Winter temperature anomalies in Lesotho
Lesotho: Winter temperature anomalies was -0.4131 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
-0.4131 °C
Change on year
down 115.8%
World rank
181st
of 193 countries
All-time high
3.71 °C
in 2015
All-time low
-3.37 °C
in 1943
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Winter temperature anomalies in Lesotho, 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 Lesotho is -0.4131 °C, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 115.8% on the previous year and down 111.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, winter temperature anomalies in Lesotho peaked at 3.71 °C in 2015 and was at its lowest, -3.37 °C, in 1943.
That places Lesotho 181st 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.
Winter temperature anomalies in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 0.3292 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.5013 °C | -252.3% |
| 1942 | -2.72 °C | +443.1% |
| 1943 | -3.37 °C | +23.7% |
| 1944 | -2.39 °C | -29.1% |
| 1945 | -1.07 °C | -55.3% |
| 1946 | -0.4843 °C | -54.6% |
| 1947 | -2.2 °C | +353.3% |
| 1948 | -1.19 °C | -45.8% |
| 1949 | -0.1753 °C | -85.3% |
| 1950 | -1.12 °C | +538.0% |
| 1951 | 1.47 °C | -231.3% |
| 1952 | -1.12 °C | -176.0% |
| 1953 | -0.3993 °C | -64.2% |
| 1954 | -2.78 °C | +596.3% |
| 1955 | -2.21 °C | -20.6% |
| 1956 | -3 °C | +35.8% |
| 1957 | -0.3509 °C | -88.3% |
| 1958 | -0.5025 °C | +43.2% |
| 1959 | -1.24 °C | +147.5% |
| 1960 | -0.959 °C | -22.9% |
| 1961 | -1.17 °C | +22.5% |
| 1962 | -0.0895 °C | -92.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0262 °C | -129.3% |
| 1964 | -1.91 °C | -7411.7% |
| 1965 | 0.2375 °C | -112.4% |
| 1966 | 0.6205 °C | +161.2% |
| 1967 | -0.2479 °C | -140.0% |
| 1968 | -0.2102 °C | -15.2% |
| 1969 | -0.3092 °C | +47.1% |
| 1970 | -0.8341 °C | +169.8% |
| 1971 | -1.36 °C | +62.8% |
| 1972 | 1.15 °C | -184.6% |
| 1973 | -1.59 °C | -238.3% |
| 1974 | -1.45 °C | -8.8% |
| 1975 | -2.09 °C | +44.5% |
| 1976 | -0.9162 °C | -56.2% |
| 1977 | 0.6394 °C | -169.8% |
| 1978 | -0.6977 °C | -209.1% |
| 1979 | -0.4088 °C | -41.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1707 °C | -141.8% |
| 1981 | -0.9233 °C | -640.8% |
| 1982 | 1.13 °C | -222.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0547 °C | -95.2% |
| 1984 | -0.7025 °C | -1384.8% |
| 1985 | -1.35 °C | +92.1% |
| 1986 | -0.0887 °C | -93.4% |
| 1987 | 0.5446 °C | -713.9% |
| 1988 | -2.03 °C | -473.1% |
| 1989 | -0.7188 °C | -64.6% |
| 1990 | -0.2783 °C | -61.3% |
| 1991 | -1.23 °C | +343.0% |
| 1992 | 1.1 °C | -189.2% |
| 1993 | -0.8884 °C | -180.8% |
| 1994 | 0.3473 °C | -139.1% |
| 1995 | -2.9 °C | -936.2% |
| 1996 | -0.9231 °C | -68.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3813 °C | -141.3% |
| 1998 | -0.9098 °C | -338.6% |
| 1999 | -0.7548 °C | -17.0% |
| 2000 | -0.5168 °C | -31.5% |
| 2001 | -0.9744 °C | +88.5% |
| 2002 | -0.7793 °C | -20.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9188 °C | -217.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4124 °C | -55.1% |
| 2005 | -0.3466 °C | -184.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4303 °C | -224.2% |
| 2007 | -0.4837 °C | -212.4% |
| 2008 | 0.946 °C | -295.6% |
| 2009 | 1.11 °C | +17.2% |
| 2010 | -0.8232 °C | -174.2% |
| 2011 | -0.226 °C | -72.5% |
| 2012 | -0.3301 °C | +46.1% |
| 2013 | -0.9 °C | +172.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1199 °C | -113.3% |
| 2015 | 3.71 °C | +2995.6% |
| 2016 | 1.45 °C | -60.9% |
| 2017 | -0.5462 °C | -137.6% |
| 2018 | 2.03 °C | -472.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1926 °C | -90.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3843 °C | +99.6% |
| 2021 | -1.46 °C | -478.9% |
| 2022 | -0.806 °C | -44.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0696 °C | -108.6% |
| 2024 | 2.61 °C | +3649.9% |
| 2025 | -0.4131 °C | -115.8% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's -0.4131 °C is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5762 °C. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's -0.4131 °C is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4189 °C. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Winter temperature anomalies in Lesotho 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | -7411.7% | 0.0262 °C | -1.91 °C |
| 2024 | +3649.9% | 0.0696 °C | 2.61 °C |
| 2015 | +2995.6% | 0.1199 °C | 3.71 °C |
| 1984 | -1384.8% | 0.0547 °C | -0.7025 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.38 °C | -3.37 °C | 0.3292 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.13 °C | -3 °C | 1.47 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.4021 °C | -1.91 °C | 0.6205 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.7558 °C | -2.09 °C | 1.15 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.3911 °C | -2.03 °C | 1.13 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.6064 °C | -2.9 °C | 1.1 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0716 °C | -0.9744 °C | 1.11 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4686 °C | -0.9 °C | 3.71 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0647 °C | -1.46 °C | 2.61 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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- 182 Malawi -0.5269 °C compare
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More climate change data for Lesotho
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 6.55 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,116 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 715.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,401 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 50.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 61.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 51.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1962 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is winter temperature anomalies in Lesotho?
- Winter temperature anomalies in Lesotho was -0.4131 °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 Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 3.71 °C in 2015.
- What is the lowest winter temperature anomalies recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.37 °C in 1943.
- How does Lesotho rank for winter temperature anomalies?
- Lesotho ranks 181st out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is winter temperature anomalies rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 111.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.