Temperature anomalies by month in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Temperature anomalies by month was 0.3744 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2026)
0.3744 °C
Change on year
down 23.2%
World rank
87th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.6942 °C
in 2002
All-time low
-0.8069 °C
in 1993
Years of data
87
1940–2026
Temperature anomalies by month in Vanuatu, 1940–2026
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 0.3744 °C for temperature anomalies by month in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.2% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature anomalies by month in Vanuatu peaked at 0.6942 °C in 2002 and was at its lowest, -0.8069 °C, in 1993.
That places Vanuatu 87th out of 193 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Temperature anomalies by month in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.5246 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.2302 °C | -56.1% |
| 1942 | -0.169 °C | -26.6% |
| 1943 | -0.5591 °C | +230.7% |
| 1944 | -0.2914 °C | -47.9% |
| 1945 | -0.4642 °C | +59.3% |
| 1946 | -0.3493 °C | -24.8% |
| 1947 | -0.2993 °C | -14.3% |
| 1948 | -0.4332 °C | +44.7% |
| 1949 | -0.0857 °C | -80.2% |
| 1950 | -0.6455 °C | +653.4% |
| 1951 | -0.2184 °C | -66.2% |
| 1952 | 0.0921 °C | -142.2% |
| 1953 | -0.4374 °C | -574.7% |
| 1954 | -0.0502 °C | -88.5% |
| 1955 | -0.2213 °C | +341.1% |
| 1956 | -0.331 °C | +49.5% |
| 1957 | -0.2434 °C | -26.5% |
| 1958 | -0.3272 °C | +34.4% |
| 1959 | -0.0715 °C | -78.1% |
| 1960 | -0.7642 °C | +968.1% |
| 1961 | -0.4276 °C | -44.0% |
| 1962 | -0.2992 °C | -30.0% |
| 1963 | -0.5847 °C | +95.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0497 °C | -108.5% |
| 1965 | -0.506 °C | -1117.1% |
| 1966 | -0.4889 °C | -3.4% |
| 1967 | -0.5512 °C | +12.7% |
| 1968 | -0.5166 °C | -6.3% |
| 1969 | -0.4647 °C | -10.0% |
| 1970 | -0.0419 °C | -91.0% |
| 1971 | -0.4764 °C | +1036.5% |
| 1972 | -0.2071 °C | -56.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0993 °C | -147.9% |
| 1974 | -0.4898 °C | -593.5% |
| 1975 | -0.2315 °C | -52.7% |
| 1976 | -0.2478 °C | +7.0% |
| 1977 | -0.2281 °C | -7.9% |
| 1978 | -0.0344 °C | -84.9% |
| 1979 | -0.3879 °C | +1028.6% |
| 1980 | 0.063 °C | -116.2% |
| 1981 | -0.3039 °C | -582.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0701 °C | -123.1% |
| 1983 | 0.3366 °C | +380.3% |
| 1984 | -0.6088 °C | -280.9% |
| 1985 | 0.046 °C | -107.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1971 °C | +328.2% |
| 1987 | -0.2664 °C | -235.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1027 °C | -138.5% |
| 1989 | -0.0987 °C | -196.1% |
| 1990 | 0.021 °C | -121.2% |
| 1991 | -0.119 °C | -667.5% |
| 1992 | -0.5983 °C | +402.6% |
| 1993 | -0.8069 °C | +34.9% |
| 1994 | -0.0747 °C | -90.7% |
| 1995 | -0.3391 °C | +354.2% |
| 1996 | -0.021 °C | -93.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0446 °C | -312.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0852 °C | +91.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1001 °C | +17.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0361 °C | -63.9% |
| 2001 | -0.0267 °C | -174.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6942 °C | -2695.8% |
| 2003 | -0.064 °C | -109.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0733 °C | -214.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2584 °C | +252.3% |
| 2006 | -0.1567 °C | -160.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1138 °C | -172.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1128 °C | -0.9% |
| 2009 | -0.0314 °C | -127.9% |
| 2010 | -0.0322 °C | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0571 °C | -277.6% |
| 2012 | -0.1747 °C | -405.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0052 °C | -103.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1828 °C | +3398.2% |
| 2015 | 0.17 °C | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2949 °C | +73.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2818 °C | -4.4% |
| 2018 | -0.0736 °C | -126.1% |
| 2019 | -0.0836 °C | +13.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0915 °C | -209.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2863 °C | +212.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3816 °C | +33.3% |
| 2023 | 0.219 °C | -42.6% |
| 2024 | 0.6606 °C | +201.6% |
| 2025 | 0.4877 °C | -26.2% |
| 2026 | 0.3744 °C | -23.2% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.3744 °C is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5126 °C, 73% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.3744 °C is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0944 °C, 4.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature anomalies by month in Vanuatu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +3398.2% | 0.0052 °C | 0.1828 °C |
| 2002 | +2695.8% | -0.0267 °C | 0.6942 °C |
| 1965 | -1117.1% | 0.0497 °C | -0.506 °C |
| 1971 | -1036.5% | -0.0419 °C | -0.4764 °C |
| 1979 | -1028.6% | -0.0344 °C | -0.3879 °C |
| 1960 | -968.1% | -0.0715 °C | -0.7642 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.3406 °C | -0.5591 °C | -0.0857 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.2454 °C | -0.6455 °C | 0.0921 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.4553 °C | -0.7642 °C | 0.0497 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.2246 °C | -0.4898 °C | 0.0993 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.0462 °C | -0.6088 °C | 0.3366 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1708 °C | -0.8069 °C | 0.1001 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.101 °C | -0.1567 °C | 0.6942 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0628 °C | -0.1747 °C | 0.2949 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3573 °C | 0.0915 °C | 0.6606 °C | 7 |
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More climate change data for Vanuatu
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 0 kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 645.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 155.08 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 490.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.5852 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17.51 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.2124 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.106 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.1064 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0004 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature anomalies by month in Vanuatu?
- Temperature anomalies by month in Vanuatu was 0.3744 °C in 2026, according to Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest temperature anomalies by month recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6942 °C in 2002.
- What is the lowest temperature anomalies by month recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8069 °C in 1993.
- How does Vanuatu rank for temperature anomalies by month?
- Vanuatu ranks 87th out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is temperature anomalies by month rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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 Temperature anomalies by month. 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.