Sinuiju climate — normals and trends
Sinuiju (North Korea) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 9.3 °C and it receives 1,041 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 (-7.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Sinuiju averages 129 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 94 rainy days per year.
Sinuiju has warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.27 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 138 to 120 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.7 °C (on 1 August 2018) and the coldest -30.8 °C (on 25 January 1941).
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
SinuijuP'yŏngan-bukto
- coords
- 40.10°, 124.40°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
9.3°C
Average daily high
13.4°C
Average daily low
5.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,041mm
Sunshine / day
9.0h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
17.8km/h
Seasonal range
31.6°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
129 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
94 d/yr
Annual snowfall
32.3 cm
Average feels-like high
11.9 °C
Average feels-like low
3.0 °C
Average peak gust
34.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
48 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °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
36.7 °C
1 August 2018
Coldest day
-30.8 °C
25 January 1941
Wettest day
197 mm
5 September 1956
Windiest day
50.7 km/h
16 August 1994
Strongest gust
105.8 km/h
16 August 1994
Hottest feels-like
44.9 °C
1 August 2018
Coldest feels-like
-36.0 °C
25 January 1941
Snowiest day
22.5 cm
2 March 1971
Sunniest day
14.2 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 | 0.1 °C | +2.9 °C | 16 mm | +4 mm |
| Feb | -0.1 °C | -0.5 °C | 10 mm | -7 mm |
| Mar | 8.8 °C | +2.4 °C | 5 mm | -24 mm |
| Apr | 14.7 °C | +1.2 °C | 76 mm | +16 mm |
| May | 19.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 72 mm | -10 mm |
| Jun | 25.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 118 mm | +9 mm |
| Jul | 28.8 °C | +2.5 °C | 210 mm | -61 mm |
| Aug | 28.3 °C | +1.1 °C | 408 mm | +173 mm |
| Sep | 26.2 °C | +2.7 °C | 107 mm | +12 mm |
| Oct | 17.2 °C | +0.5 °C | 98 mm | +38 mm |
| Nov | 10.4 °C | +2.5 °C | 27 mm | -22 mm |
| Dec | 0.7 °C | +0.9 °C | 17 mm | -4 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sinuiju?
Sinuiju has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 9.3 °C and it receives 1,041 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sinuiju?
The hottest day measured in Sinuiju between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 2018, reaching 36.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sinuiju?
The coldest day measured in Sinuiju between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1941, at -30.8 °C.
Does it snow in Sinuiju?
Yes. Sinuiju gets on average 32.3 cm of snow per year and has around 129 frost days.
Has the climate of Sinuiju warmed?
Yes: Sinuiju warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sinuiju?
The wettest day measured in Sinuiju between 1940 and 2025 was 5 September 1956, with 197 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sinuiju?
The windiest day measured in Sinuiju between 1940 and 2025 was 16 August 1994, with winds reaching 50.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sinuiju?
The warmest month in Sinuiju is August (24.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-7.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Sinuiju?
Sinuiju receives on average 1,041 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 94 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sinuiju?
Sinuiju 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 Sinuiju?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sinuiju between 1940 and 2025 was 2 March 1971, with 22.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sinuiju?
Yes: Sinuiju has on average 48 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sinuiju?
In Sinuiju, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.9 °C on 1 August 2018, and the lowest was -36.0 °C on 25 January 1941.
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