Kwail-ŭp climate — normals and trends
Kwail-ŭp (North Korea) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.8 °C and it receives 969 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 (24.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kwail-ŭp averages 92 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 96 rainy days per year.
Kwail-ŭp has warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.18 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 103 to 81 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.9 °C (on 11 August 2019) and the coldest -16.4 °C (on 12 January 1961).
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
Kwail-ŭpSouth Hwanghae
- coords
- 38.45°, 125.02°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.8°C
Average daily high
13.5°C
Average daily low
8.2°C
Annual rainfall
969mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
21.5km/h
Seasonal range
26.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
92 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
96 d/yr
Annual snowfall
32.9 cm
Average feels-like high
11.9 °C
Average feels-like low
5.5 °C
Average peak gust
37.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
53 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.6 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.47 · 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
31.9 °C
11 August 2019
Coldest day
-16.4 °C
12 January 1961
Wettest day
200 mm
7 September 1962
Windiest day
66.0 km/h
17 April 1946
Strongest gust
118.8 km/h
27 August 2020
Hottest feels-like
39.6 °C
24 July 1994
Coldest feels-like
-24.3 °C
24 January 2023
Snowiest day
19.3 cm
30 January 1950
Sunniest day
14.1 h
17 June 2007
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 | 1.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 17 mm | -4 mm |
| Feb | 0.3 °C | -0.8 °C | 10 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 8.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 29 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 12.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 71 mm | +15 mm |
| May | 17.0 °C | -0.2 °C | 81 mm | +8 mm |
| Jun | 22.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 144 mm | +51 mm |
| Jul | 27.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 80 mm | -159 mm |
| Aug | 28.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 174 mm | -23 mm |
| Sep | 25.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 192 mm | +86 mm |
| Oct | 18.0 °C | +0.7 °C | 121 mm | +70 mm |
| Nov | 12.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 25 mm | -27 mm |
| Dec | 4.1 °C | +1.0 °C | 28 mm | -5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kwail-ŭp?
Kwail-ŭp has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.8 °C and it receives 969 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kwail-ŭp?
The hottest day measured in Kwail-ŭp between 1940 and 2025 was 11 August 2019, reaching 31.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kwail-ŭp?
The coldest day measured in Kwail-ŭp between 1940 and 2025 was 12 January 1961, at -16.4 °C.
Does it snow in Kwail-ŭp?
Yes. Kwail-ŭp gets on average 32.9 cm of snow per year and has around 92 frost days.
Has the climate of Kwail-ŭp warmed?
Yes: Kwail-ŭp warmed by +1.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kwail-ŭp?
The wettest day measured in Kwail-ŭp between 1940 and 2025 was 7 September 1962, with 200 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kwail-ŭp?
The windiest day measured in Kwail-ŭp between 1940 and 2025 was 17 April 1946, with winds reaching 66.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kwail-ŭp?
The warmest month in Kwail-ŭp is August (24.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Kwail-ŭp?
Kwail-ŭp receives on average 969 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 96 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kwail-ŭp?
Kwail-ŭp 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 Kwail-ŭp?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kwail-ŭp between 1940 and 2025 was 30 January 1950, with 19.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kwail-ŭp?
Yes: Kwail-ŭp has on average 53 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kwail-ŭp?
In Kwail-ŭp, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.6 °C on 24 July 1994, and the lowest was -24.3 °C on 24 January 2023.
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