South Korea vs Thailand: Temperature anomalies by month
South Korea
-0.8996 °C
in 2026
Thailand
-0.7989 °C
in 2026
South Korea rank
174th
Thailand rank
172nd
Temperature anomalies by month over time
- South Korea
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports -0.7989 °C against -0.8996 °C in South Korea, a difference of 0.1007 °C.
The two have swapped places 36 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Thailand ahead.
South Korea ranks 174th and Thailand ranks 172nd of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 3 and Thailand in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -3.01 °C | -0.8885 °C | 2.12 °C | Thailand |
| 1950s | -1.61 °C | -1.03 °C | 0.5815 °C | Thailand |
| 1960s | -2.07 °C | -1.21 °C | 0.8663 °C | Thailand |
| 1970s | -0.4822 °C | -1.07 °C | 0.5854 °C | South Korea |
| 1980s | -1.49 °C | -0.7271 °C | 0.7634 °C | Thailand |
| 1990s | -0.1184 °C | -0.0228 °C | 0.0956 °C | Thailand |
| 2000s | 0.1596 °C | -0.0888 °C | 0.2485 °C | South Korea |
| 2010s | -0.5101 °C | 0.0304 °C | 0.5405 °C | Thailand |
| 2020s | 0.818 °C | -0.031 °C | 0.849 °C | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher temperature anomalies by month, South Korea or Thailand?
- Thailand, at -0.7989 °C against -0.8996 °C in South Korea as of 2026.
- What is the difference in temperature anomalies by month between South Korea and Thailand?
- 0.1007 °C, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Thailand?
- 87 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2026.
- How do South Korea and Thailand rank globally for temperature anomalies by month?
- South Korea ranks 174th and Thailand ranks 172nd 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.