Anju climate — normals and trends
Anju (North Korea) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.8 °C and it receives 1,270 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is August (24.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-7.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Anju averages 130 frost days, 16 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 107 rainy days per year.
Anju has warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 140 to 120 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.6 °C (on 1 August 2018) and the coldest -32.1 °C (on 10 January 1940).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
AnjuSouth Pyongan
- coords
- 39.62°, 125.66°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.8°C
Average daily high
14.7°C
Average daily low
5.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,270mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
14.7km/h
Seasonal range
32.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
130 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
16 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
107 d/yr
Annual snowfall
38.7 cm
Average feels-like high
13.5 °C
Average feels-like low
3.2 °C
Average peak gust
32.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
47 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.7 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.64 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
36.6 °C
1 August 2018
Coldest day
-32.1 °C
10 January 1940
Wettest day
181 mm
15 August 1974
Windiest day
50.1 km/h
27 August 2020
Strongest gust
128.5 km/h
27 August 2020
Hottest feels-like
47.3 °C
1 August 2018
Coldest feels-like
-37.0 °C
10 January 1940
Snowiest day
28.1 cm
3 March 1989
Sunniest day
14.4 h
22 June 1951
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.0 °C | +3.5 °C | 17 mm | +0 mm |
| Feb | 1.3 °C | +0.1 °C | 7 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 10.8 °C | +2.8 °C | 12 mm | -24 mm |
| Apr | 17.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 104 mm | +31 mm |
| May | 21.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 140 mm | +44 mm |
| Jun | 27.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 295 mm | +159 mm |
| Jul | 30.4 °C | +2.8 °C | 236 mm | -110 mm |
| Aug | 29.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 345 mm | +71 mm |
| Sep | 26.9 °C | +2.7 °C | 185 mm | +63 mm |
| Oct | 18.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 136 mm | +74 mm |
| Nov | 11.2 °C | +2.6 °C | 29 mm | -30 mm |
| Dec | 1.5 °C | +1.3 °C | 30 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Anju?
Anju has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.8 °C and it receives 1,270 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Anju?
The hottest day measured in Anju between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 2018, reaching 36.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Anju?
The coldest day measured in Anju between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1940, at -32.1 °C.
Does it snow in Anju?
Yes. Anju gets on average 38.7 cm of snow per year and has around 130 frost days.
Has the climate of Anju warmed?
Yes: Anju warmed by +2.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Anju?
The wettest day measured in Anju between 1940 and 2025 was 15 August 1974, with 181 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Anju?
The windiest day measured in Anju between 1940 and 2025 was 27 August 2020, with winds reaching 50.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Anju?
The warmest month in Anju is August (24.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-7.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Anju?
Anju receives on average 1,270 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 107 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Anju?
Anju gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Anju?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Anju between 1940 and 2025 was 3 March 1989, with 28.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Anju?
Yes: Anju has on average 47 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Anju?
In Anju, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.3 °C on 1 August 2018, and the lowest was -37.0 °C on 10 January 1940.
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