Paek'ak climate — normals and trends
Paek'ak (North Korea) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.1 °C and it receives 1,159 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 (-7.1 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Paek'ak averages 125 frost days, 13 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 98 rainy days per year.
Paek'ak 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 135 to 115 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.2 °C (on 2 August 2018) and the coldest -29.3 °C (on 10 January 1940).
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
Paek'akSouth Pyongan
- coords
- 39.46°, 125.61°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.1°C
Average daily high
14.6°C
Average daily low
6.0°C
Annual rainfall
1,159mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
16.8km/h
Seasonal range
31.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
125 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
13 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
98 d/yr
Annual snowfall
32.5 cm
Average feels-like high
13.5 °C
Average feels-like low
3.9 °C
Average peak gust
32.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
55 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.65 · 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
36.2 °C
2 August 2018
Coldest day
-29.3 °C
10 January 1940
Wettest day
219 mm
22 August 1990
Windiest day
54.4 km/h
27 August 2020
Strongest gust
120.2 km/h
27 August 2020
Hottest feels-like
46.6 °C
1 August 2018
Coldest feels-like
-34.8 °C
10 January 1940
Snowiest day
25.6 cm
3 March 1989
Sunniest day
14.3 h
10 June 1955
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.0 °C | +3.2 °C | 15 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 1.2 °C | 0.0 °C | 7 mm | -12 mm |
| Mar | 10.6 °C | +2.9 °C | 9 mm | -24 mm |
| Apr | 16.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 93 mm | +27 mm |
| May | 21.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 111 mm | +23 mm |
| Jun | 26.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 223 mm | +100 mm |
| Jul | 30.1 °C | +2.6 °C | 212 mm | -102 mm |
| Aug | 29.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 315 mm | +66 mm |
| Sep | 27.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 166 mm | +51 mm |
| Oct | 18.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 126 mm | +69 mm |
| Nov | 11.4 °C | +2.4 °C | 30 mm | -24 mm |
| Dec | 1.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 23 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Paek'ak?
Paek'ak has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.1 °C and it receives 1,159 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Paek'ak?
The hottest day measured in Paek'ak between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 2018, reaching 36.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Paek'ak?
The coldest day measured in Paek'ak between 1940 and 2025 was 10 January 1940, at -29.3 °C.
Does it snow in Paek'ak?
Yes. Paek'ak gets on average 32.5 cm of snow per year and has around 125 frost days.
Has the climate of Paek'ak warmed?
Yes: Paek'ak warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Paek'ak?
The wettest day measured in Paek'ak between 1940 and 2025 was 22 August 1990, with 219 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Paek'ak?
The windiest day measured in Paek'ak between 1940 and 2025 was 27 August 2020, with winds reaching 54.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Paek'ak?
The warmest month in Paek'ak is August (24.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-7.1 °C).
How much does it rain in Paek'ak?
Paek'ak receives on average 1,159 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 98 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Paek'ak?
Paek'ak gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Paek'ak?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Paek'ak between 1940 and 2025 was 3 March 1989, with 25.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Paek'ak?
Yes: Paek'ak has on average 55 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Paek'ak?
In Paek'ak, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.6 °C on 1 August 2018, and the lowest was -34.8 °C on 10 January 1940.
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