Summer temperature anomalies in New Zealand
New Zealand: Summer temperature anomalies was 1.76 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2026)
1.76 °C
Change on year
up 140.8%
World rank
27th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.79 °C
in 2021
All-time low
-2.98 °C
in 1948
Years of data
87
1940–2026
Summer temperature anomalies in New Zealand, 1940–2026
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
In 2026, summer temperature anomalies in New Zealand stood at 1.76 °C.
That represents a change of up 140.8% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, summer temperature anomalies in New Zealand peaked at 1.79 °C in 2021 and was at its lowest, -2.98 °C, in 1948.
New Zealand ranks 27th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Summer temperature anomalies in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.73 °C | — |
| 1941 | -1.53 °C | -11.6% |
| 1942 | -0.903 °C | -41.0% |
| 1943 | -1.12 °C | +24.4% |
| 1944 | -2.72 °C | +142.0% |
| 1945 | -2.02 °C | -25.8% |
| 1946 | -2 °C | -0.7% |
| 1947 | -2.15 °C | +7.3% |
| 1948 | -2.98 °C | +38.5% |
| 1949 | -1.99 °C | -33.1% |
| 1950 | -2.18 °C | +9.5% |
| 1951 | -2.6 °C | +19.2% |
| 1952 | -1.56 °C | -40.1% |
| 1953 | -1.5 °C | -3.3% |
| 1954 | 0.36 °C | -123.9% |
| 1955 | -1.64 °C | -555.6% |
| 1956 | -0.0314 °C | -98.1% |
| 1957 | -0.6634 °C | +2013.4% |
| 1958 | -0.7564 °C | +14.0% |
| 1959 | -1.43 °C | +89.1% |
| 1960 | -0.9515 °C | -33.5% |
| 1961 | -1.39 °C | +46.4% |
| 1962 | -0.0291 °C | -97.9% |
| 1963 | -2.31 °C | +7824.1% |
| 1964 | -0.9843 °C | -57.3% |
| 1965 | -1.31 °C | +33.3% |
| 1966 | -1.28 °C | -2.1% |
| 1967 | -1.29 °C | +0.7% |
| 1968 | -0.5438 °C | -58.0% |
| 1969 | -1.74 °C | +220.8% |
| 1970 | 0.333 °C | -119.1% |
| 1971 | 1.24 °C | +272.8% |
| 1972 | -2.14 °C | -272.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0377 °C | -101.8% |
| 1974 | -0.602 °C | -1697.0% |
| 1975 | -1.35 °C | +124.0% |
| 1976 | -1.47 °C | +9.1% |
| 1977 | -0.5783 °C | -60.7% |
| 1978 | -1.19 °C | +105.3% |
| 1979 | 0.7094 °C | -159.8% |
| 1980 | -0.4897 °C | -169.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4227 °C | -186.3% |
| 1982 | -1 °C | -337.4% |
| 1983 | -0.6721 °C | -33.0% |
| 1984 | 1.01 °C | -249.6% |
| 1985 | 0.8224 °C | -18.2% |
| 1986 | -0.5579 °C | -167.8% |
| 1987 | -0.0367 °C | -93.4% |
| 1988 | 0.4518 °C | -1331.0% |
| 1989 | -0.1098 °C | -124.3% |
| 1990 | -0.1105 °C | +0.6% |
| 1991 | -1.1 °C | +892.1% |
| 1992 | -1.3 °C | +18.7% |
| 1993 | 0.8368 °C | -164.3% |
| 1994 | -0.762 °C | -191.1% |
| 1995 | -0.6229 °C | -18.3% |
| 1996 | -1.33 °C | +113.9% |
| 1997 | -0.3531 °C | -73.5% |
| 1998 | 0.6302 °C | -278.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0289 °C | -95.4% |
| 2000 | 0.4225 °C | +1361.0% |
| 2001 | -0.3284 °C | -177.7% |
| 2002 | 1.32 °C | -503.0% |
| 2003 | 1.51 °C | +14.4% |
| 2004 | 0.736 °C | -51.4% |
| 2005 | -0.6066 °C | -182.4% |
| 2006 | -1.78 °C | +193.0% |
| 2007 | -0.7945 °C | -55.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3304 °C | -141.6% |
| 2009 | -1.4 °C | -525.0% |
| 2010 | -0.4272 °C | -69.6% |
| 2011 | 1.29 °C | -402.6% |
| 2012 | -0.9458 °C | -173.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0287 °C | -103.0% |
| 2014 | 1.73 °C | +5947.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1073 °C | -93.8% |
| 2016 | 1.41 °C | +1211.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3721 °C | -73.5% |
| 2018 | -0.1446 °C | -138.9% |
| 2019 | -0.0215 °C | -85.1% |
| 2020 | 1.15 °C | -5462.9% |
| 2021 | 1.79 °C | +55.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9284 °C | -48.0% |
| 2023 | 0.8442 °C | -9.1% |
| 2024 | 1.13 °C | +34.1% |
| 2025 | 0.7303 °C | -35.5% |
| 2026 | 1.76 °C | +140.8% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 1.76 °C is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.13 °C, 1.6× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 1.76 °C is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.441 °C, 4.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Summer temperature anomalies in New Zealand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | -7824.1% | -0.0291 °C | -2.31 °C |
| 2014 | +5947.8% | 0.0287 °C | 1.73 °C |
| 2020 | +5462.9% | -0.0215 °C | 1.15 °C |
| 1957 | -2013.4% | -0.0314 °C | -0.6634 °C |
| 1974 | -1697.0% | 0.0377 °C | -0.602 °C |
| 2000 | +1361.0% | 0.0289 °C | 0.4225 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.91 °C | -2.98 °C | -0.903 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.2 °C | -2.6 °C | 0.36 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.18 °C | -2.31 °C | -0.0291 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.5011 °C | -2.14 °C | 1.24 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.0167 °C | -1 °C | 1.01 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.4082 °C | -1.33 °C | 0.8368 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0584 °C | -1.78 °C | 1.51 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3402 °C | -0.9458 °C | 1.73 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.19 °C | 0.7303 °C | 1.79 °C | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is summer temperature anomalies in New Zealand?
- Summer temperature anomalies in New Zealand was 1.76 °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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.79 °C in 2021.
- What is the lowest summer temperature anomalies recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.98 °C in 1948.
- How does New Zealand rank for summer temperature anomalies?
- New Zealand ranks 27th out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is summer temperature anomalies rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.