Summer temperature anomalies in Samoa
Samoa: Summer temperature anomalies was -0.2407 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2026)
-0.2407 °C
Change on year
down 259.1%
World rank
182nd
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.6333 °C
in 2019
All-time low
-0.9612 °C
in 1987
Years of data
87
1940–2026
Summer temperature anomalies in Samoa, 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 Samoa stood at -0.2407 °C.
That represents a change of down 259.1% on the previous year and down 1,221.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, summer temperature anomalies in Samoa peaked at 0.6333 °C in 2019 and was at its lowest, -0.9612 °C, in 1987.
Samoa ranks 182nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Summer temperature anomalies in Samoa, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.5813 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.2423 °C | -58.3% |
| 1942 | -0.3116 °C | +28.6% |
| 1943 | -0.4756 °C | +52.6% |
| 1944 | -0.0142 °C | -97.0% |
| 1945 | -0.3558 °C | +2408.4% |
| 1946 | -0.1461 °C | -58.9% |
| 1947 | -0.4197 °C | +187.2% |
| 1948 | -0.0947 °C | -77.4% |
| 1949 | -0.1683 °C | +77.8% |
| 1950 | -0.4744 °C | +181.9% |
| 1951 | -0.1789 °C | -62.3% |
| 1952 | -0.0814 °C | -54.5% |
| 1953 | -0.1347 °C | +65.5% |
| 1954 | -0.5169 °C | +283.7% |
| 1955 | -0.5061 °C | -2.1% |
| 1956 | -0.9304 °C | +83.9% |
| 1957 | -0.1771 °C | -81.0% |
| 1958 | -0.1039 °C | -41.3% |
| 1959 | -0.2171 °C | +108.9% |
| 1960 | -0.2102 °C | -3.2% |
| 1961 | -0.1988 °C | -5.4% |
| 1962 | -0.5195 °C | +161.3% |
| 1963 | -0.1525 °C | -70.6% |
| 1964 | -0.5184 °C | +239.8% |
| 1965 | -0.8241 °C | +59.0% |
| 1966 | -0.2596 °C | -68.5% |
| 1967 | -0.2847 °C | +9.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1193 °C | -141.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0456 °C | -61.7% |
| 1970 | -0.0152 °C | -133.3% |
| 1971 | -0.5113 °C | +3267.4% |
| 1972 | -0.128 °C | -75.0% |
| 1973 | -0.2821 °C | +120.3% |
| 1974 | -0.4882 °C | +73.1% |
| 1975 | -0.0952 °C | -80.5% |
| 1976 | -0.4467 °C | +369.2% |
| 1977 | -0.2669 °C | -40.2% |
| 1978 | -0.2412 °C | -9.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0418 °C | -117.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0031 °C | -92.6% |
| 1981 | -0.2858 °C | -9350.8% |
| 1982 | 0.3993 °C | -239.7% |
| 1983 | -0.3795 °C | -195.0% |
| 1984 | -0.4542 °C | +19.7% |
| 1985 | -0.4241 °C | -6.6% |
| 1986 | -0.0589 °C | -86.1% |
| 1987 | -0.9612 °C | +1531.5% |
| 1988 | -0.0963 °C | -90.0% |
| 1989 | -0.4916 °C | +410.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0902 °C | -118.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1989 °C | +120.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0991 °C | -50.2% |
| 1993 | -0.3388 °C | -441.9% |
| 1994 | -0.3837 °C | +13.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2057 °C | -153.6% |
| 1996 | -0.0336 °C | -116.4% |
| 1997 | -0.8125 °C | +2315.3% |
| 1998 | -0.4349 °C | -46.5% |
| 1999 | -0.2643 °C | -39.2% |
| 2000 | -0.2013 °C | -23.9% |
| 2001 | -0.1886 °C | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1245 °C | -166.0% |
| 2003 | -0.3583 °C | -387.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1571 °C | -143.8% |
| 2005 | -0.0696 °C | -144.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1492 °C | -314.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3606 °C | +141.6% |
| 2008 | -0.3738 °C | -203.7% |
| 2009 | -0.2148 °C | -42.5% |
| 2010 | 0.4169 °C | -294.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1075 °C | -74.2% |
| 2012 | -0.1816 °C | -268.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2868 °C | -257.9% |
| 2014 | -0.0546 °C | -119.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0139 °C | -125.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0215 °C | +54.6% |
| 2017 | 0.324 °C | +1409.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4093 °C | +26.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6333 °C | +54.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4022 °C | -36.5% |
| 2021 | -0.0846 °C | -121.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0524 °C | -161.9% |
| 2023 | 0.4875 °C | +830.8% |
| 2024 | 0.4872 °C | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 0.1513 °C | -68.9% |
| 2026 | -0.2407 °C | -259.1% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's -0.2407 °C is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5571 °C. (50 countries reporting)
- Samoa's -0.2407 °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 Samoa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -9350.8% | 0.0031 °C | -0.2858 °C |
| 1971 | -3267.4% | -0.0152 °C | -0.5113 °C |
| 1945 | -2408.4% | -0.0142 °C | -0.3558 °C |
| 1997 | -2315.3% | -0.0336 °C | -0.8125 °C |
| 1987 | -1531.5% | -0.0589 °C | -0.9612 °C |
| 2017 | +1409.3% | 0.0215 °C | 0.324 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.2809 °C | -0.5813 °C | -0.0142 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.3321 °C | -0.9304 °C | -0.0814 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.2803 °C | -0.8241 °C | 0.1193 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.2433 °C | -0.5113 °C | 0.0418 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.2749 °C | -0.9612 °C | 0.3993 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1674 °C | -0.8125 °C | 0.2057 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0615 °C | -0.3738 °C | 0.3606 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1977 °C | -0.1816 °C | 0.6333 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1793 °C | -0.2407 °C | 0.4875 °C | 7 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More climate change data for Samoa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 18,792 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 319.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 61.35 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 258.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.2315 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 9.22 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.106 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.106 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0004 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is summer temperature anomalies in Samoa?
- Summer temperature anomalies in Samoa was -0.2407 °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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6333 °C in 2019.
- What is the lowest summer temperature anomalies recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.9612 °C in 1987.
- How does Samoa rank for summer temperature anomalies?
- Samoa ranks 182nd out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is summer temperature anomalies rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1,221.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa 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.