Annual temperature anomalies in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Annual temperature anomalies was 0.2065 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.2065 °C
Change on year
down 72.7%
World rank
169th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.832 °C
in 2019
All-time low
-1.53 °C
in 1945
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Annual temperature anomalies in Hong Kong, 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 Hong Kong stood at 0.2065 °C.
That represents a change of down 72.7% on the previous year and down 60.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual temperature anomalies in Hong Kong peaked at 0.832 °C in 2019 and was at its lowest, -1.53 °C, in 1945.
That places Hong Kong 169th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual temperature anomalies in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.45 °C | — |
| 1941 | -1.13 °C | -22.3% |
| 1942 | -0.9848 °C | -12.6% |
| 1943 | -0.9926 °C | +0.8% |
| 1944 | -1.23 °C | +23.8% |
| 1945 | -1.53 °C | +24.5% |
| 1946 | -0.3696 °C | -75.9% |
| 1947 | -1.41 °C | +282.8% |
| 1948 | -0.7517 °C | -46.9% |
| 1949 | -0.6483 °C | -13.7% |
| 1950 | -0.8614 °C | +32.9% |
| 1951 | -0.8512 °C | -1.2% |
| 1952 | -0.2465 °C | -71.0% |
| 1953 | -0.6598 °C | +167.7% |
| 1954 | -0.7582 °C | +14.9% |
| 1955 | -0.9877 °C | +30.3% |
| 1956 | -0.7472 °C | -24.3% |
| 1957 | -0.935 °C | +25.1% |
| 1958 | -0.7726 °C | -17.4% |
| 1959 | -0.4227 °C | -45.3% |
| 1960 | -0.3364 °C | -20.4% |
| 1961 | -0.4703 °C | +39.8% |
| 1962 | -0.6834 °C | +45.3% |
| 1963 | -0.4115 °C | -39.8% |
| 1964 | -0.6256 °C | +52.0% |
| 1965 | -0.9934 °C | +58.8% |
| 1966 | -0.335 °C | -66.3% |
| 1967 | -0.944 °C | +181.8% |
| 1968 | -0.6904 °C | -26.9% |
| 1969 | -0.9492 °C | +37.5% |
| 1970 | -0.7983 °C | -15.9% |
| 1971 | -0.9531 °C | +19.4% |
| 1972 | -0.6975 °C | -26.8% |
| 1973 | -0.1756 °C | -74.8% |
| 1974 | -0.7963 °C | +353.4% |
| 1975 | -0.6008 °C | -24.6% |
| 1976 | -1.07 °C | +78.7% |
| 1977 | -0.4992 °C | -53.5% |
| 1978 | -0.7109 °C | +42.4% |
| 1979 | -0.6266 °C | -11.9% |
| 1980 | -0.4512 °C | -28.0% |
| 1981 | -0.4578 °C | +1.5% |
| 1982 | -0.5602 °C | +22.4% |
| 1983 | -0.8679 °C | +54.9% |
| 1984 | -1.25 °C | +43.9% |
| 1985 | -0.9753 °C | -21.9% |
| 1986 | -0.7421 °C | -23.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0179 °C | -102.4% |
| 1988 | -0.6266 °C | -3606.7% |
| 1989 | -0.6221 °C | -0.7% |
| 1990 | -0.3054 °C | -50.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0619 °C | -120.3% |
| 1992 | -0.6245 °C | -1109.4% |
| 1993 | -0.5161 °C | -17.3% |
| 1994 | -0.0373 °C | -92.8% |
| 1995 | -0.5869 °C | +1474.5% |
| 1996 | -0.4726 °C | -19.5% |
| 1997 | -0.2376 °C | -49.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3874 °C | -263.0% |
| 1999 | 0.118 °C | -69.5% |
| 2000 | -0.0552 °C | -146.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2142 °C | -488.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3488 °C | +62.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1742 °C | -50.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0317 °C | -81.8% |
| 2005 | -0.2186 °C | -789.7% |
| 2006 | 0.2521 °C | -215.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2075 °C | -17.7% |
| 2008 | -0.3641 °C | -275.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0216 °C | -105.9% |
| 2010 | -0.1045 °C | -584.5% |
| 2011 | -0.5109 °C | +388.8% |
| 2012 | -0.116 °C | -77.3% |
| 2013 | -0.2307 °C | +98.9% |
| 2014 | -0.076 °C | -67.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5247 °C | -790.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0346 °C | -93.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3273 °C | +844.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1159 °C | -64.6% |
| 2019 | 0.832 °C | +617.7% |
| 2020 | 0.499 °C | -40.0% |
| 2021 | 0.7124 °C | +42.8% |
| 2022 | 0.046 °C | -93.5% |
| 2023 | 0.5845 °C | +1169.6% |
| 2024 | 0.7574 °C | +29.6% |
| 2025 | 0.2065 °C | -72.7% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 0.2065 °C is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8095 °C, 26% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 0.2065 °C is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4414 °C, 47% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual temperature anomalies in Hong Kong 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | -3606.7% | 0.0179 °C | -0.6266 °C |
| 1995 | -1474.5% | -0.0373 °C | -0.5869 °C |
| 2023 | +1169.6% | 0.046 °C | 0.5845 °C |
| 1992 | -1109.4% | 0.0619 °C | -0.6245 °C |
| 2017 | +844.6% | 0.0346 °C | 0.3273 °C |
| 2005 | -789.7% | 0.0317 °C | -0.2186 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.05 °C | -1.53 °C | -0.3696 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.7242 °C | -0.9877 °C | -0.2465 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.6439 °C | -0.9934 °C | -0.335 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.6932 °C | -1.07 °C | -0.1756 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.6534 °C | -1.25 °C | 0.0179 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2213 °C | -0.6245 °C | 0.3874 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0612 °C | -0.3641 °C | 0.3488 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0796 °C | -0.5109 °C | 0.832 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4676 °C | 0.046 °C | 0.7574 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
- 166 Sao Tome and Principe 0.2432 °C compare
- 167 Zimbabwe 0.2417 °C compare
- 168 Panama 0.2395 °C compare
- 170 Seychelles 0.2043 °C compare
- 171 French Polynesia 0.1841 °C compare
- 172 American Samoa 0.1717 °C compare
More reference data data for Hong Kong
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 6.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (1990)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 6.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 20.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 11.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0041 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual temperature anomalies in Hong Kong?
- Annual temperature anomalies in Hong Kong was 0.2065 °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 Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 0.832 °C in 2019.
- What is the lowest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.53 °C in 1945.
- How does Hong Kong rank for annual temperature anomalies?
- Hong Kong ranks 169th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual temperature anomalies rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hong Kong 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.