North Hwanghae Province · North Korea
Sariwon travel guide
Sariwon is a city in North Hwanghae Province, North Korea, home to about 308,000 people.
- Best months
- October
- Nearest airport
- FNJ77 km · Pyongyang Sunan International Airport
- Currency
- KPWNorth Korean won
- Time zone
- Asia/Pyongyang
- Language
- Korean, North Korean standard language
About
About Sariwon
Sariwŏn is a city in North Korea. It is the capital and largest city of North Hwanghae Province.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Sariwon
See
- North Hwanghae Arts Theatre
- Songbulsa Temple
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When to go
The best time to visit Sariwon
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Sariwon are October. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; July is the wettest, with about 295 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 Sariwon: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ), about 77 km from the city centre in a straight line; Incheon International Airport (ICN, 134 km) and Seoul Gimpo International Airport (GMP, 142 km) are also within reach.
FNJ · Pyongyang Sunan International Airport
ICN · Incheon International Airport
GMP · Seoul Gimpo International Airport
Questions
Sariwon: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Sariwon?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Sariwon are October. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; July is the wettest, with about 295 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Sariwon?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Pyongyang Sunan International Airport (FNJ), about 77 km from the city centre in a straight line; Incheon International Airport (ICN, 134 km) and Seoul Gimpo International Airport (GMP, 142 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Sariwon?
North Korean won (KPW).
Nearby
Destinations near Sariwon
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.