Winter temperature anomalies in South Korea
South Korea: Winter temperature anomalies was 0.9115 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Winter temperature anomalies in South Korea, 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 winter temperature anomalies in South Korea is 0.9115 °C, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 145.2% on the previous year and down 56.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, winter temperature anomalies in South Korea peaked at 3.33 °C in 1948 and was at its lowest, -5.22 °C, in 1944.
South Korea ranks 84th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Winter temperature anomalies in South Korea, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.7011 °C | — |
| 1941 | 0.1447 °C | -120.6% |
| 1942 | -1.01 °C | -796.8% |
| 1943 | -0.8109 °C | -19.6% |
| 1944 | -5.22 °C | +543.9% |
| 1945 | -2.13 °C | -59.1% |
| 1946 | -3.91 °C | +83.2% |
| 1947 | -4.54 °C | +16.1% |
| 1948 | 3.33 °C | -173.3% |
| 1949 | -0.9433 °C | -128.4% |
| 1950 | -1.54 °C | +63.6% |
| 1951 | 1.13 °C | -173.3% |
| 1952 | -1.99 °C | -276.1% |
| 1953 | 0.7397 °C | -137.1% |
| 1954 | -1.5 °C | -303.4% |
| 1955 | 0.3918 °C | -126.0% |
| 1956 | -4.75 °C | -1311.5% |
| 1957 | -0.256 °C | -94.6% |
| 1958 | 2.95 °C | -1250.9% |
| 1959 | 0.5412 °C | -81.6% |
| 1960 | -1.86 °C | -443.8% |
| 1961 | -0.3149 °C | -83.1% |
| 1962 | 0.599 °C | -290.2% |
| 1963 | 0.7695 °C | +28.5% |
| 1964 | -0.2401 °C | -131.2% |
| 1965 | -1.62 °C | +574.0% |
| 1966 | -2.56 °C | +57.9% |
| 1967 | -4.25 °C | +66.4% |
| 1968 | 2.73 °C | -164.2% |
| 1969 | -2.03 °C | -174.3% |
| 1970 | -0.9436 °C | -53.5% |
| 1971 | -0.9808 °C | +4.0% |
| 1972 | -0.1331 °C | -86.4% |
| 1973 | -2.81 °C | +2011.8% |
| 1974 | -0.7554 °C | -73.1% |
| 1975 | -0.8268 °C | +9.5% |
| 1976 | -0.284 °C | -65.7% |
| 1977 | 2.18 °C | -867.9% |
| 1978 | 1.46 °C | -32.9% |
| 1979 | 1.24 °C | -15.2% |
| 1980 | -3.45 °C | -378.8% |
| 1981 | -0.5323 °C | -84.6% |
| 1982 | -0.5333 °C | +0.2% |
| 1983 | -1.44 °C | +170.1% |
| 1984 | -0.7214 °C | -49.9% |
| 1985 | -3.03 °C | +320.4% |
| 1986 | 1.46 °C | -148.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2369 °C | -83.8% |
| 1988 | -0.0905 °C | -138.2% |
| 1989 | 1.26 °C | -1490.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2122 °C | -83.1% |
| 1991 | 1.58 °C | +645.1% |
| 1992 | 1.16 °C | -26.7% |
| 1993 | -0.4083 °C | -135.2% |
| 1994 | 0.979 °C | -339.8% |
| 1995 | -1.42 °C | -245.6% |
| 1996 | 0.5884 °C | -141.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9754 °C | +65.8% |
| 1998 | 1.55 °C | +58.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0323 °C | -97.9% |
| 2000 | 0.3698 °C | +1043.1% |
| 2001 | -0.7768 °C | -310.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5855 °C | -175.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5187 °C | -11.4% |
| 2004 | 1.62 °C | +213.1% |
| 2005 | -3.87 °C | -338.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5973 °C | -115.4% |
| 2007 | 1.13 °C | +88.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7139 °C | -36.6% |
| 2009 | -0.6274 °C | -187.9% |
| 2010 | -0.7746 °C | +23.5% |
| 2011 | -0.9444 °C | +21.9% |
| 2012 | -3.38 °C | +258.2% |
| 2013 | -0.1375 °C | -95.9% |
| 2014 | -2.3 °C | +1572.1% |
| 2015 | 2.1 °C | -191.3% |
| 2016 | 1.66 °C | -21.0% |
| 2017 | -1.58 °C | -195.6% |
| 2018 | -0.3248 °C | -79.5% |
| 2019 | 1.25 °C | -483.6% |
| 2020 | -0.8468 °C | -168.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6272 °C | -174.1% |
| 2022 | -2.52 °C | -502.3% |
| 2023 | 1.12 °C | -144.5% |
| 2024 | 0.3717 °C | -66.9% |
| 2025 | 0.9115 °C | +145.2% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0.9115 °C is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.2 °C, 76% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 0.9115 °C is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4368 °C, 2.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Winter temperature anomalies in South Korea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | -2011.8% | -0.1331 °C | -2.81 °C |
| 2014 | -1572.1% | -0.1375 °C | -2.3 °C |
| 1989 | +1490.3% | -0.0905 °C | 1.26 °C |
| 1956 | -1311.5% | 0.3918 °C | -4.75 °C |
| 1958 | +1250.9% | -0.256 °C | 2.95 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.58 °C | -5.22 °C | 3.33 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.4292 °C | -4.75 °C | 2.95 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.8771 °C | -4.25 °C | 2.73 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.1853 °C | -2.81 °C | 2.18 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.6852 °C | -3.45 °C | 1.46 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5242 °C | -1.42 °C | 1.58 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0261 °C | -3.87 °C | 1.62 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.4444 °C | -3.38 °C | 2.1 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0562 °C | -2.52 °C | 1.12 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More climate change data for South Korea
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.1 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.7164 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.8996 °C (2026)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.2% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate -0.1285 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1214 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.8117 units per person (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate -78.08 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is winter temperature anomalies in South Korea?
- Winter temperature anomalies in South Korea was 0.9115 °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 winter temperature anomalies recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.33 °C in 1948.
- What is the lowest winter temperature anomalies recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.22 °C in 1944.
- How does South Korea rank for winter temperature anomalies?
- South Korea ranks 84th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is winter temperature anomalies rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Korea 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 Winter temperature anomalies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Difference in a specific month's average surface temperature from the mean temperature of the same month during the period 1991-2020, measured in degrees Celsius.