Source: Korea Meteorological Administration The longer period of warmer temperatures favors the growing of crops.
Being located by the East Sea, its climate is directly influenced by it, resulting in warmer winters and cooler summers than areas similar in latitude on the western coast. Hamhung has a humid continental climate ( Köppen climate classification: Dwa), with warm, humid summers, and moderately cold, dry winters. Its highest point is Mount Tonghŭng, which is 319 m (1,047 ft) high. Hamhŭng is on the left branch of the Sŏngch'ŏn River, on the eastern part of the Hamhŭng plain ( 함흥평야), in South Hamgyŏng Province, northeast North Korea. Hamhŭng is divided into 7 guyŏk (wards): Hamhung was centrally planned and built by the government of North Korea. Located in the southern part of the South Hamgyong province, Hamhung is the main and most populous metropolitan area in the province.
Hamhŭng ( Hamhŭng-si Korean pronunciation: ) is North Korea's second-most populous city, and the capital of South Hamgyŏng Province.
