Lesotho vs New Zealand: Summer temperature anomalies
Lesotho
1.77 °C
in 2026
New Zealand
1.76 °C
in 2026
Lesotho rank
26th
New Zealand rank
27th
Summer temperature anomalies over time
- Lesotho
- New Zealand
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 1.77 °C against 1.76 °C in New Zealand, a difference of 0.01 °C.
The two have swapped places 40 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 26th and New Zealand ranks 27th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 4 and New Zealand in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.2502 °C | -1.91 °C | 1.66 °C | Lesotho |
| 1950s | -0.7948 °C | -1.2 °C | 0.4049 °C | Lesotho |
| 1960s | -1.59 °C | -1.18 °C | 0.4007 °C | New Zealand |
| 1970s | -0.7382 °C | -0.5011 °C | 0.2371 °C | New Zealand |
| 1980s | -0.6096 °C | -0.0167 °C | 0.5929 °C | New Zealand |
| 1990s | -0.6247 °C | -0.4082 °C | 0.2165 °C | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.0446 °C | -0.0584 °C | 0.103 °C | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.497 °C | 0.3402 °C | 0.1568 °C | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.5743 °C | 1.19 °C | 0.6162 °C | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher summer temperature anomalies, Lesotho or New Zealand?
- Lesotho, at 1.77 °C against 1.76 °C in New Zealand as of 2026.
- What is the difference in summer temperature anomalies between Lesotho and New Zealand?
- 0.01 °C, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and New Zealand?
- 87 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2026.
- How do Lesotho and New Zealand rank globally for summer temperature anomalies?
- Lesotho ranks 26th and New Zealand ranks 27th 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.