Samho-rodongjagu climate — normals and trends
Samho-rodongjagu (North Korea) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.4 °C and it receives 916 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 (23.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-6.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Samho-rodongjagu averages 128 frost days, 9 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 97 rainy days per year.
Samho-rodongjagu has warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.35 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 140 to 116 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.0 °C (on 4 August 2018) and the coldest -27.0 °C (on 17 January 1945).
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
Samho-rodongjaguSouth Hamgyong
- coords
- 39.95°, 127.87°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.4°C
Average daily high
13.7°C
Average daily low
5.1°C
Annual rainfall
916mm
Sunshine / day
9.1h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
13.5km/h
Seasonal range
29.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
128 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
9 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
97 d/yr
Annual snowfall
76.2 cm
Average feels-like high
12.6 °C
Average feels-like low
3.2 °C
Average peak gust
30.5 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
34 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.0 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.73 · 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
37.0 °C
4 August 2018
Coldest day
-27.0 °C
17 January 1945
Wettest day
132 mm
1 August 1955
Windiest day
45.0 km/h
10 October 2001
Strongest gust
114.1 km/h
28 August 1986
Hottest feels-like
42.4 °C
4 August 2018
Coldest feels-like
-33.2 °C
17 January 1945
Snowiest day
31.4 cm
10 April 1957
Sunniest day
14.8 h
26 June 1964
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.2 °C | +3.1 °C | 39 mm | +11 mm |
| Feb | 3.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 2 mm | -26 mm |
| Mar | 8.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 49 mm | +13 mm |
| Apr | 14.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 81 mm | +29 mm |
| May | 19.4 °C | 0.0 °C | 74 mm | +10 mm |
| Jun | 26.1 °C | +3.7 °C | 151 mm | +69 mm |
| Jul | 29.3 °C | +3.7 °C | 116 mm | -77 mm |
| Aug | 29.0 °C | +2.7 °C | 145 mm | -51 mm |
| Sep | 24.6 °C | +2.2 °C | 176 mm | +75 mm |
| Oct | 17.1 °C | +0.1 °C | 144 mm | +92 mm |
| Nov | 11.5 °C | +2.3 °C | 19 mm | -34 mm |
| Dec | 2.7 °C | +0.8 °C | 38 mm | +7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Samho-rodongjagu?
Samho-rodongjagu has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.4 °C and it receives 916 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Samho-rodongjagu?
The hottest day measured in Samho-rodongjagu between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 2018, reaching 37.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Samho-rodongjagu?
The coldest day measured in Samho-rodongjagu between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1945, at -27.0 °C.
Does it snow in Samho-rodongjagu?
Yes. Samho-rodongjagu gets on average 76.2 cm of snow per year and has around 128 frost days.
Has the climate of Samho-rodongjagu warmed?
Yes: Samho-rodongjagu warmed by +3.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Samho-rodongjagu?
The wettest day measured in Samho-rodongjagu between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 1955, with 132 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Samho-rodongjagu?
The windiest day measured in Samho-rodongjagu between 1940 and 2025 was 10 October 2001, with winds reaching 45.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Samho-rodongjagu?
The warmest month in Samho-rodongjagu is August (23.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-6.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Samho-rodongjagu?
Samho-rodongjagu receives on average 916 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 97 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Samho-rodongjagu?
Samho-rodongjagu gets on average 9.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,322 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Samho-rodongjagu?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Samho-rodongjagu between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1957, with 31.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Samho-rodongjagu?
Yes: Samho-rodongjagu has on average 34 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Samho-rodongjagu?
In Samho-rodongjagu, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.4 °C on 4 August 2018, and the lowest was -33.2 °C on 17 January 1945.
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