Gimcheon climate — normals and trends
Gimcheon (South Korea) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.5 °C and it receives 1,201 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 (24.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Gimcheon averages 108 frost days, 24 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 105 rainy days per year.
Gimcheon 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 123 to 93 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.1 °C (on 13 July 1994) and the coldest -21.3 °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
GimcheonGyeongsangbuk-do
- coords
- 36.12°, 128.12°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.5°C
Average daily high
16.4°C
Average daily low
7.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,201mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
13.5km/h
Seasonal range
27.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
108 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
24 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
105 d/yr
Annual snowfall
31.7 cm
Average feels-like high
15.1 °C
Average feels-like low
5.5 °C
Average peak gust
38.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
47 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.3 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.63 · 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
36.1 °C
13 July 1994
Coldest day
-21.3 °C
7 January 1950
Wettest day
217 mm
30 September 1998
Windiest day
43.5 km/h
28 August 1986
Strongest gust
153.0 km/h
28 August 1986
Hottest feels-like
42.3 °C
28 July 1953
Coldest feels-like
-26.6 °C
7 January 1950
Snowiest day
23.3 cm
7 January 2001
Sunniest day
14.0 h
20 June 1944
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 9 mm | -19 mm |
| Feb | 3.7 °C | -0.7 °C | 17 mm | -17 mm |
| Mar | 12.7 °C | +2.4 °C | 58 mm | +0 mm |
| Apr | 19.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 60 mm | -23 mm |
| May | 21.6 °C | -0.6 °C | 107 mm | +13 mm |
| Jun | 27.9 °C | +2.4 °C | 223 mm | +70 mm |
| Jul | 30.8 °C | +3.0 °C | 161 mm | -95 mm |
| Aug | 31.1 °C | +2.6 °C | 93 mm | -111 mm |
| Sep | 26.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 168 mm | +8 mm |
| Oct | 19.4 °C | +0.9 °C | 180 mm | +122 mm |
| Nov | 13.7 °C | +2.2 °C | 14 mm | -32 mm |
| Dec | 6.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 26 mm | +0 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Gimcheon?
Gimcheon has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.5 °C and it receives 1,201 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Gimcheon?
The hottest day measured in Gimcheon between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 1994, reaching 36.1 °C.
What is the coldest day in Gimcheon?
The coldest day measured in Gimcheon between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 1950, at -21.3 °C.
Does it snow in Gimcheon?
Yes. Gimcheon gets on average 31.7 cm of snow per year and has around 108 frost days.
Has the climate of Gimcheon warmed?
Yes: Gimcheon warmed by +2.3 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Gimcheon?
The wettest day measured in Gimcheon between 1940 and 2025 was 30 September 1998, with 217 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Gimcheon?
The windiest day measured in Gimcheon between 1940 and 2025 was 28 August 1986, with winds reaching 43.5 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Gimcheon?
The warmest month in Gimcheon is August (24.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Gimcheon?
Gimcheon receives on average 1,201 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 105 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Gimcheon?
Gimcheon 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 Gimcheon?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Gimcheon between 1940 and 2025 was 7 January 2001, with 23.3 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Gimcheon?
Yes: Gimcheon has on average 47 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Gimcheon?
In Gimcheon, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.3 °C on 28 July 1953, and the lowest was -26.6 °C on 7 January 1950.
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