Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in East Timor
East Timor: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude was 0.4414 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in East Timor, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 0.4414 °C for temperature anomalies vs. latitude in 2025.
The figure is down 28.8% on the previous year and up 2,130.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature anomalies vs. latitude in East Timor peaked at 0.8839 °C in 2016 and was at its lowest, -1.01 °C, in 1943.
That places East Timor 143rd out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in East Timor, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.7368 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.7643 °C | +3.7% |
| 1942 | -0.6822 °C | -10.7% |
| 1943 | -1.01 °C | +47.8% |
| 1944 | -0.9588 °C | -4.9% |
| 1945 | -0.9332 °C | -2.7% |
| 1946 | -0.7594 °C | -18.6% |
| 1947 | -0.2432 °C | -68.0% |
| 1948 | -0.4604 °C | +89.4% |
| 1949 | -0.9016 °C | +95.8% |
| 1950 | -0.8896 °C | -1.3% |
| 1951 | -0.3127 °C | -64.9% |
| 1952 | -0.2971 °C | -5.0% |
| 1953 | -0.2788 °C | -6.2% |
| 1954 | -0.6502 °C | +133.2% |
| 1955 | -0.6083 °C | -6.4% |
| 1956 | -0.6141 °C | +0.9% |
| 1957 | -0.5681 °C | -7.5% |
| 1958 | -0.104 °C | -81.7% |
| 1959 | -0.5851 °C | +462.7% |
| 1960 | -0.6491 °C | +10.9% |
| 1961 | -0.6055 °C | -6.7% |
| 1962 | -0.4043 °C | -33.2% |
| 1963 | -0.7897 °C | +95.3% |
| 1964 | -0.6032 °C | -23.6% |
| 1965 | -0.7218 °C | +19.6% |
| 1966 | -0.592 °C | -18.0% |
| 1967 | -0.7815 °C | +32.0% |
| 1968 | -0.4694 °C | -39.9% |
| 1969 | -0.1687 °C | -64.1% |
| 1970 | -0.1935 °C | +14.7% |
| 1971 | -0.5899 °C | +204.9% |
| 1972 | -0.6067 °C | +2.8% |
| 1973 | -0.0672 °C | -88.9% |
| 1974 | -0.644 °C | +858.3% |
| 1975 | -0.5266 °C | -18.2% |
| 1976 | -0.6488 °C | +23.2% |
| 1977 | -0.6344 °C | -2.2% |
| 1978 | -0.3076 °C | -51.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0799 °C | -126.0% |
| 1980 | -0.091 °C | -214.0% |
| 1981 | -0.064 °C | -29.7% |
| 1982 | -0.5717 °C | +793.8% |
| 1983 | -0.0491 °C | -91.4% |
| 1984 | -0.2056 °C | +318.5% |
| 1985 | -0.1654 °C | -19.5% |
| 1986 | -0.1421 °C | -14.1% |
| 1987 | -0.1012 °C | -28.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1924 °C | -290.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0529 °C | -72.5% |
| 1990 | -0.0202 °C | -138.2% |
| 1991 | -0.3377 °C | +1571.5% |
| 1992 | -0.0652 °C | -80.7% |
| 1993 | -0.0882 °C | +35.4% |
| 1994 | -0.3231 °C | +266.2% |
| 1995 | -0.3067 °C | -5.1% |
| 1996 | -0.1479 °C | -51.8% |
| 1997 | -0.4678 °C | +216.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4362 °C | -193.3% |
| 1999 | -0.4434 °C | -201.6% |
| 2000 | -0.357 °C | -19.5% |
| 2001 | -0.2088 °C | -41.5% |
| 2002 | -0.0394 °C | -81.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0558 °C | -241.6% |
| 2004 | -0.1097 °C | -296.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2851 °C | -359.9% |
| 2006 | -0.3882 °C | -236.2% |
| 2007 | -0.042 °C | -89.2% |
| 2008 | -0.0573 °C | +36.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1073 °C | -287.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3948 °C | +267.9% |
| 2011 | -0.2475 °C | -162.7% |
| 2012 | -0.207 °C | -16.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1676 °C | -181.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0046 °C | -97.3% |
| 2015 | -0.0217 °C | -576.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8839 °C | -4166.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3603 °C | -59.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3824 °C | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1775 °C | -53.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6033 °C | +239.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4744 °C | -21.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3301 °C | -30.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2322 °C | -29.7% |
| 2024 | 0.6199 °C | +167.0% |
| 2025 | 0.4414 °C | -28.8% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 0.4414 °C is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5654 °C, 78% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 0.4414 °C is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4414 °C, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in East Timor 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +4166.6% | -0.0217 °C | 0.8839 °C |
| 1991 | -1571.5% | -0.0202 °C | -0.3377 °C |
| 1974 | -858.3% | -0.0672 °C | -0.644 °C |
| 1982 | -793.8% | -0.064 °C | -0.5717 °C |
| 2015 | -576.5% | 0.0046 °C | -0.0217 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.7448 °C | -1.01 °C | -0.2432 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.4908 °C | -0.8896 °C | -0.104 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.5785 °C | -0.7897 °C | -0.1687 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.4139 °C | -0.6488 °C | 0.0799 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.1145 °C | -0.5717 °C | 0.1924 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1764 °C | -0.4678 °C | 0.4362 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0754 °C | -0.3882 °C | 0.2851 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1895 °C | -0.2475 °C | 0.8839 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4502 °C | 0.2322 °C | 0.6199 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 140 Brunei 0.4634 °C compare
- 141 Tanzania 0.4464 °C compare
- 142 South Sudan 0.4435 °C compare
- 144 South Africa 0.4358 °C compare
- 145 Mozambique 0.4333 °C compare
- 146 Lesotho 0.43 °C compare
More climate change data for East Timor
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 934.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 229.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 704.97 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.8677 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 25.18 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 259.51 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 20.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 239.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0758 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 8.55 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature anomalies vs. latitude in East Timor?
- Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in East Timor was 0.4414 °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 East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8839 °C in 2016.
- What is the lowest temperature anomalies vs. latitude recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.01 °C in 1943.
- How does East Timor rank for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- East Timor ranks 143rd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature anomalies vs. latitude rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,130.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Timor 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.