Australia vs China: Temperature anomalies by month
Australia
1.13 °C
in 2026
China
1.15 °C
in 2026
Australia rank
30th
China rank
29th
Temperature anomalies by month over time
- Australia
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 1.15 °C against 1.13 °C in Australia, a difference of 0.02 °C.
The two have swapped places 42 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1940 it was China ahead.
Australia ranks 30th and China ranks 29th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and China in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.2785 °C | -0.2072 °C | 0.0713 °C | China |
| 1950s | -0.4455 °C | -1.16 °C | 0.7169 °C | Australia |
| 1960s | -0.5368 °C | -1.01 °C | 0.475 °C | Australia |
| 1970s | -0.7254 °C | -0.759 °C | 0.0336 °C | Australia |
| 1980s | -0.3158 °C | -0.4918 °C | 0.1761 °C | Australia |
| 1990s | -0.1434 °C | -0.1975 °C | 0.0541 °C | Australia |
| 2000s | -0.1421 °C | 0.1626 °C | 0.3047 °C | China |
| 2010s | 0.2481 °C | -0.0652 °C | 0.3133 °C | Australia |
| 2020s | 0.3643 °C | 0.9845 °C | 0.6201 °C | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher temperature anomalies by month, Australia or China?
- China, at 1.15 °C against 1.13 °C in Australia as of 2026.
- What is the difference in temperature anomalies by month between Australia and China?
- 0.02 °C, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and China?
- 87 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2026.
- How do Australia and China rank globally for temperature anomalies by month?
- Australia ranks 30th and China ranks 29th 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
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.