Ŭnch’ŏn-ŭp climate — normals and trends
Ŭnch’ŏn-ŭp (North Korea) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.9 °C and it receives 986 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 (25.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-5.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Ŭnch’ŏn-ŭp averages 123 frost days, 26 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 94 rainy days per year.
Ŭnch’ŏn-ŭp has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 132 to 114 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.0 °C (on 2 August 2018) and the coldest -24.8 °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
Ŭnch’ŏn-ŭpSouth Hwanghae
- coords
- 38.57°, 125.43°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.9°C
Average daily high
15.8°C
Average daily low
6.5°C
Annual rainfall
986mm
Sunshine / day
8.9h
Mean relative humidity
72%
Average peak wind
15.8km/h
Seasonal range
30.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
123 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
26 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
94 d/yr
Annual snowfall
27.7 cm
Average feels-like high
14.6 °C
Average feels-like low
4.8 °C
Average peak gust
33.9 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
53 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.55 · 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
2 August 2018
Coldest day
-24.8 °C
7 January 1950
Wettest day
213 mm
7 September 1962
Windiest day
54.4 km/h
27 August 2020
Strongest gust
124.6 km/h
27 August 2020
Hottest feels-like
46.1 °C
1 August 2018
Coldest feels-like
-29.8 °C
7 January 1950
Snowiest day
21.1 cm
23 January 1948
Sunniest day
14.2 h
17 June 1988
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 | +2.8 °C | 13 mm | -4 mm |
| Feb | 1.6 °C | -0.7 °C | 9 mm | -10 mm |
| Mar | 12.0 °C | +3.2 °C | 32 mm | +1 mm |
| Apr | 16.9 °C | +0.3 °C | 83 mm | +26 mm |
| May | 21.8 °C | -0.8 °C | 91 mm | +16 mm |
| Jun | 27.7 °C | +1.1 °C | 143 mm | +42 mm |
| Jul | 31.5 °C | +3.0 °C | 73 mm | -179 mm |
| Aug | 31.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 195 mm | -16 mm |
| Sep | 26.7 °C | +1.9 °C | 225 mm | +113 mm |
| Oct | 18.9 °C | +0.4 °C | 124 mm | +78 mm |
| Nov | 12.6 °C | +2.4 °C | 18 mm | -25 mm |
| Dec | 3.2 °C | +0.9 °C | 23 mm | -0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Ŭnch’ŏn-ŭp?
Ŭnch’ŏn-ŭp has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.9 °C and it receives 986 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Ŭnch’ŏn-ŭp?
The hottest day measured in Ŭnch’ŏn-ŭp between 1940 and 2025 was 2 August 2018, reaching 37.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Ŭnch’ŏn-ŭp?
The coldest day measured in Ŭnch’ŏn-ŭp between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1950, at -24.8 °C.
Does it snow in Ŭnch’ŏn-ŭp?
Yes. Ŭnch’ŏn-ŭp gets on average 27.7 cm of snow per year and has around 123 frost days.
Has the climate of Ŭnch’ŏn-ŭp warmed?
Yes: Ŭnch’ŏn-ŭp warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Ŭnch’ŏn-ŭp?
The wettest day measured in Ŭnch’ŏn-ŭp between 1940 and 2025 was 7 September 1962, with 213 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Ŭnch’ŏn-ŭp?
The windiest day measured in Ŭnch’ŏn-ŭp between 1940 and 2025 was 27 August 2020, with winds reaching 54.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Ŭnch’ŏn-ŭp?
The warmest month in Ŭnch’ŏn-ŭp is August (25.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-5.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Ŭnch’ŏn-ŭp?
Ŭnch’ŏn-ŭp receives on average 986 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 94 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Ŭnch’ŏn-ŭp?
Ŭnch’ŏn-ŭp gets on average 8.9 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,249 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Ŭnch’ŏn-ŭp?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Ŭnch’ŏn-ŭp between 1940 and 2025 was 23 January 1948, with 21.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Ŭnch’ŏn-ŭp?
Yes: Ŭnch’ŏn-ŭp has on average 53 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Ŭnch’ŏn-ŭp?
In Ŭnch’ŏn-ŭp, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.1 °C on 1 August 2018, and the lowest was -29.8 °C on 7 January 1950.
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