Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in India
India: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude was 0.0683 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.0683 °C
Change on year
down 88.1%
World rank
184th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.6567 °C
in 2016
All-time low
-1.58 °C
in 1953
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in India, 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 India is 0.0683 °C, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 88.1% on the previous year and down 75.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature anomalies vs. latitude in India peaked at 0.6567 °C in 2016 and was at its lowest, -1.58 °C, in 1953.
India ranks 184th 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 India, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.9221 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.4874 °C | -47.1% |
| 1942 | -0.6483 °C | +33.0% |
| 1943 | -1.15 °C | +77.5% |
| 1944 | -0.5149 °C | -55.3% |
| 1945 | -0.7416 °C | +44.0% |
| 1946 | -0.2429 °C | -67.2% |
| 1947 | -0.2454 °C | +1.0% |
| 1948 | -0.4579 °C | +86.6% |
| 1949 | -1.22 °C | +167.1% |
| 1950 | -1.43 °C | +16.6% |
| 1951 | -1.29 °C | -9.5% |
| 1952 | -1.25 °C | -3.1% |
| 1953 | -1.58 °C | +26.6% |
| 1954 | -0.4711 °C | -70.3% |
| 1955 | -0.6314 °C | +34.0% |
| 1956 | -0.7214 °C | +14.3% |
| 1957 | -0.3909 °C | -45.8% |
| 1958 | -0.0516 °C | -86.8% |
| 1959 | -0.3467 °C | +571.8% |
| 1960 | -0.2472 °C | -28.7% |
| 1961 | -0.9209 °C | +272.6% |
| 1962 | -0.8247 °C | -10.4% |
| 1963 | -0.3689 °C | -55.3% |
| 1964 | -0.3902 °C | +5.8% |
| 1965 | -0.4116 °C | +5.5% |
| 1966 | -0.3713 °C | -9.8% |
| 1967 | -0.4212 °C | +13.4% |
| 1968 | -0.599 °C | +42.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0649 °C | -110.8% |
| 1970 | -0.46 °C | -808.3% |
| 1971 | -0.8547 °C | +85.8% |
| 1972 | -0.1525 °C | -82.2% |
| 1973 | -0.1159 °C | -24.0% |
| 1974 | -0.3501 °C | +202.1% |
| 1975 | -0.7166 °C | +104.7% |
| 1976 | -0.3449 °C | -51.9% |
| 1977 | -0.2727 °C | -20.9% |
| 1978 | -0.5671 °C | +107.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0788 °C | -113.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0392 °C | -50.2% |
| 1981 | -0.44 °C | -1221.9% |
| 1982 | -0.4303 °C | -2.2% |
| 1983 | -0.6534 °C | +51.8% |
| 1984 | -0.4467 °C | -31.6% |
| 1985 | -0.1515 °C | -66.1% |
| 1986 | -0.3215 °C | +112.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1273 °C | -139.6% |
| 1988 | 0.039 °C | -69.4% |
| 1989 | -0.5082 °C | -1402.9% |
| 1990 | -0.5259 °C | +3.5% |
| 1991 | -0.2867 °C | -45.5% |
| 1992 | -0.3796 °C | +32.4% |
| 1993 | -0.2407 °C | -36.6% |
| 1994 | -0.3561 °C | +47.9% |
| 1995 | -0.1409 °C | -60.4% |
| 1996 | -0.2411 °C | +71.2% |
| 1997 | -0.6727 °C | +179.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0057 °C | -100.8% |
| 1999 | -0.1082 °C | -2010.4% |
| 2000 | -0.2241 °C | +107.0% |
| 2001 | -0.1477 °C | -34.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2157 °C | -246.0% |
| 2003 | -0.0424 °C | -119.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0018 °C | -104.3% |
| 2005 | -0.0766 °C | -4269.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1746 °C | -327.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0521 °C | -70.1% |
| 2008 | -0.1792 °C | -443.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5378 °C | -400.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4925 °C | -8.4% |
| 2011 | -0.155 °C | -131.5% |
| 2012 | -0.0455 °C | -70.7% |
| 2013 | -0.2329 °C | +412.3% |
| 2014 | -0.0035 °C | -98.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2752 °C | -8013.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6567 °C | +138.6% |
| 2017 | 0.518 °C | -21.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3213 °C | -38.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2844 °C | -11.5% |
| 2020 | -0.0031 °C | -101.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0947 °C | -3140.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2711 °C | +186.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2769 °C | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.5724 °C | +106.7% |
| 2025 | 0.0683 °C | -88.1% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.0683 °C is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5654 °C, 12% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 0.0683 °C is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.5029 °C, 14% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +8013.4% | -0.0035 °C | 0.2752 °C |
| 2005 | -4269.0% | 0.0018 °C | -0.0766 °C |
| 2021 | +3140.7% | -0.0031 °C | 0.0947 °C |
| 1999 | -2010.4% | 0.0057 °C | -0.1082 °C |
| 1989 | -1402.9% | 0.039 °C | -0.5082 °C |
| 1981 | -1221.9% | 0.0392 °C | -0.44 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.6634 °C | -1.22 °C | -0.2429 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.8164 °C | -1.58 °C | -0.0516 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.449 °C | -0.9209 °C | 0.0649 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.3756 °C | -0.8547 °C | 0.0788 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.2746 °C | -0.6534 °C | 0.1273 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2946 °C | -0.6727 °C | 0.0057 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0312 °C | -0.2241 °C | 0.5378 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2111 °C | -0.2329 °C | 0.6567 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2134 °C | -0.0031 °C | 0.5724 °C | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature anomalies vs. latitude in India?
- Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in India was 0.0683 °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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6567 °C in 2016.
- What is the lowest temperature anomalies vs. latitude recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.58 °C in 1953.
- How does India rank for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- India ranks 184th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature anomalies vs. latitude rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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.