Annual temperature anomalies in Nepal
Nepal: Annual temperature anomalies was 0.9604 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.9604 °C
Change on year
up 10.5%
World rank
49th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.9604 °C
in 2025
All-time low
-1.82 °C
in 1952
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Annual temperature anomalies in Nepal, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Nepal recorded 0.9604 °C for annual temperature anomalies in 2025. That is the highest value across all 86 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.5% on the previous year and up 53,221.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual temperature anomalies in Nepal peaked at 0.9604 °C in 2025 and was at its lowest, -1.82 °C, in 1952.
That places Nepal 49th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual temperature anomalies in Nepal, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.62 °C | — |
| 1941 | -1.38 °C | -14.6% |
| 1942 | -1.32 °C | -4.7% |
| 1943 | -1.45 °C | +10.2% |
| 1944 | -1.01 °C | -30.3% |
| 1945 | -1.64 °C | +62.0% |
| 1946 | -0.6292 °C | -61.7% |
| 1947 | -0.7351 °C | +16.8% |
| 1948 | -1.07 °C | +45.0% |
| 1949 | -1.44 °C | +34.9% |
| 1950 | -1.44 °C | -0.1% |
| 1951 | -1.47 °C | +2.3% |
| 1952 | -1.82 °C | +24.1% |
| 1953 | -1.79 °C | -1.7% |
| 1954 | -1.17 °C | -34.9% |
| 1955 | -0.9829 °C | -15.7% |
| 1956 | -0.9497 °C | -3.4% |
| 1957 | -0.9332 °C | -1.7% |
| 1958 | 0.0562 °C | -106.0% |
| 1959 | -0.3517 °C | -725.9% |
| 1960 | -0.1697 °C | -51.8% |
| 1961 | -1.03 °C | +507.5% |
| 1962 | -0.9987 °C | -3.1% |
| 1963 | -0.9728 °C | -2.6% |
| 1964 | -0.3079 °C | -68.3% |
| 1965 | -1.14 °C | +270.2% |
| 1966 | -0.5573 °C | -51.1% |
| 1967 | -1.01 °C | +81.5% |
| 1968 | -1.14 °C | +12.7% |
| 1969 | -0.5443 °C | -52.2% |
| 1970 | -0.3639 °C | -33.1% |
| 1971 | -0.9313 °C | +155.9% |
| 1972 | -0.4655 °C | -50.0% |
| 1973 | -0.4035 °C | -13.3% |
| 1974 | -0.481 °C | +19.2% |
| 1975 | -0.3921 °C | -18.5% |
| 1976 | -0.3386 °C | -13.6% |
| 1977 | -0.1515 °C | -55.3% |
| 1978 | -0.6289 °C | +315.2% |
| 1979 | -0.2004 °C | -68.1% |
| 1980 | -0.2298 °C | +14.7% |
| 1981 | -0.922 °C | +301.3% |
| 1982 | -0.7623 °C | -17.3% |
| 1983 | -0.9635 °C | +26.4% |
| 1984 | -0.2881 °C | -70.1% |
| 1985 | -0.164 °C | -43.1% |
| 1986 | -0.7164 °C | +336.7% |
| 1987 | -0.104 °C | -85.5% |
| 1988 | 0.3196 °C | -407.3% |
| 1989 | -0.5611 °C | -275.6% |
| 1990 | -0.2727 °C | -51.4% |
| 1991 | -0.3867 °C | +41.8% |
| 1992 | -0.4666 °C | +20.6% |
| 1993 | -0.066 °C | -85.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0174 °C | -126.4% |
| 1995 | -0.1398 °C | -902.8% |
| 1996 | -0.1296 °C | -7.3% |
| 1997 | -1.13 °C | +771.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2072 °C | -118.4% |
| 1999 | 0.4383 °C | +111.5% |
| 2000 | -0.3858 °C | -188.0% |
| 2001 | -0.0238 °C | -93.8% |
| 2002 | -0.2405 °C | +911.6% |
| 2003 | -0.2664 °C | +10.8% |
| 2004 | -0.0198 °C | -92.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0053 °C | -126.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4633 °C | +8697.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1515 °C | -67.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0483 °C | -68.1% |
| 2009 | 0.5489 °C | +1036.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6604 °C | +20.3% |
| 2011 | -0.1859 °C | -128.2% |
| 2012 | -0.3426 °C | +84.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0136 °C | -104.0% |
| 2014 | -0.1641 °C | -1310.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0018 °C | -101.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8811 °C | +48820.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5591 °C | -36.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2045 °C | -63.4% |
| 2019 | -0.0511 °C | -125.0% |
| 2020 | -0.2029 °C | +297.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3924 °C | -293.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5346 °C | +36.2% |
| 2023 | 0.5006 °C | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 0.8688 °C | +73.6% |
| 2025 | 0.9604 °C | +10.5% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.9604 °C is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5654 °C, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 0.9604 °C is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.5029 °C, 1.9× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual temperature anomalies in Nepal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +48820.1% | 0.0018 °C | 0.8811 °C |
| 2006 | +8697.9% | 0.0053 °C | 0.4633 °C |
| 2014 | -1310.7% | 0.0136 °C | -0.1641 °C |
| 2009 | +1036.5% | 0.0483 °C | 0.5489 °C |
| 2002 | -911.6% | -0.0238 °C | -0.2405 °C |
| 1995 | -902.8% | 0.0174 °C | -0.1398 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.23 °C | -1.64 °C | -0.6292 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.08 °C | -1.82 °C | 0.0562 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.7872 °C | -1.14 °C | -0.1697 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.4357 °C | -0.9313 °C | -0.1515 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.4392 °C | -0.9635 °C | 0.3196 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1927 °C | -1.13 °C | 0.4383 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0281 °C | -0.3858 °C | 0.5489 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1577 °C | -0.3426 °C | 0.8811 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.509 °C | -0.2029 °C | 0.9604 °C | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual temperature anomalies in Nepal?
- Annual temperature anomalies in Nepal was 0.9604 °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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9604 °C in 2025.
- What is the lowest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.82 °C in 1952.
- How does Nepal rank for annual temperature anomalies?
- Nepal ranks 49th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual temperature anomalies rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53,221.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal 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.