South Africa vs Uruguay: Average annual surface temperature

South Africa

18.35 °C

in 2025

Uruguay

17.48 °C

in 2025

South Africa rank

123rd

Uruguay rank

125th

Average annual surface temperature over time

South Africa currently reports 18.35 °C against 17.48 °C in Uruguay, a difference of 0.8636 °C.

The two have swapped places 30 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 123rd and Uruguay ranks 125th of 193 countries.

Indicator: Average annual surface temperature
Unit: °C
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 16,598 data points, 1940–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The temperature of the air measured 2 meters above the ground, encompassing land, sea, and in-land water surfaces.