Climates

North Korea has a continental climate with four distinct seasons despite its proximity to the coast due to winds from Siberia that also serve to make the country bitterly cold in winter. Most of North Korea lies between 38 and 43 degrees north latitude. Summer in North Korea is short, humid, and rainy due to monsoon winds from the Pacific Ocean. Sixty per cent of all precipitation that occurs in North Korea comes between June and September. The most pleasant weather in North Korea comes in the spring and fall, when variable winds create mild temperatures and beautiful weather.

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