Annual temperature anomalies in Australia
Australia: Annual temperature anomalies was 0.4716 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.4716 °C
Change on year
down 24.3%
World rank
137th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.9589 °C
in 2019
All-time low
-1.58 °C
in 1974
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Annual temperature anomalies in Australia, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
In 2025, annual temperature anomalies in Australia stood at 0.4716 °C.
That represents a change of down 24.3% on the previous year and up 39.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual temperature anomalies in Australia peaked at 0.9589 °C in 2019 and was at its lowest, -1.58 °C, in 1974.
That places Australia 137th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual temperature anomalies in Australia, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 0.3859 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.3162 °C | -181.9% |
| 1942 | -0.0957 °C | -69.7% |
| 1943 | -0.6475 °C | +576.7% |
| 1944 | -0.1641 °C | -74.7% |
| 1945 | -0.3379 °C | +105.9% |
| 1946 | -0.3648 °C | +8.0% |
| 1947 | -0.2943 °C | -19.3% |
| 1948 | -0.4657 °C | +58.2% |
| 1949 | -1.09 °C | +133.1% |
| 1950 | -0.3905 °C | -64.0% |
| 1951 | -0.0435 °C | -88.9% |
| 1952 | -0.3039 °C | +598.5% |
| 1953 | -0.2983 °C | -1.8% |
| 1954 | -0.2041 °C | -31.6% |
| 1955 | -0.4683 °C | +129.5% |
| 1956 | -0.9484 °C | +102.5% |
| 1957 | 0.1045 °C | -111.0% |
| 1958 | 0.3462 °C | +231.4% |
| 1959 | 0.2761 °C | -20.3% |
| 1960 | -0.6089 °C | -320.6% |
| 1961 | 0.1566 °C | -125.7% |
| 1962 | -0.1286 °C | -182.1% |
| 1963 | -0.3808 °C | +196.1% |
| 1964 | -0.3442 °C | -9.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0939 °C | -127.3% |
| 1966 | -0.61 °C | -749.5% |
| 1967 | -0.4287 °C | -29.7% |
| 1968 | -0.7853 °C | +83.2% |
| 1969 | -0.2337 °C | -70.2% |
| 1970 | -0.2704 °C | +15.7% |
| 1971 | -0.6116 °C | +126.1% |
| 1972 | -0.185 °C | -69.7% |
| 1973 | -0.1298 °C | -29.9% |
| 1974 | -1.58 °C | +1119.8% |
| 1975 | -0.9385 °C | -40.7% |
| 1976 | -1.21 °C | +29.2% |
| 1977 | -0.5222 °C | -56.9% |
| 1978 | -0.8229 °C | +57.6% |
| 1979 | -0.117 °C | -85.8% |
| 1980 | 0.3096 °C | -364.6% |
| 1981 | -0.1914 °C | -161.8% |
| 1982 | -0.3512 °C | +83.5% |
| 1983 | -0.0878 °C | -75.0% |
| 1984 | -0.7899 °C | +799.2% |
| 1985 | -0.2123 °C | -73.1% |
| 1986 | -0.1787 °C | -15.8% |
| 1987 | -0.2172 °C | +21.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2992 °C | -237.7% |
| 1989 | -0.4739 °C | -258.4% |
| 1990 | 0.074 °C | -115.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1625 °C | +119.5% |
| 1992 | -0.5005 °C | -408.1% |
| 1993 | -0.1913 °C | -61.8% |
| 1994 | -0.1376 °C | -28.1% |
| 1995 | -0.4272 °C | +210.6% |
| 1996 | 0.047 °C | -111.0% |
| 1997 | -0.239 °C | -608.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2833 °C | -218.5% |
| 1999 | -0.4165 °C | -247.0% |
| 2000 | -0.8797 °C | +111.2% |
| 2001 | -0.7091 °C | -19.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1427 °C | -120.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0576 °C | -59.6% |
| 2004 | -0.0892 °C | -254.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5603 °C | -727.8% |
| 2006 | -0.1218 °C | -121.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1047 °C | -186.0% |
| 2008 | -0.1582 °C | -251.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3272 °C | -306.8% |
| 2010 | -0.4154 °C | -226.9% |
| 2011 | -0.8193 °C | +97.2% |
| 2012 | -0.4276 °C | -47.8% |
| 2013 | 0.7301 °C | -270.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4276 °C | -41.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3391 °C | -20.7% |
| 2016 | 0.2344 °C | -30.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3077 °C | +31.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4359 °C | +41.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9589 °C | +120.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4134 °C | -56.9% |
| 2021 | -0.2027 °C | -149.0% |
| 2022 | -0.2932 °C | +44.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2595 °C | -188.5% |
| 2024 | 0.6232 °C | +140.1% |
| 2025 | 0.4716 °C | -24.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.4716 °C is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8095 °C, 58% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.4716 °C is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4414 °C, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual temperature anomalies in Australia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | -1119.8% | -0.1298 °C | -1.58 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.3386 °C | -1.09 °C | 0.3859 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.193 °C | -0.9484 °C | 0.3462 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.327 °C | -0.7853 °C | 0.1566 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.6393 °C | -1.58 °C | -0.117 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.1894 °C | -0.7899 °C | 0.3096 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1345 °C | -0.5005 °C | 0.2833 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0766 °C | -0.8797 °C | 0.5603 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1771 °C | -0.8193 °C | 0.9589 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.212 °C | -0.2932 °C | 0.6232 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More reference data data for Australia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 28.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 118.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 170.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.9 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual temperature anomalies in Australia?
- Annual temperature anomalies in Australia was 0.4716 °C in 2025, according to Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9589 °C in 2019.
- What is the lowest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.58 °C in 1974.
- How does Australia rank for annual temperature anomalies?
- Australia ranks 137th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual temperature anomalies rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual temperature anomalies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Difference of a specific year's average surface temperature from the 1991-2020 mean, in degrees Celsius.