Compare Weather & Climate
Illinois is 10489.4 kilometers (6517.8 miles) away and 15.0 hours behind Pyongyang, North Korea. Illinois's climate is classified as Humid continental, no dry season, hot summer (Köppen climate classification: Dfa) while Pyongyang has a Humid continental, severe dry winter, hot summer climate (Dwa).
Illinois generally has warmer weather than Pyongyang. The average mean temperature in Illinois is 12.07°C (53.73°F) while Pyongyang’s temperature is 11.52°C (52.74°F) and the difference is 0.55°C (32.99°F). Illinois is hottest on average in July, when the day time temperature may reach 24.9°C (76.82°F), while Pyongyang is hottest in August when the average high temperature is 25.35°C (77.63°F). Illinois is coldest in January when the average low temperature is -7.09°C (19.24°F), while January is the coldest month in Pyongyang, when night time temperature often falls below -9.47°C (14.95°F).
Finally, Illinois has about 1.35 times less rainfall than Pyongyang, (Illinois’s 38.16mm vs Pyongyang’s average of 51.34mm).
Comparison summary
| Weather | Illinois | Pyongyang | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hottest month | July: 24.9°C (76.82°F) | August: 25.35°C (77.63°F) | 0.45°C (32.81°F) |
| Coldest month | January: -7.09°C (19.24°F) | January: -9.47°C (14.95°F) | 2.38°C (36.28°F) |
| Wettest month | May: 71.99mm (2.83in) | August: 193.2mm (7.61in) | 121.21mm (4.77in) |
| Driest month | December: 17.82mm (0.7in) | January: 6.85mm (0.27in) | 10.97mm (0.43in) |