Saudi Arabia vs South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Temperature anomalies by month
Saudi Arabia
0.6025 °C
in 2026
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
0.6268 °C
in 2026
Saudi Arabia rank
69th
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands rank
67th
Temperature anomalies by month over time
- Saudi Arabia
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
How they compare
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands currently reports 0.6268 °C against 0.6025 °C in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0243 °C.
The two have swapped places 38 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1940 it was South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 69th and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ranks 67th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 2 and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.27 °C | -1.05 °C | 0.2194 °C | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
| 1950s | -1.75 °C | -0.7379 °C | 1.01 °C | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
| 1960s | -1.24 °C | -0.6783 °C | 0.5606 °C | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
| 1970s | -1.55 °C | -0.801 °C | 0.749 °C | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
| 1980s | -0.8122 °C | -0.2771 °C | 0.5351 °C | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
| 1990s | -0.4619 °C | 0.0011 °C | 0.4629 °C | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
| 2000s | -0.4067 °C | 0.2331 °C | 0.6398 °C | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
| 2010s | 0.7732 °C | -0.3732 °C | 1.15 °C | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.8506 °C | 0.7028 °C | 0.1478 °C | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher temperature anomalies by month, Saudi Arabia or South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands?
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, at 0.6268 °C against 0.6025 °C in Saudi Arabia as of 2026.
- What is the difference in temperature anomalies by month between Saudi Arabia and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands?
- 0.0243 °C, with South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands?
- 87 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2026.
- How do Saudi Arabia and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands rank globally for temperature anomalies by month?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 69th and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ranks 67th 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
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.