Saint Helena vs South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Winter temperature anomalies
Winter temperature anomalies over time
- Saint Helena
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
How they compare
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands currently reports 0.2524 °C against 0.2374 °C in Saint Helena, a difference of 0.015 °C.
That makes South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands's figure about 1.1 times Saint Helena's.
The two have swapped places 33 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Saint Helena ahead.
Saint Helena ranks 151st and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ranks 149th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Saint Helena averaged higher in 7 and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saint Helena | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.1928 °C | -0.8749 °C | 0.6821 °C | Saint Helena |
| 1950s | -0.6216 °C | -0.8995 °C | 0.2779 °C | Saint Helena |
| 1960s | -0.1537 °C | -1.03 °C | 0.8753 °C | Saint Helena |
| 1970s | -0.132 °C | -0.8085 °C | 0.6765 °C | Saint Helena |
| 1980s | -0.0234 °C | -0.0407 °C | 0.0173 °C | Saint Helena |
| 1990s | -0.1861 °C | -0.2888 °C | 0.1027 °C | Saint Helena |
| 2000s | 0.1165 °C | -0.0155 °C | 0.132 °C | Saint Helena |
| 2010s | 0.1024 °C | 0.1623 °C | 0.0599 °C | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
| 2020s | 0.4201 °C | 0.6758 °C | 0.2556 °C | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher winter temperature anomalies, Saint Helena or South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands?
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, at 0.2524 °C against 0.2374 °C in Saint Helena as of 2025.
- What is the difference in winter temperature anomalies between Saint Helena and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands?
- 0.015 °C, with South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Helena and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Saint Helena and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands rank globally for winter temperature anomalies?
- Saint Helena ranks 151st and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ranks 149th 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
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.