Winter temperature anomalies in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Winter temperature anomalies was 0.2524 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Winter temperature anomalies in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands recorded 0.2524 °C for winter temperature anomalies in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 153.8% on the previous year and up 220.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, winter temperature anomalies in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands peaked at 1.5 °C in 2006 and was at its lowest, -2.13 °C, in 1964.
That places South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 149th 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 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.37 °C | — |
| 1941 | -1.21 °C | -11.9% |
| 1942 | -0.083 °C | -93.1% |
| 1943 | -1.09 °C | +1214.3% |
| 1944 | -0.5567 °C | -48.9% |
| 1945 | -0.2125 °C | -61.8% |
| 1946 | -0.5713 °C | +168.8% |
| 1947 | -1.2 °C | +109.8% |
| 1948 | -0.8917 °C | -25.6% |
| 1949 | -1.57 °C | +75.7% |
| 1950 | -0.7129 °C | -54.5% |
| 1951 | -0.9617 °C | +34.9% |
| 1952 | -0.7646 °C | -20.5% |
| 1953 | -0.3051 °C | -60.1% |
| 1954 | -0.7835 °C | +156.8% |
| 1955 | -0.5814 °C | -25.8% |
| 1956 | -1.09 °C | +88.0% |
| 1957 | -1.76 °C | +61.3% |
| 1958 | -1.45 °C | -18.0% |
| 1959 | -0.5851 °C | -59.5% |
| 1960 | -0.8312 °C | +42.1% |
| 1961 | -0.5991 °C | -27.9% |
| 1962 | -0.9751 °C | +62.8% |
| 1963 | -0.491 °C | -49.6% |
| 1964 | -2.13 °C | +334.7% |
| 1965 | -1.58 °C | -26.0% |
| 1966 | -1.46 °C | -7.8% |
| 1967 | -1.37 °C | -6.2% |
| 1968 | -0.741 °C | -45.8% |
| 1969 | -0.1158 °C | -84.4% |
| 1970 | -0.2887 °C | +149.3% |
| 1971 | -1.45 °C | +400.5% |
| 1972 | -0.2117 °C | -85.4% |
| 1973 | -0.3712 °C | +75.4% |
| 1974 | -1.08 °C | +190.9% |
| 1975 | -0.6865 °C | -36.4% |
| 1976 | -1.63 °C | +137.1% |
| 1977 | -1.05 °C | -35.4% |
| 1978 | -0.039 °C | -96.3% |
| 1979 | -1.29 °C | +3196.6% |
| 1980 | -0.446 °C | -65.3% |
| 1981 | 0.2765 °C | -162.0% |
| 1982 | -0.7952 °C | -387.6% |
| 1983 | -0.6449 °C | -18.9% |
| 1984 | -0.2735 °C | -57.6% |
| 1985 | 0.1871 °C | -168.4% |
| 1986 | -0.3385 °C | -280.9% |
| 1987 | 0.4946 °C | -246.1% |
| 1988 | 0.498 °C | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.635 °C | +27.5% |
| 1990 | -0.1704 °C | -126.8% |
| 1991 | -1.47 °C | +760.7% |
| 1992 | 0.9871 °C | -167.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0659 °C | -93.3% |
| 1994 | -0.2329 °C | -453.5% |
| 1995 | -0.5061 °C | +117.3% |
| 1996 | -0.1964 °C | -61.2% |
| 1997 | -1.79 °C | +813.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0992 °C | -105.5% |
| 1999 | 0.327 °C | +229.4% |
| 2000 | -1.11 °C | -439.5% |
| 2001 | 0.7205 °C | -164.9% |
| 2002 | -0.71 °C | -198.5% |
| 2003 | -0.1966 °C | -72.3% |
| 2004 | -0.269 °C | +36.8% |
| 2005 | -1.11 °C | +311.8% |
| 2006 | 1.5 °C | -235.3% |
| 2007 | -0.0385 °C | -102.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6693 °C | -1837.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3882 °C | -42.0% |
| 2010 | 1.11 °C | +186.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7291 °C | -34.4% |
| 2012 | -0.9196 °C | -226.1% |
| 2013 | -0.9512 °C | +3.4% |
| 2014 | -0.0661 °C | -93.1% |
| 2015 | -0.2099 °C | +217.7% |
| 2016 | -0.6554 °C | +212.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9484 °C | -244.7% |
| 2018 | 0.7077 °C | -25.4% |
| 2019 | 0.928 °C | +31.1% |
| 2020 | 1.25 °C | +34.7% |
| 2021 | 1.49 °C | +19.0% |
| 2022 | 1.47 °C | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0687 °C | -95.3% |
| 2024 | -0.4694 °C | -783.7% |
| 2025 | 0.2524 °C | -153.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Winter temperature anomalies in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | -3196.6% | -0.039 °C | -1.29 °C |
| 2008 | +1837.4% | -0.0385 °C | 0.6693 °C |
| 1943 | -1214.3% | -0.083 °C | -1.09 °C |
| 1997 | -813.8% | -0.1964 °C | -1.79 °C |
| 2024 | -783.7% | 0.0687 °C | -0.4694 °C |
| 1991 | -760.7% | -0.1704 °C | -1.47 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.8749 °C | -1.57 °C | -0.083 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.8995 °C | -1.76 °C | -0.3051 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.03 °C | -2.13 °C | -0.1158 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.8085 °C | -1.63 °C | -0.039 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.0407 °C | -0.7952 °C | 0.635 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2888 °C | -1.79 °C | 0.9871 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0155 °C | -1.11 °C | 1.5 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1623 °C | -0.9512 °C | 1.11 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6758 °C | -0.4694 °C | 1.49 °C | 6 |
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More climate change data for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.29 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 2.34 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.6268 °C (2026)
- Annual precipitation 1,677 millimeters (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies -25.01 millimeters (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.12 °C (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate -173.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Annual PM2.5 emissions from wildfires 0 tonnes (2026)
- Temperature anomalies vs. latitude 0.6175 °C (2025)
- Annual CO₂ emissions from wildfires 0 tonnes (2026)
Frequently asked questions
- What is winter temperature anomalies in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands?
- Winter temperature anomalies in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands was 0.2524 °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 Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5 °C in 2006.
- What is the lowest winter temperature anomalies recorded in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.13 °C in 1964.
- How does South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands rank for winter temperature anomalies?
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ranks 149th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is winter temperature anomalies rising or falling in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 220.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 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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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.