Morocco vs South Africa: Average annual surface temperature
Morocco
19.3 °C
in 2025
South Africa
18.35 °C
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 °C against 18.35 °C in South Africa, a difference of 0.95 °C.
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 °C | 17.13 °C | 0.1216 °C | Morocco |
| 1950s | 16.99 °C | 17.19 °C | 0.2039 °C | South Africa |
| 1960s | 17.36 °C | 17.21 °C | 0.1459 °C | Morocco |
| 1970s | 16.98 °C | 17.12 °C | 0.1406 °C | South Africa |
| 1980s | 17.91 °C | 17.59 °C | 0.3178 °C | Morocco |
| 1990s | 17.94 °C | 17.64 °C | 0.3073 °C | Morocco |
| 2000s | 18.5 °C | 17.78 °C | 0.721 °C | Morocco |
| 2010s | 18.77 °C | 18.25 °C | 0.5145 °C | Morocco |
| 2020s | 19.6 °C | 18.28 °C | 1.32 °C | 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 °C against 18.35 °C in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average annual surface temperature between Morocco and South Africa?
- 0.95 °C, 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?
- 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.