Papua New Guinea vs Zambia: Summer temperature anomalies
Papua New Guinea
-0.0178 °C
in 2026
Zambia
-0.018 °C
in 2026
Papua New Guinea rank
171st
Zambia rank
172nd
Summer temperature anomalies over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Zambia
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports -0.0178 °C against -0.018 °C in Zambia, a difference of 0.0002 °C.
The two have swapped places 37 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Zambia ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 171st and Zambia ranks 172nd of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.09 °C | -0.2054 °C | 0.8892 °C | Zambia |
| 1950s | -0.5786 °C | -0.806 °C | 0.2274 °C | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | -0.9295 °C | -0.1664 °C | 0.7631 °C | Zambia |
| 1970s | -0.6375 °C | -1.1 °C | 0.4646 °C | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | -0.405 °C | -0.5135 °C | 0.1086 °C | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | -0.1739 °C | 0.0882 °C | 0.2621 °C | Zambia |
| 2000s | -0.1114 °C | 0.0065 °C | 0.1179 °C | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.2018 °C | 0.0083 °C | 0.1936 °C | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.4934 °C | -0.0022 °C | 0.4956 °C | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher summer temperature anomalies, Papua New Guinea or Zambia?
- Papua New Guinea, at -0.0178 °C against -0.018 °C in Zambia as of 2026.
- What is the difference in summer temperature anomalies between Papua New Guinea and Zambia?
- 0.0002 °C, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Zambia?
- 87 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2026.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Zambia rank globally for summer temperature anomalies?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 171st and Zambia 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 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
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.