Yŏnsa-ŭp climate — normals and trends
Yŏnsa-ŭp (North Korea) has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 3.0 °C and it receives 702 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 (19.0 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-15.3 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Yŏnsa-ŭp averages 186 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 108 rainy days per year.
Yŏnsa-ŭp has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.29 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 195 to 177 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 34.3 °C (on 3 August 2018) and the coldest -36.3 °C (on 13 January 1953).
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
Yŏnsa-ŭpNorth Hamgyong
- coords
- 41.91°, 129.01°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
3.0°C
Average daily high
8.7°C
Average daily low
-2.1°C
Annual rainfall
702mm
Sunshine / day
9.3h
Mean relative humidity
67%
Average peak wind
13.5km/h
Seasonal range
34.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
186 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
108 d/yr
Annual snowfall
92.4 cm
Average feels-like high
5.9 °C
Average feels-like low
-5.4 °C
Average peak gust
38.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
1 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.60 · 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
34.3 °C
3 August 2018
Coldest day
-36.3 °C
13 January 1953
Wettest day
131 mm
30 August 2016
Windiest day
39.0 km/h
13 April 2010
Strongest gust
114.8 km/h
13 April 2010
Hottest feels-like
37.6 °C
3 August 2018
Coldest feels-like
-41.9 °C
13 January 1953
Snowiest day
40.8 cm
13 April 2025
Sunniest day
15.0 h
29 June 1941
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 | -5.5 °C | +3.3 °C | 31 mm | +21 mm |
| Feb | -6.7 °C | -1.0 °C | 6 mm | -9 mm |
| Mar | 3.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 26 mm | -3 mm |
| Apr | 10.9 °C | +0.9 °C | 123 mm | +70 mm |
| May | 17.1 °C | +0.5 °C | 91 mm | +9 mm |
| Jun | 23.6 °C | +3.3 °C | 87 mm | -9 mm |
| Jul | 27.5 °C | +4.0 °C | 96 mm | -39 mm |
| Aug | 24.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 240 mm | +102 mm |
| Sep | 21.1 °C | +2.7 °C | 57 mm | -8 mm |
| Oct | 11.1 °C | -0.2 °C | 54 mm | +14 mm |
| Nov | 4.3 °C | +2.7 °C | 17 mm | -11 mm |
| Dec | -5.6 °C | +0.9 °C | 14 mm | +1 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Yŏnsa-ŭp?
Yŏnsa-ŭp has a warm-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 3.0 °C and it receives 702 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Yŏnsa-ŭp?
The hottest day measured in Yŏnsa-ŭp between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 2018, reaching 34.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Yŏnsa-ŭp?
The coldest day measured in Yŏnsa-ŭp between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1953, at -36.3 °C.
Does it snow in Yŏnsa-ŭp?
Yes. Yŏnsa-ŭp gets on average 92.4 cm of snow per year and has around 186 frost days.
Has the climate of Yŏnsa-ŭp warmed?
Yes: Yŏnsa-ŭp warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Yŏnsa-ŭp?
The wettest day measured in Yŏnsa-ŭp between 1940 and 2025 was 30 August 2016, with 131 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Yŏnsa-ŭp?
The windiest day measured in Yŏnsa-ŭp between 1940 and 2025 was 13 April 2010, with winds reaching 39.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Yŏnsa-ŭp?
The warmest month in Yŏnsa-ŭp is July (19.0 °C on average); the coldest is January (-15.3 °C).
How much does it rain in Yŏnsa-ŭp?
Yŏnsa-ŭp receives on average 702 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 108 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Yŏnsa-ŭp?
Yŏnsa-ŭp gets on average 9.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,395 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Yŏnsa-ŭp?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Yŏnsa-ŭp between 1940 and 2025 was 13 April 2025, with 40.8 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Yŏnsa-ŭp?
Yes: Yŏnsa-ŭp has on average 1 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Yŏnsa-ŭp?
In Yŏnsa-ŭp, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.6 °C on 3 August 2018, and the lowest was -41.9 °C on 13 January 1953.
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