Autumn temperature anomalies in North Korea
North Korea: Autumn temperature anomalies was 2 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Autumn 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 autumn temperature anomalies in North Korea is 2 °C, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 20.4% on the previous year and up 574.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, autumn temperature anomalies in North Korea peaked at 2.52 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -2.41 °C, in 1957.
That places North Korea 13th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Autumn temperature anomalies in North Korea, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.34 °C | — |
| 1941 | -1.43 °C | +7.1% |
| 1942 | -0.5353 °C | -62.6% |
| 1943 | -0.6454 °C | +20.6% |
| 1944 | 0.7342 °C | -213.8% |
| 1945 | 0.3239 °C | -55.9% |
| 1946 | -0.6239 °C | -292.6% |
| 1947 | -1.41 °C | +125.5% |
| 1948 | -0.5553 °C | -60.5% |
| 1949 | -0.6213 °C | +11.9% |
| 1950 | -1.31 °C | +111.2% |
| 1951 | -2.15 °C | +63.5% |
| 1952 | -0.9983 °C | -53.5% |
| 1953 | -1.17 °C | +17.3% |
| 1954 | -0.5419 °C | -53.7% |
| 1955 | -0.2445 °C | -54.9% |
| 1956 | 0.0527 °C | -121.5% |
| 1957 | -2.41 °C | -4672.8% |
| 1958 | -0.1434 °C | -94.0% |
| 1959 | 0.0941 °C | -165.6% |
| 1960 | 0.2211 °C | +135.0% |
| 1961 | -0.1297 °C | -158.7% |
| 1962 | -1.11 °C | +759.5% |
| 1963 | -1.15 °C | +3.4% |
| 1964 | -1.03 °C | -10.6% |
| 1965 | -0.499 °C | -51.6% |
| 1966 | -1.83 °C | +265.9% |
| 1967 | -1.38 °C | -24.2% |
| 1968 | -0.6064 °C | -56.2% |
| 1969 | -0.2967 °C | -51.1% |
| 1970 | -0.4873 °C | +64.3% |
| 1971 | -1.38 °C | +183.1% |
| 1972 | -2.15 °C | +55.5% |
| 1973 | -1.15 °C | -46.4% |
| 1974 | -0.8685 °C | -24.5% |
| 1975 | 0.8916 °C | -202.7% |
| 1976 | -1.78 °C | -299.3% |
| 1977 | -0.54 °C | -69.6% |
| 1978 | -0.662 °C | +22.6% |
| 1979 | -1.75 °C | +163.9% |
| 1980 | -2.04 °C | +16.5% |
| 1981 | -1.59 °C | -22.1% |
| 1982 | -1.44 °C | -9.0% |
| 1983 | 0.7344 °C | -150.9% |
| 1984 | -1.33 °C | -280.9% |
| 1985 | -0.981 °C | -26.2% |
| 1986 | -1.4 °C | +42.5% |
| 1987 | -1.27 °C | -9.4% |
| 1988 | -0.1976 °C | -84.4% |
| 1989 | -1.08 °C | +444.4% |
| 1990 | -0.6358 °C | -40.9% |
| 1991 | -0.2908 °C | -54.3% |
| 1992 | -1.13 °C | +287.4% |
| 1993 | -0.552 °C | -51.0% |
| 1994 | -0.6502 °C | +17.8% |
| 1995 | -1.41 °C | +117.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0013 °C | -100.1% |
| 1997 | -2.11 °C | -156866.2% |
| 1998 | 1.17 °C | -155.7% |
| 1999 | 1.23 °C | +4.9% |
| 2000 | -0.157 °C | -112.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0962 °C | -161.3% |
| 2002 | -0.3724 °C | -487.2% |
| 2003 | 0.028 °C | -107.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3194 °C | +1041.0% |
| 2005 | 0.5308 °C | +66.2% |
| 2006 | -0.1585 °C | -129.9% |
| 2007 | 0.5861 °C | -469.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4045 °C | -31.0% |
| 2009 | -0.1052 °C | -126.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5385 °C | -612.1% |
| 2011 | -0.543 °C | -200.8% |
| 2012 | 0.078 °C | -114.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0545 °C | -30.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0258 °C | -52.7% |
| 2015 | 0.297 °C | +1053.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8801 °C | +196.3% |
| 2017 | 0.259 °C | -70.6% |
| 2018 | -0.4404 °C | -270.1% |
| 2019 | 1.43 °C | -425.3% |
| 2020 | -0.0222 °C | -101.5% |
| 2021 | 1.42 °C | -6490.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5308 °C | -62.5% |
| 2023 | 2.47 °C | +365.1% |
| 2024 | 2.52 °C | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 2 °C | -20.4% |
North Korea compared with similar countries
- North Korea's 2 °C is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.4071 °C, 4.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- North Korea's 2 °C is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.512 °C, 3.9× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Autumn 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | -156866.2% | 0.0013 °C | -2.11 °C |
| 2021 | +6490.0% | -0.0222 °C | 1.42 °C |
| 1957 | -4672.8% | 0.0527 °C | -2.41 °C |
| 2015 | +1053.0% | 0.0258 °C | 0.297 °C |
| 2004 | +1041.0% | 0.028 °C | 0.3194 °C |
| 1962 | -759.5% | -0.1297 °C | -1.11 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.6099 °C | -1.43 °C | 0.7342 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.8819 °C | -2.41 °C | 0.0941 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.7818 °C | -1.83 °C | 0.2211 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.9867 °C | -2.15 °C | 0.8916 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.06 °C | -2.04 °C | 0.7344 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.4368 °C | -2.11 °C | 1.23 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1172 °C | -0.3724 °C | 0.5861 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2582 °C | -0.543 °C | 1.43 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.49 °C | -0.0222 °C | 2.52 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near North Korea
More climate change data for North Korea
- Spring temperature anomalies 2.29 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.3103 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -2.22 °C (2026)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.2725 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.7919 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.6419 units per person (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate 27.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.9637 °C (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies 127.56 millimeters (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is autumn temperature anomalies in North Korea?
- Autumn temperature anomalies in North Korea was 2 °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 autumn temperature anomalies recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.52 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest autumn temperature anomalies recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.41 °C in 1957.
- How does North Korea rank for autumn temperature anomalies?
- North Korea ranks 13th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is autumn temperature anomalies rising or falling in North Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 574.3%. 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 Autumn temperature anomalies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Difference in a specific month's average surface temperature from the mean temperature of the same month during the period 1991-2020, measured in degrees Celsius.