South Hamgyong Province · North Korea

Sinpo travel guide

Sinpo is a city in South Hamgyong Province, North Korea, home to about 153,000 people.

Best months
May
Nearest airport
DSO76 km · Sondok Airport
Currency
KPWNorth Korean won
Time zone
Asia/Pyongyang
Language
Korean, North Korean standard language

When to go

The best time to visit Sinpo

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Sinpo are May. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 26 °C; August is the wettest, with about 203 mm of rain.

-12°9°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec203 mm
Average highAverage lowRain per monthComfortable months

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 Sinpo: airports and arrival

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Sondok Airport (DSO), about 76 km from the city centre in a straight line; Wonsan Kalma Airport (WOS, 121 km) is also within reach.

medium airport

DSO · Sondok Airport

76.1 km from the centreICAO ZKSD
medium airport

WOS · Wonsan Kalma Airport

121.2 km from the centreICAO ZKWS

Questions

Sinpo: questions travellers ask

When is the best time to visit Sinpo?

The most comfortable months for a city stay in Sinpo are May. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 26 °C; August is the wettest, with about 203 mm of rain.

Which airport is closest to Sinpo?

The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Sondok Airport (DSO), about 76 km from the city centre in a straight line; Wonsan Kalma Airport (WOS, 121 km) is also within reach.

What currency is used in Sinpo?

North Korean won (KPW).

Nearby

Destinations near Sinpo

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.