Botswana vs Laos: Temperature anomalies by month
Botswana
-0.391 °C
in 2026
Laos
-0.3578 °C
in 2026
Botswana rank
162nd
Laos rank
159th
Temperature anomalies by month over time
- Botswana
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports -0.3578 °C against -0.391 °C in Botswana, a difference of 0.0332 °C.
The two have swapped places 42 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Laos ahead.
Botswana ranks 162nd and Laos ranks 159th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Laos in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.61 °C | -0.4891 °C | 1.12 °C | Laos |
| 1950s | -0.8945 °C | -0.7322 °C | 0.1623 °C | Laos |
| 1960s | -0.2788 °C | -1.08 °C | 0.8046 °C | Botswana |
| 1970s | -1.13 °C | -0.9859 °C | 0.1439 °C | Laos |
| 1980s | 0.5818 °C | -0.5586 °C | 1.14 °C | Botswana |
| 1990s | -0.1619 °C | 0.0838 °C | 0.2456 °C | Laos |
| 2000s | -0.0517 °C | -0.1489 °C | 0.0972 °C | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.1566 °C | -0.0216 °C | 0.1782 °C | Botswana |
| 2020s | -0.5289 °C | 0.0213 °C | 0.5503 °C | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher temperature anomalies by month, Botswana or Laos?
- Laos, at -0.3578 °C against -0.391 °C in Botswana as of 2026.
- What is the difference in temperature anomalies by month between Botswana and Laos?
- 0.0332 °C, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Laos?
- 87 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2026.
- How do Botswana and Laos rank globally for temperature anomalies by month?
- Botswana ranks 162nd and Laos ranks 159th 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 Temperature anomalies by month. 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.