Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Lesotho
Lesotho: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude was 0.43 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.43 °C
Change on year
down 63.0%
World rank
146th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.68 °C
in 2019
All-time low
-1.64 °C
in 1955
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Lesotho, 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 Lesotho is 0.43 °C, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 63.0% on the previous year and down 66.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Lesotho peaked at 1.68 °C in 2019 and was at its lowest, -1.64 °C, in 1955.
That places Lesotho 146th 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 Lesotho, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.7673 °C | — |
| 1941 | 0.0129 °C | -101.7% |
| 1942 | -1.28 °C | -10009.4% |
| 1943 | -1.54 °C | +20.1% |
| 1944 | -1.47 °C | -4.8% |
| 1945 | -1.13 °C | -23.1% |
| 1946 | -1.16 °C | +2.7% |
| 1947 | -1.35 °C | +16.3% |
| 1948 | -1.47 °C | +9.0% |
| 1949 | -0.0968 °C | -93.4% |
| 1950 | -0.5892 °C | +509.0% |
| 1951 | -0.7293 °C | +23.8% |
| 1952 | -0.2858 °C | -60.8% |
| 1953 | -0.1961 °C | -31.4% |
| 1954 | -1.21 °C | +518.8% |
| 1955 | -1.64 °C | +35.3% |
| 1956 | -1.05 °C | -35.7% |
| 1957 | -0.6491 °C | -38.5% |
| 1958 | -0.3508 °C | -46.0% |
| 1959 | -0.7083 °C | +101.9% |
| 1960 | -1.04 °C | +47.4% |
| 1961 | -0.4068 °C | -61.0% |
| 1962 | -0.2767 °C | -32.0% |
| 1963 | -1.03 °C | +273.7% |
| 1964 | -1.21 °C | +17.0% |
| 1965 | -1.23 °C | +1.8% |
| 1966 | -0.1338 °C | -89.1% |
| 1967 | -0.9454 °C | +606.5% |
| 1968 | -1.41 °C | +49.7% |
| 1969 | -0.4847 °C | -65.7% |
| 1970 | -0.4067 °C | -16.1% |
| 1971 | -0.8367 °C | +105.8% |
| 1972 | -0.633 °C | -24.3% |
| 1973 | -0.8027 °C | +26.8% |
| 1974 | -1.47 °C | +83.3% |
| 1975 | -1.17 °C | -20.8% |
| 1976 | -1.4 °C | +20.4% |
| 1977 | -0.3849 °C | -72.6% |
| 1978 | -0.8113 °C | +110.8% |
| 1979 | -0.4798 °C | -40.9% |
| 1980 | -0.3375 °C | -29.7% |
| 1981 | -0.7898 °C | +134.0% |
| 1982 | -0.0981 °C | -87.6% |
| 1983 | 0.3091 °C | -415.1% |
| 1984 | -0.3235 °C | -204.7% |
| 1985 | -0.014 °C | -95.7% |
| 1986 | -0.225 °C | +1508.7% |
| 1987 | -0.2594 °C | +15.3% |
| 1988 | -0.8569 °C | +230.4% |
| 1989 | -1.04 °C | +21.7% |
| 1990 | -0.7239 °C | -30.6% |
| 1991 | -0.4289 °C | -40.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1328 °C | -131.0% |
| 1993 | -0.2209 °C | -266.3% |
| 1994 | -1.06 °C | +379.7% |
| 1995 | -0.3709 °C | -65.0% |
| 1996 | -1.28 °C | +245.3% |
| 1997 | -0.9607 °C | -25.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0179 °C | -101.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2786 °C | +1456.3% |
| 2000 | -0.6841 °C | -345.6% |
| 2001 | -0.509 °C | -25.6% |
| 2002 | -0.3743 °C | -26.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2652 °C | -170.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0014 °C | -99.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3734 °C | +26573.6% |
| 2006 | -0.6747 °C | -280.7% |
| 2007 | -0.0406 °C | -94.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1388 °C | -441.4% |
| 2009 | -0.1487 °C | -207.2% |
| 2010 | 0.622 °C | -518.2% |
| 2011 | -0.692 °C | -211.3% |
| 2012 | -0.1452 °C | -79.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3222 °C | -321.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2766 °C | -14.1% |
| 2015 | 1.28 °C | +362.4% |
| 2016 | 0.958 °C | -25.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4752 °C | -50.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4098 °C | -13.8% |
| 2019 | 1.68 °C | +310.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3586 °C | -78.7% |
| 2021 | -0.0091 °C | -102.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2575 °C | -2931.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3547 °C | +37.7% |
| 2024 | 1.16 °C | +227.8% |
| 2025 | 0.43 °C | -63.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.43 °C is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5654 °C, 76% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.43 °C is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5364 °C, 80% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Lesotho 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 | +26573.6% | 0.0014 °C | 0.3734 °C |
| 1942 | -10009.4% | 0.0129 °C | -1.28 °C |
| 2022 | +2931.8% | -0.0091 °C | 0.2575 °C |
| 1986 | -1508.7% | -0.014 °C | -0.225 °C |
| 1999 | +1456.3% | 0.0179 °C | 0.2786 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.02 °C | -1.54 °C | 0.0129 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.7418 °C | -1.64 °C | -0.1961 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.8183 °C | -1.41 °C | -0.1338 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.8395 °C | -1.47 °C | -0.3849 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.3638 °C | -1.04 °C | 0.3091 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.4616 °C | -1.28 °C | 0.2786 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1653 °C | -0.6841 °C | 0.3734 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5187 °C | -0.692 °C | 1.68 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4257 °C | -0.0091 °C | 1.16 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 143 East Timor 0.4414 °C compare
- 144 South Africa 0.4358 °C compare
- 145 Mozambique 0.4333 °C compare
- 147 Bahrain 0.4148 °C compare
- 148 Cote d'Ivoire 0.4119 °C compare
- 149 Philippines 0.4102 °C compare
More climate change data for Lesotho
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 6.55 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,116 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 715.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,401 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 50.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 61.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 51.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1962 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Lesotho?
- Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Lesotho was 0.43 °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 Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.68 °C in 2019.
- What is the lowest temperature anomalies vs. latitude recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.64 °C in 1955.
- How does Lesotho rank for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- Lesotho ranks 146th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature anomalies vs. latitude rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.