Annual temperature anomalies in North Korea
North Korea: Annual temperature anomalies was 1.17 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
1.17 °C
Change on year
down 36.3%
World rank
27th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.84 °C
in 2024
All-time low
-3.3 °C
in 1947
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Annual temperature anomalies in North Korea, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual temperature anomalies in North Korea is 1.17 °C, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 36.3% on the previous year and up 78.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual temperature anomalies in North Korea peaked at 1.84 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -3.3 °C, in 1947.
That places North Korea 27th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual temperature anomalies in North Korea, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -2.28 °C | — |
| 1941 | -2.08 °C | -8.7% |
| 1942 | -1.48 °C | -28.9% |
| 1943 | -1.27 °C | -14.2% |
| 1944 | -1.47 °C | +16.0% |
| 1945 | -2.38 °C | +61.3% |
| 1946 | -1.18 °C | -50.5% |
| 1947 | -3.3 °C | +180.5% |
| 1948 | -0.6706 °C | -79.7% |
| 1949 | -1.41 °C | +110.1% |
| 1950 | -1.25 °C | -10.9% |
| 1951 | -1.4 °C | +11.2% |
| 1952 | -1.65 °C | +18.4% |
| 1953 | -1.84 °C | +11.6% |
| 1954 | -1.47 °C | -20.3% |
| 1955 | -1.2 °C | -18.1% |
| 1956 | -2.82 °C | +134.5% |
| 1957 | -1.63 °C | -42.3% |
| 1958 | -0.4564 °C | -71.9% |
| 1959 | -0.1374 °C | -69.9% |
| 1960 | -0.635 °C | +362.1% |
| 1961 | -0.0694 °C | -89.1% |
| 1962 | -1.04 °C | +1402.3% |
| 1963 | -1.13 °C | +8.2% |
| 1964 | -0.6964 °C | -38.3% |
| 1965 | -1.42 °C | +104.3% |
| 1966 | -1.31 °C | -8.0% |
| 1967 | -1.21 °C | -7.2% |
| 1968 | -0.9367 °C | -22.9% |
| 1969 | -1.8 °C | +92.0% |
| 1970 | -1.39 °C | -22.8% |
| 1971 | -1.29 °C | -6.8% |
| 1972 | -0.8512 °C | -34.2% |
| 1973 | -0.7813 °C | -8.2% |
| 1974 | -1.57 °C | +100.4% |
| 1975 | -0.2912 °C | -81.4% |
| 1976 | -1.43 °C | +391.5% |
| 1977 | -0.5866 °C | -59.0% |
| 1978 | -0.5761 °C | -1.8% |
| 1979 | -0.5342 °C | -7.3% |
| 1980 | -1.56 °C | +192.3% |
| 1981 | -1.27 °C | -18.7% |
| 1982 | -0.4041 °C | -68.2% |
| 1983 | -0.4114 °C | +1.8% |
| 1984 | -1.32 °C | +221.8% |
| 1985 | -1.24 °C | -6.0% |
| 1986 | -1.36 °C | +9.4% |
| 1987 | -0.715 °C | -47.5% |
| 1988 | -0.6309 °C | -11.8% |
| 1989 | 0.3214 °C | -150.9% |
| 1990 | 0.3316 °C | +3.2% |
| 1991 | -0.3894 °C | -217.4% |
| 1992 | -0.3288 °C | -15.6% |
| 1993 | -0.6608 °C | +101.0% |
| 1994 | 0.283 °C | -142.8% |
| 1995 | -0.6004 °C | -312.1% |
| 1996 | -0.7822 °C | +30.3% |
| 1997 | -0.2786 °C | -64.4% |
| 1998 | 0.6863 °C | -346.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1361 °C | -80.2% |
| 2000 | -0.5196 °C | -481.9% |
| 2001 | -0.3446 °C | -33.7% |
| 2002 | -0.1692 °C | -50.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0684 °C | -140.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4339 °C | +534.2% |
| 2005 | -0.7042 °C | -262.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2236 °C | -131.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5739 °C | +156.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4549 °C | -20.7% |
| 2009 | -0.0066 °C | -101.5% |
| 2010 | -0.4155 °C | +6160.0% |
| 2011 | -0.3746 °C | -9.8% |
| 2012 | -0.7154 °C | +91.0% |
| 2013 | -0.3049 °C | -57.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5137 °C | -268.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6558 °C | +27.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4864 °C | -25.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2053 °C | -57.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1284 °C | -37.5% |
| 2019 | 1 °C | +680.8% |
| 2020 | 0.7428 °C | -25.9% |
| 2021 | 0.8672 °C | +16.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1496 °C | -82.8% |
| 2023 | 1.21 °C | +712.2% |
| 2024 | 1.84 °C | +51.1% |
| 2025 | 1.17 °C | -36.3% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 1.17 °C is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.6145 °C, 1.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 1.17 °C is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4414 °C, 2.6× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual temperature anomalies in North Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -6160.0% | -0.0066 °C | -0.4155 °C |
| 1962 | -1402.3% | -0.0694 °C | -1.04 °C |
| 2023 | +712.2% | 0.1496 °C | 1.21 °C |
| 2019 | +680.8% | 0.1284 °C | 1 °C |
| 2004 | +534.2% | 0.0684 °C | 0.4339 °C |
| 2000 | -481.9% | 0.1361 °C | -0.5196 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.75 °C | -3.3 °C | -0.6706 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.39 °C | -2.82 °C | -0.1374 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.03 °C | -1.8 °C | -0.0694 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.9299 °C | -1.57 °C | -0.2912 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.86 °C | -1.56 °C | 0.3214 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1603 °C | -0.7822 °C | 0.6863 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.001 °C | -0.7042 °C | 0.5739 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1182 °C | -0.7154 °C | 1 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9964 °C | 0.1496 °C | 1.84 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More reference data data for North Korea
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 3.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 1,939 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.838 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 325.47 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 24.3 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual temperature anomalies in North Korea?
- Annual temperature anomalies in North Korea was 1.17 °C in 2025, according to Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual temperature anomalies recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.84 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual temperature anomalies recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.3 °C in 1947.
- How does North Korea rank for annual temperature anomalies?
- North Korea ranks 27th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual temperature anomalies rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual temperature anomalies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Difference of a specific year's average surface temperature from the 1991-2020 mean, in degrees Celsius.