Ghana vs Heard Island and McDonald Islands: Temperature anomalies by month
Ghana
0.8532 °C
in 2026
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
0.876 °C
in 2026
Ghana rank
48th
Heard Island and McDonald Islands rank
46th
Temperature anomalies by month over time
- Ghana
- Heard Island and McDonald Islands
How they compare
Heard Island and McDonald Islands currently reports 0.876 °C against 0.8532 °C in Ghana, a difference of 0.0228 °C.
The two have swapped places 44 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Heard Island and McDonald Islands ahead.
Ghana ranks 48th and Heard Island and McDonald Islands ranks 46th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 3 and Heard Island and McDonald Islands in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.5197 °C | -0.3814 °C | 0.1383 °C | Heard Island and McDonald Islands |
| 1950s | -0.5499 °C | -0.2978 °C | 0.2522 °C | Heard Island and McDonald Islands |
| 1960s | -0.7113 °C | -0.3501 °C | 0.3612 °C | Heard Island and McDonald Islands |
| 1970s | -0.4336 °C | -0.334 °C | 0.0996 °C | Heard Island and McDonald Islands |
| 1980s | -0.1829 °C | -0.2709 °C | 0.0881 °C | Ghana |
| 1990s | -0.2602 °C | -0.1053 °C | 0.1549 °C | Heard Island and McDonald Islands |
| 2000s | -0.2105 °C | -0.0851 °C | 0.1254 °C | Heard Island and McDonald Islands |
| 2010s | 0.3871 °C | 0.1118 °C | 0.2754 °C | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.8755 °C | 0.2364 °C | 0.6391 °C | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher temperature anomalies by month, Ghana or Heard Island and McDonald Islands?
- Heard Island and McDonald Islands, at 0.876 °C against 0.8532 °C in Ghana as of 2026.
- What is the difference in temperature anomalies by month between Ghana and Heard Island and McDonald Islands?
- 0.0228 °C, with Heard Island and McDonald Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Heard Island and McDonald Islands?
- 87 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2026.
- How do Ghana and Heard Island and McDonald Islands rank globally for temperature anomalies by month?
- Ghana ranks 48th and Heard Island and McDonald Islands ranks 46th 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
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.