Kangwon Province · North Korea
Munchon travel guide
Munchon is a city in Kangwon Province, North Korea, home to about 123,000 people.
- Nearest airport
- WOS15 km · Wonsan Kalma Airport
- Currency
- KPWNorth Korean won
- Time zone
- Asia/Pyongyang
- Language
- Korean, North Korean standard language
When to go
The best time to visit Munchon
Munchon has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27 °C; August is the wettest, with about 305 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 Munchon: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Wonsan Kalma Airport (WOS), about 15 km from the city centre in a straight line; Sondok Airport (DSO, 55 km) and Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ, 145 km) are also within reach.
WOS · Wonsan Kalma Airport
DSO · Sondok Airport
FNJ · Pyongyang Sunan International Airport
Questions
Munchon: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Munchon?
Munchon has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 27 °C; August is the wettest, with about 305 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Munchon?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Wonsan Kalma Airport (WOS), about 15 km from the city centre in a straight line; Sondok Airport (DSO, 55 km) and Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ, 145 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Munchon?
North Korean won (KPW).
Nearby
Destinations near Munchon
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.