Hoeyang climate — normals and trends
Hoeyang (North Korea) has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.4 °C and it receives 1,244 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 (21.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-9.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Hoeyang averages 149 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 114 rainy days per year.
Hoeyang has warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.33 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 160 to 138 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.6 °C (on 3 August 2018) and the coldest -36.5 °C (on 9 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
HoeyangKangwŏn-do
- coords
- 38.71°, 127.60°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.4°C
Average daily high
12.6°C
Average daily low
2.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,244mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
76%
Average peak wind
13.1km/h
Seasonal range
31.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
149 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
114 d/yr
Annual snowfall
96.1 cm
Average feels-like high
10.9 °C
Average feels-like low
0.3 °C
Average peak gust
39.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
18 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °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
34.6 °C
3 August 2018
Coldest day
-36.5 °C
9 January 1940
Wettest day
232 mm
2 August 1999
Windiest day
38.2 km/h
27 May 1980
Strongest gust
123.8 km/h
26 April 1983
Hottest feels-like
41.2 °C
3 August 2018
Coldest feels-like
-41.4 °C
9 January 1940
Snowiest day
47.1 cm
3 March 1989
Sunniest day
14.6 h
23 June 1948
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | -0.7 °C | +2.6 °C | 16 mm | -12 mm |
| Feb | 0.0 °C | +0.4 °C | 4 mm | -30 mm |
| Mar | 8.3 °C | +2.7 °C | 57 mm | +5 mm |
| Apr | 15.6 °C | +1.9 °C | 98 mm | +17 mm |
| May | 18.6 °C | -0.9 °C | 106 mm | +10 mm |
| Jun | 24.9 °C | +2.2 °C | 179 mm | +46 mm |
| Jul | 28.1 °C | +3.2 °C | 108 mm | -180 mm |
| Aug | 28.1 °C | +2.5 °C | 95 mm | -151 mm |
| Sep | 23.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 234 mm | +86 mm |
| Oct | 15.2 °C | -0.3 °C | 192 mm | +137 mm |
| Nov | 9.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 19 mm | -31 mm |
| Dec | 0.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 34 mm | +2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Hoeyang?
Hoeyang has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.4 °C and it receives 1,244 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Hoeyang?
The hottest day measured in Hoeyang between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2018, reaching 34.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Hoeyang?
The coldest day measured in Hoeyang between 1940 and 2025 was 9 January 1940, at -36.5 °C.
Does it snow in Hoeyang?
Yes. Hoeyang gets on average 96.1 cm of snow per year and has around 149 frost days.
Has the climate of Hoeyang warmed?
Yes: Hoeyang warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Hoeyang?
The wettest day measured in Hoeyang between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 1999, with 232 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Hoeyang?
The windiest day measured in Hoeyang between 1940 and 2025 was 27 May 1980, with winds reaching 38.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Hoeyang?
The warmest month in Hoeyang is August (21.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-9.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Hoeyang?
Hoeyang receives on average 1,244 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 114 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Hoeyang?
Hoeyang 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 Hoeyang?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Hoeyang between 1940 and 2025 was 3 March 1989, with 47.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Hoeyang?
Yes: Hoeyang has on average 18 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Hoeyang?
In Hoeyang, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.2 °C on 3 August 2018, and the lowest was -41.4 °C on 9 January 1940.
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