Annual temperature anomalies in Lesotho
Lesotho: Annual temperature anomalies was 0.43 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.43 °C
Change on year
down 63.0%
World rank
146th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.68 °C
in 2019
All-time low
-1.64 °C
in 1955
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Annual temperature anomalies in Lesotho, 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 Lesotho stood at 0.43 °C.
The figure is down 63.0% on the previous year and down 66.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual temperature anomalies in Lesotho peaked at 1.68 °C in 2019 and was at its lowest, -1.64 °C, in 1955.
That places Lesotho 146th 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 Lesotho, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.7673 °C | — |
| 1941 | 0.0129 °C | -101.7% |
| 1942 | -1.28 °C | -10009.4% |
| 1943 | -1.54 °C | +20.1% |
| 1944 | -1.47 °C | -4.8% |
| 1945 | -1.13 °C | -23.1% |
| 1946 | -1.16 °C | +2.7% |
| 1947 | -1.35 °C | +16.3% |
| 1948 | -1.47 °C | +9.0% |
| 1949 | -0.0968 °C | -93.4% |
| 1950 | -0.5892 °C | +509.0% |
| 1951 | -0.7293 °C | +23.8% |
| 1952 | -0.2858 °C | -60.8% |
| 1953 | -0.1961 °C | -31.4% |
| 1954 | -1.21 °C | +518.8% |
| 1955 | -1.64 °C | +35.3% |
| 1956 | -1.05 °C | -35.7% |
| 1957 | -0.6491 °C | -38.5% |
| 1958 | -0.3508 °C | -46.0% |
| 1959 | -0.7083 °C | +101.9% |
| 1960 | -1.04 °C | +47.4% |
| 1961 | -0.4068 °C | -61.0% |
| 1962 | -0.2767 °C | -32.0% |
| 1963 | -1.03 °C | +273.7% |
| 1964 | -1.21 °C | +17.0% |
| 1965 | -1.23 °C | +1.8% |
| 1966 | -0.1338 °C | -89.1% |
| 1967 | -0.9454 °C | +606.5% |
| 1968 | -1.41 °C | +49.7% |
| 1969 | -0.4847 °C | -65.7% |
| 1970 | -0.4067 °C | -16.1% |
| 1971 | -0.8367 °C | +105.8% |
| 1972 | -0.633 °C | -24.3% |
| 1973 | -0.8027 °C | +26.8% |
| 1974 | -1.47 °C | +83.3% |
| 1975 | -1.17 °C | -20.8% |
| 1976 | -1.4 °C | +20.4% |
| 1977 | -0.3849 °C | -72.6% |
| 1978 | -0.8113 °C | +110.8% |
| 1979 | -0.4798 °C | -40.9% |
| 1980 | -0.3375 °C | -29.7% |
| 1981 | -0.7898 °C | +134.0% |
| 1982 | -0.0981 °C | -87.6% |
| 1983 | 0.3091 °C | -415.1% |
| 1984 | -0.3235 °C | -204.7% |
| 1985 | -0.014 °C | -95.7% |
| 1986 | -0.225 °C | +1508.7% |
| 1987 | -0.2594 °C | +15.3% |
| 1988 | -0.8569 °C | +230.4% |
| 1989 | -1.04 °C | +21.7% |
| 1990 | -0.7239 °C | -30.6% |
| 1991 | -0.4289 °C | -40.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1328 °C | -131.0% |
| 1993 | -0.2209 °C | -266.3% |
| 1994 | -1.06 °C | +379.7% |
| 1995 | -0.3709 °C | -65.0% |
| 1996 | -1.28 °C | +245.3% |
| 1997 | -0.9607 °C | -25.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0179 °C | -101.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2786 °C | +1456.3% |
| 2000 | -0.6841 °C | -345.6% |
| 2001 | -0.509 °C | -25.6% |
| 2002 | -0.3743 °C | -26.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2652 °C | -170.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0014 °C | -99.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3734 °C | +26573.6% |
| 2006 | -0.6747 °C | -280.7% |
| 2007 | -0.0406 °C | -94.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1388 °C | -441.4% |
| 2009 | -0.1487 °C | -207.2% |
| 2010 | 0.622 °C | -518.2% |
| 2011 | -0.692 °C | -211.3% |
| 2012 | -0.1452 °C | -79.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3222 °C | -321.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2766 °C | -14.1% |
| 2015 | 1.28 °C | +362.4% |
| 2016 | 0.958 °C | -25.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4752 °C | -50.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4098 °C | -13.8% |
| 2019 | 1.68 °C | +310.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3586 °C | -78.7% |
| 2021 | -0.0091 °C | -102.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2575 °C | -2931.8% |
| 2023 | 0.3547 °C | +37.7% |
| 2024 | 1.16 °C | +227.8% |
| 2025 | 0.43 °C | -63.0% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 0.43 °C is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5654 °C, 76% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 0.43 °C is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5364 °C, 80% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual temperature anomalies in Lesotho 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +26573.6% | 0.0014 °C | 0.3734 °C |
| 1942 | -10009.4% | 0.0129 °C | -1.28 °C |
| 2022 | +2931.8% | -0.0091 °C | 0.2575 °C |
| 1986 | -1508.7% | -0.014 °C | -0.225 °C |
| 1999 | +1456.3% | 0.0179 °C | 0.2786 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.02 °C | -1.54 °C | 0.0129 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.7418 °C | -1.64 °C | -0.1961 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.8183 °C | -1.41 °C | -0.1338 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.8395 °C | -1.47 °C | -0.3849 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.3638 °C | -1.04 °C | 0.3091 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.4616 °C | -1.28 °C | 0.2786 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1653 °C | -0.6841 °C | 0.3734 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5187 °C | -0.692 °C | 1.68 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4257 °C | -0.0091 °C | 1.16 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
- 143 East Timor 0.4414 °C compare
- 144 South Africa 0.4358 °C compare
- 145 Mozambique 0.4333 °C compare
- 147 Bahrain 0.4148 °C compare
- 148 Cote d'Ivoire 0.4119 °C compare
- 149 Philippines 0.4102 °C compare
More reference data data for Lesotho
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0331 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5388 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0101 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1115 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0549 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual temperature anomalies in Lesotho?
- Annual temperature anomalies in Lesotho was 0.43 °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 Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 1.68 °C in 2019.
- What is the lowest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.64 °C in 1955.
- How does Lesotho rank for annual temperature anomalies?
- Lesotho ranks 146th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual temperature anomalies rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.