Bulgaria vs China: Winter temperature anomalies
Bulgaria
1.98 °C
in 2025
China
2.06 °C
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
31st
China rank
28th
Winter temperature anomalies over time
- Bulgaria
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 2.06 °C against 1.98 °C in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.08 °C.
The two have swapped places 38 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was China ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 31st and China ranks 28th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 6 and China in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -2.54 °C | -0.9977 °C | 1.55 °C | China |
| 1950s | 0.4337 °C | -0.7314 °C | 1.17 °C | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 0.0467 °C | -1.23 °C | 1.28 °C | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | -0.1335 °C | -0.7687 °C | 0.6352 °C | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 0.1709 °C | -0.4051 °C | 0.5761 °C | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | -0.7129 °C | 0.1528 °C | 0.8657 °C | China |
| 2000s | -0.1227 °C | -0.0594 °C | 0.0633 °C | China |
| 2010s | 0.5689 °C | 0.0632 °C | 0.5056 °C | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 2.43 °C | 0.2372 °C | 2.19 °C | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher winter temperature anomalies, Bulgaria or China?
- China, at 2.06 °C against 1.98 °C in Bulgaria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in winter temperature anomalies between Bulgaria and China?
- 0.08 °C, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and China?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and China rank globally for winter temperature anomalies?
- Bulgaria ranks 31st and China 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 Winter 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.