Winter temperature anomalies in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Winter temperature anomalies was 0.372 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Winter temperature anomalies in Sri Lanka, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.372 °C for winter temperature anomalies in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 68.5% on the previous year and down 51.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, winter temperature anomalies in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.18 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -1.59 °C, in 1955.
That places Sri Lanka 134th 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.
Winter temperature anomalies in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.8837 °C | — |
| 1941 | -1.31 °C | +48.3% |
| 1942 | -1.13 °C | -13.8% |
| 1943 | -1.2 °C | +6.4% |
| 1944 | -0.8801 °C | -26.8% |
| 1945 | -1.28 °C | +45.2% |
| 1946 | -0.7799 °C | -39.0% |
| 1947 | -1.15 °C | +47.8% |
| 1948 | -1.1 °C | -4.6% |
| 1949 | -0.4917 °C | -55.3% |
| 1950 | 0.7746 °C | -257.5% |
| 1951 | -0.0834 °C | -110.8% |
| 1952 | 0.5733 °C | -787.3% |
| 1953 | -0.1923 °C | -133.5% |
| 1954 | -0.981 °C | +410.1% |
| 1955 | -1.59 °C | +62.3% |
| 1956 | -1.08 °C | -32.3% |
| 1957 | -0.5055 °C | -53.1% |
| 1958 | -0.4457 °C | -11.8% |
| 1959 | -0.497 °C | +11.5% |
| 1960 | -0.602 °C | +21.1% |
| 1961 | -0.8354 °C | +38.8% |
| 1962 | -0.5514 °C | -34.0% |
| 1963 | -0.6519 °C | +18.2% |
| 1964 | -1.08 °C | +65.1% |
| 1965 | -0.6124 °C | -43.1% |
| 1966 | -0.5332 °C | -12.9% |
| 1967 | -0.4447 °C | -16.6% |
| 1968 | -0.3455 °C | -22.3% |
| 1969 | -0.6116 °C | +77.0% |
| 1970 | -1.15 °C | +87.3% |
| 1971 | -1.3 °C | +13.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1099 °C | -108.5% |
| 1973 | -1.11 °C | -1106.2% |
| 1974 | -0.5147 °C | -53.4% |
| 1975 | -1.08 °C | +110.8% |
| 1976 | -0.5379 °C | -50.4% |
| 1977 | -0.2735 °C | -49.1% |
| 1978 | -0.2003 °C | -26.8% |
| 1979 | -0.327 °C | +63.3% |
| 1980 | -0.1255 °C | -61.6% |
| 1981 | -0.6309 °C | +402.8% |
| 1982 | -0.3647 °C | -42.2% |
| 1983 | -0.2917 °C | -20.0% |
| 1984 | -0.384 °C | +31.7% |
| 1985 | -0.398 °C | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 0.3358 °C | -184.4% |
| 1987 | 0.5051 °C | +50.4% |
| 1988 | -0.348 °C | -168.9% |
| 1989 | 0.008 °C | -102.3% |
| 1990 | -0.1454 °C | -1909.9% |
| 1991 | -0.3376 °C | +132.2% |
| 1992 | -0.6554 °C | +94.1% |
| 1993 | -0.3018 °C | -54.0% |
| 1994 | -0.1396 °C | -53.7% |
| 1995 | -0.1163 °C | -16.7% |
| 1996 | -0.2741 °C | +135.7% |
| 1997 | 0.4378 °C | -259.7% |
| 1998 | -0.1746 °C | -139.9% |
| 1999 | -0.599 °C | +243.0% |
| 2000 | -0.0664 °C | -88.9% |
| 2001 | -0.0353 °C | -46.8% |
| 2002 | -0.1752 °C | +395.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3904 °C | -322.9% |
| 2004 | -0.2539 °C | -165.0% |
| 2005 | -0.033 °C | -87.0% |
| 2006 | -0.0017 °C | -94.7% |
| 2007 | -0.1432 °C | +8114.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0396 °C | -127.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2779 °C | +601.5% |
| 2010 | -0.3752 °C | -235.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0783 °C | -120.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1435 °C | +83.3% |
| 2013 | -0.1485 °C | -203.5% |
| 2014 | -0.0799 °C | -46.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7659 °C | -1058.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5079 °C | -33.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2913 °C | -42.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3083 °C | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4267 °C | +38.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2432 °C | -43.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6696 °C | +175.3% |
| 2022 | -0.0199 °C | -103.0% |
| 2023 | 1.05 °C | -5376.7% |
| 2024 | 1.18 °C | +12.6% |
| 2025 | 0.372 °C | -68.5% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.372 °C is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8542 °C, 44% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.372 °C is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.372 °C, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Winter temperature anomalies in Sri Lanka 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -8114.4% | -0.0017 °C | -0.1432 °C |
| 2023 | +5376.7% | -0.0199 °C | 1.05 °C |
| 1990 | -1909.9% | 0.008 °C | -0.1454 °C |
| 1973 | -1106.2% | 0.1099 °C | -1.11 °C |
| 2015 | +1058.9% | -0.0799 °C | 0.7659 °C |
| 1952 | +787.3% | -0.0834 °C | 0.5733 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.02 °C | -1.31 °C | -0.4917 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.4028 °C | -1.59 °C | 0.7746 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.6265 °C | -1.08 °C | -0.3455 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.6378 °C | -1.3 °C | 0.1099 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.1694 °C | -0.6309 °C | 0.5051 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2306 °C | -0.6554 °C | 0.4378 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0001 °C | -0.2539 °C | 0.3904 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1918 °C | -0.3752 °C | 0.7659 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5824 °C | -0.0199 °C | 1.18 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More climate change data for Sri Lanka
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,418 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 618.46 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,800 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 100 kt (2050)
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- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,071 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,097 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.82 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is winter temperature anomalies in Sri Lanka?
- Winter temperature anomalies in Sri Lanka was 0.372 °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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest winter temperature anomalies recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.59 °C in 1955.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for winter temperature anomalies?
- Sri Lanka ranks 134th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is winter temperature anomalies rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.