Yŏch’im-dong climate — normals and trends
Yŏch’im-dong (North Korea) has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 4.2 °C and it receives 1,183 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 (19.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-13.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Yŏch’im-dong averages 174 frost days, 0 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 130 rainy days per year.
Yŏch’im-dong has warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.31 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 184 to 164 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.7 °C (on 5 August 2016) and the coldest -35.9 °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
Yŏch’im-dongChagang
- coords
- 40.36°, 126.66°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
4.2°C
Average daily high
9.2°C
Average daily low
-0.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,183mm
Sunshine / day
8.8h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
11.4km/h
Seasonal range
33.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
174 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
0 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
130 d/yr
Annual snowfall
129.9 cm
Average feels-like high
7.1 °C
Average feels-like low
-3.3 °C
Average peak gust
38.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
2 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.6 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.59 · 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
31.7 °C
5 August 2016
Coldest day
-35.9 °C
25 January 1941
Wettest day
186 mm
29 July 1969
Windiest day
32.1 km/h
6 April 1978
Strongest gust
126.0 km/h
27 August 2020
Hottest feels-like
37.4 °C
5 August 2016
Coldest feels-like
-40.9 °C
12 January 1943
Snowiest day
27.5 cm
10 April 1957
Sunniest day
14.8 h
16 June 1942
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 | -4.5 °C | +3.0 °C | 22 mm | +1 mm |
| Feb | -5.2 °C | -0.7 °C | 9 mm | -18 mm |
| Mar | 4.9 °C | +3.3 °C | 36 mm | -12 mm |
| Apr | 12.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 114 mm | +32 mm |
| May | 16.7 °C | +0.3 °C | 141 mm | +41 mm |
| Jun | 22.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 202 mm | +63 mm |
| Jul | 26.1 °C | +3.1 °C | 195 mm | -88 mm |
| Aug | 24.6 °C | +1.3 °C | 241 mm | +11 mm |
| Sep | 21.6 °C | +2.8 °C | 136 mm | +33 mm |
| Oct | 12.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 145 mm | +91 mm |
| Nov | 5.0 °C | +2.3 °C | 46 mm | -16 mm |
| Dec | -4.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 41 mm | +7 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Yŏch’im-dong?
Yŏch’im-dong has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 4.2 °C and it receives 1,183 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Yŏch’im-dong?
The hottest day measured in Yŏch’im-dong between 1940 and 2025 was 5 August 2016, reaching 31.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Yŏch’im-dong?
The coldest day measured in Yŏch’im-dong between 1940 and 2025 was 25 January 1941, at -35.9 °C.
Does it snow in Yŏch’im-dong?
Yes. Yŏch’im-dong gets on average 129.9 cm of snow per year and has around 174 frost days.
Has the climate of Yŏch’im-dong warmed?
Yes: Yŏch’im-dong warmed by +2.6 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Yŏch’im-dong?
The wettest day measured in Yŏch’im-dong between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 1969, with 186 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Yŏch’im-dong?
The windiest day measured in Yŏch’im-dong between 1940 and 2025 was 6 April 1978, with winds reaching 32.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Yŏch’im-dong?
The warmest month in Yŏch’im-dong is July (19.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-13.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Yŏch’im-dong?
Yŏch’im-dong receives on average 1,183 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 130 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Yŏch’im-dong?
Yŏch’im-dong gets on average 8.8 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,212 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Yŏch’im-dong?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Yŏch’im-dong between 1940 and 2025 was 10 April 1957, with 27.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Yŏch’im-dong?
Yes: Yŏch’im-dong has on average 2 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Yŏch’im-dong?
In Yŏch’im-dong, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.4 °C on 5 August 2016, and the lowest was -40.9 °C on 12 January 1943.
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