American Samoa vs South Africa: Winter temperature anomalies
American Samoa
0.2171 °C
in 2025
South Africa
0.2153 °C
in 2025
American Samoa rank
155th
South Africa rank
156th
Winter temperature anomalies over time
- American Samoa
- South Africa
How they compare
American Samoa currently reports 0.2171 °C against 0.2153 °C in South Africa, a difference of 0.0018 °C.
The two have swapped places 43 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was South Africa ahead.
American Samoa ranks 155th and South Africa ranks 156th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.6758 °C | -1.07 °C | 0.3969 °C | American Samoa |
| 1950s | -0.6229 °C | -0.8809 °C | 0.258 °C | American Samoa |
| 1960s | -0.4388 °C | -0.2797 °C | 0.1591 °C | South Africa |
| 1970s | -0.5923 °C | -0.6259 °C | 0.0336 °C | American Samoa |
| 1980s | -0.4675 °C | -0.3829 °C | 0.0846 °C | South Africa |
| 1990s | -0.0541 °C | -0.4033 °C | 0.3492 °C | American Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.0321 °C | 0.0112 °C | 0.0209 °C | American Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.0247 °C | 0.338 °C | 0.3133 °C | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.0011 °C | 0.0705 °C | 0.0694 °C | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher winter temperature anomalies, American Samoa or South Africa?
- American Samoa, at 0.2171 °C against 0.2153 °C in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in winter temperature anomalies between American Samoa and South Africa?
- 0.0018 °C, with American Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and South Africa?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do American Samoa and South Africa rank globally for winter temperature anomalies?
- American Samoa ranks 155th and South Africa ranks 156th 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 Winter 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.