Summer temperature anomalies in Kiribati
Kiribati: Summer temperature anomalies was 1.23 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Summer temperature anomalies in Kiribati, 1940–2026
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 1.23 °C for summer temperature anomalies in 2026. That is the highest value across all 87 years on record.
The figure is up 956.8% on the previous year and up 2,052.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, summer temperature anomalies in Kiribati peaked at 1.23 °C in 2026 and was at its lowest, -1.34 °C, in 1956.
Kiribati ranks 55th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Summer temperature anomalies in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.1183 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.0683 °C | -42.2% |
| 1942 | -0.2139 °C | +213.1% |
| 1943 | -0.893 °C | +317.6% |
| 1944 | -0.2472 °C | -72.3% |
| 1945 | -0.3857 °C | +56.0% |
| 1946 | -0.2139 °C | -44.5% |
| 1947 | -0.6281 °C | +193.7% |
| 1948 | -0.1441 °C | -77.1% |
| 1949 | -0.2681 °C | +86.0% |
| 1950 | -0.9496 °C | +254.1% |
| 1951 | -0.5569 °C | -41.4% |
| 1952 | -0.3574 °C | -35.8% |
| 1953 | -0.0967 °C | -72.9% |
| 1954 | -0.793 °C | +720.0% |
| 1955 | -1.08 °C | +35.9% |
| 1956 | -1.34 °C | +24.6% |
| 1957 | -0.1969 °C | -85.3% |
| 1958 | 0.1939 °C | -198.5% |
| 1959 | -0.0306 °C | -115.8% |
| 1960 | -0.5085 °C | +1561.1% |
| 1961 | -0.6587 °C | +29.5% |
| 1962 | -0.8936 °C | +35.7% |
| 1963 | -0.3794 °C | -57.5% |
| 1964 | -0.7975 °C | +110.2% |
| 1965 | -0.6259 °C | -21.5% |
| 1966 | -0.0043 °C | -99.3% |
| 1967 | -0.1491 °C | +3363.0% |
| 1968 | -0.5465 °C | +266.6% |
| 1969 | 0.145 °C | -126.5% |
| 1970 | -0.1881 °C | -229.7% |
| 1971 | -1.17 °C | +524.4% |
| 1972 | -0.1725 °C | -85.3% |
| 1973 | -0.703 °C | +307.7% |
| 1974 | -1.08 °C | +53.8% |
| 1975 | -1.08 °C | -0.1% |
| 1976 | -0.8005 °C | -25.9% |
| 1977 | -0.0695 °C | -91.3% |
| 1978 | -0.204 °C | +193.4% |
| 1979 | 0.122 °C | -159.8% |
| 1980 | -0.0777 °C | -163.7% |
| 1981 | -0.526 °C | +577.2% |
| 1982 | 0.3261 °C | -162.0% |
| 1983 | -0.2297 °C | -170.5% |
| 1984 | -0.8384 °C | +265.0% |
| 1985 | -0.4877 °C | -41.8% |
| 1986 | -0.2033 °C | -58.3% |
| 1987 | 0.2494 °C | -222.7% |
| 1988 | -1.05 °C | -522.8% |
| 1989 | -0.5496 °C | -47.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1181 °C | -121.5% |
| 1991 | 0.3689 °C | +212.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0309 °C | -91.6% |
| 1993 | 0.4844 °C | +1468.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1204 °C | -75.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1734 °C | +44.1% |
| 1996 | -0.3753 °C | -316.4% |
| 1997 | -0.094 °C | -75.0% |
| 1998 | -0.8281 °C | +781.3% |
| 1999 | -0.8802 °C | +6.3% |
| 2000 | -0.58 °C | -34.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0216 °C | -103.7% |
| 2002 | 0.423 °C | +1855.2% |
| 2003 | -0.196 °C | -146.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2451 °C | -225.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2868 °C | +17.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3181 °C | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0514 °C | -83.8% |
| 2008 | -0.7007 °C | -1462.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1912 °C | -127.3% |
| 2010 | -0.3302 °C | -272.7% |
| 2011 | -0.2556 °C | -22.6% |
| 2012 | -0.4494 °C | +75.8% |
| 2013 | -0.054 °C | -88.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1986 °C | -467.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3828 °C | +92.7% |
| 2016 | -0.0631 °C | -116.5% |
| 2017 | 0.425 °C | -773.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0681 °C | -84.0% |
| 2019 | 0.7405 °C | +987.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2765 °C | -62.7% |
| 2021 | -0.1443 °C | -152.2% |
| 2022 | -0.7139 °C | +394.9% |
| 2023 | 0.4345 °C | -160.9% |
| 2024 | 0.4385 °C | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 0.1167 °C | -73.4% |
| 2026 | 1.23 °C | +956.8% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 1.23 °C is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5032 °C, 2.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 1.23 °C is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.441 °C, 2.8× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Summer temperature anomalies in Kiribati 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | -3363.0% | -0.0043 °C | -0.1491 °C |
| 2002 | +1855.2% | 0.0216 °C | 0.423 °C |
| 1960 | -1561.1% | -0.0306 °C | -0.5085 °C |
| 1993 | +1468.6% | 0.0309 °C | 0.4844 °C |
| 2008 | -1462.6% | 0.0514 °C | -0.7007 °C |
| 2019 | +987.7% | 0.0681 °C | 0.7405 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.3181 °C | -0.893 °C | -0.0683 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.5207 °C | -1.34 °C | 0.1939 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.4419 °C | -0.8936 °C | 0.145 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.5352 °C | -1.17 °C | 0.122 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.3392 °C | -1.05 °C | 0.3261 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0882 °C | -0.8802 °C | 0.4844 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0061 °C | -0.7007 °C | 0.423 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0663 °C | -0.4494 °C | 0.7405 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2344 °C | -0.7139 °C | 1.23 °C | 7 |
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More climate change data for Kiribati
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 0 kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 20.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7.63 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 12.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0288 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.4434 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0 kt (2023)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is summer temperature anomalies in Kiribati?
- Summer temperature anomalies in Kiribati was 1.23 °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 summer temperature anomalies recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 1.23 °C in 2026.
- What is the lowest summer temperature anomalies recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.34 °C in 1956.
- How does Kiribati rank for summer temperature anomalies?
- Kiribati ranks 55th out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is summer temperature anomalies rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,052.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kiribati 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 Summer 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.