Annual temperature anomalies in Japan
Japan: Annual temperature anomalies was 0.8643 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual temperature anomalies in Japan, 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 Japan is 0.8643 °C, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 40.2% on the previous year and up 60.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual temperature anomalies in Japan peaked at 1.45 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -2.57 °C, in 1947.
Japan ranks 62nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | -1.84 °C | -2.57 °C | -0.979 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.07 °C | -2.04 °C | -0.1865 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.9689 °C | -1.96 °C | -0.1671 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.8309 °C | -1.25 °C | -0.3894 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.911 °C | -1.42 °C | -0.0394 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.173 °C | -0.9525 °C | 0.6068 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0452 °C | -0.4855 °C | 0.5309 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2038 °C | -0.3132 °C | 0.6612 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9884 °C | 0.6878 °C | 1.45 °C | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual temperature anomalies in Japan?
- Annual temperature anomalies in Japan was 0.8643 °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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.45 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.57 °C in 1947.
- How does Japan rank for annual temperature anomalies?
- Japan ranks 62nd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual temperature anomalies rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan 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.