Kinzan climate — normals and trends
Kinzan (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 1,195 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 (24.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-2.9 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Kinzan averages 108 frost days, 21 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 112 rainy days per year.
Kinzan has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.25 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 121 to 95 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 36.9 °C (on 1 August 2018) and the coldest -22.6 °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
KinzanChungcheongnam-do
- coords
- 36.10°, 127.49°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.5°C
Average daily high
16.3°C
Average daily low
7.2°C
Annual rainfall
1,195mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
71%
Average peak wind
13.6km/h
Seasonal range
27.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
108 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
21 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
112 d/yr
Annual snowfall
34.2 cm
Average feels-like high
15.1 °C
Average feels-like low
5.7 °C
Average peak gust
36.6 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
50 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.9 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.57 · 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
36.9 °C
1 August 2018
Coldest day
-22.6 °C
16 January 1967
Wettest day
193 mm
18 July 1964
Windiest day
42.2 km/h
3 August 1999
Strongest gust
137.5 km/h
28 August 1986
Hottest feels-like
41.4 °C
19 July 1961
Coldest feels-like
-27.3 °C
25 January 1941
Snowiest day
15.7 cm
25 February 1989
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 | 3.7 °C | +2.1 °C | 21 mm | -11 mm |
| Feb | 3.3 °C | -0.8 °C | 19 mm | -19 mm |
| Mar | 12.5 °C | +2.5 °C | 61 mm | -1 mm |
| Apr | 19.1 °C | +2.1 °C | 56 mm | -29 mm |
| May | 21.6 °C | -0.4 °C | 110 mm | +15 mm |
| Jun | 27.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 275 mm | +123 mm |
| Jul | 31.0 °C | +3.2 °C | 186 mm | -72 mm |
| Aug | 30.5 °C | +1.9 °C | 94 mm | -95 mm |
| Sep | 26.1 °C | +1.8 °C | 194 mm | +49 mm |
| Oct | 20.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 211 mm | +153 mm |
| Nov | 13.5 °C | +2.1 °C | 19 mm | -31 mm |
| Dec | 6.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 35 mm | +3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kinzan?
Kinzan has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.5 °C and it receives 1,195 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kinzan?
The hottest day measured in Kinzan between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 2018, reaching 36.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kinzan?
The coldest day measured in Kinzan between 1940 and 2025 was 16 January 1967, at -22.6 °C.
Does it snow in Kinzan?
Yes. Kinzan gets on average 34.2 cm of snow per year and has around 108 frost days.
Has the climate of Kinzan warmed?
Yes: Kinzan warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kinzan?
The wettest day measured in Kinzan between 1940 and 2025 was 18 July 1964, with 193 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kinzan?
The windiest day measured in Kinzan between 1940 and 2025 was 3 August 1999, with winds reaching 42.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kinzan?
The warmest month in Kinzan is August (24.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (-2.9 °C).
How much does it rain in Kinzan?
Kinzan receives on average 1,195 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 112 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kinzan?
Kinzan gets on average 8.7 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,175 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kinzan?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kinzan between 1940 and 2025 was 25 February 1989, with 15.7 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kinzan?
Yes: Kinzan has on average 50 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kinzan?
In Kinzan, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.4 °C on 19 July 1961, and the lowest was -27.3 °C on 25 January 1941.
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