Ryanggang Province · North Korea
Hyesan travel guide
Hyesan is a city in Ryanggang Province, North Korea, home to about 193,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- NBS89 km · Changbaishan Airport
- Currency
- KPWNorth Korean won
- Time zone
- Asia/Pyongyang
- Language
- Korean, North Korean standard language
When to go
The best time to visit Hyesan
Hyesan has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23 °C; July is the wettest, with about 166 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 Hyesan: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Changbaishan Airport (NBS), about 89 km from the city centre in a straight line; Orang (Chongjin) Airport (RGO, 122 km) is also within reach.
NBS · Changbaishan Airport
RGO · Orang (Chongjin) Airport
Questions
Hyesan: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Hyesan?
Hyesan has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23 °C; July is the wettest, with about 166 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Hyesan?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Changbaishan Airport (NBS), about 89 km from the city centre in a straight line; Orang (Chongjin) Airport (RGO, 122 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Hyesan?
North Korean won (KPW).
Nearby
Destinations near Hyesan
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.