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North Korea travel guide: visa, weather and holidays
Entry rules for every passport, live weather, public holidays for North Korea. Capital: Pyongyang.
Do you need a visa for North Korea?
It depends on your passport. Of the 198 other passports in our data, 0 passports can enter North Korea without a visa.
All 198 passports for North Korea · Visa checker · Passport validity checker for North Korea
North Korea at a glance
- Capital
- Pyongyang
- Region
- Eastern Asia, Asia
- Currency
- North Korean won (₩, KPW)
- Languages
- Korean
- Calling code
- +850
- Drives on the
- right
Weather in Pyongyang
Month by month last year
- Daily high and low (°C), monthly average
- Rain (mm in the month)
Next public holidays in North Korea
Nationwide holidays only, from Nager.Date. Check dates locally before you book: they can move.
More before you go
- Passport validity. Many countries want 3 to 6 months of validity left. Check your dates for North Korea or read the six-month rule explained.
- Other places you can go. Where can I go? lists the places your passport reaches that are also in season, and the passport ranking shows how yours compares.
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Questions
Do I need a visa for North Korea?
It depends on your passport. Of the 198 other passports in our data, 0 passports can enter North Korea without a visa and 198 passports need a visa in advance. Pick your passport on this page, or see the full list on the all-passports page for North Korea.
Which side of the road do they drive on in North Korea?
Traffic keeps to the right in North Korea.
What currency does North Korea use?
North Korean won (₩, KPW).
What is the calling code for North Korea?
+850.
What is the capital of North Korea?
Pyongyang.
How up to date is this information?
Entry rules come from the open Passport Index dataset, last updated 18 February 2026. Governments change rules often, so check with the embassy or the official immigration site before you book. Weather and public holidays on this page are fetched live from Open-Meteo and Nager.Date.
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Get ExploEntry rules come from the open Passport Index dataset by Ilya Ilyankou (MIT), last updated 18 February 2026. Governments change rules often, so treat this as a guide and check with the embassy or the official immigration site before you book.