Sierra Leone vs South Africa: Winter temperature anomalies
Sierra Leone
0.1178 °C
in 2025
South Africa
0.2153 °C
in 2025
Sierra Leone rank
158th
South Africa rank
156th
Winter temperature anomalies over time
- Sierra Leone
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.2153 °C against 0.1178 °C in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0975 °C.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.8 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 42 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was South Africa ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 158th and South Africa ranks 156th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.7179 °C | -1.07 °C | 0.3547 °C | Sierra Leone |
| 1950s | -0.6736 °C | -0.8809 °C | 0.2073 °C | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | -0.4293 °C | -0.2797 °C | 0.1496 °C | South Africa |
| 1970s | -0.5435 °C | -0.6259 °C | 0.0824 °C | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | -0.5327 °C | -0.3829 °C | 0.1499 °C | South Africa |
| 1990s | -0.4103 °C | -0.4033 °C | 0.007 °C | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.2015 °C | 0.0112 °C | 0.1903 °C | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 0.0876 °C | 0.338 °C | 0.2504 °C | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.6505 °C | 0.0705 °C | 0.58 °C | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher winter temperature anomalies, Sierra Leone or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.2153 °C against 0.1178 °C in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in winter temperature anomalies between Sierra Leone and South Africa?
- 0.0975 °C, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and South Africa?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Sierra Leone and South Africa rank globally for winter temperature anomalies?
- Sierra Leone ranks 158th 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.