Tŏkch’ŏn climate — normals and trends
Tŏkch’ŏn (North Korea) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 7.8 °C and it receives 1,531 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 (22.7 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-10.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Tŏkch’ŏn averages 149 frost days, 8 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 125 rainy days per year.
Tŏkch’ŏn has warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.36 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 160 to 138 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 35.8 °C (on 1 August 2018) and the coldest -35.5 °C (on 7 January 1950).
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
Tŏkch’ŏnSouth Pyongan
- coords
- 39.75°, 126.26°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
7.8°C
Average daily high
13.0°C
Average daily low
2.6°C
Annual rainfall
1,531mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
12.0km/h
Seasonal range
33.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
149 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
8 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
125 d/yr
Annual snowfall
75.7 cm
Average feels-like high
11.6 °C
Average feels-like low
0.5 °C
Average peak gust
35.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
26 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+3.1 °C
since 1940
+0.4 °C per decade · r² = 0.67 · 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
35.8 °C
1 August 2018
Coldest day
-35.5 °C
7 January 1950
Wettest day
187 mm
11 July 2013
Windiest day
38.1 km/h
7 September 1959
Strongest gust
135.4 km/h
27 August 2020
Hottest feels-like
44.7 °C
1 August 2018
Coldest feels-like
-40.4 °C
9 January 1940
Snowiest day
29.5 cm
3 March 1989
Sunniest day
14.5 h
16 June 2007
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 | -0.9 °C | +3.5 °C | 32 mm | +9 mm |
| Feb | -0.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 9 mm | -19 mm |
| Mar | 9.1 °C | +3.0 °C | 21 mm | -27 mm |
| Apr | 16.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 120 mm | +31 mm |
| May | 20.6 °C | +0.2 °C | 165 mm | +51 mm |
| Jun | 26.0 °C | +1.9 °C | 342 mm | +177 mm |
| Jul | 29.2 °C | +2.9 °C | 314 mm | -102 mm |
| Aug | 28.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 426 mm | +100 mm |
| Sep | 25.3 °C | +2.7 °C | 187 mm | +51 mm |
| Oct | 16.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 166 mm | +92 mm |
| Nov | 9.1 °C | +2.4 °C | 53 mm | -22 mm |
| Dec | -0.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 53 mm | +15 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Tŏkch’ŏn?
Tŏkch’ŏn has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 7.8 °C and it receives 1,531 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Tŏkch’ŏn?
The hottest day measured in Tŏkch’ŏn between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 2018, reaching 35.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Tŏkch’ŏn?
The coldest day measured in Tŏkch’ŏn between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1950, at -35.5 °C.
Does it snow in Tŏkch’ŏn?
Yes. Tŏkch’ŏn gets on average 75.7 cm of snow per year and has around 149 frost days.
Has the climate of Tŏkch’ŏn warmed?
Yes: Tŏkch’ŏn warmed by +3.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Tŏkch’ŏn?
The wettest day measured in Tŏkch’ŏn between 1940 and 2025 was 11 July 2013, with 187 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Tŏkch’ŏn?
The windiest day measured in Tŏkch’ŏn between 1940 and 2025 was 7 September 1959, with winds reaching 38.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Tŏkch’ŏn?
The warmest month in Tŏkch’ŏn is August (22.7 °C on average); the coldest is January (-10.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Tŏkch’ŏn?
Tŏkch’ŏn receives on average 1,531 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 125 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Tŏkch’ŏn?
Tŏkch’ŏn gets on average 8.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,139 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Tŏkch’ŏn?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Tŏkch’ŏn between 1940 and 2025 was 3 March 1989, with 29.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Tŏkch’ŏn?
Yes: Tŏkch’ŏn has on average 26 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Tŏkch’ŏn?
In Tŏkch’ŏn, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.7 °C on 1 August 2018, and the lowest was -40.4 °C on 9 January 1940.
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