Hoeryŏng climate — normals and trends
Hoeryŏng (North Korea) has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 4.5 °C and it receives 749 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 (20.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-13.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Hoeryŏng averages 174 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 103 rainy days per year.
Hoeryŏng 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 181 to 167 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.8 °C (on 25 May 2019) and the coldest -34.1 °C (on 4 January 1970).
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
HoeryŏngNorth Hamgyong
- coords
- 42.44°, 129.75°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.5°C
Average daily high
9.9°C
Average daily low
-0.3°C
Annual rainfall
749mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
14.7km/h
Seasonal range
33.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
174 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
103 d/yr
Annual snowfall
72.8 cm
Average feels-like high
7.4 °C
Average feels-like low
-3.3 °C
Average peak gust
42.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
6 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.2 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
34.8 °C
25 May 2019
Coldest day
-34.1 °C
4 January 1970
Wettest day
176 mm
27 July 1949
Windiest day
41.9 km/h
2 April 1947
Strongest gust
117.7 km/h
3 September 2020
Hottest feels-like
40.4 °C
5 August 2016
Coldest feels-like
-40.0 °C
4 January 1970
Snowiest day
41.7 cm
9 November 1968
Sunniest day
14.9 h
3 July 2006
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 | -4.4 °C | +3.6 °C | 31 mm | +21 mm |
| Feb | -3.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 2 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 5.1 °C | +2.2 °C | 15 mm | -11 mm |
| Apr | 12.0 °C | +0.1 °C | 93 mm | +44 mm |
| May | 18.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 92 mm | +8 mm |
| Jun | 25.3 °C | +4.3 °C | 100 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 28.7 °C | +4.6 °C | 122 mm | -20 mm |
| Aug | 26.4 °C | +2.0 °C | 231 mm | +74 mm |
| Sep | 22.8 °C | +3.0 °C | 54 mm | -27 mm |
| Oct | 11.7 °C | -1.1 °C | 37 mm | -6 mm |
| Nov | 5.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 20 mm | -9 mm |
| Dec | -4.6 °C | +1.1 °C | 10 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Hoeryŏng?
Hoeryŏng has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.5 °C and it receives 749 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hoeryŏng?
The hottest day measured in Hoeryŏng between 1940 and 2025 was 25 May 2019, reaching 34.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Hoeryŏng?
The coldest day measured in Hoeryŏng between 1940 and 2025 was 4 January 1970, at -34.1 °C.
Does it snow in Hoeryŏng?
Yes. Hoeryŏng gets on average 72.8 cm of snow per year and has around 174 frost days.
Has the climate of Hoeryŏng warmed?
Yes: Hoeryŏng warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Hoeryŏng?
The wettest day measured in Hoeryŏng between 1940 and 2025 was 27 July 1949, with 176 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Hoeryŏng?
The windiest day measured in Hoeryŏng between 1940 and 2025 was 2 April 1947, with winds reaching 41.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Hoeryŏng?
The warmest month in Hoeryŏng is August (20.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-13.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Hoeryŏng?
Hoeryŏng receives on average 749 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 103 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Hoeryŏng?
Hoeryŏng 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 Hoeryŏng?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Hoeryŏng between 1940 and 2025 was 9 November 1968, with 41.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Hoeryŏng?
Yes: Hoeryŏng has on average 6 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hoeryŏng?
In Hoeryŏng, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.4 °C on 5 August 2016, and the lowest was -40.0 °C on 4 January 1970.
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