Chŏngju climate — normals and trends
Chŏngju (North Korea) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.4 °C and it receives 1,246 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 (24.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-8.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Chŏngju averages 132 frost days, 10 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 101 rainy days per year.
Chŏngju has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.30 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 141 to 123 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.1 °C (on 1 August 2018) and the coldest -29.6 °C (on 29 December 1949).
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
ChŏngjuP'yŏngan-bukto
- coords
- 39.69°, 125.21°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.4°C
Average daily high
14.0°C
Average daily low
5.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,246mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
15.0km/h
Seasonal range
32.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
132 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
10 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
101 d/yr
Annual snowfall
39.2 cm
Average feels-like high
12.8 °C
Average feels-like low
3.0 °C
Average peak gust
31.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
46 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.65 · 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
36.1 °C
1 August 2018
Coldest day
-29.6 °C
29 December 1949
Wettest day
253 mm
13 July 1950
Windiest day
45.0 km/h
16 August 1994
Strongest gust
110.5 km/h
2 August 1985
Hottest feels-like
46.6 °C
1 August 2018
Coldest feels-like
-34.9 °C
29 December 1949
Snowiest day
20.8 cm
2 March 1971
Sunniest day
14.3 h
23 June 1952
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0.6 °C | +3.3 °C | 16 mm | +1 mm |
| Feb | 0.6 °C | -0.3 °C | 9 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 9.9 °C | +2.7 °C | 9 mm | -25 mm |
| Apr | 15.9 °C | +1.3 °C | 97 mm | +26 mm |
| May | 21.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 102 mm | +10 mm |
| Jun | 26.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 188 mm | +55 mm |
| Jul | 29.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 282 mm | -64 mm |
| Aug | 28.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 401 mm | +129 mm |
| Sep | 26.7 °C | +2.8 °C | 141 mm | +25 mm |
| Oct | 18.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 127 mm | +63 mm |
| Nov | 10.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 30 mm | -28 mm |
| Dec | 1.0 °C | +1.2 °C | 18 mm | -7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Chŏngju?
Chŏngju has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.4 °C and it receives 1,246 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chŏngju?
The hottest day measured in Chŏngju between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 2018, reaching 36.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Chŏngju?
The coldest day measured in Chŏngju between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1949, at -29.6 °C.
Does it snow in Chŏngju?
Yes. Chŏngju gets on average 39.2 cm of snow per year and has around 132 frost days.
Has the climate of Chŏngju warmed?
Yes: Chŏngju warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Chŏngju?
The wettest day measured in Chŏngju between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 1950, with 253 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Chŏngju?
The windiest day measured in Chŏngju between 1940 and 2025 was 16 August 1994, with winds reaching 45.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Chŏngju?
The warmest month in Chŏngju is August (24.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-8.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Chŏngju?
Chŏngju receives on average 1,246 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 101 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Chŏngju?
Chŏngju gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Chŏngju?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Chŏngju between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 1971, with 20.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Chŏngju?
Yes: Chŏngju has on average 46 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chŏngju?
In Chŏngju, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.6 °C on 1 August 2018, and the lowest was -34.9 °C on 29 December 1949.
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