Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Australia
Australia: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude was 0.4716 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.4716 °C
Change on year
down 24.3%
World rank
137th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.9589 °C
in 2019
All-time low
-1.58 °C
in 1974
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Australia, 1940–2025
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 temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Australia is 0.4716 °C, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 24.3% on the previous year and up 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Australia peaked at 0.9589 °C in 2019 and was at its lowest, -1.58 °C, in 1974.
Australia ranks 137th 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.
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Australia, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 0.3859 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.3162 °C | -181.9% |
| 1942 | -0.0957 °C | -69.7% |
| 1943 | -0.6475 °C | +576.7% |
| 1944 | -0.1641 °C | -74.7% |
| 1945 | -0.3379 °C | +105.9% |
| 1946 | -0.3648 °C | +8.0% |
| 1947 | -0.2943 °C | -19.3% |
| 1948 | -0.4657 °C | +58.2% |
| 1949 | -1.09 °C | +133.1% |
| 1950 | -0.3905 °C | -64.0% |
| 1951 | -0.0435 °C | -88.9% |
| 1952 | -0.3039 °C | +598.5% |
| 1953 | -0.2983 °C | -1.8% |
| 1954 | -0.2041 °C | -31.6% |
| 1955 | -0.4683 °C | +129.5% |
| 1956 | -0.9484 °C | +102.5% |
| 1957 | 0.1045 °C | -111.0% |
| 1958 | 0.3462 °C | +231.4% |
| 1959 | 0.2761 °C | -20.3% |
| 1960 | -0.6089 °C | -320.6% |
| 1961 | 0.1566 °C | -125.7% |
| 1962 | -0.1286 °C | -182.1% |
| 1963 | -0.3808 °C | +196.1% |
| 1964 | -0.3442 °C | -9.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0939 °C | -127.3% |
| 1966 | -0.61 °C | -749.5% |
| 1967 | -0.4287 °C | -29.7% |
| 1968 | -0.7853 °C | +83.2% |
| 1969 | -0.2337 °C | -70.2% |
| 1970 | -0.2704 °C | +15.7% |
| 1971 | -0.6116 °C | +126.1% |
| 1972 | -0.185 °C | -69.7% |
| 1973 | -0.1298 °C | -29.9% |
| 1974 | -1.58 °C | +1119.8% |
| 1975 | -0.9385 °C | -40.7% |
| 1976 | -1.21 °C | +29.2% |
| 1977 | -0.5222 °C | -56.9% |
| 1978 | -0.8229 °C | +57.6% |
| 1979 | -0.117 °C | -85.8% |
| 1980 | 0.3096 °C | -364.6% |
| 1981 | -0.1914 °C | -161.8% |
| 1982 | -0.3512 °C | +83.5% |
| 1983 | -0.0878 °C | -75.0% |
| 1984 | -0.7899 °C | +799.2% |
| 1985 | -0.2123 °C | -73.1% |
| 1986 | -0.1787 °C | -15.8% |
| 1987 | -0.2172 °C | +21.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2992 °C | -237.7% |
| 1989 | -0.4739 °C | -258.4% |
| 1990 | 0.074 °C | -115.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1625 °C | +119.5% |
| 1992 | -0.5005 °C | -408.1% |
| 1993 | -0.1913 °C | -61.8% |
| 1994 | -0.1376 °C | -28.1% |
| 1995 | -0.4272 °C | +210.6% |
| 1996 | 0.047 °C | -111.0% |
| 1997 | -0.239 °C | -608.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2833 °C | -218.5% |
| 1999 | -0.4165 °C | -247.0% |
| 2000 | -0.8797 °C | +111.2% |
| 2001 | -0.7091 °C | -19.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1427 °C | -120.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0576 °C | -59.6% |
| 2004 | -0.0892 °C | -254.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5603 °C | -727.8% |
| 2006 | -0.1218 °C | -121.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1047 °C | -186.0% |
| 2008 | -0.1582 °C | -251.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3272 °C | -306.8% |
| 2010 | -0.4154 °C | -226.9% |
| 2011 | -0.8193 °C | +97.2% |
| 2012 | -0.4276 °C | -47.8% |
| 2013 | 0.7301 °C | -270.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4276 °C | -41.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3391 °C | -20.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2344 °C | -30.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3077 °C | +31.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4359 °C | +41.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9589 °C | +120.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4134 °C | -56.9% |
| 2021 | -0.2027 °C | -149.0% |
| 2022 | -0.2932 °C | +44.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2595 °C | -188.5% |
| 2024 | 0.6232 °C | +140.1% |
| 2025 | 0.4716 °C | -24.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.4716 °C is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8095 °C, 58% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.4716 °C is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4414 °C, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Australia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | -1119.8% | -0.1298 °C | -1.58 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.3386 °C | -1.09 °C | 0.3859 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.193 °C | -0.9484 °C | 0.3462 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.327 °C | -0.7853 °C | 0.1566 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.6393 °C | -1.58 °C | -0.117 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.1894 °C | -0.7899 °C | 0.3096 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1345 °C | -0.5005 °C | 0.2833 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0766 °C | -0.8797 °C | 0.5603 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1771 °C | -0.8193 °C | 0.9589 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.212 °C | -0.2932 °C | 0.6232 °C | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Australia?
- Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Australia was 0.4716 °C in 2025, according to Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest temperature anomalies vs. latitude recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9589 °C in 2019.
- What is the lowest temperature anomalies vs. latitude recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.58 °C in 1974.
- How does Australia rank for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- Australia ranks 137th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature anomalies vs. latitude rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia 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 Temperature anomalies vs. latitude. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Difference of a specific year's average surface temperature from the 1991-2020 mean, in degrees Celsius.