Pyongyang weather records
Record high and low temperatures for Pyongyang, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 37°C on 2018-08-02; its coldest fell to -26°C on 2001-01-16.
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.
| Month | Daytime high | Overnight low |
|---|---|---|
| January | 11°C2021-01-24
-16°C2001-01-14
|
5°C1989-01-07
-26°C2001-01-16
|
| February | 17°C2021-02-21
-11°C1984-02-06
|
8°C1992-02-28
-22°C2001-02-01
|
| March | 23°C2014-03-28
-4°C2007-03-06
|
11°C2009-03-18
-14°C1989-03-07
|
| April | 29°C2012-04-30
4°C1993-04-07
|
18°C1983-04-25
-3°C2012-04-06
|
| May | 34°C2001-05-23
10°C1990-05-03
|
21°C2018-05-15
4°C1982-05-01
|
| June | 36°C1999-06-29
16°C1998-06-03
|
25°C2025-06-30
11°C1998-06-05
|
| July | 36°C2025-07-09
20°C2007-07-11
|
27°C2017-07-20
14°C1996-07-09
|
| August | 37°C2018-08-02
19°C2016-08-31
|
28°C2018-08-01
13°C2017-08-29
|
| September | 32°C2023-09-05
14°C1987-09-26
|
25°C2025-09-05
6°C1980-09-22
|
| October | 29°C2019-10-03
4°C1980-10-26
|
20°C2021-10-04
-4°C2016-10-31
|
| November | 26°C2023-11-02
-6°C2022-11-30
|
17°C2023-11-02
-12°C1996-11-30
|
| December | 15°C2023-12-08
-12°C1980-12-28
|
7°C1988-12-07
-21°C2017-12-12
|
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).
| Season | Daytime high | Overnight low |
|---|---|---|
| Winter (Dec–Feb) | 17°C2021-02-21
-16°C2001-01-14
|
8°C1992-02-28
-26°C2001-01-16
|
| Spring (Mar–May) | 34°C2001-05-23
-4°C2007-03-06
|
21°C2018-05-15
-14°C1989-03-07
|
| Summer (Jun–Aug) | 37°C2018-08-02
16°C1998-06-03
|
28°C2018-08-01
11°C1998-06-05
|
| Autumn (Sep–Nov) | 32°C2023-09-05
-6°C2022-11-30
|
25°C2025-09-05
-12°C1996-11-30
|
All-time records
The most extreme value Pyongyang has recorded for each metric across its entire history.
High
Low
Feels-like
Humidity
Wind
Gust
Precip
For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.