Yangju climate — normals and trends
Yangju (South Korea) has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Dwa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 11.3 °C and it receives 1,234 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 (25.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (-4.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Yangju averages 116 frost days, 22 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 100 rainy days per year.
Yangju has warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.24 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 126 to 106 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 37.5 °C (on 1 August 2018) and the coldest -27.9 °C (on 14 January 2001).
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
YangjuGyeonggi-do
- coords
- 37.83°, 127.06°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
11.3°C
Average daily high
16.1°C
Average daily low
6.8°C
Annual rainfall
1,234mm
Sunshine / day
8.7h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
14.0km/h
Seasonal range
29.3°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
116 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
22 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
100 d/yr
Annual snowfall
23.4 cm
Average feels-like high
15.1 °C
Average feels-like low
5.2 °C
Average peak gust
33.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
55 d/yr
Solar radiation
14.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.1 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.51 · 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
37.5 °C
1 August 2018
Coldest day
-27.9 °C
14 January 2001
Wettest day
249 mm
7 August 2002
Windiest day
49.7 km/h
7 September 2019
Strongest gust
113.8 km/h
28 August 2012
Hottest feels-like
44.5 °C
1 August 2018
Coldest feels-like
-33.7 °C
14 January 2001
Snowiest day
16.0 cm
8 March 1991
Sunniest day
14.3 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 | 2.9 °C | +2.3 °C | 18 mm | -3 mm |
| Feb | 3.1 °C | -0.5 °C | 4 mm | -22 mm |
| Mar | 12.5 °C | +2.8 °C | 45 mm | -0 mm |
| Apr | 18.1 °C | +1.3 °C | 97 mm | +16 mm |
| May | 21.4 °C | -0.8 °C | 93 mm | -2 mm |
| Jun | 27.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 164 mm | +28 mm |
| Jul | 30.8 °C | +2.8 °C | 233 mm | -88 mm |
| Aug | 30.6 °C | +1.7 °C | 207 mm | -41 mm |
| Sep | 26.5 °C | +1.6 °C | 256 mm | +116 mm |
| Oct | 19.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 182 mm | +131 mm |
| Nov | 13.2 °C | +2.4 °C | 15 mm | -32 mm |
| Dec | 4.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 44 mm | +17 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Yangju?
Yangju has a hot-summer humid continental, dry winter climate (Köppen Dwa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 11.3 °C and it receives 1,234 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Yangju?
The hottest day measured in Yangju between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 2018, reaching 37.5 °C.
What is the coldest day in Yangju?
The coldest day measured in Yangju between 1940 and 2025 was 14 January 2001, at -27.9 °C.
Does it snow in Yangju?
Yes. Yangju gets on average 23.4 cm of snow per year and has around 116 frost days.
Has the climate of Yangju warmed?
Yes: Yangju warmed by +2.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Yangju?
The wettest day measured in Yangju between 1940 and 2025 was 7 August 2002, with 249 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Yangju?
The windiest day measured in Yangju between 1940 and 2025 was 7 September 2019, with winds reaching 49.7 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Yangju?
The warmest month in Yangju is August (25.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (-4.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Yangju?
Yangju receives on average 1,234 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 100 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Yangju?
Yangju 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 Yangju?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Yangju between 1940 and 2025 was 8 March 1991, with 16.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Yangju?
Yes: Yangju has on average 55 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Yangju?
In Yangju, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 44.5 °C on 1 August 2018, and the lowest was -33.7 °C on 14 January 2001.
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