Lesotho vs South Africa: Temperature anomalies by month
Lesotho
0.6724 °C
in 2026
South Africa
0.6318 °C
in 2026
Lesotho rank
62nd
South Africa rank
65th
Temperature anomalies by month over time
- Lesotho
- South Africa
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 0.6724 °C against 0.6318 °C in South Africa, a difference of 0.0406 °C.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 49 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1940 it was South Africa ahead.
Lesotho ranks 62nd and South Africa ranks 65th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.48 °C | -1.18 °C | 0.3005 °C | South Africa |
| 1950s | -1.23 °C | -0.8481 °C | 0.3859 °C | South Africa |
| 1960s | -0.652 °C | -0.5227 °C | 0.1293 °C | South Africa |
| 1970s | -0.8013 °C | -0.7211 °C | 0.0801 °C | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.2054 °C | 0.0253 °C | 0.18 °C | Lesotho |
| 1990s | -0.3559 °C | -0.1274 °C | 0.2285 °C | South Africa |
| 2000s | -0.2549 °C | -0.2851 °C | 0.0302 °C | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.485 °C | 0.3856 °C | 0.0994 °C | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.1856 °C | 0.407 °C | 0.2214 °C | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher temperature anomalies by month, Lesotho or South Africa?
- Lesotho, at 0.6724 °C against 0.6318 °C in South Africa as of 2026.
- What is the difference in temperature anomalies by month between Lesotho and South Africa?
- 0.0406 °C, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and South Africa?
- 87 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2026.
- How do Lesotho and South Africa rank globally for temperature anomalies by month?
- Lesotho ranks 62nd and South Africa ranks 65th 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.