Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in China
China: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude was 1.03 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
1.03 °C
Change on year
down 11.1%
World rank
39th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.16 °C
in 2024
All-time low
-1.56 °C
in 1957
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in China, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
China recorded 1.03 °C for temperature anomalies vs. latitude in 2025.
The figure is down 11.1% on the previous year and up 116.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature anomalies vs. latitude in China peaked at 1.16 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -1.56 °C, in 1957.
China ranks 39th 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.
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in China, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.15 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.7181 °C | -37.8% |
| 1942 | -0.4685 °C | -34.8% |
| 1943 | -0.5565 °C | +18.8% |
| 1944 | -0.624 °C | +12.1% |
| 1945 | -1.01 °C | +62.2% |
| 1946 | -0.0767 °C | -92.4% |
| 1947 | -0.6716 °C | +775.4% |
| 1948 | -0.4013 °C | -40.3% |
| 1949 | -0.2184 °C | -45.6% |
| 1950 | -0.5721 °C | +162.0% |
| 1951 | -0.7674 °C | +34.1% |
| 1952 | -0.8493 °C | +10.7% |
| 1953 | -0.2739 °C | -67.8% |
| 1954 | -1.15 °C | +318.1% |
| 1955 | -1.01 °C | -12.1% |
| 1956 | -1.47 °C | +45.6% |
| 1957 | -1.56 °C | +6.1% |
| 1958 | -0.6894 °C | -55.7% |
| 1959 | -0.7291 °C | +5.8% |
| 1960 | -0.7599 °C | +4.2% |
| 1961 | -0.7079 °C | -6.8% |
| 1962 | -1.03 °C | +45.5% |
| 1963 | -0.7499 °C | -27.2% |
| 1964 | -0.8713 °C | +16.2% |
| 1965 | -1.01 °C | +15.9% |
| 1966 | -0.9904 °C | -1.9% |
| 1967 | -1.42 °C | +43.5% |
| 1968 | -1.11 °C | -22.3% |
| 1969 | -1.21 °C | +9.3% |
| 1970 | -1.25 °C | +3.2% |
| 1971 | -0.9972 °C | -20.0% |
| 1972 | -1.06 °C | +6.1% |
| 1973 | -0.687 °C | -35.0% |
| 1974 | -1.09 °C | +59.1% |
| 1975 | -0.6252 °C | -42.8% |
| 1976 | -1.27 °C | +103.1% |
| 1977 | -1.06 °C | -16.9% |
| 1978 | -0.7403 °C | -29.8% |
| 1979 | -0.7569 °C | +2.2% |
| 1980 | -0.8556 °C | +13.0% |
| 1981 | -0.828 °C | -3.2% |
| 1982 | -0.6233 °C | -24.7% |
| 1983 | -0.9155 °C | +46.9% |
| 1984 | -1.14 °C | +24.0% |
| 1985 | -1.08 °C | -5.1% |
| 1986 | -0.9154 °C | -15.0% |
| 1987 | -0.43 °C | -53.0% |
| 1988 | -0.4741 °C | +10.3% |
| 1989 | -0.5926 °C | +25.0% |
| 1990 | -0.2067 °C | -65.1% |
| 1991 | -0.5136 °C | +148.5% |
| 1992 | -0.7825 °C | +52.4% |
| 1993 | -0.6461 °C | -17.4% |
| 1994 | -0.0366 °C | -94.3% |
| 1995 | -0.3772 °C | +929.4% |
| 1996 | -0.6974 °C | +84.9% |
| 1997 | -0.358 °C | -48.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4068 °C | -213.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2438 °C | -40.1% |
| 2000 | -0.3996 °C | -263.9% |
| 2001 | -0.0054 °C | -98.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1293 °C | -2489.1% |
| 2003 | -0.0797 °C | -161.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0965 °C | -221.0% |
| 2005 | -0.2412 °C | -350.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3331 °C | -238.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5361 °C | +61.0% |
| 2008 | -0.0007 °C | -100.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2097 °C | -30109.2% |
| 2010 | -0.0086 °C | -104.1% |
| 2011 | -0.2718 °C | +3062.7% |
| 2012 | -0.5517 °C | +103.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2029 °C | -136.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1265 °C | -37.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4748 °C | +275.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5782 °C | +21.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5873 °C | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2395 °C | -59.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3852 °C | +60.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4208 °C | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 0.6376 °C | +51.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5991 °C | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7865 °C | +31.3% |
| 2024 | 1.16 °C | +47.3% |
| 2025 | 1.03 °C | -11.1% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 1.03 °C is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7693 °C, 1.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- China's 1.03 °C is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4414 °C, 2.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +30109.2% | -0.0007 °C | 0.2097 °C |
| 2011 | -3062.7% | -0.0086 °C | -0.2718 °C |
| 2002 | +2489.1% | -0.0054 °C | 0.1293 °C |
| 1995 | -929.4% | -0.0366 °C | -0.3772 °C |
| 1947 | -775.4% | -0.0767 °C | -0.6716 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.5902 °C | -1.15 °C | -0.0767 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.9057 °C | -1.56 °C | -0.2739 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.9853 °C | -1.42 °C | -0.7079 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.9528 °C | -1.27 °C | -0.6252 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.7847 °C | -1.14 °C | -0.43 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2968 °C | -0.7825 °C | 0.4068 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0578 °C | -0.3996 °C | 0.5361 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1762 °C | -0.5517 °C | 0.5873 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7719 °C | 0.4208 °C | 1.16 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
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Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature anomalies vs. latitude in China?
- Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in China was 1.03 °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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest temperature anomalies vs. latitude recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.56 °C in 1957.
- How does China rank for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- China ranks 39th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature anomalies vs. latitude rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 116.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China 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.