Morocco vs South Africa: Average annual surface temperature
Morocco
19.3
in 2025
South Africa
18.35
in 2025
Morocco rank
121st
South Africa rank
123rd
Average annual surface temperature over time
- Morocco
- South Africa
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 19.3 against 18.35 in South Africa, a difference of 0.95.
That makes Morocco's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 35 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was South Africa ahead.
Morocco ranks 121st and South Africa ranks 123rd of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 7 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 17.26 | 17.13 | 0.1216 | Morocco |
| 1950s | 16.99 | 17.19 | 0.2039 | South Africa |
| 1960s | 17.36 | 17.21 | 0.1459 | Morocco |
| 1970s | 16.98 | 17.12 | 0.1406 | South Africa |
| 1980s | 17.91 | 17.59 | 0.3178 | Morocco |
| 1990s | 17.94 | 17.64 | 0.3073 | Morocco |
| 2000s | 18.5 | 17.78 | 0.721 | Morocco |
| 2010s | 18.77 | 18.25 | 0.5145 | Morocco |
| 2020s | 19.6 | 18.28 | 1.32 | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average annual surface temperature, Morocco or South Africa?
- Morocco, at 19.3 against 18.35 in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average annual surface temperature between Morocco and South Africa?
- 0.95, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and South Africa?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Morocco and South Africa rank globally for average annual surface temperature?
- Morocco ranks 121st and South Africa ranks 123rd of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- 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.