Autumn temperature anomalies in Japan
Japan: Autumn temperature anomalies was 1.9 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Autumn temperature anomalies in Japan, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Japan recorded 1.9 °C for autumn temperature anomalies in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.3% on the previous year and up 303.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, autumn temperature anomalies in Japan peaked at 2.87 °C in 2023 and was at its lowest, -2.91 °C, in 1951.
That places Japan 14th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Autumn temperature anomalies in Japan, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -2.43 °C | — |
| 1941 | -2.19 °C | -9.7% |
| 1942 | -0.9836 °C | -55.2% |
| 1943 | -0.952 °C | -3.2% |
| 1944 | -0.566 °C | -40.5% |
| 1945 | -1.05 °C | +85.0% |
| 1946 | -1.47 °C | +40.1% |
| 1947 | -1.54 °C | +4.7% |
| 1948 | -0.908 °C | -40.9% |
| 1949 | -1.1 °C | +21.3% |
| 1950 | -0.8929 °C | -18.9% |
| 1951 | -2.91 °C | +226.1% |
| 1952 | -1.28 °C | -55.9% |
| 1953 | -0.891 °C | -30.6% |
| 1954 | 0.2245 °C | -125.2% |
| 1955 | -1.06 °C | -572.0% |
| 1956 | -0.4413 °C | -58.3% |
| 1957 | -2.46 °C | +457.7% |
| 1958 | -0.5637 °C | -77.1% |
| 1959 | -0.1056 °C | -81.3% |
| 1960 | -0.1972 °C | +86.7% |
| 1961 | 1.26 °C | -739.5% |
| 1962 | -0.2659 °C | -121.1% |
| 1963 | -2.1 °C | +690.4% |
| 1964 | -1.21 °C | -42.3% |
| 1965 | -2.17 °C | +79.1% |
| 1966 | -1.8 °C | -17.0% |
| 1967 | -1.03 °C | -42.8% |
| 1968 | -1.4 °C | +35.3% |
| 1969 | -0.9076 °C | -35.0% |
| 1970 | -0.1384 °C | -84.8% |
| 1971 | -1.84 °C | +1226.8% |
| 1972 | -1.3 °C | -29.2% |
| 1973 | -1.3 °C | +0.4% |
| 1974 | -1.4 °C | +7.5% |
| 1975 | 0.6156 °C | -143.9% |
| 1976 | -2.38 °C | -486.2% |
| 1977 | -0.1937 °C | -91.9% |
| 1978 | -0.8432 °C | +335.4% |
| 1979 | -0.6785 °C | -19.5% |
| 1980 | -1.46 °C | +115.9% |
| 1981 | -2.09 °C | +42.9% |
| 1982 | -1.49 °C | -28.6% |
| 1983 | -0.4152 °C | -72.2% |
| 1984 | -1.06 °C | +154.3% |
| 1985 | -0.4686 °C | -55.6% |
| 1986 | -0.4129 °C | -11.9% |
| 1987 | -0.8669 °C | +110.0% |
| 1988 | -0.611 °C | -29.5% |
| 1989 | -0.0632 °C | -89.7% |
| 1990 | 0.3785 °C | -699.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0308 °C | -91.9% |
| 1992 | -1.24 °C | -4129.7% |
| 1993 | -1.52 °C | +22.6% |
| 1994 | 0.6694 °C | -143.9% |
| 1995 | -1.24 °C | -285.4% |
| 1996 | -1.24 °C | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -1.29 °C | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.7866 °C | -160.8% |
| 1999 | 1.44 °C | +82.5% |
| 2000 | 0.253 °C | -82.4% |
| 2001 | -0.9535 °C | -476.9% |
| 2002 | -0.5785 °C | -39.3% |
| 2003 | -0.1669 °C | -71.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3206 °C | -292.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6308 °C | +96.8% |
| 2006 | -0.515 °C | -181.6% |
| 2007 | 1.35 °C | -362.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1149 °C | -91.5% |
| 2009 | -0.7949 °C | -792.1% |
| 2010 | 1.03 °C | -229.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5739 °C | -44.4% |
| 2012 | 1.77 °C | +209.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2896 °C | -83.7% |
| 2014 | -0.9469 °C | -427.0% |
| 2015 | -0.9337 °C | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8796 °C | -194.2% |
| 2017 | -0.7337 °C | -183.4% |
| 2018 | -0.1966 °C | -73.2% |
| 2019 | 1.29 °C | -756.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9292 °C | -28.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0393 °C | -95.8% |
| 2022 | 1.29 °C | +3179.7% |
| 2023 | 2.87 °C | +122.7% |
| 2024 | 2.58 °C | -10.1% |
| 2025 | 1.9 °C | -26.3% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 1.9 °C is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.653 °C, 2.9× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Japan's 1.9 °C is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.512 °C, 3.7× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Autumn temperature anomalies in Japan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -4129.7% | 0.0308 °C | -1.24 °C |
| 2022 | +3179.7% | 0.0393 °C | 1.29 °C |
| 1971 | -1226.8% | -0.1384 °C | -1.84 °C |
| 2009 | -792.1% | 0.1149 °C | -0.7949 °C |
| 2019 | +756.1% | -0.1966 °C | 1.29 °C |
| 1961 | +739.5% | -0.1972 °C | 1.26 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.32 °C | -2.43 °C | -0.566 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.04 °C | -2.91 °C | 0.2245 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.9828 °C | -2.17 °C | 1.26 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.9459 °C | -2.38 °C | 0.6156 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.8946 °C | -2.09 °C | -0.0632 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.324 °C | -1.52 °C | 1.44 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0339 °C | -0.9535 °C | 1.35 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3029 °C | -0.9469 °C | 1.77 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6 °C | 0.0393 °C | 2.87 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More climate change data for Japan
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,181 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,633 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,547 kt (2050)
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- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,401 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 7,061 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 9.06 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is autumn temperature anomalies in Japan?
- Autumn temperature anomalies in Japan was 1.9 °C in 2025, according to Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest autumn temperature anomalies recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.87 °C in 2023.
- What is the lowest autumn temperature anomalies recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.91 °C in 1951.
- How does Japan rank for autumn temperature anomalies?
- Japan ranks 14th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is autumn temperature anomalies rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 303.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Autumn temperature anomalies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.