South Africa vs South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Summer temperature anomalies
Summer temperature anomalies over time
- South Africa
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 1.36 °C against 1.29 °C in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, a difference of 0.07 °C.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands's.
The two have swapped places 40 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1940 it was South Africa ahead.
South Africa ranks 50th and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ranks 53rd of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 3 and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.3437 °C | -0.8692 °C | 0.5255 °C | South Africa |
| 1950s | -0.6122 °C | -0.3945 °C | 0.2177 °C | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
| 1960s | -1.09 °C | -0.2378 °C | 0.8494 °C | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
| 1970s | -0.514 °C | -0.2561 °C | 0.2579 °C | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
| 1980s | -0.434 °C | -0.078 °C | 0.356 °C | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
| 1990s | -0.3829 °C | -0.2564 °C | 0.1266 °C | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
| 2000s | -0.0193 °C | -0.4225 °C | 0.4033 °C | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.2827 °C | 0.847 °C | 0.5643 °C | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
| 2020s | 0.7221 °C | 0.2857 °C | 0.4364 °C | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher summer temperature anomalies, South Africa or South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands?
- South Africa, at 1.36 °C against 1.29 °C in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands as of 2026.
- What is the difference in summer temperature anomalies between South Africa and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands?
- 0.07 °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 summer temperature anomalies?
- South Africa ranks 50th 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.