Compare Weather & Climate
Iowa is 10222.2 kilometers (6351.8 miles) away and 15.0 hours behind Pyongyang, North Korea. Iowa'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).
Iowa generally has cooler weather than Pyongyang. The average mean temperature in Iowa is 10.63°C (51.13°F) while Pyongyang’s temperature is 11.52°C (52.74°F) and the difference is 0.89°C (33.6°F). Iowa is hottest on average in July, when the day time temperature may reach 24.58°C (76.24°F), while Pyongyang is hottest in August when the average high temperature is 25.35°C (77.63°F). Iowa is coldest in January when the average low temperature is -10.03°C (13.95°F), while January is the coldest month in Pyongyang, when night time temperature often falls below -9.47°C (14.95°F).
Finally, Iowa has about 1.07 times more rainfall than Pyongyang, (Iowa’s 54.84mm vs Pyongyang’s average of 51.34mm).
Comparison summary
| Weather | Iowa | Pyongyang | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hottest month | July: 24.58°C (76.24°F) | August: 25.35°C (77.63°F) | 0.77°C (33.39°F) |
| Coldest month | January: -10.03°C (13.95°F) | January: -9.47°C (14.95°F) | 0.56°C (33.01°F) |
| Wettest month | May: 121.94mm (4.8in) | August: 193.2mm (7.61in) | 71.26mm (2.81in) |
| Driest month | January: 25.07mm (0.99in) | January: 6.85mm (0.27in) | 18.22mm (0.72in) |