Kiribati vs South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Summer temperature anomalies
Kiribati
1.23 °C
in 2026
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
1.29 °C
in 2026
Kiribati rank
55th
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands rank
53rd
Summer temperature anomalies over time
- Kiribati
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
How they compare
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands currently reports 1.29 °C against 1.23 °C in Kiribati, a difference of 0.06 °C.
The two have swapped places 41 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 55th and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ranks 53rd of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Kiribati averaged higher in 3 and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.3181 °C | -0.8692 °C | 0.5511 °C | Kiribati |
| 1950s | -0.5207 °C | -0.3945 °C | 0.1262 °C | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
| 1960s | -0.4419 °C | -0.2378 °C | 0.204 °C | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
| 1970s | -0.5352 °C | -0.2561 °C | 0.2791 °C | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
| 1980s | -0.3392 °C | -0.078 °C | 0.2611 °C | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
| 1990s | -0.0882 °C | -0.2564 °C | 0.1682 °C | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 0.0061 °C | -0.4225 °C | 0.4286 °C | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 0.0663 °C | 0.847 °C | 0.7807 °C | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
| 2020s | 0.2344 °C | 0.2857 °C | 0.0513 °C | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher summer temperature anomalies, Kiribati or South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands?
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, at 1.29 °C against 1.23 °C in Kiribati as of 2026.
- What is the difference in summer temperature anomalies between Kiribati and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands?
- 0.06 °C, with South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands?
- 87 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2026.
- How do Kiribati and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands rank globally for summer temperature anomalies?
- Kiribati ranks 55th and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ranks 53rd 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 Summer temperature anomalies. 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.