Cook Islands vs French Polynesia: Winter temperature anomalies
Cook Islands
-0.1015 °C
in 2025
French Polynesia
-0.0302 °C
in 2025
Cook Islands rank
167th
French Polynesia rank
165th
Winter temperature anomalies over time
- Cook Islands
- French Polynesia
How they compare
French Polynesia currently reports -0.0302 °C against -0.1015 °C in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.0713 °C.
The two have swapped places 41 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Cook Islands ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 167th and French Polynesia ranks 165th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 5 and French Polynesia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | French Polynesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.5532 °C | -0.5264 °C | 0.0267 °C | French Polynesia |
| 1950s | -0.5009 °C | -0.5566 °C | 0.0557 °C | Cook Islands |
| 1960s | -0.6186 °C | -0.4237 °C | 0.1949 °C | French Polynesia |
| 1970s | -0.3041 °C | -0.5721 °C | 0.268 °C | Cook Islands |
| 1980s | -0.6036 °C | -0.271 °C | 0.3326 °C | French Polynesia |
| 1990s | -0.1354 °C | -0.1504 °C | 0.015 °C | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | -0.1132 °C | 0.0854 °C | 0.1987 °C | French Polynesia |
| 2010s | 0.1209 °C | 0.0596 °C | 0.0613 °C | Cook Islands |
| 2020s | 0.0399 °C | -0.0954 °C | 0.1353 °C | Cook Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher winter temperature anomalies, Cook Islands or French Polynesia?
- French Polynesia, at -0.0302 °C against -0.1015 °C in Cook Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in winter temperature anomalies between Cook Islands and French Polynesia?
- 0.0713 °C, with French Polynesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and French Polynesia?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Cook Islands and French Polynesia rank globally for winter temperature anomalies?
- Cook Islands ranks 167th and French Polynesia ranks 165th 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.