Kwail Air Base

KP-0039 · Hwanghae-namdo, North Korea

Climate Kwail Air Base 2022-2025

Climate and trends: average temperature, flight conditions, precipitation, wind speed and direction.

Calculated from historical METAR data of Paengnyongdo Ab (RKSP) between 2022 and 2025.

VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2025 2024 2023 2022
January 0.0 0 0
February 0.0 0 0 0
March 20.0 14 50 17
April 21.4 0 30
May 5.2 8 0
June 5.0 6 0
July 5.0 6 0 0
August 42.8 50 30 46
September 50.0 46 67 50
October 22.2 100 0 0
November 10.5 11 0 50
December 26.0 33 0 36
Average 18.2 5.0 17.4 13.4 37.1

VFR conditions during daylight period

Percentage of observations where the VFR minimums for ceiling and visibility are met: visibility of 8 km or more and a ceiling of 3,000 ft or more. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Marginal VFR conditions (%)

Month Average 2025 2024 2023 2022
January 62.5 100 0
February 62.5 63 0 0
March 33.3 29 50 33
April 28.5 0 40
May 15.7 17 14
June 10.0 12 0
July 16.6 18 13 0
August 45.7 50 30 54
September 50.0 46 67 50
October 55.5 100 67 25
November 57.8 78 25 100
December 60.8 100 17 64
Average 43.2 60.0 31.7 26.8 54.2

Marginal VFR conditions or better during daylight period

Percentage of observations where the MVFR minimums for ceiling and visibility are met: visibility of 5 km or more and a ceiling of 1,000 ft or more. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Maximum temperatures (°C)

Month Average 2025 2024 2023 2022
January -4.6 -2.1 -5.0
February -1.8 -2.7 1.5 2.2
March 5.1 3.9 6.7 6.0
April 10.2 10.6 9.9
May 14.2 14.4 14.0
June 19.7 20.5 18.5
July 22.9 23.3 22.8 22.1
August 24.8 26.5 23.8 23.6
September 21.8 23.3 21.0 19.3
October 15.1 16.8 16.5 13.4
November 8.2 8.9 7.0 8.9
December 1.5 2.2 3.9 -1.0
Average 11.3 0.8 17.9 12.8 13.6

Average highest temperature per day

The maximum temperature is typically observed some hours after noon.

Minimum temperatures (°C)

Month Average 2025 2024 2023 2022
January -5.7 -4.7 -6.9
February -1.0 -3.7 1.0 2.2
March 4.2 2.7 6.2 5.2
April 9.4 10.0 9.0
May 13.5 13.9 12.9
June 19.0 19.5 18.3
July 22.2 22.3 22.1 22.1
August 24.3 25.6 23.1 23.5
September 20.6 21.6 19.8 19.3
October 14.0 15.5 15.5 12.4
November 6.7 6.9 5.0 8.4
December 0.8 1.5 3.3 -2.1
Average 10.4 -1.7 16.9 12.0 13.1

Average lowest temperature per day

The minimum temperature is typically observed just before sunrise.

Precipitation (%)

Month Average 2025 2024 2023 2022
January 87.5 80 100
February 62.5 63 0 0
March 20.0 29 50 0
April 28.5 25 30
May 42.1 42 43
June 25.0 24 33
July 35.0 31 50 100
August 34.2 17 70 23
September 55.5 64 33 50
October 55.5 50 33 75
November 73.6 78 75 50
December 69.5 67 50 82
Average 48.7 55.0 38.0 47.7 54.2

Precipitation during daylight period

Percentage of observations with observed rain, drizzle, snow or hail. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Wind speed (knots)

Month Average 2025 2024 2023 2022
January 10.1 11 8
February 9.5 10 0 0
March 9.0 13 5 6
April 8.5 8 9
May 8.6 8 10
June 7.3 7 10
July 10.0 10 12 9
August 7.5 6 8 9
September 5.9 5 6 9
October 9.0 7 7 12
November 13.6 16 11 13
December 8.8 6 10 10
Average 9.6 11.1 8.5 8.9 9.8

Average wind speed

Excluding wind gusts. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.

Prevailing wind direction

Month 2025 2024 2023 2022
January 284° 090°
February 022° 360° 360°
March 116° 270° 231°
April 225° 213°
May 241° 162°
June 164° 250°
July 205° 197° 082°
August 202° 195° 214°
September 090° 090° 139°
October 196° 340° 144°
November 286° 121° 245°
December 267° 360° 313°

Prevailing wind direction

Average wind direction, weighed by wind speed. Only observations between sunrise and sunset are taken into account.