Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Malaysia
Malaysia: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude was 0.3405 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.3405 °C
Change on year
down 62.4%
World rank
160th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.9048 °C
in 2024
All-time low
-1.76 °C
in 1945
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Malaysia, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 0.3405 °C for temperature anomalies vs. latitude in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 62.4% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Malaysia peaked at 0.9048 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -1.76 °C, in 1945.
Malaysia ranks 160th 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 Malaysia, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.41 °C | — |
| 1941 | -1.44 °C | +2.5% |
| 1942 | -1.69 °C | +16.9% |
| 1943 | -1.68 °C | -0.4% |
| 1944 | -1.44 °C | -14.4% |
| 1945 | -1.76 °C | +22.6% |
| 1946 | -1.56 °C | -11.4% |
| 1947 | -1.56 °C | -0.2% |
| 1948 | -1.52 °C | -2.3% |
| 1949 | -1.29 °C | -15.3% |
| 1950 | -1.24 °C | -4.0% |
| 1951 | -1.02 °C | -17.8% |
| 1952 | -0.9234 °C | -9.3% |
| 1953 | -0.9545 °C | +3.4% |
| 1954 | -1.36 °C | +42.1% |
| 1955 | -1.24 °C | -8.2% |
| 1956 | -1.37 °C | +10.1% |
| 1957 | -1.01 °C | -26.6% |
| 1958 | -0.678 °C | -32.6% |
| 1959 | -0.9636 °C | +42.1% |
| 1960 | -0.896 °C | -7.0% |
| 1961 | -0.9034 °C | +0.8% |
| 1962 | -0.9953 °C | +10.2% |
| 1963 | -0.9059 °C | -9.0% |
| 1964 | -0.8645 °C | -4.6% |
| 1965 | -1.14 °C | +32.2% |
| 1966 | -1.28 °C | +12.2% |
| 1967 | -1.22 °C | -4.5% |
| 1968 | -1.06 °C | -13.5% |
| 1969 | -0.8172 °C | -22.8% |
| 1970 | -0.8703 °C | +6.5% |
| 1971 | -1.2 °C | +37.3% |
| 1972 | -0.8095 °C | -32.3% |
| 1973 | -0.6067 °C | -25.1% |
| 1974 | -1.05 °C | +73.5% |
| 1975 | -0.9809 °C | -6.8% |
| 1976 | -0.9512 °C | -3.0% |
| 1977 | -0.6925 °C | -27.2% |
| 1978 | -0.4817 °C | -30.4% |
| 1979 | -0.3985 °C | -17.3% |
| 1980 | -0.4479 °C | +12.4% |
| 1981 | -0.4601 °C | +2.7% |
| 1982 | -0.5072 °C | +10.2% |
| 1983 | -0.1224 °C | -75.9% |
| 1984 | -0.8934 °C | +629.8% |
| 1985 | -0.693 °C | -22.4% |
| 1986 | -0.6025 °C | -13.1% |
| 1987 | -0.2447 °C | -59.4% |
| 1988 | -0.3609 °C | +47.5% |
| 1989 | -0.6144 °C | +70.2% |
| 1990 | -0.2514 °C | -59.1% |
| 1991 | -0.4023 °C | +60.0% |
| 1992 | -0.4315 °C | +7.3% |
| 1993 | -0.4755 °C | +10.2% |
| 1994 | -0.354 °C | -25.6% |
| 1995 | -0.3003 °C | -15.2% |
| 1996 | -0.3998 °C | +33.1% |
| 1997 | -0.206 °C | -48.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4838 °C | -334.8% |
| 1999 | -0.3767 °C | -177.9% |
| 2000 | -0.2459 °C | -34.7% |
| 2001 | -0.1703 °C | -30.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0976 °C | -157.3% |
| 2003 | -0.0202 °C | -120.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0037 °C | -118.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1582 °C | +4228.8% |
| 2006 | -0.1001 °C | -163.3% |
| 2007 | -0.1181 °C | +17.9% |
| 2008 | -0.3124 °C | +164.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0588 °C | -118.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2637 °C | +348.2% |
| 2011 | -0.108 °C | -141.0% |
| 2012 | -0.0352 °C | -67.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1204 °C | -442.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0814 °C | -32.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3109 °C | +281.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7598 °C | +144.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2745 °C | -63.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3262 °C | +18.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6228 °C | +90.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4944 °C | -20.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1986 °C | -59.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1129 °C | -43.2% |
| 2023 | 0.5607 °C | +396.8% |
| 2024 | 0.9048 °C | +61.4% |
| 2025 | 0.3405 °C | -62.4% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.3405 °C is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7693 °C, 44% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.3405 °C is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4414 °C, 77% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Malaysia 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 | +4228.8% | 0.0037 °C | 0.1582 °C |
| 1984 | -629.8% | -0.1224 °C | -0.8934 °C |
| 2013 | +442.4% | -0.0352 °C | 0.1204 °C |
| 2023 | +396.8% | 0.1129 °C | 0.5607 °C |
| 2010 | +348.2% | 0.0588 °C | 0.2637 °C |
| 1998 | +334.8% | -0.206 °C | 0.4838 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.54 °C | -1.76 °C | -1.29 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.08 °C | -1.37 °C | -0.678 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.01 °C | -1.28 °C | -0.8172 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.8039 °C | -1.2 °C | -0.3985 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.4947 °C | -0.8934 °C | -0.1224 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2714 °C | -0.4755 °C | 0.4838 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0649 °C | -0.3124 °C | 0.1582 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2617 °C | -0.108 °C | 0.7598 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4353 °C | 0.1129 °C | 0.9048 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Malaysia?
- Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Malaysia was 0.3405 °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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9048 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest temperature anomalies vs. latitude recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.76 °C in 1945.
- How does Malaysia rank for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- Malaysia ranks 160th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature anomalies vs. latitude rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.