Croatia vs Japan: Average annual surface temperature
Croatia
13.14 °C
in 2025
Japan
12.86 °C
in 2025
Croatia rank
139th
Japan rank
141st
Average annual surface temperature over time
- Croatia
- Japan
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 13.14 °C against 12.86 °C in Japan, a difference of 0.28 °C.
The two have swapped places 33 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Japan ahead.
Croatia ranks 139th and Japan ranks 141st of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 7 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 10.59 °C | 10.16 °C | 0.4302 °C | Croatia |
| 1950s | 11.2 °C | 10.93 °C | 0.2712 °C | Croatia |
| 1960s | 11.03 °C | 11.03 °C | 0.0018 °C | Croatia |
| 1970s | 11.07 °C | 11.17 °C | 0.1043 °C | Japan |
| 1980s | 11.12 °C | 11.09 °C | 0.034 °C | Croatia |
| 1990s | 11.57 °C | 11.83 °C | 0.2578 °C | Japan |
| 2000s | 12.21 °C | 11.96 °C | 0.2535 °C | Croatia |
| 2010s | 12.56 °C | 12.2 °C | 0.3545 °C | Croatia |
| 2020s | 13.24 °C | 12.99 °C | 0.2543 °C | Croatia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average annual surface temperature, Croatia or Japan?
- Croatia, at 13.14 °C against 12.86 °C in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average annual surface temperature between Croatia and Japan?
- 0.28 °C, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Japan?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Croatia and Japan rank globally for average annual surface temperature?
- Croatia ranks 139th and Japan ranks 141st 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 Average annual surface temperature. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Temperature of the air measured 2 meters above the ground, encompassing land, sea, and in-land water surfaces.