Annual temperature anomalies in Lesotho
Lesotho: Annual temperature anomalies was 0.43 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
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.
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
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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
The difference of a specific year's average surface temperature from the 1991-2020 mean, in degrees Celsius.