Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude was 0.2065 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.2065 °C
Change on year
down 72.7%
World rank
169th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.832 °C
in 2019
All-time low
-1.53 °C
in 1945
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Hong Kong, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 0.2065 °C for temperature anomalies vs. latitude in 2025.
That represents a change of down 72.7% on the previous year and down 60.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Hong Kong peaked at 0.832 °C in 2019 and was at its lowest, -1.53 °C, in 1945.
Hong Kong ranks 169th 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.
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.45 °C | — |
| 1941 | -1.13 °C | -22.3% |
| 1942 | -0.9848 °C | -12.6% |
| 1943 | -0.9926 °C | +0.8% |
| 1944 | -1.23 °C | +23.8% |
| 1945 | -1.53 °C | +24.5% |
| 1946 | -0.3696 °C | -75.9% |
| 1947 | -1.41 °C | +282.8% |
| 1948 | -0.7517 °C | -46.9% |
| 1949 | -0.6483 °C | -13.7% |
| 1950 | -0.8614 °C | +32.9% |
| 1951 | -0.8512 °C | -1.2% |
| 1952 | -0.2465 °C | -71.0% |
| 1953 | -0.6598 °C | +167.7% |
| 1954 | -0.7582 °C | +14.9% |
| 1955 | -0.9877 °C | +30.3% |
| 1956 | -0.7472 °C | -24.3% |
| 1957 | -0.935 °C | +25.1% |
| 1958 | -0.7726 °C | -17.4% |
| 1959 | -0.4227 °C | -45.3% |
| 1960 | -0.3364 °C | -20.4% |
| 1961 | -0.4703 °C | +39.8% |
| 1962 | -0.6834 °C | +45.3% |
| 1963 | -0.4115 °C | -39.8% |
| 1964 | -0.6256 °C | +52.0% |
| 1965 | -0.9934 °C | +58.8% |
| 1966 | -0.335 °C | -66.3% |
| 1967 | -0.944 °C | +181.8% |
| 1968 | -0.6904 °C | -26.9% |
| 1969 | -0.9492 °C | +37.5% |
| 1970 | -0.7983 °C | -15.9% |
| 1971 | -0.9531 °C | +19.4% |
| 1972 | -0.6975 °C | -26.8% |
| 1973 | -0.1756 °C | -74.8% |
| 1974 | -0.7963 °C | +353.4% |
| 1975 | -0.6008 °C | -24.6% |
| 1976 | -1.07 °C | +78.7% |
| 1977 | -0.4992 °C | -53.5% |
| 1978 | -0.7109 °C | +42.4% |
| 1979 | -0.6266 °C | -11.9% |
| 1980 | -0.4512 °C | -28.0% |
| 1981 | -0.4578 °C | +1.5% |
| 1982 | -0.5602 °C | +22.4% |
| 1983 | -0.8679 °C | +54.9% |
| 1984 | -1.25 °C | +43.9% |
| 1985 | -0.9753 °C | -21.9% |
| 1986 | -0.7421 °C | -23.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0179 °C | -102.4% |
| 1988 | -0.6266 °C | -3606.7% |
| 1989 | -0.6221 °C | -0.7% |
| 1990 | -0.3054 °C | -50.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0619 °C | -120.3% |
| 1992 | -0.6245 °C | -1109.4% |
| 1993 | -0.5161 °C | -17.3% |
| 1994 | -0.0373 °C | -92.8% |
| 1995 | -0.5869 °C | +1474.5% |
| 1996 | -0.4726 °C | -19.5% |
| 1997 | -0.2376 °C | -49.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3874 °C | -263.0% |
| 1999 | 0.118 °C | -69.5% |
| 2000 | -0.0552 °C | -146.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2142 °C | -488.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3488 °C | +62.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1742 °C | -50.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0317 °C | -81.8% |
| 2005 | -0.2186 °C | -789.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2521 °C | -215.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2075 °C | -17.7% |
| 2008 | -0.3641 °C | -275.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0216 °C | -105.9% |
| 2010 | -0.1045 °C | -584.5% |
| 2011 | -0.5109 °C | +388.8% |
| 2012 | -0.116 °C | -77.3% |
| 2013 | -0.2307 °C | +98.9% |
| 2014 | -0.076 °C | -67.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5247 °C | -790.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0346 °C | -93.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3273 °C | +844.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1159 °C | -64.6% |
| 2019 | 0.832 °C | +617.7% |
| 2020 | 0.499 °C | -40.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7124 °C | +42.8% |
| 2022 | 0.046 °C | -93.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5845 °C | +1169.6% |
| 2024 | 0.7574 °C | +29.6% |
| 2025 | 0.2065 °C | -72.7% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 0.2065 °C is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8095 °C, 26% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 0.2065 °C is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4414 °C, 47% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Hong Kong 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | -3606.7% | 0.0179 °C | -0.6266 °C |
| 1995 | -1474.5% | -0.0373 °C | -0.5869 °C |
| 2023 | +1169.6% | 0.046 °C | 0.5845 °C |
| 1992 | -1109.4% | 0.0619 °C | -0.6245 °C |
| 2017 | +844.6% | 0.0346 °C | 0.3273 °C |
| 2005 | -789.7% | 0.0317 °C | -0.2186 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.05 °C | -1.53 °C | -0.3696 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.7242 °C | -0.9877 °C | -0.2465 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.6439 °C | -0.9934 °C | -0.335 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.6932 °C | -1.07 °C | -0.1756 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.6534 °C | -1.25 °C | 0.0179 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2213 °C | -0.6245 °C | 0.3874 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0612 °C | -0.3641 °C | 0.3488 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0796 °C | -0.5109 °C | 0.832 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4676 °C | 0.046 °C | 0.7574 °C | 6 |
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More climate change data for Hong Kong
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate -0.3349 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate -0.3349 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 1 units per person (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate -76.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population 7.50 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.3% (2025)
- Population, total 7.50 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Hong Kong?
- Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Hong Kong was 0.2065 °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 Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 0.832 °C in 2019.
- What is the lowest temperature anomalies vs. latitude recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.53 °C in 1945.
- How does Hong Kong rank for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- Hong Kong ranks 169th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature anomalies vs. latitude rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hong Kong 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.