Annual temperature anomalies in North Korea
North Korea: Annual temperature anomalies was 1.17 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
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.
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
- Temperature anomalies by month -2.22 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 2.29 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.3103 °C (2026)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 0 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.9637 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 2 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Democracy 1 (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies 127.56 millimeters (2025)
- Free country 0 (2025)
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
The difference of a specific year's average surface temperature from the 1991-2020 mean, in degrees Celsius.