Kangdong-ŭp climate — normals and trends
Kangdong-ŭp (North Korea) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.9 °C and it receives 1,237 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 (-7.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kangdong-ŭp averages 130 frost days, 17 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 108 rainy days per year.
Kangdong-ŭp has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 140 to 120 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.6 °C (on 1 August 2018) and the coldest -32.4 °C (on 7 January 1950).
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
Kangdong-ŭpPyongyang
- coords
- 39.14°, 126.10°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.9°C
Average daily high
14.8°C
Average daily low
5.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,237mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
14.2km/h
Seasonal range
31.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
130 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
17 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
108 d/yr
Annual snowfall
40.7 cm
Average feels-like high
13.5 °C
Average feels-like low
3.2 °C
Average peak gust
32.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
43 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.63 · 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
36.6 °C
1 August 2018
Coldest day
-32.4 °C
7 January 1950
Wettest day
233 mm
7 September 1962
Windiest day
46.1 km/h
26 June 2011
Strongest gust
120.6 km/h
27 August 2020
Hottest feels-like
47.1 °C
1 August 2018
Coldest feels-like
-37.1 °C
7 January 1950
Snowiest day
26.8 cm
3 March 1989
Sunniest day
14.4 h
23 June 1951
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 | 1.0 °C | +3.3 °C | 18 mm | -1 mm |
| Feb | 1.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 7 mm | -15 mm |
| Mar | 11.2 °C | +3.0 °C | 19 mm | -19 mm |
| Apr | 17.2 °C | +1.1 °C | 106 mm | +31 mm |
| May | 21.7 °C | -0.3 °C | 140 mm | +45 mm |
| Jun | 27.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 276 mm | +147 mm |
| Jul | 30.4 °C | +2.8 °C | 188 mm | -146 mm |
| Aug | 30.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 331 mm | +66 mm |
| Sep | 26.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 206 mm | +87 mm |
| Oct | 18.3 °C | +0.7 °C | 151 mm | +94 mm |
| Nov | 11.2 °C | +2.5 °C | 26 mm | -30 mm |
| Dec | 1.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 33 mm | +4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kangdong-ŭp?
Kangdong-ŭp has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.9 °C and it receives 1,237 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kangdong-ŭp?
The hottest day measured in Kangdong-ŭp between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 2018, reaching 36.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kangdong-ŭp?
The coldest day measured in Kangdong-ŭp between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1950, at -32.4 °C.
Does it snow in Kangdong-ŭp?
Yes. Kangdong-ŭp gets on average 40.7 cm of snow per year and has around 130 frost days.
Has the climate of Kangdong-ŭp warmed?
Yes: Kangdong-ŭp warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kangdong-ŭp?
The wettest day measured in Kangdong-ŭp between 1940 and 2025 was 7 September 1962, with 233 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kangdong-ŭp?
The windiest day measured in Kangdong-ŭp between 1940 and 2025 was 26 June 2011, with winds reaching 46.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kangdong-ŭp?
The warmest month in Kangdong-ŭp is August (24.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-7.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Kangdong-ŭp?
Kangdong-ŭp receives on average 1,237 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 108 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kangdong-ŭp?
Kangdong-ŭp gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kangdong-ŭp?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kangdong-ŭp between 1940 and 2025 was 3 March 1989, with 26.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kangdong-ŭp?
Yes: Kangdong-ŭp has on average 43 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kangdong-ŭp?
In Kangdong-ŭp, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 47.1 °C on 1 August 2018, and the lowest was -37.1 °C on 7 January 1950.
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