Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude was 0.3556 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Sri Lanka, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.3556 °C for temperature anomalies vs. latitude in 2025.
The figure is down 48.6% on the previous year and up 340.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.6918 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -1.6 °C, in 1942.
That places Sri Lanka 158th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.11 °C | -1.6 °C | -0.7892 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.6651 °C | -1.38 °C | -0.1307 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.8159 °C | -1.05 °C | -0.3748 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.4184 °C | -0.7845 °C | 0.1131 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.1419 °C | -0.6129 °C | 0.3811 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1015 °C | -0.4288 °C | 0.556 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.052 °C | -0.4563 °C | 0.2153 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1136 °C | -0.2123 °C | 0.637 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2752 °C | -0.1325 °C | 0.6918 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More climate change data for Sri Lanka
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population growth -0.7% (2025)
- Population, total 21.76 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.0% (2025)
- Urban population 4.45 million (2025)
- Urban population 20.5% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 0.9014 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 567.87 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 0.9014 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 0.9014 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Sri Lanka?
- Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Sri Lanka was 0.3556 °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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6918 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest temperature anomalies vs. latitude recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.6 °C in 1942.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- Sri Lanka ranks 158th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature anomalies vs. latitude rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 340.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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
The difference of a specific year's average surface temperature from the 1991-2020 mean, in degrees Celsius.