Kiribati vs Sierra Leone: Average annual surface temperature
Kiribati
26.25 °C
in 2025
Sierra Leone
26.31 °C
in 2025
Kiribati rank
45th
Sierra Leone rank
43rd
Average annual surface temperature over time
- Kiribati
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 26.31 °C against 26.25 °C in Kiribati, a difference of 0.06 °C.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 45th and Sierra Leone ranks 43rd of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 8 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 26.08 °C | 24.85 °C | 1.23 °C | Kiribati |
| 1950s | 26.04 °C | 24.84 °C | 1.2 °C | Kiribati |
| 1960s | 26.22 °C | 25.2 °C | 1.02 °C | Kiribati |
| 1970s | 25.92 °C | 25.38 °C | 0.5397 °C | Kiribati |
| 1980s | 26.15 °C | 25.63 °C | 0.5177 °C | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 26.41 °C | 25.53 °C | 0.882 °C | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 26.42 °C | 25.67 °C | 0.7426 °C | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 26.53 °C | 25.88 °C | 0.6463 °C | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 26.42 °C | 26.42 °C | 0.0046 °C | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average annual surface temperature, Kiribati or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 26.31 °C against 26.25 °C in Kiribati as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average annual surface temperature between Kiribati and Sierra Leone?
- 0.06 °C, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Sierra Leone?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Kiribati and Sierra Leone rank globally for average annual surface temperature?
- Kiribati ranks 45th and Sierra Leone ranks 43rd 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.