North Pyongan Province · North Korea
Chongju travel guide
Chongju is a city in North Pyongan Province, North Korea, home to about 190,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- FNJ65 km · Pyongyang Sunan International Airport
- Currency
- KPWNorth Korean won
- Time zone
- Asia/Pyongyang
- Language
- Korean, North Korean standard language
When to go
The best time to visit Chongju
Chongju has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 29 °C; July is the wettest, with about 273 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Chongju: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ), about 65 km from the city centre in a straight line; Dandong Langtou International Airport (DDG, 87 km) is also within reach.
FNJ · Pyongyang Sunan International Airport
DDG · Dandong Langtou International Airport
Questions
Chongju: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Chongju?
Chongju has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 29 °C; July is the wettest, with about 273 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Chongju?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ), about 65 km from the city centre in a straight line; Dandong Langtou International Airport (DDG, 87 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Chongju?
North Korean won (KPW).
Nearby
Destinations near Chongju
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.