Bulgaria vs Japan: Average annual surface temperature

Bulgaria

12.51 °C

in 2025

Japan

12.86 °C

in 2025

Bulgaria rank

142nd

Japan rank

141st

Average annual surface temperature over time

Japan currently reports 12.86 °C against 12.51 °C in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.3596 °C.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Japan ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 142nd and Japan ranks 141st of 193 countries.

Indicator: Average annual surface temperature
Unit: °C
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 16,598 data points, 1940–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The temperature of the air measured 2 meters above the ground, encompassing land, sea, and in-land water surfaces.