Panama vs South Africa: Winter temperature anomalies
Panama
0.1292 °C
in 2025
South Africa
0.2153 °C
in 2025
Panama rank
157th
South Africa rank
156th
Winter temperature anomalies over time
- Panama
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.2153 °C against 0.1292 °C in Panama, a difference of 0.0861 °C.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.7 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 38 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was South Africa ahead.
Panama ranks 157th and South Africa ranks 156th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.21 °C | -1.07 °C | 0.1387 °C | South Africa |
| 1950s | -0.5545 °C | -0.8809 °C | 0.3264 °C | Panama |
| 1960s | -0.6179 °C | -0.2797 °C | 0.3382 °C | South Africa |
| 1970s | -0.5666 °C | -0.6259 °C | 0.0593 °C | Panama |
| 1980s | -0.5177 °C | -0.3829 °C | 0.1348 °C | South Africa |
| 1990s | -0.4174 °C | -0.4033 °C | 0.0141 °C | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0503 °C | 0.0112 °C | 0.039 °C | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.3147 °C | 0.338 °C | 0.0233 °C | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.3732 °C | 0.0705 °C | 0.3026 °C | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher winter temperature anomalies, Panama or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.2153 °C against 0.1292 °C in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in winter temperature anomalies between Panama and South Africa?
- 0.0861 °C, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and South Africa?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Panama and South Africa rank globally for winter temperature anomalies?
- Panama ranks 157th 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.