Donghae City climate — normals and trends

Q: What is the climate of Donghae City?

Donghae City has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.7 °C and it receives 1,187 mm of precipitation per year.

Q: What is the hottest day ever recorded in Donghae City?

The hottest day measured in Donghae City between 1940 and 2025 was 17 June 1962, reaching 35.3 °C.

Q: What is the coldest day in Donghae City?

The coldest day measured in Donghae City between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1967, at -23.2 °C.

Q: Does it snow in Donghae City?

Yes. Donghae City gets on average 88.7 cm of snow per year and has around 104 frost days.

Q: Has the climate of Donghae City warmed?

Yes: Donghae City warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

Q: What is the wettest day in Donghae City?

The wettest day measured in Donghae City between 1940 and 2025 was 31 August 2002, with 174 mm of rain in 24 hours.

Q: What was the windiest day in Donghae City?

The windiest day measured in Donghae City between 1940 and 2025 was 27 April 1983, with winds reaching 54.2 km/h.

Q: What is the warmest month in Donghae City?

The warmest month in Donghae City is August (23.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.5 °C).

Q: How much does it rain in Donghae City?

Donghae City receives on average 1,187 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 110 rainy days.

Q: Is it sunny in Donghae City?

Donghae City gets on average 9.0 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,285 hours per year over 1940-2025.

Donghae City (South Korea) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.7 °C and it receives 1,187 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 (23.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.5 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.

Donghae City averages 104 frost days, 13 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 110 rainy days per year.

Donghae City 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 118 to 90 per year over the period.

The hottest day of the period reached 35.3 °C (on 17 June 1962) and the coldest -23.2 °C (on 16 January 1967).

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

Donghae CityGangwon-do

coords: 37.54°, 129.11°
period: 1940–2025 · 86 yrs

DfaHot-summer humid continentalWarmest monthAugustColdest monthJanuaryWettest monthAugustDriest monthDecember

Mean daily temperature

10.7°C

Average daily high

14.8°C

Average daily low

6.9°C

Annual rainfall

1,187mm

Sunshine / day

9.0h

Mean relative humidity

70%

Average peak wind

14.7km/h

Seasonal range

27.1°C

Frost days (< 0 °C)

104 d/yr

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

13 d/yr

Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)

110 d/yr

Annual snowfall

88.7 cm

Average feels-like high

13.7 °C

Average feels-like low

4.7 °C

Average peak gust

40.2 km/h

Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)

41 d/yr

Solar radiation

15.3 MJ/m²

Has the climate changed?

One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025

+2.3 °C

since 1940

+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.56 · p = < 0.001

19402025

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

35.3 °C

17 June 1962

Coldest day

-23.2 °C

16 January 1967

Wettest day

174 mm

31 August 2002

Windiest day

54.2 km/h

27 April 1983

Strongest gust

142.9 km/h

18 April 1946

Hottest feels-like

40.7 °C

3 August 1956

Coldest feels-like

-29.2 °C

31 January 1941

Snowiest day

47.4 cm

28 February 1956

Sunniest day

14.3 h

24 June 1948

Year	Hottest day	Coldest day	Annual mean	Rainfall	Hot days	Frost days
2025	34.3 °C27 July 2025	-13.7 °C8 February 2025	12.7 °C	1,162 mm	43	98
2024	33.3 °C2 August 2024	-14.9 °C24 January 2024	12.9 °C	1,482 mm	24	92
2023	33.6 °C3 August 2023	-15.0 °C25 January 2023	12.8 °C	1,476 mm	18	85
2022	32.3 °C25 June 2022	-13.7 °C21 January 2022	12.0 °C	1,260 mm	10	93
2021	31.7 °C31 July 2021	-16.2 °C9 January 2021	12.2 °C	1,245 mm	6	76
2020	33.0 °C19 August 2020	-13.0 °C31 December 2020	12.2 °C	1,398 mm	14	75
2019	32.5 °C23 July 2019	-8.9 °C1 February 2019	12.7 °C	1,127 mm	16	82
2018	34.6 °C4 August 2018	-15.3 °C24 January 2018	11.8 °C	1,360 mm	26	92
2017	32.6 °C14 July 2017	-12.7 °C24 January 2017	11.9 °C	950 mm	12	98
2016	32.8 °C13 August 2016	-16.6 °C24 January 2016	12.2 °C	1,176 mm	13	86
2015	34.0 °C31 July 2015	-12.5 °C9 February 2015	12.2 °C	910 mm	14	84
2014	31.2 °C29 May 2014	-15.5 °C18 December 2014	11.5 °C	1,247 mm	8	101
2013	33.0 °C9 August 2013	-16.1 °C8 February 2013	11.5 °C	974 mm	22	104
2012	32.5 °C29 July 2012	-17.3 °C3 February 2012	10.6 °C	1,226 mm	11	111
2011	32.2 °C11 August 2011	-16.3 °C16 January 2011	10.6 °C	1,553 mm	4	115
2010	33.4 °C5 August 2010	-15.4 °C14 January 2010	11.1 °C	1,032 mm	20	101
2009	31.5 °C27 June 2009	-12.4 °C24 January 2009	11.5 °C	1,079 mm	4	88
2008	33.1 °C6 July 2008	-14.7 °C17 January 2008	11.3 °C	869 mm	17	97
2007	32.3 °C25 August 2007	-14.7 °C2 February 2007	11.7 °C	1,132 mm	16	92
2006	32.4 °C3 August 2006	-15.4 °C23 January 2006	11.4 °C	1,338 mm	15	98
2005	35.1 °C24 June 2005	-17.0 °C26 February 2005	10.9 °C	1,143 mm	20	114
2004	33.5 °C23 July 2004	-19.0 °C22 January 2004	12.1 °C	1,328 mm	17	81
2003	31.7 °C22 August 2003	-20.2 °C5 January 2003	10.6 °C	1,771 mm	2	102
2002	31.7 °C31 July 2002	-15.7 °C3 January 2002	10.9 °C	1,407 mm	6	93
2001	31.7 °C4 July 2001	-20.9 °C15 January 2001	11.0 °C	1,105 mm	14	109
2000	31.9 °C20 June 2000	-14.9 °C21 January 2000	11.1 °C	1,042 mm	20	103
1999	32.1 °C14 June 1999	-12.5 °C9 January 1999	11.4 °C	1,390 mm	4	96
1998	31.3 °C5 August 1998	-16.6 °C24 January 1998	11.7 °C	1,682 mm	4	99
1997	32.1 °C2 August 1997	-14.1 °C22 January 1997	10.8 °C	1,141 mm	17	101
1996	32.5 °C18 July 1996	-16.5 °C2 February 1996	10.3 °C	1,001 mm	13	110
1995	34.2 °C14 August 1995	-12.0 °C30 January 1995	10.8 °C	665 mm	21	115
1994	33.5 °C13 July 1994	-15.8 °C19 January 1994	11.9 °C	821 mm	23	100
1993	28.4 °C24 August 1993	-14.3 °C19 January 1993	10.2 °C	1,350 mm	0	111
1992	32.6 °C29 July 1992	-13.9 °C19 January 1992	10.9 °C	1,166 mm	8	91
1991	30.5 °C27 July 1991	-19.6 °C23 February 1991	10.7 °C	1,242 mm	2	94
1990	31.8 °C1 August 1990	-17.2 °C25 January 1990	11.6 °C	1,475 mm	11	87
1989	31.0 °C19 July 1989	-13.3 °C28 January 1989	11.4 °C	1,617 mm	6	80
1988	31.6 °C9 August 1988	-14.7 °C7 February 1988	10.6 °C	1,051 mm	5	109
1987	32.2 °C5 June 1987	-15.8 °C14 January 1987	10.9 °C	1,250 mm	2	102
1986	32.0 °C28 July 1986	-18.7 °C5 January 1986	9.9 °C	1,169 mm	6	102
1985	32.2 °C8 August 1985	-17.0 °C30 January 1985	10.8 °C	1,433 mm	21	108
1984	32.3 °C11 August 1984	-18.7 °C3 February 1984	9.9 °C	1,389 mm	12	106
1983	33.4 °C4 August 1983	-17.8 °C13 February 1983	10.8 °C	1,115 mm	13	106
1982	33.0 °C10 July 1982	-17.1 °C7 February 1982	10.9 °C	995 mm	7	95
1981	32.6 °C19 July 1981	-19.7 °C27 February 1981	10.2 °C	1,216 mm	13	110
1980	31.1 °C15 June 1980	-19.5 °C7 February 1980	9.7 °C	1,140 mm	1	105
1979	31.4 °C1 August 1979	-17.1 °C2 February 1979	11.2 °C	1,153 mm	7	107
1978	33.4 °C24 July 1978	-19.2 °C15 February 1978	11.3 °C	1,362 mm	21	103
1977	33.4 °C29 July 1977	-21.7 °C29 January 1977	10.8 °C	1,307 mm	13	87
1976	31.3 °C21 August 1976	-18.4 °C27 December 1976	10.1 °C	1,443 mm	3	109
1975	32.9 °C4 August 1975	-14.9 °C12 January 1975	10.7 °C	1,697 mm	18	105
1974	31.1 °C5 August 1974	-19.4 °C25 January 1974	9.7 °C	1,360 mm	3	117
1973	33.2 °C12 August 1973	-15.5 °C24 December 1973	10.8 °C	1,109 mm	20	113
1972	32.4 °C15 August 1972	-12.7 °C28 January 1972	10.6 °C	1,539 mm	14	107
1971	31.7 °C27 July 1971	-18.1 °C1 February 1971	10.2 °C	1,139 mm	12	107
1970	32.7 °C23 July 1970	-18.1 °C5 January 1970	10.0 °C	1,154 mm	10	118
1969	32.1 °C18 August 1969	-16.5 °C6 February 1969	9.9 °C	1,319 mm	12	123
1968	32.2 °C26 July 1968	-16.4 °C1 February 1968	10.5 °C	1,036 mm	6	101
1967	33.0 °C9 August 1967	-23.2 °C16 January 1967	10.3 °C	1,095 mm	17	104
1966	32.6 °C5 August 1966	-15.9 °C21 January 1966	10.5 °C	1,104 mm	13	116
1965	33.4 °C27 August 1965	-19.8 °C12 January 1965	10.5 °C	869 mm	17	116
1964	33.2 °C5 August 1964	-16.0 °C12 February 1964	11.0 °C	1,553 mm	22	119
1963	32.5 °C31 July 1963	-22.8 °C24 January 1963	9.9 °C	1,131 mm	8	112
1962	35.3 °C17 June 1962	-16.2 °C28 January 1962	10.8 °C	1,198 mm	21	113
1961	34.3 °C20 July 1961	-17.1 °C1 February 1961	11.6 °C	1,217 mm	28	106
1960	34.0 °C22 July 1960	-18.2 °C28 January 1960	11.1 °C	965 mm	24	105
1959	34.9 °C30 July 1959	-19.5 °C17 January 1959	11.4 °C	1,365 mm	22	95
1958	33.3 °C9 August 1958	-18.7 °C24 January 1958	10.9 °C	1,532 mm	17	93
1957	31.0 °C9 August 1957	-20.7 °C11 February 1957	9.8 °C	1,463 mm	1	123
1956	35.0 °C3 August 1956	-16.9 °C10 February 1956	9.4 °C	1,322 mm	22	129
1955	33.5 °C18 August 1955	-17.3 °C21 February 1955	10.9 °C	796 mm	18	107
1954	34.1 °C14 August 1954	-15.6 °C26 January 1954	10.6 °C	1,672 mm	13	96
1953	33.9 °C17 August 1953	-18.0 °C30 January 1953	10.5 °C	967 mm	22	106
1952	32.8 °C25 July 1952	-18.9 °C5 February 1952	10.3 °C	968 mm	12	118
1951	33.7 °C16 August 1951	-20.1 °C13 January 1951	10.6 °C	877 mm	28	116
1950	30.6 °C18 July 1950	-16.9 °C5 February 1950	10.1 °C	1,010 mm	3	115
1949	31.1 °C23 July 1949	-17.4 °C6 January 1949	10.1 °C	1,092 mm	5	107
1948	29.2 °C11 August 1948	-18.3 °C27 January 1948	10.5 °C	1,329 mm	0	98
1947	30.6 °C12 August 1947	-22.5 °C3 February 1947	8.5 °C	882 mm	2	137
1946	34.4 °C18 July 1946	-17.7 °C17 January 1946	10.7 °C	626 mm	19	111
1945	29.7 °C10 August 1945	-20.8 °C17 January 1945	8.9 °C	1,150 mm	0	116
1944	30.7 °C26 July 1944	-16.9 °C17 December 1944	9.7 °C	1,056 mm	2	121
1943	30.2 °C14 August 1943	-20.3 °C12 January 1943	9.6 °C	794 mm	2	123
1942	34.6 °C12 July 1942	-22.3 °C13 February 1942	10.0 °C	491 mm	30	123
1941	30.0 °C29 June 1941	-22.7 °C31 January 1941	9.3 °C	855 mm	1	115
1940	29.2 °C30 July 1940	-19.9 °C27 January 1940	9.0 °C	968 mm	0	130

Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.

A specific year

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Year

Across the whole year

Average daily high

16.7 °C

+1.9 °C

Hot days (≥ 30 °C)

43 d/yr

+30

Frost days (< 0 °C)

98 d/yr

-6

Annual rainfall

1162 mm

-25 mm

Month by month

	High	vs. normal	Precipitation	vs. normal
Jan	2.9 °C	+1.9 °C	13 mm	-30 mm
Feb	3.5 °C	+0.7 °C	5 mm	-46 mm
Mar	9.6 °C	+1.6 °C	108 mm	+38 mm
Apr	17.0 °C	+1.7 °C	47 mm	-25 mm
May	20.0 °C	-0.4 °C	59 mm	-14 mm
Jun	26.4 °C	+3.2 °C	63 mm	-51 mm
Jul	29.9 °C	+3.7 °C	119 mm	-79 mm
Aug	29.9 °C	+3.1 °C	110 mm	-90 mm
Sep	24.6 °C	+2.4 °C	249 mm	+66 mm
Oct	17.2 °C	-0.1 °C	349 mm	+264 mm
Nov	13.0 °C	+2.2 °C	18 mm	-43 mm
Dec	5.7 °C	+1.7 °C	22 mm	-15 mm

The year's extremes

Hottest day

34.3 °C

27 Jul 2025

Coldest day

-13.7 °C

8 Feb 2025

Wettest day

95.7 mm

20 Sep 2025

Windiest day

38.4 km/h

28 Jan 2025

Strongest gust

98.6 km/h

28 Jan 2025

Hottest feels-like

39.2 °C

24 Aug 2025

Coldest feels-like

-19.9 °C

8 Feb 2025

Snowiest day

20.2 cm

3 Mar 2025

Sunniest day

13.7 h

23 Jun 2025

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Frequently asked questions

What is the climate of Donghae City?

Donghae City has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.7 °C and it receives 1,187 mm of precipitation per year.

What is the hottest day ever recorded in Donghae City?

The hottest day measured in Donghae City between 1940 and 2025 was 17 June 1962, reaching 35.3 °C.

What is the coldest day in Donghae City?

The coldest day measured in Donghae City between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1967, at -23.2 °C.

Does it snow in Donghae City?

Yes. Donghae City gets on average 88.7 cm of snow per year and has around 104 frost days.

Has the climate of Donghae City warmed?

Yes: Donghae City warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.

What is the wettest day in Donghae City?

The wettest day measured in Donghae City between 1940 and 2025 was 31 August 2002, with 174 mm of rain in 24 hours.

What was the windiest day in Donghae City?

The windiest day measured in Donghae City between 1940 and 2025 was 27 April 1983, with winds reaching 54.2 km/h.

What is the warmest month in Donghae City?

The warmest month in Donghae City is August (23.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.5 °C).

How much does it rain in Donghae City?

Donghae City receives on average 1,187 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 110 rainy days.

Is it sunny in Donghae City?

Donghae City 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 Donghae City?

The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Donghae City between 1940 and 2025 was 28 February 1956, with 47.4 cm.

Are there tropical nights in Donghae City?

Yes: Donghae City has on average 41 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.

What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Donghae City?

In Donghae City, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.7 °C on 3 August 1956, and the lowest was -29.2 °C on 31 January 1941.

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