Ireland vs South Korea: Winter temperature anomalies
Ireland
0.8957 °C
in 2025
South Korea
0.9115 °C
in 2025
Ireland rank
85th
South Korea rank
84th
Winter temperature anomalies over time
- Ireland
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 0.9115 °C against 0.8957 °C in Ireland, a difference of 0.0158 °C.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was South Korea ahead.
Ireland ranks 85th and South Korea ranks 84th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 6 and South Korea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.0926 °C | -1.58 °C | 1.49 °C | Ireland |
| 1950s | 0.1434 °C | -0.4292 °C | 0.5726 °C | Ireland |
| 1960s | -0.9308 °C | -0.8771 °C | 0.0537 °C | South Korea |
| 1970s | 0.2183 °C | -0.1853 °C | 0.4036 °C | Ireland |
| 1980s | 0.2754 °C | -0.6852 °C | 0.9606 °C | Ireland |
| 1990s | -0.2743 °C | 0.5242 °C | 0.7985 °C | South Korea |
| 2000s | -0.0318 °C | 0.0261 °C | 0.0579 °C | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.228 °C | -0.4444 °C | 0.6724 °C | Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.5733 °C | -0.0562 °C | 0.6295 °C | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher winter temperature anomalies, Ireland or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 0.9115 °C against 0.8957 °C in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in winter temperature anomalies between Ireland and South Korea?
- 0.0158 °C, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and South Korea?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and South Korea rank globally for winter temperature anomalies?
- Ireland ranks 85th and South Korea ranks 84th 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.