Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in North Korea
North Korea: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude 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
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude 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
In 2025, temperature anomalies vs. latitude in North Korea stood at 1.17 °C.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 36.3% on the previous year and up 78.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature anomalies vs. latitude in North Korea peaked at 1.84 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -3.3 °C, in 1947.
North Korea ranks 27th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude 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 Temperature anomalies vs. latitude 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 climate change data for North Korea
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population, total 26.57 million (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 0.7919 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.6419 units per person (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.2725 % change on previous year (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate 27.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population 17.06 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.8% (2025)
- Population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions from cement 0.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature anomalies vs. latitude in North Korea?
- Temperature anomalies vs. latitude 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 temperature anomalies vs. latitude recorded in North Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.84 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest temperature anomalies vs. latitude recorded in North Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.3 °C in 1947.
- How does North Korea rank for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- North Korea ranks 27th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature anomalies vs. latitude 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 Temperature anomalies vs. latitude. 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.