Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude was 0.1841 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.1841 °C
Change on year
down 36.7%
World rank
171st
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.4938 °C
in 2016
All-time low
-0.8593 °C
in 1955
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in French Polynesia, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
In 2025, temperature anomalies vs. latitude in French Polynesia stood at 0.1841 °C.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 36.7% on the previous year and up 148.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature anomalies vs. latitude in French Polynesia peaked at 0.4938 °C in 2016 and was at its lowest, -0.8593 °C, in 1955.
That places French Polynesia 171st out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.243 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.211 °C | -13.2% |
| 1942 | -0.7194 °C | +241.0% |
| 1943 | -0.7026 °C | -2.3% |
| 1944 | -0.2507 °C | -64.3% |
| 1945 | -0.4543 °C | +81.3% |
| 1946 | -0.3271 °C | -28.0% |
| 1947 | -0.2408 °C | -26.4% |
| 1948 | -0.3146 °C | +30.6% |
| 1949 | -0.3066 °C | -2.5% |
| 1950 | -0.7316 °C | +138.6% |
| 1951 | -0.4113 °C | -43.8% |
| 1952 | -0.1156 °C | -71.9% |
| 1953 | -0.2167 °C | +87.5% |
| 1954 | -0.5699 °C | +162.9% |
| 1955 | -0.8593 °C | +50.8% |
| 1956 | -0.8111 °C | -5.6% |
| 1957 | -0.3593 °C | -55.7% |
| 1958 | -0.2045 °C | -43.1% |
| 1959 | -0.3066 °C | +49.9% |
| 1960 | -0.2868 °C | -6.5% |
| 1961 | -0.3863 °C | +34.7% |
| 1962 | -0.5324 °C | +37.8% |
| 1963 | -0.3471 °C | -34.8% |
| 1964 | -0.4937 °C | +42.2% |
| 1965 | -0.4218 °C | -14.6% |
| 1966 | -0.2759 °C | -34.6% |
| 1967 | -0.4653 °C | +68.7% |
| 1968 | -0.4678 °C | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0571 °C | -112.2% |
| 1970 | -0.2849 °C | -599.1% |
| 1971 | -0.7483 °C | +162.7% |
| 1972 | -0.2592 °C | -65.4% |
| 1973 | -0.257 °C | -0.8% |
| 1974 | -0.773 °C | +200.7% |
| 1975 | -0.7163 °C | -7.3% |
| 1976 | -0.5625 °C | -21.5% |
| 1977 | -0.2358 °C | -58.1% |
| 1978 | -0.3941 °C | +67.1% |
| 1979 | -0.2681 °C | -32.0% |
| 1980 | -0.0505 °C | -81.2% |
| 1981 | -0.2622 °C | +419.3% |
| 1982 | -0.0156 °C | -94.1% |
| 1983 | -0.1326 °C | +752.0% |
| 1984 | -0.1896 °C | +43.0% |
| 1985 | -0.2797 °C | +47.5% |
| 1986 | -0.1368 °C | -51.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0878 °C | -164.2% |
| 1988 | -0.107 °C | -221.9% |
| 1989 | -0.389 °C | +263.6% |
| 1990 | -0.1323 °C | -66.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0343 °C | -125.9% |
| 1992 | -0.0544 °C | -258.4% |
| 1993 | -0.1029 °C | +89.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0489 °C | -147.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0336 °C | -31.3% |
| 1996 | -0.3017 °C | -998.3% |
| 1997 | -0.2028 °C | -32.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1883 °C | -192.9% |
| 1999 | -0.0649 °C | -134.4% |
| 2000 | -0.1627 °C | +150.7% |
| 2001 | -0.1226 °C | -24.6% |
| 2002 | 0.25 °C | -304.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1848 °C | -26.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0047 °C | -97.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0678 °C | +1351.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1462 °C | +115.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1065 °C | -27.1% |
| 2008 | -0.3644 °C | -442.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0732 °C | -120.1% |
| 2010 | -0.0735 °C | -200.5% |
| 2011 | -0.6079 °C | +727.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0417 °C | -106.9% |
| 2013 | -0.2336 °C | -660.9% |
| 2014 | -0.0527 °C | -77.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0742 °C | -240.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4938 °C | +565.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2675 °C | -45.8% |
| 2018 | 0.036 °C | -86.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1736 °C | +382.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1192 °C | -31.4% |
| 2021 | -0.0862 °C | -172.3% |
| 2022 | -0.4874 °C | +465.6% |
| 2023 | 0.1913 °C | -139.3% |
| 2024 | 0.291 °C | +52.1% |
| 2025 | 0.1841 °C | -36.7% |
French Polynesia compared with similar countries
- French Polynesia's 0.1841 °C is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8095 °C, 23% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- French Polynesia's 0.1841 °C is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4414 °C, 42% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in French Polynesia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +1351.8% | 0.0047 °C | 0.0678 °C |
| 1996 | -998.3% | 0.0336 °C | -0.3017 °C |
| 1983 | -752.0% | -0.0156 °C | -0.1326 °C |
| 2011 | -727.0% | -0.0735 °C | -0.6079 °C |
| 2013 | -660.9% | 0.0417 °C | -0.2336 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.377 °C | -0.7194 °C | -0.211 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.4586 °C | -0.8593 °C | -0.1156 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.362 °C | -0.5324 °C | 0.0571 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.4499 °C | -0.773 °C | -0.2358 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.1475 °C | -0.389 °C | 0.0878 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0554 °C | -0.3017 °C | 0.1883 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0183 °C | -0.3644 °C | 0.25 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0119 °C | -0.6079 °C | 0.4938 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0353 °C | -0.4874 °C | 0.291 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
- 168 Panama 0.2395 °C compare
- 169 Hong Kong 0.2065 °C compare
- 170 Seychelles 0.2043 °C compare
- 172 American Samoa 0.1717 °C compare
- 173 Cook Islands 0.1703 °C compare
- 174 Brazil 0.1618 °C compare
More climate change data for French Polynesia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 480,465 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 66.37 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 49.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0635 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.0028 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0101 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature anomalies vs. latitude in French Polynesia?
- Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in French Polynesia was 0.1841 °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 French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4938 °C in 2016.
- What is the lowest temperature anomalies vs. latitude recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8593 °C in 1955.
- How does French Polynesia rank for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- French Polynesia ranks 171st out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature anomalies vs. latitude rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 148.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this French Polynesia 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.