Hong Kong vs United Kingdom: Winter temperature anomalies
Hong Kong
1.72 °C
in 2025
United Kingdom
1.74 °C
in 2025
Hong Kong rank
41st
United Kingdom rank
39th
Winter temperature anomalies over time
- Hong Kong
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 1.74 °C against 1.72 °C in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.02 °C.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Hong Kong ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 41st and United Kingdom ranks 39th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.635 °C | -0.4354 °C | 0.1996 °C | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | -0.672 °C | -0.3895 °C | 0.2825 °C | United Kingdom |
| 1960s | -0.369 °C | -1.69 °C | 1.32 °C | Hong Kong |
| 1970s | -0.6399 °C | 0.132 °C | 0.7718 °C | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | -0.9924 °C | 0.0872 °C | 1.08 °C | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 0.1689 °C | -0.4523 °C | 0.6212 °C | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 0.2038 °C | -0.1173 °C | 0.3211 °C | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | -0.2504 °C | 0.4801 °C | 0.7305 °C | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | -0.0223 °C | 0.9045 °C | 0.9268 °C | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher winter temperature anomalies, Hong Kong or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 1.74 °C against 1.72 °C in Hong Kong as of 2025.
- What is the difference in winter temperature anomalies between Hong Kong and United Kingdom?
- 0.02 °C, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and United Kingdom?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Hong Kong and United Kingdom rank globally for winter temperature anomalies?
- Hong Kong ranks 41st and United Kingdom ranks 39th 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.