Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Samoa
Samoa: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude was 0.1454 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.1454 °C
Change on year
down 73.6%
World rank
175th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.5509 °C
in 2024
All-time low
-0.7471 °C
in 1955
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Samoa, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
In 2025, temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Samoa stood at 0.1454 °C.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 73.6% on the previous year and up 1,580.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Samoa peaked at 0.5509 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -0.7471 °C, in 1955.
That places Samoa 175th 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 Samoa, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.323 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.3634 °C | +12.5% |
| 1942 | -0.5837 °C | +60.6% |
| 1943 | -0.6168 °C | +5.7% |
| 1944 | -0.3361 °C | -45.5% |
| 1945 | -0.4679 °C | +39.2% |
| 1946 | -0.5027 °C | +7.4% |
| 1947 | -0.2588 °C | -48.5% |
| 1948 | -0.4035 °C | +55.9% |
| 1949 | -0.2382 °C | -41.0% |
| 1950 | -0.5202 °C | +118.3% |
| 1951 | -0.4116 °C | -20.9% |
| 1952 | -0.1878 °C | -54.4% |
| 1953 | -0.2545 °C | +35.6% |
| 1954 | -0.5244 °C | +106.0% |
| 1955 | -0.7471 °C | +42.4% |
| 1956 | -0.6708 °C | -10.2% |
| 1957 | -0.3764 °C | -43.9% |
| 1958 | -0.2992 °C | -20.5% |
| 1959 | -0.2519 °C | -15.8% |
| 1960 | -0.353 °C | +40.1% |
| 1961 | -0.3641 °C | +3.2% |
| 1962 | -0.4526 °C | +24.3% |
| 1963 | -0.2524 °C | -44.2% |
| 1964 | -0.3002 °C | +18.9% |
| 1965 | -0.5123 °C | +70.6% |
| 1966 | -0.1821 °C | -64.4% |
| 1967 | -0.4451 °C | +144.4% |
| 1968 | -0.1973 °C | -55.7% |
| 1969 | -0.1125 °C | -43.0% |
| 1970 | -0.2189 °C | +94.7% |
| 1971 | -0.6071 °C | +177.3% |
| 1972 | -0.3113 °C | -48.7% |
| 1973 | -0.2738 °C | -12.1% |
| 1974 | -0.543 °C | +98.3% |
| 1975 | -0.5823 °C | +7.2% |
| 1976 | -0.5244 °C | -10.0% |
| 1977 | -0.2865 °C | -45.4% |
| 1978 | -0.3707 °C | +29.4% |
| 1979 | -0.1499 °C | -59.6% |
| 1980 | -0.0517 °C | -65.5% |
| 1981 | -0.2517 °C | +386.9% |
| 1982 | -0.1115 °C | -55.7% |
| 1983 | -0.2717 °C | +143.8% |
| 1984 | -0.4457 °C | +64.1% |
| 1985 | -0.422 °C | -5.3% |
| 1986 | -0.3066 °C | -27.3% |
| 1987 | -0.3906 °C | +27.4% |
| 1988 | -0.2683 °C | -31.3% |
| 1989 | -0.4957 °C | +84.7% |
| 1990 | -0.0816 °C | -83.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1469 °C | -279.9% |
| 1992 | -0.0319 °C | -121.7% |
| 1993 | -0.2248 °C | +605.0% |
| 1994 | -0.0985 °C | -56.2% |
| 1995 | -0.0585 °C | -40.6% |
| 1996 | -0.2107 °C | +260.1% |
| 1997 | -0.292 °C | +38.6% |
| 1998 | -0.1909 °C | -34.6% |
| 1999 | -0.26 °C | +36.2% |
| 2000 | -0.2974 °C | +14.4% |
| 2001 | -0.1532 °C | -48.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1834 °C | -219.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0473 °C | -74.2% |
| 2004 | 0.198 °C | +318.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1725 °C | -12.8% |
| 2006 | -0.0635 °C | -136.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0762 °C | -220.0% |
| 2008 | -0.3712 °C | -587.0% |
| 2009 | -0.1022 °C | -72.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1789 °C | -275.1% |
| 2011 | -0.3223 °C | -280.1% |
| 2012 | -0.0815 °C | -74.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1009 °C | -223.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0414 °C | -59.0% |
| 2015 | -0.0098 °C | -123.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4409 °C | -4589.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2675 °C | -39.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1503 °C | -43.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4629 °C | +207.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3015 °C | -34.9% |
| 2021 | -0.0023 °C | -100.8% |
| 2022 | -0.1695 °C | +7392.6% |
| 2023 | 0.283 °C | -267.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5509 °C | +94.7% |
| 2025 | 0.1454 °C | -73.6% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.1454 °C is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7693 °C, 19% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.1454 °C is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4414 °C, 33% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Samoa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -7392.6% | -0.0023 °C | -0.1695 °C |
| 2016 | +4589.5% | -0.0098 °C | 0.4409 °C |
| 1993 | -605.0% | -0.0319 °C | -0.2248 °C |
| 2008 | -587.0% | 0.0762 °C | -0.3712 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.4094 °C | -0.6168 °C | -0.2382 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.4244 °C | -0.7471 °C | -0.1878 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.3172 °C | -0.5123 °C | -0.1125 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.3868 °C | -0.6071 °C | -0.1499 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.3016 °C | -0.4957 °C | -0.0517 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1302 °C | -0.292 °C | 0.1469 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.031 °C | -0.3712 °C | 0.198 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1229 °C | -0.3223 °C | 0.4629 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1848 °C | -0.1695 °C | 0.5509 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More climate change data for Samoa
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 18,792 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 319.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 61.35 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 258.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.2315 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 9.22 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.106 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.106 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0004 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Samoa?
- Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Samoa was 0.1454 °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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5509 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest temperature anomalies vs. latitude recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.7471 °C in 1955.
- How does Samoa rank for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- Samoa ranks 175th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature anomalies vs. latitude rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,580.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa 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.