Ch’ŏngdan-ŭp climate — normals and trends
Ch’ŏngdan-ŭp (North Korea) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.1 °C and it receives 1,121 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 (24.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Ch’ŏngdan-ŭp averages 103 frost days, 7 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 92 rainy days per year.
Ch’ŏngdan-ŭp has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.22 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 112 to 94 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.5 °C (on 1 August 2018) and the coldest -21.9 °C (on 25 January 1941).
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
Ch’ŏngdan-ŭpSouth Hwanghae
- coords
- 37.97°, 125.94°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.1°C
Average daily high
14.7°C
Average daily low
7.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,121mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
17.7km/h
Seasonal range
28.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
103 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
7 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
92 d/yr
Annual snowfall
21.9 cm
Average feels-like high
13.4 °C
Average feels-like low
5.6 °C
Average peak gust
34.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
58 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.52 · 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
34.5 °C
1 August 2018
Coldest day
-21.9 °C
25 January 1941
Wettest day
195 mm
3 August 1999
Windiest day
70.4 km/h
27 August 2020
Strongest gust
144.4 km/h
27 August 2020
Hottest feels-like
41.7 °C
1 August 2018
Coldest feels-like
-27.8 °C
25 January 1941
Snowiest day
17.7 cm
8 March 1991
Sunniest day
14.3 h
22 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.3 °C | +2.2 °C | 14 mm | -5 mm |
| Feb | 1.6 °C | -0.7 °C | 8 mm | -14 mm |
| Mar | 10.0 °C | +2.4 °C | 45 mm | +9 mm |
| Apr | 14.6 °C | +0.5 °C | 88 mm | +19 mm |
| May | 19.1 °C | -0.4 °C | 86 mm | +1 mm |
| Jun | 25.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 147 mm | +32 mm |
| Jul | 29.1 °C | +2.8 °C | 112 mm | -179 mm |
| Aug | 29.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 118 mm | -122 mm |
| Sep | 26.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 197 mm | +70 mm |
| Oct | 18.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 177 mm | +128 mm |
| Nov | 12.2 °C | +1.9 °C | 18 mm | -27 mm |
| Dec | 3.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 29 mm | +5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ch’ŏngdan-ŭp?
Ch’ŏngdan-ŭp has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.1 °C and it receives 1,121 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ch’ŏngdan-ŭp?
The hottest day measured in Ch’ŏngdan-ŭp between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 2018, reaching 34.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ch’ŏngdan-ŭp?
The coldest day measured in Ch’ŏngdan-ŭp between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1941, at -21.9 °C.
Does it snow in Ch’ŏngdan-ŭp?
Yes. Ch’ŏngdan-ŭp gets on average 21.9 cm of snow per year and has around 103 frost days.
Has the climate of Ch’ŏngdan-ŭp warmed?
Yes: Ch’ŏngdan-ŭp warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ch’ŏngdan-ŭp?
The wettest day measured in Ch’ŏngdan-ŭp between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 1999, with 195 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ch’ŏngdan-ŭp?
The windiest day measured in Ch’ŏngdan-ŭp between 1940 and 2025 was 27 August 2020, with winds reaching 70.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ch’ŏngdan-ŭp?
The warmest month in Ch’ŏngdan-ŭp is August (24.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Ch’ŏngdan-ŭp?
Ch’ŏngdan-ŭp receives on average 1,121 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 92 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ch’ŏngdan-ŭp?
Ch’ŏngdan-ŭp gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ch’ŏngdan-ŭp?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ch’ŏngdan-ŭp between 1940 and 2025 was 8 March 1991, with 17.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ch’ŏngdan-ŭp?
Yes: Ch’ŏngdan-ŭp has on average 58 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ch’ŏngdan-ŭp?
In Ch’ŏngdan-ŭp, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.7 °C on 1 August 2018, and the lowest was -27.8 °C on 25 January 1941.
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