Japan vs South Korea: Temperature anomalies by month
Japan
-0.7172 °C
in 2026
South Korea
-0.8996 °C
in 2026
Japan rank
171st
South Korea rank
174th
Temperature anomalies by month over time
- Japan
- South Korea
How they compare
Japan currently reports -0.7172 °C against -0.8996 °C in South Korea, a difference of 0.1824 °C.
The two have swapped places 48 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 171st and South Korea ranks 174th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and South Korea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -2.62 °C | -3.01 °C | 0.3911 °C | Japan |
| 1950s | -1.28 °C | -1.61 °C | 0.3373 °C | Japan |
| 1960s | -1.37 °C | -2.07 °C | 0.705 °C | Japan |
| 1970s | -0.7925 °C | -0.4822 °C | 0.3102 °C | South Korea |
| 1980s | -1.01 °C | -1.49 °C | 0.4756 °C | Japan |
| 1990s | -0.165 °C | -0.1184 °C | 0.0466 °C | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.0222 °C | 0.1596 °C | 0.1374 °C | South Korea |
| 2010s | -0.1962 °C | -0.5101 °C | 0.314 °C | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.5049 °C | 0.818 °C | 0.3131 °C | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher temperature anomalies by month, Japan or South Korea?
- Japan, at -0.7172 °C against -0.8996 °C in South Korea as of 2026.
- What is the difference in temperature anomalies by month between Japan and South Korea?
- 0.1824 °C, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?
- 87 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2026.
- How do Japan and South Korea rank globally for temperature anomalies by month?
- Japan ranks 171st and South Korea ranks 174th 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.