South Africa vs South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Temperature anomalies by month
South Africa
0.6318 °C
in 2026
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
0.6268 °C
in 2026
South Africa rank
65th
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands rank
67th
Temperature anomalies by month over time
- South Africa
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.6318 °C against 0.6268 °C in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, a difference of 0.005 °C.
The two have swapped places 45 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1940 it was South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ahead.
South Africa ranks 65th and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ranks 67th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 4 and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.18 °C | -1.05 °C | 0.13 °C | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
| 1950s | -0.8481 °C | -0.7379 °C | 0.1102 °C | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
| 1960s | -0.5227 °C | -0.6783 °C | 0.1557 °C | South Africa |
| 1970s | -0.7211 °C | -0.801 °C | 0.0798 °C | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.0253 °C | -0.2771 °C | 0.3024 °C | South Africa |
| 1990s | -0.1274 °C | 0.0011 °C | 0.1285 °C | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
| 2000s | -0.2851 °C | 0.2331 °C | 0.5182 °C | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
| 2010s | 0.3856 °C | -0.3732 °C | 0.7588 °C | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.407 °C | 0.7028 °C | 0.2957 °C | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher temperature anomalies by month, South Africa or South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands?
- South Africa, at 0.6318 °C against 0.6268 °C in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands as of 2026.
- What is the difference in temperature anomalies by month between South Africa and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands?
- 0.005 °C, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands?
- 87 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2026.
- How do South Africa and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands rank globally for temperature anomalies by month?
- South Africa ranks 65th 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.