Annual temperature anomalies in China
China: Annual temperature anomalies was 1.03 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual temperature anomalies in China, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual temperature anomalies in China is 1.03 °C, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% on the previous year and up 116.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual temperature anomalies in China peaked at 1.16 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -1.56 °C, in 1957.
China ranks 39th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.5902 °C | -1.15 °C | -0.0767 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.9057 °C | -1.56 °C | -0.2739 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.9853 °C | -1.42 °C | -0.7079 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.9528 °C | -1.27 °C | -0.6252 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.7847 °C | -1.14 °C | -0.43 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2968 °C | -0.7825 °C | 0.4068 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0578 °C | -0.3996 °C | 0.5361 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1762 °C | -0.5517 °C | 0.5873 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7719 °C | 0.4208 °C | 1.16 °C | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual temperature anomalies in China?
- Annual temperature anomalies in China was 1.03 °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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual temperature anomalies recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.56 °C in 1957.
- How does China rank for annual temperature anomalies?
- China ranks 39th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual temperature anomalies rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 116.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China 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
The difference of a specific year's average surface temperature from the 1991-2020 mean, in degrees Celsius.