American Samoa vs Malaysia: Temperature anomalies by month

American Samoa
0.0944 °C
in 2026
Malaysia
0.0702 °C
in 2026
American Samoa rank
120th
Malaysia rank
122nd

Temperature anomalies by month over time

  • American Samoa
  • Malaysia
-2-101194019832026

How they compare

American Samoa currently reports 0.0944 °C against 0.0702 °C in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0242 °C.

That makes American Samoa's figure about 1.3 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 26 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1940 it was American Samoa ahead.

American Samoa ranks 120th and Malaysia ranks 122nd of 193 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 7 and Malaysia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade American Samoa Malaysia Difference Ahead
1940s -0.4973 °C -1.67 °C 1.17 °C American Samoa
1950s -0.4508 °C -1.05 °C 0.5982 °C American Samoa
1960s -0.2049 °C -1.14 °C 0.9354 °C American Samoa
1970s -0.5052 °C -0.9268 °C 0.4216 °C American Samoa
1980s -0.3529 °C -0.5313 °C 0.1784 °C American Samoa
1990s -0.1834 °C -0.2651 °C 0.0817 °C American Samoa
2000s 0.0056 °C -0.099 °C 0.1046 °C American Samoa
2010s 0.1201 °C 0.2023 °C 0.0822 °C Malaysia
2020s 0.1823 °C 0.3963 °C 0.214 °C Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher temperature anomalies by month, American Samoa or Malaysia?
American Samoa, at 0.0944 °C against 0.0702 °C in Malaysia as of 2026.
What is the difference in temperature anomalies by month between American Samoa and Malaysia?
0.0242 °C, with American Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Malaysia?
87 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2026.
How do American Samoa and Malaysia rank globally for temperature anomalies by month?
American Samoa ranks 120th and Malaysia ranks 122nd 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 Temperature anomalies by month. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Temperature anomalies by month
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, 16,791 data points, 1940–2026
Last refreshed

The difference in a specific month's average surface temperature from the mean temperature of the same month during the period 1991-2020, measured in degrees Celsius.