Japan vs North Macedonia: Average annual surface temperature
Japan
12.86 °C
in 2025
North Macedonia
12.09 °C
in 2025
Japan rank
141st
North Macedonia rank
144th
Average annual surface temperature over time
- Japan
- North Macedonia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 12.86 °C against 12.09 °C in North Macedonia, a difference of 0.77 °C.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times North Macedonia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 141st and North Macedonia ranks 144th of 193 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | North Macedonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 10.16 °C | 9.54 °C | 0.6233 °C | Japan |
| 1950s | 10.93 °C | 10.38 °C | 0.5561 °C | Japan |
| 1960s | 11.03 °C | 10.22 °C | 0.8088 °C | Japan |
| 1970s | 11.17 °C | 10.11 °C | 1.06 °C | Japan |
| 1980s | 11.09 °C | 10.24 °C | 0.8491 °C | Japan |
| 1990s | 11.83 °C | 10.54 °C | 1.29 °C | Japan |
| 2000s | 11.96 °C | 11 °C | 0.9549 °C | Japan |
| 2010s | 12.2 °C | 11.7 °C | 0.5023 °C | Japan |
| 2020s | 12.99 °C | 11.99 °C | 0.9983 °C | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average annual surface temperature, Japan or North Macedonia?
- Japan, at 12.86 °C against 12.09 °C in North Macedonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average annual surface temperature between Japan and North Macedonia?
- 0.77 °C, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and North Macedonia?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Japan and North Macedonia rank globally for average annual surface temperature?
- Japan ranks 141st and North Macedonia ranks 144th 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.