Lesotho vs South Africa: Annual temperature anomalies
Lesotho
0.43 °C
in 2025
South Africa
0.4358 °C
in 2025
Lesotho rank
146th
South Africa rank
144th
Annual temperature anomalies over time
- Lesotho
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.4358 °C against 0.43 °C in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0058 °C.
The two have swapped places 42 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was South Africa ahead.
Lesotho ranks 146th and South Africa ranks 144th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.02 °C | -0.7774 °C | 0.2465 °C | South Africa |
| 1950s | -0.7418 °C | -0.7192 °C | 0.0226 °C | South Africa |
| 1960s | -0.8183 °C | -0.6968 °C | 0.1215 °C | South Africa |
| 1970s | -0.8395 °C | -0.7904 °C | 0.0492 °C | South Africa |
| 1980s | -0.3638 °C | -0.3166 °C | 0.0471 °C | South Africa |
| 1990s | -0.4616 °C | -0.275 °C | 0.1866 °C | South Africa |
| 2000s | -0.1653 °C | -0.1308 °C | 0.0344 °C | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.5187 °C | 0.3407 °C | 0.1779 °C | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.4257 °C | 0.3651 °C | 0.0607 °C | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual temperature anomalies, Lesotho or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.4358 °C against 0.43 °C in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual temperature anomalies between Lesotho and South Africa?
- 0.0058 °C, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and South Africa?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Lesotho and South Africa rank globally for annual temperature anomalies?
- Lesotho ranks 146th and South Africa ranks 144th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual temperature anomalies. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The difference of a specific year's average surface temperature from the 1991-2020 mean, in degrees Celsius.