Winter temperature anomalies in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Winter temperature anomalies was 0.257 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.257 °C
Change on year
down 63.3%
World rank
148th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.7488 °C
in 2023
All-time low
-1.67 °C
in 1942
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Winter temperature anomalies in Papua New Guinea, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Papua New Guinea recorded 0.257 °C for winter temperature anomalies in 2025.
The figure is down 63.3% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, winter temperature anomalies in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.7488 °C in 2023 and was at its lowest, -1.67 °C, in 1942.
That places Papua New Guinea 148th 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 Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.46 °C | — |
| 1941 | -1.33 °C | -9.0% |
| 1942 | -1.67 °C | +25.8% |
| 1943 | -1.66 °C | -1.0% |
| 1944 | -1.45 °C | -12.4% |
| 1945 | -1.24 °C | -14.4% |
| 1946 | -1.4 °C | +12.9% |
| 1947 | -1.38 °C | -1.5% |
| 1948 | -1.22 °C | -11.8% |
| 1949 | -1.14 °C | -6.3% |
| 1950 | -1.41 °C | +23.0% |
| 1951 | -0.7004 °C | -50.2% |
| 1952 | -0.6784 °C | -3.1% |
| 1953 | -0.6899 °C | +1.7% |
| 1954 | -1.06 °C | +53.6% |
| 1955 | -1.04 °C | -1.9% |
| 1956 | -0.7906 °C | -24.0% |
| 1957 | -0.6016 °C | -23.9% |
| 1958 | -1.05 °C | +73.9% |
| 1959 | -0.7463 °C | -28.7% |
| 1960 | -1.01 °C | +35.1% |
| 1961 | -0.9718 °C | -3.6% |
| 1962 | -1.05 °C | +8.3% |
| 1963 | -1.11 °C | +5.0% |
| 1964 | -1.56 °C | +41.5% |
| 1965 | -1.18 °C | -24.5% |
| 1966 | -1.34 °C | +13.9% |
| 1967 | -1.38 °C | +2.5% |
| 1968 | -1.18 °C | -14.5% |
| 1969 | -0.9834 °C | -16.4% |
| 1970 | -1.15 °C | +16.8% |
| 1971 | -1.08 °C | -6.2% |
| 1972 | -0.8912 °C | -17.3% |
| 1973 | -1.1 °C | +23.4% |
| 1974 | -1.21 °C | +9.6% |
| 1975 | -1.28 °C | +6.1% |
| 1976 | -0.8479 °C | -33.7% |
| 1977 | -0.5527 °C | -34.8% |
| 1978 | -0.4829 °C | -12.6% |
| 1979 | -0.79 °C | +63.6% |
| 1980 | -0.5234 °C | -33.7% |
| 1981 | -0.4491 °C | -14.2% |
| 1982 | -0.3847 °C | -14.3% |
| 1983 | -0.5154 °C | +34.0% |
| 1984 | -0.6049 °C | +17.4% |
| 1985 | -0.7838 °C | +29.6% |
| 1986 | -0.657 °C | -16.2% |
| 1987 | -0.252 °C | -61.6% |
| 1988 | -0.544 °C | +115.9% |
| 1989 | -0.5927 °C | +8.9% |
| 1990 | -0.181 °C | -69.5% |
| 1991 | -0.4988 °C | +175.7% |
| 1992 | -0.466 °C | -6.6% |
| 1993 | -0.2802 °C | -39.9% |
| 1994 | -0.4547 °C | +62.2% |
| 1995 | -0.3539 °C | -22.2% |
| 1996 | -0.1724 °C | -51.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0282 °C | -116.4% |
| 1998 | -0.1672 °C | -692.7% |
| 1999 | -0.0756 °C | -54.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0097 °C | -112.8% |
| 2001 | -0.3055 °C | -3243.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0098 °C | -103.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0355 °C | +262.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1361 °C | +283.7% |
| 2005 | -0.0872 °C | -164.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3217 °C | -469.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1311 °C | -59.2% |
| 2008 | -0.1059 °C | -180.7% |
| 2009 | -0.0306 °C | -71.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0229 °C | -175.0% |
| 2011 | -0.1127 °C | -591.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1468 °C | -230.3% |
| 2013 | -0.0446 °C | -130.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3508 °C | -886.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3414 °C | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0315 °C | -90.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2088 °C | +562.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6241 °C | +198.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4878 °C | -21.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2692 °C | -44.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4838 °C | +79.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1635 °C | -66.2% |
| 2023 | 0.7488 °C | +358.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7003 °C | -6.5% |
| 2025 | 0.257 °C | -63.3% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.257 °C is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5762 °C, 45% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.257 °C is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4368 °C, 59% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Winter temperature anomalies in Papua New Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -3243.4% | 0.0097 °C | -0.3055 °C |
| 2014 | +886.0% | -0.0446 °C | 0.3508 °C |
| 1998 | -692.7% | 0.0282 °C | -0.1672 °C |
| 2011 | -591.4% | 0.0229 °C | -0.1127 °C |
| 2017 | +562.4% | 0.0315 °C | 0.2088 °C |
| 2006 | +469.0% | -0.0872 °C | 0.3217 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.4 °C | -1.67 °C | -1.14 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.8759 °C | -1.41 °C | -0.6016 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.18 °C | -1.56 °C | -0.9718 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.9376 °C | -1.28 °C | -0.4829 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.5307 °C | -0.7838 °C | -0.252 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2622 °C | -0.4988 °C | 0.0282 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0115 °C | -0.3055 °C | 0.3217 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2057 °C | -0.1127 °C | 0.6241 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4371 °C | 0.1635 °C | 0.7488 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 145 Sao Tome and Principe 0.3141 °C compare
- 146 Myanmar 0.2735 °C compare
- 147 Yemen 0.2632 °C compare
- 149 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 0.2524 °C compare
- 150 Chile 0.2404 °C compare
- 151 Saint Helena 0.2374 °C compare
More climate change data for Papua New Guinea
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 18.97 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,290 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 396.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,894 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 67.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 108.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 105.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.88 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.3993 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is winter temperature anomalies in Papua New Guinea?
- Winter temperature anomalies in Papua New Guinea was 0.257 °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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7488 °C in 2023.
- What is the lowest winter temperature anomalies recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.67 °C in 1942.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for winter temperature anomalies?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 148th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is winter temperature anomalies rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.