North Korea vs South Korea: Autumn temperature anomalies
North Korea
2 °C
in 2025
South Korea
2.24 °C
in 2025
North Korea rank
13th
South Korea rank
10th
Autumn temperature anomalies over time
- North Korea
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 2.24 °C against 2 °C in North Korea, a difference of 0.24 °C.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 41 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 13th and South Korea ranks 10th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 3 and South Korea in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.6099 °C | -0.8869 °C | 0.277 °C | North Korea |
| 1950s | -0.8819 °C | -0.7396 °C | 0.1423 °C | South Korea |
| 1960s | -0.7818 °C | -0.5186 °C | 0.2632 °C | South Korea |
| 1970s | -0.9867 °C | -0.6015 °C | 0.3852 °C | South Korea |
| 1980s | -1.06 °C | -0.9403 °C | 0.1176 °C | South Korea |
| 1990s | -0.4368 °C | -0.1608 °C | 0.2759 °C | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.1172 °C | 0.0114 °C | 0.1058 °C | North Korea |
| 2010s | 0.2582 °C | 0.2044 °C | 0.0538 °C | North Korea |
| 2020s | 1.49 °C | 1.5 °C | 0.0183 °C | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher autumn temperature anomalies, North Korea or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 2.24 °C against 2 °C in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in autumn temperature anomalies between North Korea and South Korea?
- 0.24 °C, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and South Korea?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do North Korea and South Korea rank globally for autumn temperature anomalies?
- North Korea ranks 13th and South Korea ranks 10th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Autumn temperature anomalies. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.