Autumn temperature anomalies in South Korea
South Korea: Autumn temperature anomalies was 2.24 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Autumn temperature anomalies in South Korea, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
The most recent figure for autumn temperature anomalies in South Korea is 2.24 °C, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 42.5% on the previous year and up 1,015.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, autumn temperature anomalies in South Korea peaked at 3.9 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -2.4 °C, in 1957.
That places South Korea 10th 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 South Korea, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.97 °C | — |
| 1941 | -2.01 °C | +2.5% |
| 1942 | -0.391 °C | -80.6% |
| 1943 | -0.9423 °C | +141.0% |
| 1944 | 0.0872 °C | -109.3% |
| 1945 | 0.1929 °C | +121.2% |
| 1946 | -0.8528 °C | -542.1% |
| 1947 | -1.47 °C | +72.2% |
| 1948 | -0.589 °C | -59.9% |
| 1949 | -0.9251 °C | +57.1% |
| 1950 | -1.18 °C | +27.9% |
| 1951 | -1.53 °C | +29.1% |
| 1952 | -0.613 °C | -59.9% |
| 1953 | -0.3432 °C | -44.0% |
| 1954 | 0.0303 °C | -108.8% |
| 1955 | -0.2618 °C | -963.5% |
| 1956 | -0.5913 °C | +125.8% |
| 1957 | -2.4 °C | +306.1% |
| 1958 | -0.6726 °C | -72.0% |
| 1959 | 0.1667 °C | -124.8% |
| 1960 | -0.0189 °C | -111.3% |
| 1961 | 0.7851 °C | -4264.2% |
| 1962 | -0.5007 °C | -163.8% |
| 1963 | -1.2 °C | +140.1% |
| 1964 | -0.0218 °C | -98.2% |
| 1965 | -1.07 °C | +4805.3% |
| 1966 | -1.51 °C | +41.3% |
| 1967 | -0.5762 °C | -61.9% |
| 1968 | -0.6935 °C | +20.4% |
| 1969 | -0.3739 °C | -46.1% |
| 1970 | 0.3919 °C | -204.8% |
| 1971 | -0.6229 °C | -259.0% |
| 1972 | -1.9 °C | +204.3% |
| 1973 | -1.04 °C | -45.1% |
| 1974 | -1.08 °C | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 1.44 °C | -233.8% |
| 1976 | -1.75 °C | -221.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2384 °C | -113.6% |
| 1978 | -0.3014 °C | -226.5% |
| 1979 | -1.4 °C | +364.0% |
| 1980 | -1.93 °C | +37.7% |
| 1981 | -1.54 °C | -19.8% |
| 1982 | -1.25 °C | -18.9% |
| 1983 | 0.5077 °C | -140.6% |
| 1984 | -0.9988 °C | -296.7% |
| 1985 | -0.1475 °C | -85.2% |
| 1986 | -1.63 °C | +1008.2% |
| 1987 | -1.56 °C | -4.5% |
| 1988 | -0.3565 °C | -77.2% |
| 1989 | -0.4883 °C | +37.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1456 °C | -129.8% |
| 1991 | -0.3113 °C | -313.8% |
| 1992 | -0.3863 °C | +24.1% |
| 1993 | -0.6801 °C | +76.0% |
| 1994 | -0.2597 °C | -61.8% |
| 1995 | -1.53 °C | +488.9% |
| 1996 | -0.1909 °C | -87.5% |
| 1997 | -1.2 °C | +527.7% |
| 1998 | 1.27 °C | -206.0% |
| 1999 | 1.53 °C | +20.5% |
| 2000 | -1.08 °C | -170.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1275 °C | -111.9% |
| 2002 | -0.6123 °C | -580.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1741 °C | -128.4% |
| 2004 | 0.1809 °C | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.8952 °C | +394.9% |
| 2006 | -1.05 °C | -217.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5757 °C | -154.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7384 °C | +28.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1592 °C | -78.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9518 °C | +497.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0827 °C | -91.3% |
| 2012 | -0.6649 °C | -904.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4337 °C | -165.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1983 °C | -54.3% |
| 2015 | -0.2448 °C | -223.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8483 °C | -446.5% |
| 2017 | -0.1657 °C | -119.5% |
| 2018 | -0.3793 °C | +129.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9835 °C | -359.3% |
| 2020 | -0.4032 °C | -141.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8342 °C | -306.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4582 °C | -45.1% |
| 2023 | 1.99 °C | +335.4% |
| 2024 | 3.9 °C | +95.4% |
| 2025 | 2.24 °C | -42.5% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 2.24 °C is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.653 °C, 3.4× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 2.24 °C is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.512 °C, 4.4× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Autumn temperature anomalies in South Korea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | -4805.3% | -0.0218 °C | -1.07 °C |
| 1961 | +4264.2% | -0.0189 °C | 0.7851 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.8869 °C | -2.01 °C | 0.1929 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.7396 °C | -2.4 °C | 0.1667 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.5186 °C | -1.51 °C | 0.7851 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.6015 °C | -1.9 °C | 1.44 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.9403 °C | -1.93 °C | 0.5077 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1608 °C | -1.53 °C | 1.53 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0114 °C | -1.08 °C | 0.8952 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2044 °C | -0.6649 °C | 0.9835 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5 °C | -0.4032 °C | 3.9 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More climate change data for South Korea
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.1 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.7164 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.8996 °C (2026)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate -0.1285 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1214 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.8117 units per person (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate -78.08 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is autumn temperature anomalies in South Korea?
- Autumn temperature anomalies in South Korea was 2.24 °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 South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest autumn temperature anomalies recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.4 °C in 1957.
- How does South Korea rank for autumn temperature anomalies?
- South Korea ranks 10th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is autumn temperature anomalies rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,015.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Korea 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.