Annual temperature anomalies in New Zealand
New Zealand: Annual temperature anomalies was 0.826 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.826 °C
Change on year
up 78.5%
World rank
71st
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.09 °C
in 2022
All-time low
-1.79 °C
in 1945
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Annual temperature anomalies in New Zealand, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 0.826 °C for annual temperature anomalies in 2025.
That represents a change of up 78.5% on the previous year and up 2,053.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual temperature anomalies in New Zealand peaked at 1.09 °C in 2022 and was at its lowest, -1.79 °C, in 1945.
That places New Zealand 71st out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual temperature anomalies in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.3 °C | — |
| 1941 | -1.61 °C | +24.0% |
| 1942 | -1.01 °C | -37.3% |
| 1943 | -1.53 °C | +51.6% |
| 1944 | -1.52 °C | -0.7% |
| 1945 | -1.79 °C | +17.7% |
| 1946 | -1.55 °C | -13.5% |
| 1947 | -1.52 °C | -1.9% |
| 1948 | -1.45 °C | -4.2% |
| 1949 | -1.35 °C | -7.0% |
| 1950 | -0.933 °C | -31.0% |
| 1951 | -1.53 °C | +63.6% |
| 1952 | -1.03 °C | -32.6% |
| 1953 | -1.12 °C | +8.4% |
| 1954 | -0.4658 °C | -58.2% |
| 1955 | -0.1091 °C | -76.6% |
| 1956 | -0.1181 °C | +8.2% |
| 1957 | -0.687 °C | +481.6% |
| 1958 | -0.47 °C | -31.6% |
| 1959 | -0.8583 °C | +82.6% |
| 1960 | -0.6629 °C | -22.8% |
| 1961 | -0.5854 °C | -11.7% |
| 1962 | -0.0745 °C | -87.3% |
| 1963 | -1.17 °C | +1474.5% |
| 1964 | -0.9581 °C | -18.3% |
| 1965 | -1.42 °C | +48.2% |
| 1966 | -0.9823 °C | -30.8% |
| 1967 | -0.5272 °C | -46.3% |
| 1968 | -0.6709 °C | +27.3% |
| 1969 | -0.4755 °C | -29.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2821 °C | -159.3% |
| 1971 | 0.3171 °C | +12.4% |
| 1972 | -0.3763 °C | -218.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1455 °C | -138.7% |
| 1974 | 0.1431 °C | -1.7% |
| 1975 | -0.1079 °C | -175.4% |
| 1976 | -0.8623 °C | +698.8% |
| 1977 | -0.9821 °C | +13.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0993 °C | -110.1% |
| 1979 | -0.1541 °C | -255.1% |
| 1980 | -0.3498 °C | +127.1% |
| 1981 | 0.2289 °C | -165.4% |
| 1982 | -0.594 °C | -359.5% |
| 1983 | -0.6585 °C | +10.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1756 °C | -126.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1282 °C | -27.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0123 °C | -90.4% |
| 1987 | 0.047 °C | +283.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2017 °C | +329.2% |
| 1989 | 0.2491 °C | +23.5% |
| 1990 | 0.3185 °C | +27.9% |
| 1991 | -0.5136 °C | -261.2% |
| 1992 | -1.18 °C | +130.2% |
| 1993 | -0.7539 °C | -36.2% |
| 1994 | -0.5037 °C | -33.2% |
| 1995 | -0.2478 °C | -50.8% |
| 1996 | -0.3738 °C | +50.8% |
| 1997 | -0.5935 °C | +58.8% |
| 1998 | 0.6217 °C | -204.7% |
| 1999 | 0.5076 °C | -18.4% |
| 2000 | 0.027 °C | -94.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0988 °C | +266.1% |
| 2002 | -0.1414 °C | -243.1% |
| 2003 | -0.1688 °C | +19.4% |
| 2004 | -0.6604 °C | +291.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4544 °C | -168.8% |
| 2006 | -0.4311 °C | -194.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0303 °C | -107.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1223 °C | +303.8% |
| 2009 | -0.4666 °C | -481.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3276 °C | -170.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1573 °C | -52.0% |
| 2012 | -0.2577 °C | -263.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6306 °C | -344.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0998 °C | -84.2% |
| 2015 | -0.0423 °C | -142.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7006 °C | -1756.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5256 °C | -25.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6988 °C | +33.0% |
| 2019 | 0.721 °C | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6136 °C | -14.9% |
| 2021 | 0.8172 °C | +33.2% |
| 2022 | 1.09 °C | +32.9% |
| 2023 | 0.8414 °C | -22.5% |
| 2024 | 0.4627 °C | -45.0% |
| 2025 | 0.826 °C | +78.5% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.826 °C is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8095 °C, 1.0× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.826 °C is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4414 °C, 1.9× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual temperature anomalies in New Zealand 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 | +1756.9% | -0.0423 °C | 0.7006 °C |
| 1963 | -1474.5% | -0.0745 °C | -1.17 °C |
| 1976 | -698.8% | -0.1079 °C | -0.8623 °C |
| 1957 | -481.6% | -0.1181 °C | -0.687 °C |
| 2009 | -481.4% | 0.1223 °C | -0.4666 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.46 °C | -1.79 °C | -1.01 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.7312 °C | -1.53 °C | -0.1091 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.7529 °C | -1.42 °C | -0.0745 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.1496 °C | -0.9821 °C | 0.3171 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.056 °C | -0.6585 °C | 0.2491 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2721 °C | -1.18 °C | 0.6217 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1135 °C | -0.6604 °C | 0.4544 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3561 °C | -0.2577 °C | 0.721 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7744 °C | 0.4627 °C | 1.09 °C | 6 |
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More reference data data for New Zealand
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual temperature anomalies in New Zealand?
- Annual temperature anomalies in New Zealand was 0.826 °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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 °C in 2022.
- What is the lowest annual temperature anomalies recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.79 °C in 1945.
- How does New Zealand rank for annual temperature anomalies?
- New Zealand ranks 71st out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual temperature anomalies rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,053.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.