 5.5 | 2.8 | -3.1 | -4.4 | -0.8 | -0.9 | 5.4 | -6.6 | -0.2 | 2.5 | -2 | -15.2 | -6.7 | -1.6 | -6.9 | -3.7 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 6.9 |
| Apparent max temperature | -7.5 | -9.9 | -8.4 | -6.9 | -3.4 | -0.9 | -4.4 | 0.2 | -4.7 | -3.1 | 0.3 | 5.6 | 3.5 | -0.3 | -7.9 | -10.3 | -5.4 | -6.3 | -0.6 | -13.3 | -4 | -1.5 | -7 | -22.3 | -11.5 | -6.3 | -14.2 | -9.4 | -3 | -4.5 | 1.6 |
| Mean temperature | -6.3 | -8 | -8.4 | -8 | -4.6 | 0.4 | -3.6 | -0.5 | -4 | -5.1 | -1.9 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 0 | -6.7 | -7.6 | -5.9 | -4.8 | -1.2 | -8.8 | -3.9 | -1.6 | -10.9 | -17.4 | -9.6 | -7.9 | -10.9 | -8.8 | -4.5 | -3.2 | -1 |
| Apparent mean temperature | -15 | -16.4 | -17.8 | -16.5 | -16.2 | -8.3 | -11 | -9.6 | -13.1 | -13.5 | -12.9 | -7 | -2.8 | -9.2 | -17.1 | -16.4 | -14.3 | -12.5 | -15.7 | -15.6 | -16.5 | -10.4 | -27.3 | -27 | -23.6 | -20 | -20.2 | -19.2 | -13.7 | -13.6 | -10 |
| Minimum temperature | -9.8 | -11.6 | -13.1 | -12.6 | -12.2 | -4.4 | -7.1 | -5.3 | -9.2 | -9.1 | -8.7 | -3 | 0.6 | -4.1 | -11.4 | -11 | -9.9 | -9 | -8.3 | -10.5 | -11.5 | -6.4 | -19.4 | -19.2 | -19.3 | -13.7 | -15.2 | -14.6 | -9.5 | -9.5 | -4.9 |
| Apparent min temperature | -11.9 | -13.2 | -12.9 | -12.3 | -8.6 | -3.8 | -8 | -4.5 | -9.2 | -9.2 | -5.9 | -0.7 | -0.2 | -4.1 | -12.1 | -12.7 | -10.1 | -9.5 | -6.8 | -14.4 | -8.6 | -5.4 | -18 | -23.9 | -14.4 | -13 | -17 | -13.8 | -9.6 | -7.8 | -5.2 |
| January | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
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| Daylight duration (h) | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.2 | 10.2 |
| Sunshine duration (h) | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 4.4 | 8 | 7.3 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.6 | 7 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 0.1 | 7.3 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 5.8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9.1 | 8.4 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 3.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | 6.9 | 7 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 0 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | 0 | 5.8 |
| Precipitation hours | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 18.4 | 14.8 | 12.1 | 8.8 | 10.5 | 16.4 | 16.7 | 12.8 | 21.1 | 7.9 | 9.3 | 14.8 | 10.5 | 17.9 | 16.3 | 13.7 | 9.8 | 11.4 | 27 | 27.8 | 14.2 | 10.1 | 27.2 | 27.9 | 14.4 | 18.1 | 26.5 | 20.6 | 20.9 | 18.4 | 24.1 |
In January 2023, the highest daytime temperature in Pyongyang was 9.8°C.
While the minimum temperature at night dropped to -19.4°C.
The average nighttime and daytime temperatures during January in Pyongyang are -10.1°C and -0.3°C respectively.
The precipitation sum in January is about 35 mm.