Chagang Province · North Korea
Kanggye travel guide
Kanggye is a city in Chagang Province, North Korea, home to about 252,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- TNH140 km · Tonghua Sanyuanpu Airport
- Currency
- KPWNorth Korean won
- Time zone
- Asia/Pyongyang
- Language
- Korean, North Korean standard language
About
About Kanggye
Kanggye is the provincial capital of Chagang, North Korea and has a population of 251,971. Because of its strategic importance, derived from its topography, it has been of military interest from the time of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910).
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When to go
The best time to visit Kanggye
Kanggye has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24 °C; July is the wettest, with about 243 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 Kanggye: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Tonghua Sanyuanpu Airport (TNH), about 140 km from the city centre in a straight line; Changbaishan Airport (NBS, 148 km) is also within reach.
TNH · Tonghua Sanyuanpu Airport
NBS · Changbaishan Airport
Questions
Kanggye: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Kanggye?
Kanggye has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 24 °C; July is the wettest, with about 243 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Kanggye?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Tonghua Sanyuanpu Airport (TNH), about 140 km from the city centre in a straight line; Changbaishan Airport (NBS, 148 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Kanggye?
North Korean won (KPW).
Nearby
Destinations near Kanggye
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.