Democratic Republic of Congo vs South Africa: Autumn temperature anomalies
Democratic Republic of Congo
1.17 °C
in 2025
South Africa
1.18 °C
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
44th
South Africa rank
43rd
Autumn temperature anomalies over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 1.18 °C against 1.17 °C in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.01 °C.
The two have swapped places 36 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was South Africa ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 44th and South Africa ranks 43rd of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 7 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.397 °C | -0.7655 °C | 0.3686 °C | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1950s | -0.6323 °C | -0.6527 °C | 0.0203 °C | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1960s | -1.12 °C | -0.2463 °C | 0.8703 °C | South Africa |
| 1970s | -0.8675 °C | -0.9527 °C | 0.0851 °C | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1980s | -0.6227 °C | -0.7244 °C | 0.1017 °C | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 1990s | -0.3812 °C | 0.0207 °C | 0.402 °C | South Africa |
| 2000s | -0.1018 °C | -0.4025 °C | 0.3006 °C | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 0.3756 °C | 0.36 °C | 0.0156 °C | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 0.8187 °C | 0.3762 °C | 0.4425 °C | Democratic Republic of Congo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher autumn temperature anomalies, Democratic Republic of Congo or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 1.18 °C against 1.17 °C in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in autumn temperature anomalies between Democratic Republic of Congo and South Africa?
- 0.01 °C, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and South Africa?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and South Africa rank globally for autumn temperature anomalies?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 44th and South Africa ranks 43rd 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 Autumn 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 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.