Kop’ung climate — normals and trends
Kop’ung (North Korea) has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.5 °C and it receives 1,454 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 (-13.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kop’ung averages 161 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 136 rainy days per year.
Kop’ung 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 171 to 151 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.1 °C (on 1 August 2018) and the coldest -34.5 °C (on 29 December 1949).
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
Kop’ungChagang
- coords
- 40.60°, 125.95°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.5°C
Average daily high
10.5°C
Average daily low
0.7°C
Annual rainfall
1,454mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
12.6km/h
Seasonal range
34.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
161 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
136 d/yr
Annual snowfall
107.2 cm
Average feels-like high
8.6 °C
Average feels-like low
-1.7 °C
Average peak gust
37.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
11 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 = 0.59 · 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
34.1 °C
1 August 2018
Coldest day
-34.5 °C
29 December 1949
Wettest day
208 mm
22 August 1990
Windiest day
34.3 km/h
31 March 1972
Strongest gust
136.8 km/h
27 August 2020
Hottest feels-like
41.2 °C
1 August 2018
Coldest feels-like
-39.5 °C
4 January 1970
Snowiest day
26.3 cm
24 November 1963
Sunniest day
14.6 h
20 June 1942
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 | -3.6 °C | +3.9 °C | 24 mm | +4 mm |
| Feb | -3.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 10 mm | -16 mm |
| Mar | 6.7 °C | +3.5 °C | 26 mm | -21 mm |
| Apr | 13.6 °C | +1.5 °C | 123 mm | +36 mm |
| May | 18.5 °C | +0.3 °C | 133 mm | +12 mm |
| Jun | 24.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 189 mm | +9 mm |
| Jul | 27.7 °C | +2.9 °C | 264 mm | -99 mm |
| Aug | 25.8 °C | +0.8 °C | 403 mm | +94 mm |
| Sep | 23.4 °C | +2.9 °C | 155 mm | +30 mm |
| Oct | 14.1 °C | +0.8 °C | 157 mm | +83 mm |
| Nov | 6.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 49 mm | -19 mm |
| Dec | -3.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 38 mm | +5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kop’ung?
Kop’ung has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.5 °C and it receives 1,454 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kop’ung?
The hottest day measured in Kop’ung between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 2018, reaching 34.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kop’ung?
The coldest day measured in Kop’ung between 1940 and 2025 was 29 December 1949, at -34.5 °C.
Does it snow in Kop’ung?
Yes. Kop’ung gets on average 107.2 cm of snow per year and has around 161 frost days.
Has the climate of Kop’ung warmed?
Yes: Kop’ung warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kop’ung?
The wettest day measured in Kop’ung between 1940 and 2025 was 22 August 1990, with 208 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kop’ung?
The windiest day measured in Kop’ung between 1940 and 2025 was 31 March 1972, with winds reaching 34.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kop’ung?
The warmest month in Kop’ung is July (21.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (-13.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Kop’ung?
Kop’ung receives on average 1,454 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 136 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kop’ung?
Kop’ung gets on average 8.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,103 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kop’ung?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kop’ung between 1940 and 2025 was 24 November 1963, with 26.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kop’ung?
Yes: Kop’ung has on average 11 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kop’ung?
In Kop’ung, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.2 °C on 1 August 2018, and the lowest was -39.5 °C on 4 January 1970.
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