Summer temperature anomalies in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Summer temperature anomalies was -0.0178 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2026)
-0.0178 °C
Change on year
down 102.6%
World rank
171st
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.7267 °C
in 2022
All-time low
-1.88 °C
in 1943
Years of data
87
1940–2026
Summer temperature anomalies in Papua New Guinea, 1940–2026
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded -0.0178 °C for summer temperature anomalies in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 102.6% on the previous year and down 102.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, summer temperature anomalies in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.7267 °C in 2022 and was at its lowest, -1.88 °C, in 1943.
That places Papua New Guinea 171st out of 193 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Summer temperature anomalies in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.31 °C | — |
| 1941 | -1.14 °C | -13.0% |
| 1942 | -0.7295 °C | -36.1% |
| 1943 | -1.88 °C | +157.1% |
| 1944 | -1.13 °C | -39.9% |
| 1945 | -0.878 °C | -22.1% |
| 1946 | -1.61 °C | +83.2% |
| 1947 | -0.7314 °C | -54.5% |
| 1948 | -0.7194 °C | -1.6% |
| 1949 | -0.8211 °C | +14.1% |
| 1950 | -0.5134 °C | -37.5% |
| 1951 | -0.9298 °C | +81.1% |
| 1952 | -0.4151 °C | -55.4% |
| 1953 | -0.471 °C | +13.5% |
| 1954 | -0.4231 °C | -10.2% |
| 1955 | -0.5858 °C | +38.5% |
| 1956 | -0.5653 °C | -3.5% |
| 1957 | -0.5481 °C | -3.0% |
| 1958 | -0.4877 °C | -11.0% |
| 1959 | -0.8464 °C | +73.5% |
| 1960 | -1.04 °C | +23.0% |
| 1961 | -1.18 °C | +13.4% |
| 1962 | -0.8906 °C | -24.6% |
| 1963 | -0.9715 °C | +9.1% |
| 1964 | -0.8746 °C | -10.0% |
| 1965 | -1.43 °C | +62.9% |
| 1966 | -0.8646 °C | -39.3% |
| 1967 | -0.9287 °C | +7.4% |
| 1968 | -0.7233 °C | -22.1% |
| 1969 | -0.3958 °C | -45.3% |
| 1970 | -0.2841 °C | -28.2% |
| 1971 | -0.8965 °C | +215.5% |
| 1972 | -0.8922 °C | -0.5% |
| 1973 | -0.2033 °C | -77.2% |
| 1974 | -1.18 °C | +482.6% |
| 1975 | -0.8616 °C | -27.3% |
| 1976 | -1.13 °C | +31.2% |
| 1977 | -0.6846 °C | -39.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0329 °C | -104.8% |
| 1979 | -0.2706 °C | -921.5% |
| 1980 | -0.3412 °C | +26.1% |
| 1981 | -0.4704 °C | +37.9% |
| 1982 | -0.8459 °C | +79.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0182 °C | -102.2% |
| 1984 | -0.6931 °C | -3900.3% |
| 1985 | -0.6543 °C | -5.6% |
| 1986 | -0.3554 °C | -45.7% |
| 1987 | -0.0716 °C | -79.8% |
| 1988 | -0.397 °C | +454.3% |
| 1989 | -0.2388 °C | -39.8% |
| 1990 | -0.1987 °C | -16.8% |
| 1991 | -0.0371 °C | -81.3% |
| 1992 | -0.3058 °C | +724.2% |
| 1993 | -0.4793 °C | +56.7% |
| 1994 | -0.327 °C | -31.8% |
| 1995 | -0.0012 °C | -99.6% |
| 1996 | 0.03 °C | -2525.7% |
| 1997 | -0.5659 °C | -1984.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4941 °C | -187.3% |
| 1999 | -0.3483 °C | -170.5% |
| 2000 | -0.2772 °C | -20.4% |
| 2001 | -0.1821 °C | -34.3% |
| 2002 | -0.0271 °C | -85.1% |
| 2003 | -0.1615 °C | +496.3% |
| 2004 | -0.6559 °C | +306.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1811 °C | -127.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0995 °C | -45.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4686 °C | +370.9% |
| 2008 | -0.3778 °C | -180.6% |
| 2009 | -0.1813 °C | -52.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7089 °C | -491.0% |
| 2011 | -0.2663 °C | -137.6% |
| 2012 | -0.0537 °C | -79.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2975 °C | -654.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2731 °C | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1313 °C | -51.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6483 °C | +393.7% |
| 2017 | 0.091 °C | -86.0% |
| 2018 | -0.0299 °C | -132.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2182 °C | -830.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6358 °C | +191.4% |
| 2021 | 0.214 °C | -66.3% |
| 2022 | 0.7267 °C | +239.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5163 °C | -28.9% |
| 2024 | 0.7045 °C | +36.4% |
| 2025 | 0.6745 °C | -4.3% |
| 2026 | -0.0178 °C | -102.6% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's -0.0178 °C is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5032 °C. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's -0.0178 °C is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.441 °C. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Summer temperature anomalies in Papua New Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | -3900.3% | 0.0182 °C | -0.6931 °C |
| 1996 | +2525.7% | -0.0012 °C | 0.03 °C |
| 1997 | -1984.5% | 0.03 °C | -0.5659 °C |
| 1979 | -921.5% | 0.0329 °C | -0.2706 °C |
| 2019 | +830.4% | -0.0299 °C | 0.2182 °C |
| 1992 | -724.2% | -0.0371 °C | -0.3058 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.09 °C | -1.88 °C | -0.7194 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.5786 °C | -0.9298 °C | -0.4151 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.9295 °C | -1.43 °C | -0.3958 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.6375 °C | -1.18 °C | 0.0329 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.405 °C | -0.8459 °C | 0.0182 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1739 °C | -0.5659 °C | 0.4941 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1114 °C | -0.6559 °C | 0.4686 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2018 °C | -0.2663 °C | 0.7089 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4934 °C | -0.0178 °C | 0.7267 °C | 7 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 168 Armenia 0.0446 °C compare
- 169 Brazil -0.0006 °C compare
- 170 Saint Helena -0.0099 °C compare
- 172 Zambia -0.018 °C compare
- 173 Burkina Faso -0.0198 °C compare
- 174 Seychelles -0.0283 °C compare
More climate change data for Papua New Guinea
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 18.97 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,290 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 396.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,894 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 67.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 108.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.88 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.3993 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is summer temperature anomalies in Papua New Guinea?
- Summer temperature anomalies in Papua New Guinea was -0.0178 °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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7267 °C in 2022.
- What is the lowest summer temperature anomalies recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.88 °C in 1943.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for summer temperature anomalies?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 171st out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is summer temperature anomalies rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 102.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.