Greenland vs South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Autumn temperature anomalies
Greenland
-1.66 °C
in 2026
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
-1.45 °C
in 2026
Greenland rank
193rd
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands rank
192nd
Autumn temperature anomalies over time
- Greenland
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
How they compare
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands currently reports -1.45 °C against -1.66 °C in Greenland, a difference of 0.21 °C.
The two have swapped places 44 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1940 it was South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ahead.
Greenland ranks 193rd and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ranks 192nd of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Greenland averaged higher in 1 and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greenland | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -2.06 °C | -0.7588 °C | 1.3 °C | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
| 1950s | -1.08 °C | -0.8639 °C | 0.2114 °C | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
| 1960s | -1.45 °C | -0.9089 °C | 0.5394 °C | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
| 1970s | -0.7154 °C | 0.0676 °C | 0.783 °C | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
| 1980s | -1.24 °C | -0.0083 °C | 1.24 °C | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
| 1990s | -0.5229 °C | -0.3099 °C | 0.213 °C | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
| 2000s | 0.1782 °C | -0.2206 °C | 0.3989 °C | Greenland |
| 2010s | 0.5222 °C | 0.5626 °C | 0.0404 °C | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
| 2020s | 0.2152 °C | 0.6856 °C | 0.4703 °C | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher autumn temperature anomalies, Greenland or South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands?
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, at -1.45 °C against -1.66 °C in Greenland as of 2026.
- What is the difference in autumn temperature anomalies between Greenland and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands?
- 0.21 °C, with South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greenland and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands?
- 87 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2026.
- How do Greenland and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands rank globally for autumn temperature anomalies?
- Greenland ranks 193rd and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ranks 192nd 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
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.