Annual temperature anomalies in Laos
Laos: Annual temperature anomalies was 0.1012 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.1012 °C
Change on year
down 91.1%
World rank
182nd
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.14 °C
in 2024
All-time low
-1.56 °C
in 1940
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Annual temperature anomalies in Laos, 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 Laos stood at 0.1012 °C.
That represents a change of down 91.1% on the previous year and down 82.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual temperature anomalies in Laos peaked at 1.14 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -1.56 °C, in 1940.
That places Laos 182nd 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 Laos, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.56 °C | — |
| 1941 | -1.05 °C | -32.6% |
| 1942 | -1.47 °C | +40.4% |
| 1943 | -1.51 °C | +2.4% |
| 1944 | -1.07 °C | -29.1% |
| 1945 | -1.46 °C | +36.9% |
| 1946 | -0.8754 °C | -40.1% |
| 1947 | -0.9646 °C | +10.2% |
| 1948 | -1.16 °C | +19.9% |
| 1949 | -0.7636 °C | -34.0% |
| 1950 | -0.863 °C | +13.0% |
| 1951 | -0.9419 °C | +9.1% |
| 1952 | -0.821 °C | -12.8% |
| 1953 | -1.03 °C | +25.4% |
| 1954 | -0.6569 °C | -36.2% |
| 1955 | -1.07 °C | +63.5% |
| 1956 | -0.9708 °C | -9.6% |
| 1957 | -0.4755 °C | -51.0% |
| 1958 | -0.6862 °C | +44.3% |
| 1959 | -0.522 °C | -23.9% |
| 1960 | -0.5 °C | -4.2% |
| 1961 | -0.7522 °C | +50.4% |
| 1962 | -1.12 °C | +48.4% |
| 1963 | -1.19 °C | +6.7% |
| 1964 | -0.9303 °C | -21.9% |
| 1965 | -0.8103 °C | -12.9% |
| 1966 | -0.453 °C | -44.1% |
| 1967 | -1.04 °C | +129.1% |
| 1968 | -0.6594 °C | -36.5% |
| 1969 | -0.3981 °C | -39.6% |
| 1970 | -0.5033 °C | +26.4% |
| 1971 | -1.33 °C | +164.5% |
| 1972 | -0.7202 °C | -45.9% |
| 1973 | -0.3379 °C | -53.1% |
| 1974 | -1.02 °C | +201.0% |
| 1975 | -0.966 °C | -5.0% |
| 1976 | -1.12 °C | +15.8% |
| 1977 | -0.9801 °C | -12.4% |
| 1978 | -0.7223 °C | -26.3% |
| 1979 | -0.262 °C | -63.7% |
| 1980 | -0.1489 °C | -43.1% |
| 1981 | -0.4638 °C | +211.4% |
| 1982 | -0.5442 °C | +17.3% |
| 1983 | -0.4712 °C | -13.4% |
| 1984 | -0.6113 °C | +29.7% |
| 1985 | -0.6012 °C | -1.6% |
| 1986 | -0.6151 °C | +2.3% |
| 1987 | -0.1409 °C | -77.1% |
| 1988 | -0.2206 °C | +56.6% |
| 1989 | -0.4819 °C | +118.4% |
| 1990 | -0.287 °C | -40.5% |
| 1991 | -0.0153 °C | -94.7% |
| 1992 | -0.5965 °C | +3808.3% |
| 1993 | -0.6069 °C | +1.7% |
| 1994 | -0.3265 °C | -46.2% |
| 1995 | -0.3941 °C | +20.7% |
| 1996 | -0.5979 °C | +51.7% |
| 1997 | -0.2631 °C | -56.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5797 °C | -320.4% |
| 1999 | -0.4274 °C | -173.7% |
| 2000 | -0.4017 °C | -6.0% |
| 2001 | -0.0868 °C | -78.4% |
| 2002 | -0.0189 °C | -78.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0487 °C | -357.6% |
| 2004 | -0.3819 °C | -883.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0104 °C | -102.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1435 °C | +1279.6% |
| 2007 | -0.0315 °C | -121.9% |
| 2008 | -0.6802 °C | +2062.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0338 °C | -105.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5252 °C | +1454.7% |
| 2011 | -0.6599 °C | -225.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4662 °C | -170.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0383 °C | -91.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1429 °C | +273.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5924 °C | +314.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5501 °C | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 0.3589 °C | -34.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2086 °C | -41.9% |
| 2019 | 1.08 °C | +417.9% |
| 2020 | 0.7096 °C | -34.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3413 °C | -51.9% |
| 2022 | 0.2635 °C | -22.8% |
| 2023 | 0.8399 °C | +218.7% |
| 2024 | 1.14 °C | +35.7% |
| 2025 | 0.1012 °C | -91.1% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.1012 °C is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5654 °C, 18% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.1012 °C is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4414 °C, 23% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual temperature anomalies in Laos 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -3808.3% | -0.0153 °C | -0.5965 °C |
| 2008 | -2062.6% | -0.0315 °C | -0.6802 °C |
| 2010 | +1454.7% | 0.0338 °C | 0.5252 °C |
| 2006 | +1279.6% | 0.0104 °C | 0.1435 °C |
| 2004 | -883.9% | 0.0487 °C | -0.3819 °C |
| 2019 | +417.9% | 0.2086 °C | 1.08 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.19 °C | -1.56 °C | -0.7636 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.8041 °C | -1.07 °C | -0.4755 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.7848 °C | -1.19 °C | -0.3981 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.7958 °C | -1.33 °C | -0.262 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.4299 °C | -0.6151 °C | -0.1409 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2935 °C | -0.6069 °C | 0.5797 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1365 °C | -0.6802 °C | 0.1435 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3303 °C | -0.6599 °C | 1.08 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5658 °C | 0.1012 °C | 1.14 °C | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual temperature anomalies in Laos?
- Annual temperature anomalies in Laos was 0.1012 °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 Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.56 °C in 1940.
- How does Laos rank for annual temperature anomalies?
- Laos ranks 182nd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual temperature anomalies rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is down 82.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos 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.