Chunggang climate — normals and trends
Chunggang (North Korea) has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 4.3 °C and it receives 1,001 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 July (21.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-16.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Chunggang averages 174 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 124 rainy days per year.
Chunggang has warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 182 to 166 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.7 °C (on 3 August 2018) and the coldest -41.7 °C (on 13 January 1953).
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
ChunggangChagang
- coords
- 41.78°, 126.87°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.3°C
Average daily high
10.2°C
Average daily low
-1.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,001mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
11.9km/h
Seasonal range
37.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
174 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
124 d/yr
Annual snowfall
94.8 cm
Average feels-like high
8.0 °C
Average feels-like low
-3.7 °C
Average peak gust
35.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
7 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.5 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.56 · 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
35.7 °C
3 August 2018
Coldest day
-41.7 °C
13 January 1953
Wettest day
136 mm
5 September 1956
Windiest day
34.6 km/h
6 May 2017
Strongest gust
103.3 km/h
19 April 1980
Hottest feels-like
41.3 °C
5 August 2016
Coldest feels-like
-46.5 °C
26 January 1990
Snowiest day
27.1 cm
10 February 1962
Sunniest day
15.0 h
16 June 1946
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 | -4.9 °C | +4.1 °C | 20 mm | +5 mm |
| Feb | -4.9 °C | +0.2 °C | 8 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 6.0 °C | +3.6 °C | 24 mm | -13 mm |
| Apr | 13.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 100 mm | +35 mm |
| May | 19.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 90 mm | -9 mm |
| Jun | 25.5 °C | +2.6 °C | 114 mm | -19 mm |
| Jul | 28.4 °C | +2.6 °C | 185 mm | -41 mm |
| Aug | 25.8 °C | +0.4 °C | 479 mm | +282 mm |
| Sep | 23.3 °C | +2.9 °C | 105 mm | +20 mm |
| Oct | 12.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 51 mm | -7 mm |
| Nov | 5.3 °C | +2.9 °C | 45 mm | -1 mm |
| Dec | -5.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 24 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Chunggang?
Chunggang has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.3 °C and it receives 1,001 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Chunggang?
The hottest day measured in Chunggang between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2018, reaching 35.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Chunggang?
The coldest day measured in Chunggang between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1953, at -41.7 °C.
Does it snow in Chunggang?
Yes. Chunggang gets on average 94.8 cm of snow per year and has around 174 frost days.
Has the climate of Chunggang warmed?
Yes: Chunggang warmed by +2.5 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Chunggang?
The wettest day measured in Chunggang between 1940 and 2025 was 5 September 1956, with 136 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Chunggang?
The windiest day measured in Chunggang between 1940 and 2025 was 6 May 2017, with winds reaching 34.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Chunggang?
The warmest month in Chunggang is July (21.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-16.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Chunggang?
Chunggang receives on average 1,001 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 124 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Chunggang?
Chunggang gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Chunggang?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Chunggang between 1940 and 2025 was 10 February 1962, with 27.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Chunggang?
Yes: Chunggang has on average 7 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Chunggang?
In Chunggang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.3 °C on 5 August 2016, and the lowest was -46.5 °C on 26 January 1990.
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