India vs Sri Lanka: Temperature anomalies by month
India
0.0088 °C
in 2026
Sri Lanka
0.0088 °C
in 2026
India rank
133rd
Sri Lanka rank
132nd
Temperature anomalies by month over time
- India
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0088 °C against 0.0088 °C in India, a difference of 0 °C.
The two have swapped places 37 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1940 it was India ahead.
India ranks 133rd and Sri Lanka ranks 132nd of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, India averaged higher in 7 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.1838 °C | -1.05 °C | 1.23 °C | India |
| 1950s | -0.0061 °C | -0.3856 °C | 0.3795 °C | India |
| 1960s | -0.122 °C | -0.7177 °C | 0.5957 °C | India |
| 1970s | -0.0891 °C | -0.6512 °C | 0.5621 °C | India |
| 1980s | 0.0681 °C | -0.2592 °C | 0.3273 °C | India |
| 1990s | -0.0039 °C | -0.1219 °C | 0.118 °C | India |
| 2000s | 0.2323 °C | -0.0643 °C | 0.2965 °C | India |
| 2010s | -0.0911 °C | 0.0385 °C | 0.1297 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.1317 °C | 0.4014 °C | 0.2697 °C | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher temperature anomalies by month, India or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.0088 °C against 0.0088 °C in India as of 2026.
- What is the difference in temperature anomalies by month between India and Sri Lanka?
- 0 °C, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sri Lanka?
- 87 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2026.
- How do India and Sri Lanka rank globally for temperature anomalies by month?
- India ranks 133rd and Sri Lanka ranks 132nd 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.