Lightning strikes in North Korea
The detection network has located 380 lightning strikes in North Korea since the archive began, including 215 in the last 7 days. That is 0.00% of all detected strikes worldwide, ranking North Korea #79 of 143 countries with recorded lightning. North Korea is counted under Asia in the continent totals.
Daily strikes, last 14 days
| Day (UTC) | Detected strikes |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | 34 |
| 2026-08-13 | 1 |
| 2026-08-12 | 7 |
| 2026-08-09 | 2 |
| 2026-08-08 | 171 |
| 2026-08-07 | 20 |
| 2026-08-06 | 15 |
| 2026-08-05 | 23 |
| 2026-08-04 | 13 |
| 2026-08-03 | 26 |
| 2026-08-02 | 27 |
| 2026-08-01 | 18 |
| 2026-07-31 | 8 |
| 2026-07-30 | 11 |
Strikes by state or province
Regions follow Natural Earth admin-1 boundaries. "Unassigned" counts strikes inside North Korea's territory but outside every region polygon, mostly coastal water and lakes.
| # | State / province | Strikes | Last 7 days | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unassigned | 120 | 91 | 31.6% |
| 2 | Chagang | 104 | 83 | 27.4% |
| 3 | Ryanggang | 90 | 25 | 23.7% |
| 4 | North Hamgyong | 19 | 1 | 5.0% |
| 5 | South Hwanghae | 11 | 7 | 2.9% |
| 6 | South Hamgyong | 11 | 2 | 2.9% |
| 7 | North Pyongan | 9 | 4 | 2.4% |
| 8 | South Pyongan | 5 | 0 | 1.3% |
| 9 | North Hwanghae | 5 | 2 | 1.3% |
| 10 | Jilin | 4 | 0 | 1.1% |
| 11 | Kangwon | 2 | 0 | 0.5% |
These are detected strikes, and detection coverage differs by region; the data hub explains the method and its limits. For the climatological picture, see which countries get the most lightning.
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