Iran vs South Africa: Average annual surface temperature

Iran

19.71 °C

in 2025

South Africa

18.35 °C

in 2025

Iran rank

120th

South Africa rank

123rd

Average annual surface temperature over time

Iran currently reports 19.71 °C against 18.35 °C in South Africa, a difference of 1.36 °C.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 29 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was South Africa ahead.

Iran ranks 120th and South Africa ranks 123rd 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.