Kimje climate — normals and trends
Kimje (South Korea) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 12.8 °C and it receives 1,233 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 (25.9 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-0.8 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kimje averages 96 frost days, 32 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 109 rainy days per year.
Kimje has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 108 to 84 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.7 °C (on 1 August 2018) and the coldest -19.5 °C (on 18 January 1945).
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
KimjeJeollabuk-do
- coords
- 35.80°, 126.89°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
12.8°C
Average daily high
17.6°C
Average daily low
8.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,233mm
Sunshine / day
8.6h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
14.5km/h
Seasonal range
26.7°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
96 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
32 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
109 d/yr
Annual snowfall
20.4 cm
Average feels-like high
17.1 °C
Average feels-like low
7.1 °C
Average peak gust
33.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
64 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.0 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °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
37.7 °C
1 August 2018
Coldest day
-19.5 °C
18 January 1945
Wettest day
164 mm
4 August 2000
Windiest day
55.8 km/h
28 August 2012
Strongest gust
127.8 km/h
28 August 1986
Hottest feels-like
43.5 °C
2 August 1996
Coldest feels-like
-24.9 °C
18 January 1945
Snowiest day
9.7 cm
31 January 1979
Sunniest day
13.9 h
28 June 1951
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 25 mm | -6 mm |
| Feb | 4.5 °C | -1.2 °C | 22 mm | -13 mm |
| Mar | 13.9 °C | +2.8 °C | 46 mm | -10 mm |
| Apr | 20.2 °C | +2.3 °C | 58 mm | -25 mm |
| May | 22.8 °C | -0.2 °C | 112 mm | +18 mm |
| Jun | 28.3 °C | +2.0 °C | 261 mm | +103 mm |
| Jul | 32.2 °C | +3.4 °C | 250 mm | -32 mm |
| Aug | 31.2 °C | +1.4 °C | 171 mm | -31 mm |
| Sep | 27.5 °C | +1.8 °C | 229 mm | +78 mm |
| Oct | 22.1 °C | +2.0 °C | 146 mm | +90 mm |
| Nov | 15.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 17 mm | -34 mm |
| Dec | 7.9 °C | +1.8 °C | 36 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kimje?
Kimje has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 12.8 °C and it receives 1,233 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kimje?
The hottest day measured in Kimje between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 2018, reaching 37.7 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kimje?
The coldest day measured in Kimje between 1940 and 2025 was 18 January 1945, at -19.5 °C.
Does it snow in Kimje?
Yes. Kimje gets on average 20.4 cm of snow per year and has around 96 frost days.
Has the climate of Kimje warmed?
Yes: Kimje warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kimje?
The wettest day measured in Kimje between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 2000, with 164 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kimje?
The windiest day measured in Kimje between 1940 and 2025 was 28 August 2012, with winds reaching 55.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kimje?
The warmest month in Kimje is August (25.9 °C on average); the coldest is January (-0.8 °C).
How much does it rain in Kimje?
Kimje receives on average 1,233 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 109 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kimje?
Kimje 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 Kimje?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kimje between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1979, with 9.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kimje?
Yes: Kimje has on average 64 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kimje?
In Kimje, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.5 °C on 2 August 1996, and the lowest was -24.9 °C on 18 January 1945.
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