Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Pyongyang, North Korea weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Pyongyang, North Korea, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 38°C on 1997-07-26; its coldest fell to -24°C on 2001-01-15.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
9°C2021-01-24
-16°C2001-01-14
2°C2002-01-14
-24°C2001-01-15
February
16°C1992-02-28
-12°C1984-02-06
4°C2004-02-21
-20°C2013-02-08
March
20°C2018-03-30
-4°C2006-03-12
6°C2023-03-22
-13°C2005-03-01
April
29°C2015-04-30
3°C1983-04-03
14°C1998-04-23
-5°C1984-04-06
May
35°C2014-05-31
10°C2005-05-06
19°C2018-05-16
1°C1987-05-03
June
36°C1999-06-29
17°C1995-06-02
23°C2022-06-28
8°C1981-06-01
July
38°C1997-07-26
21°C1990-07-02
25°C2024-07-27
13°C1996-07-10
August
36°C1997-08-01
17°C2016-08-31
26°C2018-08-02
11°C2009-08-29
September
33°C2002-09-02
13°C1987-09-26
23°C2010-09-04
5°C1987-09-26
October
30°C2019-10-03
4°C2002-10-27
18°C2025-10-05
-4°C2010-10-27
November
23°C2023-11-02
-7°C2022-11-30
13°C2023-11-02
-12°C1987-11-29
December
14°C2023-12-08
-13°C2023-12-21
5°C1990-12-07
-21°C2023-12-21

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
16°C1992-02-28
-16°C2001-01-14
5°C1990-12-07
-24°C2001-01-15
Spring (Mar–May)
35°C2014-05-31
-4°C2006-03-12
19°C2018-05-16
-13°C2005-03-01
Summer (Jun–Aug)
38°C1997-07-26
17°C1995-06-02
26°C2018-08-02
8°C1981-06-01
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
33°C2002-09-02
-7°C2022-11-30
23°C2010-09-04
-12°C1987-11-29

All-time records

The most extreme value Pyongyang has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 38°C 1997-07-26
Lowest -16°C 2001-01-14

Low

Highest 26°C 2018-08-02
Lowest -24°C 2001-01-15

Feels-like

Highest 57°C 2019-07-27
Lowest -37°C 2001-01-14

Humidity

Highest 25.5 g/m³ 2024-08-01
Lowest 0.8 g/m³ 2001-01-14

Wind

Highest 71 km/h 2020-08-27
Lowest 5 km/h 2023-08-20

Precip

Wettest 148 mm 2014-07-25
Driest 45-day dry spell 1982-01-18

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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