Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Kiribati
Kiribati: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude was -0.193 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
-0.193 °C
Change on year
down 138.6%
World rank
191st
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.8351 °C
in 2015
All-time low
-1.26 °C
in 1955
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Kiribati, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded -0.193 °C for temperature anomalies vs. latitude in 2025.
The figure is down 138.6% on the previous year and down 123.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Kiribati peaked at 0.8351 °C in 2015 and was at its lowest, -1.26 °C, in 1955.
That places Kiribati 191st 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 Kiribati, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 0.1787 °C | — |
| 1941 | 0.3501 °C | +95.9% |
| 1942 | -0.6507 °C | -285.8% |
| 1943 | -0.9975 °C | +53.3% |
| 1944 | -0.5302 °C | -46.9% |
| 1945 | -0.6382 °C | +20.4% |
| 1946 | -0.3308 °C | -48.2% |
| 1947 | -0.2544 °C | -23.1% |
| 1948 | -0.3161 °C | +24.2% |
| 1949 | -0.431 °C | +36.3% |
| 1950 | -0.9275 °C | +115.2% |
| 1951 | -0.1036 °C | -88.8% |
| 1952 | -0.0204 °C | -80.3% |
| 1953 | -0.0162 °C | -20.5% |
| 1954 | -0.7039 °C | +4243.1% |
| 1955 | -1.26 °C | +79.5% |
| 1956 | -1.05 °C | -16.5% |
| 1957 | 0.1155 °C | -111.0% |
| 1958 | 0.0993 °C | -14.1% |
| 1959 | -0.1157 °C | -216.6% |
| 1960 | -0.2383 °C | +106.0% |
| 1961 | -0.3707 °C | +55.5% |
| 1962 | -0.6983 °C | +88.4% |
| 1963 | -0.3069 °C | -56.0% |
| 1964 | -0.571 °C | +86.1% |
| 1965 | -0.061 °C | -89.3% |
| 1966 | 0.2754 °C | -551.4% |
| 1967 | -0.1956 °C | -171.0% |
| 1968 | -0.2191 °C | +12.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1555 °C | -171.0% |
| 1970 | -0.6585 °C | -523.5% |
| 1971 | -1.17 °C | +77.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0092 °C | -100.8% |
| 1973 | -0.5591 °C | -6144.1% |
| 1974 | -1.04 °C | +85.7% |
| 1975 | -1.16 °C | +11.9% |
| 1976 | -0.5968 °C | -48.7% |
| 1977 | -0.0011 °C | -99.8% |
| 1978 | -0.1392 °C | +12068.4% |
| 1979 | 0.088 °C | -163.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0123 °C | -86.0% |
| 1981 | -0.4011 °C | -3349.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1951 °C | -148.6% |
| 1983 | -0.2222 °C | -213.9% |
| 1984 | -0.7436 °C | +234.7% |
| 1985 | -0.5568 °C | -25.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0247 °C | -104.4% |
| 1987 | 0.56 °C | +2169.9% |
| 1988 | -1 °C | -278.9% |
| 1989 | -0.7981 °C | -20.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2975 °C | -137.3% |
| 1991 | 0.4913 °C | +65.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2332 °C | -52.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2574 °C | +10.4% |
| 1994 | 0.411 °C | +59.7% |
| 1995 | -0.1187 °C | -128.9% |
| 1996 | -0.4717 °C | +297.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2838 °C | -160.2% |
| 1998 | -0.6143 °C | -316.5% |
| 1999 | -1.06 °C | +73.3% |
| 2000 | -0.8429 °C | -20.8% |
| 2001 | -0.1941 °C | -77.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6356 °C | -427.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3663 °C | -42.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3809 °C | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.156 °C | -59.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2361 °C | +51.3% |
| 2007 | -0.4904 °C | -307.7% |
| 2008 | -0.8429 °C | +71.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3327 °C | -139.5% |
| 2010 | -0.445 °C | -233.7% |
| 2011 | -0.6567 °C | +47.6% |
| 2012 | -0.1701 °C | -74.1% |
| 2013 | -0.0664 °C | -60.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3018 °C | -554.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8351 °C | +176.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2337 °C | -72.0% |
| 2017 | -0.0248 °C | -110.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2836 °C | -1243.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5843 °C | +106.0% |
| 2020 | -0.0203 °C | -103.5% |
| 2021 | -0.445 °C | +2093.2% |
| 2022 | -0.5828 °C | +31.0% |
| 2023 | 0.6075 °C | -204.2% |
| 2024 | 0.4999 °C | -17.7% |
| 2025 | -0.193 °C | -138.6% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's -0.193 °C is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5654 °C. (47 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's -0.193 °C is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4414 °C. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Kiribati 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | -12068.4% | -0.0011 °C | -0.1392 °C |
| 1973 | -6144.1% | 0.0092 °C | -0.5591 °C |
| 1954 | -4243.1% | -0.0162 °C | -0.7039 °C |
| 1981 | -3349.2% | 0.0123 °C | -0.4011 °C |
| 1987 | +2169.9% | 0.0247 °C | 0.56 °C |
| 2021 | -2093.2% | -0.0203 °C | -0.445 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.362 °C | -0.9975 °C | 0.3501 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.3991 °C | -1.26 °C | 0.1155 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.223 °C | -0.6983 °C | 0.2754 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.5228 °C | -1.17 °C | 0.088 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.2931 °C | -1 °C | 0.56 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0295 °C | -1.06 °C | 0.4913 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0263 °C | -0.8429 °C | 0.6356 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0876 °C | -0.6567 °C | 0.8351 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0223 °C | -0.5828 °C | 0.6075 °C | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Kiribati?
- Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Kiribati was -0.193 °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 Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8351 °C in 2015.
- What is the lowest temperature anomalies vs. latitude recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.26 °C in 1955.
- How does Kiribati rank for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- Kiribati ranks 191st out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature anomalies vs. latitude rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is down 123.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kiribati 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.