Sakchu-ŭp climate — normals and trends
Sakchu-ŭp (North Korea) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.9 °C and it receives 1,097 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 (23.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-11.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Sakchu-ŭp averages 143 frost days, 9 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 108 rainy days per year.
Sakchu-ŭp has warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.33 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 152 to 134 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.7 °C (on 1 August 2018) and the coldest -33.6 °C (on 15 January 2001).
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
Sakchu-ŭpP'yŏngan-bukto
- coords
- 40.39°, 125.05°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.9°C
Average daily high
12.7°C
Average daily low
3.3°C
Annual rainfall
1,097mm
Sunshine / day
8.5h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
13.7km/h
Seasonal range
34.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
143 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
9 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
108 d/yr
Annual snowfall
54.4 cm
Average feels-like high
11.0 °C
Average feels-like low
1.3 °C
Average peak gust
33.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
34 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.2 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.8 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.66 · 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
36.7 °C
1 August 2018
Coldest day
-33.6 °C
15 January 2001
Wettest day
203 mm
5 September 1956
Windiest day
35.9 km/h
31 March 1972
Strongest gust
104.4 km/h
16 August 1994
Hottest feels-like
43.8 °C
1 August 2018
Coldest feels-like
-38.9 °C
15 January 2001
Snowiest day
20.1 cm
16 February 1971
Sunniest day
14.4 h
21 June 1952
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 | -1.6 °C | +3.5 °C | 18 mm | +4 mm |
| Feb | -1.3 °C | 0.0 °C | 11 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 8.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 9 mm | -24 mm |
| Apr | 15.4 °C | +1.4 °C | 95 mm | +31 mm |
| May | 20.7 °C | +0.5 °C | 90 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 26.4 °C | +2.3 °C | 132 mm | +7 mm |
| Jul | 29.4 °C | +2.6 °C | 231 mm | -38 mm |
| Aug | 27.7 °C | +0.7 °C | 413 mm | +169 mm |
| Sep | 25.6 °C | +3.0 °C | 118 mm | +17 mm |
| Oct | 16.0 °C | +0.6 °C | 106 mm | +40 mm |
| Nov | 8.5 °C | +2.7 °C | 31 mm | -19 mm |
| Dec | -1.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 23 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sakchu-ŭp?
Sakchu-ŭp has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.9 °C and it receives 1,097 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sakchu-ŭp?
The hottest day measured in Sakchu-ŭp between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 2018, reaching 36.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sakchu-ŭp?
The coldest day measured in Sakchu-ŭp between 1940 and 2025 was 15 January 2001, at -33.6 °C.
Does it snow in Sakchu-ŭp?
Yes. Sakchu-ŭp gets on average 54.4 cm of snow per year and has around 143 frost days.
Has the climate of Sakchu-ŭp warmed?
Yes: Sakchu-ŭp warmed by +2.8 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sakchu-ŭp?
The wettest day measured in Sakchu-ŭp between 1940 and 2025 was 5 September 1956, with 203 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sakchu-ŭp?
The windiest day measured in Sakchu-ŭp between 1940 and 2025 was 31 March 1972, with winds reaching 35.9 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sakchu-ŭp?
The warmest month in Sakchu-ŭp is July (23.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-11.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Sakchu-ŭp?
Sakchu-ŭp receives on average 1,097 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 108 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sakchu-ŭp?
Sakchu-ŭp 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 Sakchu-ŭp?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sakchu-ŭp between 1940 and 2025 was 16 February 1971, with 20.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sakchu-ŭp?
Yes: Sakchu-ŭp has on average 34 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sakchu-ŭp?
In Sakchu-ŭp, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.8 °C on 1 August 2018, and the lowest was -38.9 °C on 15 January 2001.
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