Manp’o climate — normals and trends
Manp’o (North Korea) has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 5.4 °C and it receives 1,202 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 (21.8 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-14.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Manp’o averages 165 frost days, 6 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 130 rainy days per year.
Manp’o 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 174 to 156 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.3 °C (on 2 August 2018) and the coldest -37.6 °C (on 13 January 1951).
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
Manp’oChagang
- coords
- 41.15°, 126.29°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
5.4°C
Average daily high
11.1°C
Average daily low
0.1°C
Annual rainfall
1,202mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
11.6km/h
Seasonal range
36.4°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
165 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
6 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
130 d/yr
Annual snowfall
93.1 cm
Average feels-like high
9.1 °C
Average feels-like low
-2.2 °C
Average peak gust
33.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
12 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 = 0.58 · 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
36.3 °C
2 August 2018
Coldest day
-37.6 °C
13 January 1951
Wettest day
172 mm
5 September 1956
Windiest day
32.5 km/h
6 May 2017
Strongest gust
107.3 km/h
30 July 1964
Hottest feels-like
42.5 °C
5 August 2016
Coldest feels-like
-42.1 °C
13 January 1951
Snowiest day
19.1 cm
15 February 2020
Sunniest day
14.7 h
13 June 1968
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 | -3.5 °C | +4.2 °C | 17 mm | +1 mm |
| Feb | -3.1 °C | +0.6 °C | 11 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 7.2 °C | +3.6 °C | 24 mm | -17 mm |
| Apr | 14.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 129 mm | +54 mm |
| May | 19.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 99 mm | -13 mm |
| Jun | 25.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 123 mm | -32 mm |
| Jul | 28.9 °C | +2.8 °C | 258 mm | -31 mm |
| Aug | 26.4 °C | +0.5 °C | 542 mm | +298 mm |
| Sep | 24.1 °C | +2.9 °C | 135 mm | +34 mm |
| Oct | 14.2 °C | +0.6 °C | 80 mm | +13 mm |
| Nov | 6.2 °C | +2.8 °C | 46 mm | -8 mm |
| Dec | -3.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 31 mm | +5 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Manp’o?
Manp’o has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 5.4 °C and it receives 1,202 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Manp’o?
The hottest day measured in Manp’o between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 2018, reaching 36.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Manp’o?
The coldest day measured in Manp’o between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1951, at -37.6 °C.
Does it snow in Manp’o?
Yes. Manp’o gets on average 93.1 cm of snow per year and has around 165 frost days.
Has the climate of Manp’o warmed?
Yes: Manp’o warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Manp’o?
The wettest day measured in Manp’o between 1940 and 2025 was 5 September 1956, with 172 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Manp’o?
The windiest day measured in Manp’o between 1940 and 2025 was 6 May 2017, with winds reaching 32.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Manp’o?
The warmest month in Manp’o is July (21.8 °C on average); the coldest is January (-14.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Manp’o?
Manp’o receives on average 1,202 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 130 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Manp’o?
Manp’o 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 Manp’o?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Manp’o between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 2020, with 19.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Manp’o?
Yes: Manp’o has on average 12 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Manp’o?
In Manp’o, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.5 °C on 5 August 2016, and the lowest was -42.1 °C on 13 January 1951.
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