Do you need a visa for North Korea with an American passport?
Admission refused
With an American passport, entry to North Korea is not permitted.
Data last updated on 27/09/2026 Data may be outdated
Sources: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), visualpharm (MIT), xpressmike (CC BY-SA 4.0), VisaMundial (CC BY 4.0). Each rule is decided by majority vote across these sources; disagreements are arbitrated against official government sources.
This is for guidance only: entry rules change without notice. Confirm it before you travel with the consulate or embassy of your destination, and with the relevant authorities (your airline, border police).
Climate & seasons
When to go to North Korea?
Monthly averages over the past 5 years (Open-Meteo).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| High | -11° | -8° | -1° | 6° | 11° | 16° | 20° | 19° | 16° | 8° | -1° | -10° |
| Rain (mm) | 25 | 19 | 66 | 76 | 120 | 184 | 260 | 242 | 93 | 86 | 74 | 27 |