Kuwait vs United States: Temperature anomalies by month
Kuwait
0.0679 °C
in 2026
United States
0.0594 °C
in 2026
Kuwait rank
123rd
United States rank
126th
Temperature anomalies by month over time
- Kuwait
- United States
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 0.0679 °C against 0.0594 °C in United States, a difference of 0.0085 °C.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 42 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 123rd and United States ranks 126th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 5 and United States in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.6498 °C | -2.09 °C | 1.44 °C | Kuwait |
| 1950s | -1.25 °C | -0.8903 °C | 0.3573 °C | United States |
| 1960s | -0.6808 °C | -1.56 °C | 0.8759 °C | Kuwait |
| 1970s | -1.42 °C | -2.14 °C | 0.712 °C | Kuwait |
| 1980s | -0.8107 °C | -0.697 °C | 0.1137 °C | United States |
| 1990s | -0.4163 °C | -0.2961 °C | 0.1202 °C | United States |
| 2000s | -0.6943 °C | 0.1264 °C | 0.8207 °C | United States |
| 2010s | 0.7963 °C | 0.2242 °C | 0.5721 °C | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 1.03 °C | 0.5583 °C | 0.4728 °C | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher temperature anomalies by month, Kuwait or United States?
- Kuwait, at 0.0679 °C against 0.0594 °C in United States as of 2026.
- What is the difference in temperature anomalies by month between Kuwait and United States?
- 0.0085 °C, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and United States?
- 87 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2026.
- How do Kuwait and United States rank globally for temperature anomalies by month?
- Kuwait ranks 123rd and United States ranks 126th 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.