Annual temperature anomalies in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Annual temperature anomalies was 0.3556 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.3556 °C
Change on year
down 48.6%
World rank
158th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.6918 °C
in 2024
All-time low
-1.6 °C
in 1942
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Annual temperature anomalies in Sri Lanka, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual temperature anomalies in Sri Lanka is 0.3556 °C, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 48.6% on the previous year and up 340.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual temperature anomalies in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.6918 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -1.6 °C, in 1942.
That places Sri Lanka 158th 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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.29 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.984 °C | -23.7% |
| 1942 | -1.6 °C | +62.6% |
| 1943 | -1.51 °C | -5.7% |
| 1944 | -1.19 °C | -21.0% |
| 1945 | -0.9589 °C | -19.5% |
| 1946 | -0.9398 °C | -2.0% |
| 1947 | -1.01 °C | +7.7% |
| 1948 | -0.7892 °C | -22.0% |
| 1949 | -0.8194 °C | +3.8% |
| 1950 | -0.4162 °C | -49.2% |
| 1951 | -0.4482 °C | +7.7% |
| 1952 | -0.1307 °C | -70.8% |
| 1953 | -0.2198 °C | +68.1% |
| 1954 | -1.17 °C | +431.3% |
| 1955 | -1.38 °C | +18.2% |
| 1956 | -1.19 °C | -14.1% |
| 1957 | -0.6727 °C | -43.3% |
| 1958 | -0.6069 °C | -9.8% |
| 1959 | -0.4234 °C | -30.2% |
| 1960 | -0.9026 °C | +113.2% |
| 1961 | -0.9373 °C | +3.8% |
| 1962 | -0.8881 °C | -5.3% |
| 1963 | -0.8744 °C | -1.5% |
| 1964 | -0.8184 °C | -6.4% |
| 1965 | -1.05 °C | +28.3% |
| 1966 | -0.6618 °C | -37.0% |
| 1967 | -0.8599 °C | +29.9% |
| 1968 | -0.7924 °C | -7.8% |
| 1969 | -0.3748 °C | -52.7% |
| 1970 | -0.5346 °C | +42.7% |
| 1971 | -0.7845 °C | +46.7% |
| 1972 | -0.3502 °C | -55.4% |
| 1973 | -0.132 °C | -62.3% |
| 1974 | -0.5663 °C | +329.0% |
| 1975 | -0.6767 °C | +19.5% |
| 1976 | -0.3494 °C | -48.4% |
| 1977 | -0.4879 °C | +39.6% |
| 1978 | -0.4154 °C | -14.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1131 °C | -127.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0324 °C | -71.4% |
| 1981 | -0.3082 °C | -1051.4% |
| 1982 | -0.1183 °C | -61.6% |
| 1983 | 0.3811 °C | -422.1% |
| 1984 | -0.6129 °C | -260.8% |
| 1985 | -0.3333 °C | -45.6% |
| 1986 | -0.1467 °C | -56.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1324 °C | -190.2% |
| 1988 | -0.1067 °C | -180.6% |
| 1989 | -0.3384 °C | +217.2% |
| 1990 | 0.014 °C | -104.1% |
| 1991 | -0.016 °C | -214.0% |
| 1992 | -0.2537 °C | +1485.5% |
| 1993 | -0.178 °C | -29.9% |
| 1994 | -0.3819 °C | +114.6% |
| 1995 | -0.089 °C | -76.7% |
| 1996 | -0.254 °C | +185.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0168 °C | -106.6% |
| 1998 | 0.556 °C | +3205.0% |
| 1999 | -0.4288 °C | -177.1% |
| 2000 | -0.4563 °C | +6.4% |
| 2001 | -0.0989 °C | -78.3% |
| 2002 | -0.0236 °C | -76.1% |
| 2003 | 0.009 °C | -138.2% |
| 2004 | -0.0153 °C | -270.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2153 °C | -1503.4% |
| 2006 | -0.0303 °C | -114.1% |
| 2007 | -0.1106 °C | +265.6% |
| 2008 | -0.1823 °C | +64.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1735 °C | -195.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1243 °C | -28.4% |
| 2011 | -0.0961 °C | -177.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1332 °C | -238.6% |
| 2013 | -0.0307 °C | -123.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0185 °C | -160.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0808 °C | +336.4% |
| 2016 | 0.637 °C | +688.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1621 °C | -74.6% |
| 2018 | -0.2123 °C | -231.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3189 °C | -250.2% |
| 2020 | 0.4126 °C | +29.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0247 °C | -94.0% |
| 2022 | -0.1325 °C | -636.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2993 °C | -325.9% |
| 2024 | 0.6918 °C | +131.2% |
| 2025 | 0.3556 °C | -48.6% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.3556 °C is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7693 °C, 46% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.3556 °C is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.5029 °C, 71% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual temperature anomalies in Sri Lanka 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +3205.0% | 0.0168 °C | 0.556 °C |
| 1992 | -1485.5% | -0.016 °C | -0.2537 °C |
| 2005 | +1503.4% | -0.0153 °C | 0.2153 °C |
| 1981 | -1051.4% | 0.0324 °C | -0.3082 °C |
| 2016 | +688.8% | 0.0808 °C | 0.637 °C |
| 2022 | -636.3% | 0.0247 °C | -0.1325 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.11 °C | -1.6 °C | -0.7892 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.6651 °C | -1.38 °C | -0.1307 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.8159 °C | -1.05 °C | -0.3748 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.4184 °C | -0.7845 °C | 0.1131 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.1419 °C | -0.6129 °C | 0.3811 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1015 °C | -0.4288 °C | 0.556 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.052 °C | -0.4563 °C | 0.2153 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1136 °C | -0.2123 °C | 0.637 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2752 °C | -0.1325 °C | 0.6918 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More reference data data for Sri Lanka
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual temperature anomalies in Sri Lanka?
- Annual temperature anomalies in Sri Lanka was 0.3556 °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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6918 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.6 °C in 1942.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for annual temperature anomalies?
- Sri Lanka ranks 158th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual temperature anomalies rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 340.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.