Greenland vs South Korea: Summer temperature anomalies
Greenland
0.7088 °C
in 2026
South Korea
0.7164 °C
in 2026
Greenland rank
97th
South Korea rank
96th
Summer temperature anomalies over time
- Greenland
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 0.7164 °C against 0.7088 °C in Greenland, a difference of 0.0076 °C.
The two have swapped places 41 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Greenland ahead.
Greenland ranks 97th and South Korea ranks 96th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 5 and South Korea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.25 °C | -1.3 °C | 0.0509 °C | Greenland |
| 1950s | -0.9007 °C | -1.13 °C | 0.2301 °C | Greenland |
| 1960s | -1.61 °C | -0.9043 °C | 0.708 °C | South Korea |
| 1970s | -1.59 °C | -1.11 °C | 0.4824 °C | South Korea |
| 1980s | -0.6622 °C | -0.704 °C | 0.0419 °C | Greenland |
| 1990s | -0.7046 °C | -0.5663 °C | 0.1383 °C | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.0838 °C | 0.0145 °C | 0.0692 °C | Greenland |
| 2010s | 0.655 °C | 0.3759 °C | 0.2792 °C | Greenland |
| 2020s | -0.1355 °C | 0.9568 °C | 1.09 °C | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher summer temperature anomalies, Greenland or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 0.7164 °C against 0.7088 °C in Greenland as of 2026.
- What is the difference in summer temperature anomalies between Greenland and South Korea?
- 0.0076 °C, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and South Korea?
- 87 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2026.
- How do Greenland and South Korea rank globally for summer temperature anomalies?
- Greenland ranks 97th and South Korea ranks 96th 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 Summer 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.