South Hamgyong Province · North Korea
Tanchon travel guide
Tanchon is a city in South Hamgyong Province, North Korea, home to about 346,000 people.
- Best months
- May
- Nearest airport
- RGO124 km · Orang (Chongjin) Airport
- Currency
- KPWNorth Korean won
- Time zone
- Asia/Pyongyang
- Language
- Korean, North Korean standard language
About
About Tanchon
Tanch'ŏn (Korean pronunciation: [tan.tsʰʌn]) is a port city in northeastern South Hamgyŏng province, North Korea. It has a population of approximately 360,000.
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When to go
The best time to visit Tanchon
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Tanchon are May. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 26 °C; August is the wettest, with about 181 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 Tanchon: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Orang (Chongjin) Airport (RGO), about 124 km from the city centre in a straight line; Sondok Airport (DSO, 146 km) is also within reach.
RGO · Orang (Chongjin) Airport
DSO · Sondok Airport
Questions
Tanchon: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Tanchon?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Tanchon are May. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 26 °C; August is the wettest, with about 181 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Tanchon?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Orang (Chongjin) Airport (RGO), about 124 km from the city centre in a straight line; Sondok Airport (DSO, 146 km) is also within reach.
What currency is used in Tanchon?
North Korean won (KPW).
Nearby
Destinations near Tanchon
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.