Kangnyŏng climate — normals and trends
Kangnyŏng (North Korea) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.2 °C and it receives 1,031 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 (24.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kangnyŏng averages 97 frost days, 4 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 90 rainy days per year.
Kangnyŏng has warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.20 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 107 to 87 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.6 °C (on 1 August 2018) and the coldest -19.1 °C (on 25 January 1941).
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
KangnyŏngSouth Hwanghae
- coords
- 37.91°, 125.51°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.2°C
Average daily high
14.4°C
Average daily low
8.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,031mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
18.8km/h
Seasonal range
27.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
97 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
4 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
90 d/yr
Annual snowfall
23.9 cm
Average feels-like high
13.2 °C
Average feels-like low
6.0 °C
Average peak gust
36.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
60 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.7 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.50 · 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
33.6 °C
1 August 2018
Coldest day
-19.1 °C
25 January 1941
Wettest day
179 mm
12 August 2009
Windiest day
71.1 km/h
27 August 2020
Strongest gust
149.0 km/h
27 August 2020
Hottest feels-like
41.8 °C
2 August 2018
Coldest feels-like
-24.5 °C
25 January 1941
Snowiest day
17.8 cm
8 March 1991
Sunniest day
14.2 h
28 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 | 2.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 16 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | 1.1 °C | -1.0 °C | 10 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 9.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 42 mm | +9 mm |
| Apr | 13.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 80 mm | +16 mm |
| May | 18.4 °C | -0.4 °C | 86 mm | +7 mm |
| Jun | 24.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 124 mm | +21 mm |
| Jul | 28.8 °C | +2.8 °C | 76 mm | -186 mm |
| Aug | 29.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 131 mm | -87 mm |
| Sep | 25.8 °C | +2.1 °C | 199 mm | +80 mm |
| Oct | 18.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 150 mm | +104 mm |
| Nov | 12.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 15 mm | -29 mm |
| Dec | 4.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 26 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kangnyŏng?
Kangnyŏng has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.2 °C and it receives 1,031 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kangnyŏng?
The hottest day measured in Kangnyŏng between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 2018, reaching 33.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kangnyŏng?
The coldest day measured in Kangnyŏng between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1941, at -19.1 °C.
Does it snow in Kangnyŏng?
Yes. Kangnyŏng gets on average 23.9 cm of snow per year and has around 97 frost days.
Has the climate of Kangnyŏng warmed?
Yes: Kangnyŏng warmed by +1.7 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kangnyŏng?
The wettest day measured in Kangnyŏng between 1940 and 2025 was 12 August 2009, with 179 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kangnyŏng?
The windiest day measured in Kangnyŏng between 1940 and 2025 was 27 August 2020, with winds reaching 71.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kangnyŏng?
The warmest month in Kangnyŏng is August (24.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Kangnyŏng?
Kangnyŏng receives on average 1,031 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 90 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kangnyŏng?
Kangnyŏng gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kangnyŏng?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kangnyŏng between 1940 and 2025 was 8 March 1991, with 17.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kangnyŏng?
Yes: Kangnyŏng has on average 60 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kangnyŏng?
In Kangnyŏng, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.8 °C on 2 August 2018, and the lowest was -24.5 °C on 25 January 1941.
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