New Zealand vs Romania: Average annual surface temperature
New Zealand
11.19 °C
in 2025
Romania
11.05 °C
in 2025
New Zealand rank
152nd
Romania rank
153rd
Average annual surface temperature over time
- New Zealand
- Romania
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 11.19 °C against 11.05 °C in Romania, a difference of 0.14 °C.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 152nd and Romania ranks 153rd of 193 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 8.9 °C | 8.77 °C | 0.1323 °C | New Zealand |
| 1950s | 9.63 °C | 8.97 °C | 0.661 °C | New Zealand |
| 1960s | 9.61 °C | 9.15 °C | 0.4627 °C | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 10.21 °C | 9.03 °C | 1.19 °C | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 10.31 °C | 8.95 °C | 1.36 °C | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 10.09 °C | 9.35 °C | 0.7394 °C | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 10.25 °C | 10.01 °C | 0.2332 °C | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 10.72 °C | 10.51 °C | 0.2109 °C | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 11.14 °C | 11.14 °C | 0.0008 °C | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average annual surface temperature, New Zealand or Romania?
- New Zealand, at 11.19 °C against 11.05 °C in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average annual surface temperature between New Zealand and Romania?
- 0.14 °C, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Romania?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and Romania rank globally for average annual surface temperature?
- New Zealand ranks 152nd and Romania ranks 153rd 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.