Summer temperature anomalies in Lesotho
Lesotho: Summer temperature anomalies was 1.77 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Summer temperature anomalies in Lesotho, 1940–2026
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 summer temperature anomalies in Lesotho is 1.77 °C, measured in 2026.
That represents a change of up 398.5% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, summer temperature anomalies in Lesotho peaked at 1.84 °C in 2019 and was at its lowest, -5.66 °C, in 1965.
That places Lesotho 26th out of 193 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Summer temperature anomalies in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.1957 °C | — |
| 1941 | 0.9694 °C | -595.3% |
| 1942 | 1.27 °C | +30.6% |
| 1943 | 0.4975 °C | -60.7% |
| 1944 | -0.752 °C | -251.1% |
| 1945 | -2.1 °C | +178.7% |
| 1946 | -1.57 °C | -25.1% |
| 1947 | -0.6161 °C | -60.8% |
| 1948 | -0.2797 °C | -54.6% |
| 1949 | 0.2745 °C | -198.2% |
| 1950 | 0.6798 °C | +147.6% |
| 1951 | -0.7527 °C | -210.7% |
| 1952 | 0.019 °C | -102.5% |
| 1953 | -0.4302 °C | -2362.1% |
| 1954 | -1.97 °C | +357.0% |
| 1955 | -1.22 °C | -38.1% |
| 1956 | -1.96 °C | +61.2% |
| 1957 | -1.67 °C | -15.1% |
| 1958 | -0.7631 °C | -54.2% |
| 1959 | 0.1121 °C | -114.7% |
| 1960 | -1.03 °C | -1021.9% |
| 1961 | 0.6316 °C | -161.1% |
| 1962 | -0.4019 °C | -163.6% |
| 1963 | -0.88 °C | +119.0% |
| 1964 | -3.45 °C | +291.8% |
| 1965 | -5.66 °C | +64.2% |
| 1966 | 0.8577 °C | -115.2% |
| 1967 | -1.88 °C | -319.7% |
| 1968 | -3.84 °C | +103.6% |
| 1969 | -0.1964 °C | -94.9% |
| 1970 | -0.5638 °C | +187.1% |
| 1971 | -0.2401 °C | -57.4% |
| 1972 | -1.34 °C | +458.9% |
| 1973 | 0.3726 °C | -127.8% |
| 1974 | -1.82 °C | -589.1% |
| 1975 | -0.3776 °C | -79.3% |
| 1976 | -1.04 °C | +175.5% |
| 1977 | -0.4316 °C | -58.5% |
| 1978 | -1.44 °C | +233.0% |
| 1979 | -0.4995 °C | -65.2% |
| 1980 | -0.8413 °C | +68.4% |
| 1981 | -0.7171 °C | -14.8% |
| 1982 | -0.2601 °C | -63.7% |
| 1983 | 0.5522 °C | -312.3% |
| 1984 | -1.92 °C | -447.6% |
| 1985 | 0.6392 °C | -133.3% |
| 1986 | -0.1835 °C | -128.7% |
| 1987 | -1.13 °C | +514.9% |
| 1988 | -1.86 °C | +64.8% |
| 1989 | -0.3775 °C | -79.7% |
| 1990 | -0.8847 °C | +134.4% |
| 1991 | -0.8158 °C | -7.8% |
| 1992 | -0.0567 °C | -93.1% |
| 1993 | -0.8708 °C | +1437.0% |
| 1994 | -1.63 °C | +87.4% |
| 1995 | -0.666 °C | -59.2% |
| 1996 | -0.4749 °C | -28.7% |
| 1997 | -1.88 °C | +295.9% |
| 1998 | 0.7923 °C | -142.1% |
| 1999 | 0.2418 °C | -69.5% |
| 2000 | 0.7244 °C | +199.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7317 °C | +1.0% |
| 2002 | -0.9491 °C | -229.7% |
| 2003 | -0.6287 °C | -33.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0779 °C | -112.4% |
| 2005 | 1.35 °C | +1634.6% |
| 2006 | -0.4253 °C | -131.5% |
| 2007 | -0.8961 °C | +110.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6093 °C | -168.0% |
| 2009 | -0.1481 °C | -124.3% |
| 2010 | -0.1618 °C | +9.3% |
| 2011 | -1.04 °C | +545.4% |
| 2012 | -1.27 °C | +22.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8383 °C | -165.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6481 °C | -22.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0649 °C | -90.0% |
| 2016 | 1.56 °C | +2310.1% |
| 2017 | 1.59 °C | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9098 °C | -42.7% |
| 2019 | 1.84 °C | +101.8% |
| 2020 | -0.0545 °C | -103.0% |
| 2021 | 0.879 °C | -1712.8% |
| 2022 | 0.5951 °C | -32.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9372 °C | +57.5% |
| 2024 | 0.4854 °C | -48.2% |
| 2025 | -0.5934 °C | -222.2% |
| 2026 | 1.77 °C | -398.5% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 1.77 °C is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5032 °C, 3.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 1.77 °C is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6026 °C, 2.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Summer temperature anomalies in Lesotho 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | -2362.1% | 0.019 °C | -0.4302 °C |
| 2016 | +2310.1% | 0.0649 °C | 1.56 °C |
| 2021 | +1712.8% | -0.0545 °C | 0.879 °C |
| 2005 | +1634.6% | 0.0779 °C | 1.35 °C |
| 1993 | -1437.0% | -0.0567 °C | -0.8708 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.2502 °C | -2.1 °C | 1.27 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.7948 °C | -1.97 °C | 0.6798 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.59 °C | -5.66 °C | 0.8577 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.7382 °C | -1.82 °C | 0.3726 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.6096 °C | -1.92 °C | 0.6392 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.6247 °C | -1.88 °C | 0.7923 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0446 °C | -0.9491 °C | 1.35 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.497 °C | -1.27 °C | 1.84 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5743 °C | -0.5934 °C | 1.77 °C | 7 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
More climate change data for Lesotho
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 6.55 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,116 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 715.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,401 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 50.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 61.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 51.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1962 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is summer temperature anomalies in Lesotho?
- Summer temperature anomalies in Lesotho was 1.77 °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 Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.84 °C in 2019.
- What is the lowest summer temperature anomalies recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.66 °C in 1965.
- How does Lesotho rank for summer temperature anomalies?
- Lesotho ranks 26th out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is summer temperature anomalies rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.