Average temperature in January is -3.9 °C
Average daytime temperature is 1.4 °C
Average night temperature is -7.8 °C
Absolute maximum temperature: 10 °C
Absolute minimum temperature: -16.7 °C
Number of sunny days: 22
Number of rainy days: 2
Number of snow days: 7
Precipitation sum: 19 mm
* Weather data for Hamhŭng 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 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 4.9 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 9.9 | 10 | 6.8 | 2.1 | -4 | -0.6 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 3.8 | -4.1 | -1.6 | -0.7 | 2.5 | -10.4 | -5.9 | -1 | -3.3 | -3 | -1.1 | 2.2 | 1.2 |
| Apparent max temperature | -2.8 | -2.3 | -1.3 | -2.8 | -0.8 | -0.2 | 2 | -0.2 | 2.1 | -0.7 | 4.5 | 6.3 | 4.7 | -2.5 | -8.2 | -5.2 | -4.8 | -3.9 | -1.8 | -9.9 | -7.1 | -5.2 | -1.4 | -17.8 | -12.9 | -5.7 | -9.9 | -9.6 | -5.2 | -3.4 | -1.9 |
| Mean temperature | -3.4 | -3.9 | -3.6 | -2.8 | -2.3 | -0.2 | -1.3 | -1.1 | -1 | -1.9 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.2 | -2.2 | -5.2 | -6 | -5.4 | -4.8 | -2.4 | -7.7 | -5.9 | -3.7 | -7.1 | -14 | -11.2 | -6.6 | -8.3 | -7.5 | -5.4 | -3.9 | -2.6 |
| Apparent mean temperature | -12.8 | -13 | -12.5 | -11 | -10.5 | -6.7 | -9.9 | -9.2 | -10.7 | -9.7 | -6.4 | -4.8 | -2.7 | -10 | -13.5 | -13.6 | -14.2 | -13.1 | -12 | -14.9 | -14.6 | -11.2 | -23.4 | -23.6 | -21.5 | -15.9 | -16.7 | -16.4 | -13.6 | -11.7 | -9 |
| Minimum temperature | -7.9 | -8 | -7.4 | -6.2 | -5.8 | -2.8 | -5.4 | -5.1 | -6.6 | -4.8 | -2.3 | -0.9 | 0.5 | -5.1 | -7.8 | -9.7 | -9.3 | -8.7 | -6.3 | -10.4 | -9.8 | -6.7 | -15.9 | -15.8 | -16.7 | -10.9 | -12.1 | -11.5 | -9.3 | -7.3 | -4.8 |
| Apparent min temperature | -8.6 | -8.7 | -8.8 | -7.5 | -6.9 | -3.7 | -5.2 | -5.5 | -5.7 | -6.3 | -1.9 | -0.3 | 0.4 | -7 | -9.5 | -10.3 | -10.2 | -9.3 | -7 | -13.1 | -10.9 | -8 | -12.8 | -20.3 | -16.7 | -11.7 | -14.3 | -12.6 | -10 | -8.7 | -6.4 |
| 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) | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 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 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Sunshine duration (h) | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 0.1 | 7.7 | 7.1 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 8.7 | 8 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.7 | 3.8 | 8.1 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 6.2 | 9 | 2.6 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | 8.7 | 6 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.1 |
| Precipitation hours | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 23 | 11.8 | 17.1 | 12.4 | 11.9 | 9.3 | 13.3 | 15 | 19.8 | 10.4 | 18.8 | 13.1 | 14.5 | 16.6 | 15.5 | 14.4 | 18.7 | 10.8 | 20.6 | 24 | 14.6 | 11 | 22.7 | 27.5 | 22.8 | 19 | 20.9 | 21.5 | 14.1 | 15.7 | 17 |
In January 2023, the highest daytime temperature in Hamhŭng was 10°C.
While the minimum temperature at night dropped to -16.7°C.
The average nighttime and daytime temperatures during January in Hamhŭng are -7.8°C and 1.4°C respectively.
The precipitation sum in January is about 19 mm.