New Zealand vs United States: Temperature anomalies by month
New Zealand
0.0464 °C
in 2026
United States
0.0594 °C
in 2026
New Zealand rank
127th
United States rank
126th
Temperature anomalies by month over time
- New Zealand
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.0594 °C against 0.0464 °C in New Zealand, a difference of 0.013 °C.
That makes United States's figure about 1.3 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 37 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1940 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 127th and United States ranks 126th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 7 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.15 °C | -2.09 °C | 0.9377 °C | New Zealand |
| 1950s | -0.6517 °C | -0.8903 °C | 0.2386 °C | New Zealand |
| 1960s | -0.681 °C | -1.56 °C | 0.8757 °C | New Zealand |
| 1970s | -0.2335 °C | -2.14 °C | 1.9 °C | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.0389 °C | -0.697 °C | 0.7359 °C | New Zealand |
| 1990s | -0.1961 °C | -0.2961 °C | 0.0999 °C | New Zealand |
| 2000s | -0.1318 °C | 0.1264 °C | 0.2582 °C | United States |
| 2010s | 0.2706 °C | 0.2242 °C | 0.0464 °C | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.5481 °C | 0.5583 °C | 0.0102 °C | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher temperature anomalies by month, New Zealand or United States?
- United States, at 0.0594 °C against 0.0464 °C in New Zealand as of 2026.
- What is the difference in temperature anomalies by month between New Zealand and United States?
- 0.013 °C, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United States?
- 87 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2026.
- How do New Zealand and United States rank globally for temperature anomalies by month?
- New Zealand ranks 127th and United States ranks 126th 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.