North Hamgyong Province · North Korea
Kimchaek travel guide
Kimchaek is a city in North Hamgyong Province, North Korea, home to about 207,000 people.
- Best months
- June
- Nearest airport
- RGO93 km · Orang (Chongjin) Airport
- Currency
- KPWNorth Korean won
- Time zone
- Asia/Pyongyang
- Language
- Korean, North Korean standard language
About
About Kimchaek
Kimch'aek, formerly Sŏngjin (Chosŏn'gŭl: 성진, Hancha: 城津), is a city in North Hamgyong Province, North Korea. It was an open port in 1899.
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When to go
The best time to visit Kimchaek
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Kimchaek are June. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25 °C; August is the wettest, with about 147 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 Kimchaek: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Orang (Chongjin) Airport (RGO), about 93 km from the city centre in a straight line.
RGO · Orang (Chongjin) Airport
Questions
Kimchaek: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Kimchaek?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Kimchaek are June. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 25 °C; August is the wettest, with about 147 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Kimchaek?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Orang (Chongjin) Airport (RGO), about 93 km from the city centre in a straight line.
What currency is used in Kimchaek?
North Korean won (KPW).
Nearby
Destinations near Kimchaek
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.