Lesotho vs Norway: Summer temperature anomalies
Lesotho
1.77 °C
in 2026
Norway
1.74 °C
in 2026
Lesotho rank
26th
Norway rank
28th
Summer temperature anomalies over time
- Lesotho
- Norway
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 1.77 °C against 1.74 °C in Norway, a difference of 0.03 °C.
The two have swapped places 41 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Norway ahead.
Lesotho ranks 26th and Norway ranks 28th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.2502 °C | -1.74 °C | 1.49 °C | Lesotho |
| 1950s | -0.7948 °C | -1.58 °C | 0.7867 °C | Lesotho |
| 1960s | -1.59 °C | -1.53 °C | 0.0505 °C | Norway |
| 1970s | -0.7382 °C | -0.5508 °C | 0.1874 °C | Norway |
| 1980s | -0.6096 °C | -0.1736 °C | 0.4361 °C | Norway |
| 1990s | -0.6247 °C | -0.2867 °C | 0.338 °C | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.0446 °C | 0.1628 °C | 0.1182 °C | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.497 °C | -0.0534 °C | 0.5504 °C | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.5743 °C | 1.5 °C | 0.9248 °C | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher summer temperature anomalies, Lesotho or Norway?
- Lesotho, at 1.77 °C against 1.74 °C in Norway as of 2026.
- What is the difference in summer temperature anomalies between Lesotho and Norway?
- 0.03 °C, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Norway?
- 87 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2026.
- How do Lesotho and Norway rank globally for summer temperature anomalies?
- Lesotho ranks 26th and Norway ranks 28th 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.