Sokcho climate — normals and trends
Sokcho (South Korea) has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Dfa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 10.5 °C and it receives 1,176 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 (23.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-3.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Sokcho averages 94 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 112 rainy days per year.
Sokcho has warmed by +2.1 °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 109 to 79 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.2 °C (on 4 August 2018) and the coldest -22.2 °C (on 31 January 1941).
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
SokchoGangwon-do
- coords
- 38.21°, 128.59°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
10.5°C
Average daily high
13.7°C
Average daily low
7.4°C
Annual rainfall
1,176mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
16.7km/h
Seasonal range
26.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
94 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
112 d/yr
Annual snowfall
75.7 cm
Average feels-like high
12.4 °C
Average feels-like low
5.1 °C
Average peak gust
37.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
44 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.8 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.54 · 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
33.2 °C
4 August 2018
Coldest day
-22.2 °C
31 January 1941
Wettest day
199 mm
11 September 1990
Windiest day
52.6 km/h
27 April 1983
Strongest gust
113.8 km/h
27 April 1983
Hottest feels-like
40.3 °C
4 August 2018
Coldest feels-like
-29.1 °C
31 January 1941
Snowiest day
34.4 cm
28 February 1956
Sunniest day
14.6 h
25 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.5 °C | +2.2 °C | 15 mm | -27 mm |
| Feb | 2.6 °C | +0.4 °C | 1 mm | -45 mm |
| Mar | 8.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 87 mm | +25 mm |
| Apr | 14.5 °C | +1.2 °C | 72 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 17.7 °C | -0.6 °C | 81 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 24.1 °C | +2.7 °C | 68 mm | -43 mm |
| Jul | 28.1 °C | +3.4 °C | 149 mm | -67 mm |
| Aug | 28.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 135 mm | -60 mm |
| Sep | 24.0 °C | +2.2 °C | 264 mm | +97 mm |
| Oct | 17.0 °C | +0.2 °C | 349 mm | +275 mm |
| Nov | 12.2 °C | +2.1 °C | 28 mm | -35 mm |
| Dec | 4.7 °C | +1.5 °C | 37 mm | -3 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sokcho?
Sokcho has a hot-summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 10.5 °C and it receives 1,176 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sokcho?
The hottest day measured in Sokcho between 1940 and 2025 was 4 August 2018, reaching 33.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sokcho?
The coldest day measured in Sokcho between 1940 and 2025 was 31 January 1941, at -22.2 °C.
Does it snow in Sokcho?
Yes. Sokcho gets on average 75.7 cm of snow per year and has around 94 frost days.
Has the climate of Sokcho warmed?
Yes: Sokcho warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sokcho?
The wettest day measured in Sokcho between 1940 and 2025 was 11 September 1990, with 199 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sokcho?
The windiest day measured in Sokcho between 1940 and 2025 was 27 April 1983, with winds reaching 52.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sokcho?
The warmest month in Sokcho is August (23.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (-3.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Sokcho?
Sokcho receives on average 1,176 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 112 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sokcho?
Sokcho 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 Sokcho?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sokcho between 1940 and 2025 was 28 February 1956, with 34.4 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sokcho?
Yes: Sokcho has on average 44 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sokcho?
In Sokcho, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.3 °C on 4 August 2018, and the lowest was -29.1 °C on 31 January 1941.
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