North Hamgyong Province · North Korea
Hoeryong travel guide
Hoeryong is a city in North Hamgyong Province, North Korea, home to about 154,000 people.
- Best months
- September
- Nearest airport
- YNJ56 km · Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport
- Currency
- KPWNorth Korean won
- Time zone
- Asia/Pyongyang
- Language
- Korean, North Korean standard language
When to go
The best time to visit Hoeryong
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Hoeryong are September. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 24 °C; August is the wettest, with about 130 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 Hoeryong: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport (YNJ), about 56 km from the city centre in a straight line; Orang (Chongjin) Airport (RGO, 112 km) is also within reach.
YNJ · Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport
RGO · Orang (Chongjin) Airport
Questions
Hoeryong: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Hoeryong?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Hoeryong are September. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 24 °C; August is the wettest, with about 130 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Hoeryong?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Yanji Chaoyangchuan Airport (YNJ), about 56 km from the city centre in a straight line; Orang (Chongjin) Airport (RGO, 112 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Hoeryong?
North Korean won (KPW).
Nearby
Destinations near Hoeryong
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.