North Korea
About 25.5M people live in North Korea, on 120,540 km² in 13 regions; the capital is Pyongyang. The highest summit is Baekdu Mountain (2,744 m).
Mean of its 13 most visited places. Best: May · Sep–Oct.
North Korea at a glance
The atlas follows 34,446 places here month by month, with 15 mountains and 20 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are May, September and October.
North Korea's population
Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.
+139%11.1M in 1950 → 26.6M in 2025 → 25.8M in 2050North Korea · In numbers
The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.
When to go to North Korea
The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.
For the beach in August
Places and regions of North Korea
The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.
76OctoberKaesong
82OctoberHamhung
75OctoberSinuiju
77OctoberNampo
76OctoberSariwŏn-si
80OctoberHaeju
72OctoberPyongsong
56OctoberHyesan
13 regions
North Korea from above
Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.
Nature in North Korea
Wildlife in October
The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.
Outdoors in North Korea
Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.
Culture in North Korea
20 monuments and 24 museums; the best known first.
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What's on in North Korea
The ground and the sky in North Korea
Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.
Getting to North Korea
1 large airports, 546 railway stations; the ones closest to the most visited places.
Practical information
Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.