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.
Rule checked on 18 October 2026
Data last updated on 18/10/2026
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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| Our take | ||||||||||||
| Weather | ||||||||||||
| High | -11° | -8° | -1° | 6° | 11° | 16° | 20° | 19° | 16° | 8° | -1° | -10° |
| Rain (mm) | 25 | 19 | 66 | 76 | 120 | 185 | 259 | 242 | 93 | 86 | 74 | 27 |
Frequently asked questions
- What do you need to do before travelling to North Korea?
- With an American passport, entry to North Korea is not permitted.
- Where does this information come from, and is it up to date?
- It is the majority vote of four open datasets (Wikipedia, visualpharm, xpressmike, VisaMundial), re-synchronised every month; last checked on 18 October 2026. Entry rules change without notice: confirm with the consulate before you travel.