New Zealand vs South Africa: Spring temperature anomalies
New Zealand
0.2008 °C
in 2026
South Africa
0.191 °C
in 2026
New Zealand rank
119th
South Africa rank
122nd
Spring temperature anomalies over time
- New Zealand
- South Africa
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.2008 °C against 0.191 °C in South Africa, a difference of 0.0098 °C.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 39 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1940 it was South Africa ahead.
New Zealand ranks 119th and South Africa ranks 122nd of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 7 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.17 °C | -1.37 °C | 0.2029 °C | New Zealand |
| 1950s | -0.4112 °C | -0.8597 °C | 0.4485 °C | New Zealand |
| 1960s | -0.4435 °C | -0.6433 °C | 0.1998 °C | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.4257 °C | -0.8122 °C | 1.24 °C | New Zealand |
| 1980s | -0.1082 °C | -0.2884 °C | 0.1801 °C | New Zealand |
| 1990s | -0.3649 °C | -0.2373 °C | 0.1276 °C | South Africa |
| 2000s | -0.0996 °C | -0.3113 °C | 0.2117 °C | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.5854 °C | 0.4711 °C | 0.1143 °C | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.1227 °C | 0.3162 °C | 0.1935 °C | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher spring temperature anomalies, New Zealand or South Africa?
- New Zealand, at 0.2008 °C against 0.191 °C in South Africa as of 2026.
- What is the difference in spring temperature anomalies between New Zealand and South Africa?
- 0.0098 °C, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and South Africa?
- 87 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2026.
- How do New Zealand and South Africa rank globally for spring temperature anomalies?
- New Zealand ranks 119th and South Africa ranks 122nd 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 Spring 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.