Ireland vs Japan: Temperature anomalies by month
Ireland
-0.6528 °C
in 2026
Japan
-0.7172 °C
in 2026
Ireland rank
169th
Japan rank
171st
Temperature anomalies by month over time
- Ireland
- Japan
How they compare
Ireland currently reports -0.6528 °C against -0.7172 °C in Japan, a difference of 0.0644 °C.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 169th and Japan ranks 171st of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 7 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.9499 °C | -2.62 °C | 1.67 °C | Ireland |
| 1950s | -0.8549 °C | -1.28 °C | 0.4202 °C | Ireland |
| 1960s | -1.06 °C | -1.37 °C | 0.3127 °C | Ireland |
| 1970s | -0.4102 °C | -0.7925 °C | 0.3823 °C | Ireland |
| 1980s | -0.6178 °C | -1.01 °C | 0.397 °C | Ireland |
| 1990s | -0.0239 °C | -0.165 °C | 0.1411 °C | Ireland |
| 2000s | 0.3045 °C | 0.0222 °C | 0.2823 °C | Ireland |
| 2010s | -0.2426 °C | -0.1962 °C | 0.0465 °C | Japan |
| 2020s | -0.1686 °C | 0.5049 °C | 0.6736 °C | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher temperature anomalies by month, Ireland or Japan?
- Ireland, at -0.6528 °C against -0.7172 °C in Japan as of 2026.
- What is the difference in temperature anomalies by month between Ireland and Japan?
- 0.0644 °C, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Japan?
- 87 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2026.
- How do Ireland and Japan rank globally for temperature anomalies by month?
- Ireland ranks 169th and Japan ranks 171st 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.