Winter temperature anomalies in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Winter temperature anomalies was 0.4368 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.4368 °C
Change on year
down 41.3%
World rank
129th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.7444 °C
in 2024
All-time low
-1.05 °C
in 1994
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Winter temperature anomalies in Vanuatu, 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 Vanuatu is 0.4368 °C, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 41.3% on the previous year and up 123.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, winter temperature anomalies in Vanuatu peaked at 0.7444 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -1.05 °C, in 1994.
Vanuatu ranks 129th 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 Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.6796 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.3606 °C | -46.9% |
| 1942 | -0.7948 °C | +120.4% |
| 1943 | -0.0512 °C | -93.6% |
| 1944 | -0.6415 °C | +1153.1% |
| 1945 | -0.5443 °C | -15.2% |
| 1946 | -0.9019 °C | +65.7% |
| 1947 | -0.9208 °C | +2.1% |
| 1948 | -0.504 °C | -45.3% |
| 1949 | -0.6176 °C | +22.5% |
| 1950 | -0.0757 °C | -87.7% |
| 1951 | -0.04 °C | -47.1% |
| 1952 | -0.3321 °C | +729.9% |
| 1953 | -0.4427 °C | +33.3% |
| 1954 | -0.3892 °C | -12.1% |
| 1955 | -0.4361 °C | +12.0% |
| 1956 | 0.3596 °C | -182.5% |
| 1957 | -0.3229 °C | -189.8% |
| 1958 | -0.0958 °C | -70.3% |
| 1959 | -0.0752 °C | -21.5% |
| 1960 | -0.6963 °C | +825.7% |
| 1961 | 0.1007 °C | -114.5% |
| 1962 | -0.3636 °C | -461.0% |
| 1963 | -0.6596 °C | +81.4% |
| 1964 | -0.6066 °C | -8.0% |
| 1965 | -0.63 °C | +3.8% |
| 1966 | -0.6544 °C | +3.9% |
| 1967 | -0.2247 °C | -65.7% |
| 1968 | -0.307 °C | +36.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1681 °C | -154.8% |
| 1970 | -0.1352 °C | -180.4% |
| 1971 | -0.3009 °C | +122.7% |
| 1972 | -0.5011 °C | +66.5% |
| 1973 | -0.1535 °C | -69.4% |
| 1974 | -0.3395 °C | +121.2% |
| 1975 | -0.4444 °C | +30.9% |
| 1976 | -0.3445 °C | -22.5% |
| 1977 | -0.2432 °C | -29.4% |
| 1978 | -0.4607 °C | +89.5% |
| 1979 | -0.7663 °C | +66.3% |
| 1980 | -0.3687 °C | -51.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0261 °C | -107.1% |
| 1982 | -0.2645 °C | -1114.9% |
| 1983 | -0.4142 °C | +56.6% |
| 1984 | 0.2802 °C | -167.6% |
| 1985 | -0.0674 °C | -124.0% |
| 1986 | -0.6109 °C | +806.8% |
| 1987 | -0.0709 °C | -88.4% |
| 1988 | -0.5177 °C | +629.8% |
| 1989 | -0.1686 °C | -67.4% |
| 1990 | -0.1921 °C | +14.0% |
| 1991 | -0.6306 °C | +228.2% |
| 1992 | -0.09 °C | -85.7% |
| 1993 | -0.2243 °C | +149.4% |
| 1994 | -1.05 °C | +368.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3417 °C | -132.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2955 °C | -13.5% |
| 1997 | 0.4737 °C | +60.3% |
| 1998 | 0.5102 °C | +7.7% |
| 1999 | -0.0963 °C | -118.9% |
| 2000 | -0.2911 °C | +202.2% |
| 2001 | 0.5591 °C | -292.1% |
| 2002 | -0.3782 °C | -167.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1116 °C | -129.5% |
| 2004 | -0.1255 °C | -212.4% |
| 2005 | -0.1591 °C | +26.8% |
| 2006 | -0.3418 °C | +114.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2012 °C | -158.9% |
| 2008 | 0.2962 °C | +47.3% |
| 2009 | -0.5631 °C | -290.1% |
| 2010 | -0.236 °C | -58.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1041 °C | -144.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2593 °C | +149.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2488 °C | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1992 °C | -19.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1959 °C | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1424 °C | -27.3% |
| 2017 | -0.1569 °C | -210.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1288 °C | -182.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2104 °C | +63.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0657 °C | -68.8% |
| 2021 | 0.476 °C | +624.7% |
| 2022 | 0.7146 °C | +50.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4533 °C | -36.6% |
| 2024 | 0.7444 °C | +64.2% |
| 2025 | 0.4368 °C | -41.3% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.4368 °C is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5762 °C, 76% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.4368 °C is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4368 °C, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Winter temperature anomalies in Vanuatu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | -1153.1% | -0.0512 °C | -0.6415 °C |
| 1982 | -1114.9% | 0.0261 °C | -0.2645 °C |
| 1960 | -825.7% | -0.0752 °C | -0.6963 °C |
| 1986 | -806.8% | -0.0674 °C | -0.6109 °C |
| 1952 | -729.9% | -0.04 °C | -0.3321 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.6016 °C | -0.9208 °C | -0.0512 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.185 °C | -0.4427 °C | 0.3596 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.3873 °C | -0.6963 °C | 0.1681 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.3689 °C | -0.7663 °C | -0.1352 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.2177 °C | -0.6109 °C | 0.2802 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0663 °C | -1.05 °C | 0.5102 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0691 °C | -0.5631 °C | 0.5591 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1096 °C | -0.236 °C | 0.2593 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4818 °C | 0.0657 °C | 0.7444 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 126 Malaysia 0.4538 °C compare
- 127 Liberia 0.4456 °C compare
- 128 Puerto Rico 0.4424 °C compare
- 130 Solomon Islands 0.4206 °C compare
- 131 New Caledonia 0.4155 °C compare
- 132 Samoa 0.4124 °C compare
More climate change data for Vanuatu
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 0 kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 645.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 155.08 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 490.27 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.5852 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17.51 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.2124 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.106 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.1064 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0004 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is winter temperature anomalies in Vanuatu?
- Winter temperature anomalies in Vanuatu was 0.4368 °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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7444 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest winter temperature anomalies recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.05 °C in 1994.
- How does Vanuatu rank for winter temperature anomalies?
- Vanuatu ranks 129th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is winter temperature anomalies rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 123.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.