Annual temperature anomalies in East Timor
East Timor: Annual temperature anomalies was 0.4414 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.4414 °C
Change on year
down 28.8%
World rank
143rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.8839 °C
in 2016
All-time low
-1.01 °C
in 1943
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Annual temperature anomalies in East Timor, 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 East Timor stood at 0.4414 °C.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.8% on the previous year and up 2,130.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual temperature anomalies in East Timor peaked at 0.8839 °C in 2016 and was at its lowest, -1.01 °C, in 1943.
That places East Timor 143rd 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 East Timor, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.7368 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.7643 °C | +3.7% |
| 1942 | -0.6822 °C | -10.7% |
| 1943 | -1.01 °C | +47.8% |
| 1944 | -0.9588 °C | -4.9% |
| 1945 | -0.9332 °C | -2.7% |
| 1946 | -0.7594 °C | -18.6% |
| 1947 | -0.2432 °C | -68.0% |
| 1948 | -0.4604 °C | +89.4% |
| 1949 | -0.9016 °C | +95.8% |
| 1950 | -0.8896 °C | -1.3% |
| 1951 | -0.3127 °C | -64.9% |
| 1952 | -0.2971 °C | -5.0% |
| 1953 | -0.2788 °C | -6.2% |
| 1954 | -0.6502 °C | +133.2% |
| 1955 | -0.6083 °C | -6.4% |
| 1956 | -0.6141 °C | +0.9% |
| 1957 | -0.5681 °C | -7.5% |
| 1958 | -0.104 °C | -81.7% |
| 1959 | -0.5851 °C | +462.7% |
| 1960 | -0.6491 °C | +10.9% |
| 1961 | -0.6055 °C | -6.7% |
| 1962 | -0.4043 °C | -33.2% |
| 1963 | -0.7897 °C | +95.3% |
| 1964 | -0.6032 °C | -23.6% |
| 1965 | -0.7218 °C | +19.6% |
| 1966 | -0.592 °C | -18.0% |
| 1967 | -0.7815 °C | +32.0% |
| 1968 | -0.4694 °C | -39.9% |
| 1969 | -0.1687 °C | -64.1% |
| 1970 | -0.1935 °C | +14.7% |
| 1971 | -0.5899 °C | +204.9% |
| 1972 | -0.6067 °C | +2.8% |
| 1973 | -0.0672 °C | -88.9% |
| 1974 | -0.644 °C | +858.3% |
| 1975 | -0.5266 °C | -18.2% |
| 1976 | -0.6488 °C | +23.2% |
| 1977 | -0.6344 °C | -2.2% |
| 1978 | -0.3076 °C | -51.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0799 °C | -126.0% |
| 1980 | -0.091 °C | -214.0% |
| 1981 | -0.064 °C | -29.7% |
| 1982 | -0.5717 °C | +793.8% |
| 1983 | -0.0491 °C | -91.4% |
| 1984 | -0.2056 °C | +318.5% |
| 1985 | -0.1654 °C | -19.5% |
| 1986 | -0.1421 °C | -14.1% |
| 1987 | -0.1012 °C | -28.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1924 °C | -290.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0529 °C | -72.5% |
| 1990 | -0.0202 °C | -138.2% |
| 1991 | -0.3377 °C | +1571.5% |
| 1992 | -0.0652 °C | -80.7% |
| 1993 | -0.0882 °C | +35.4% |
| 1994 | -0.3231 °C | +266.2% |
| 1995 | -0.3067 °C | -5.1% |
| 1996 | -0.1479 °C | -51.8% |
| 1997 | -0.4678 °C | +216.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4362 °C | -193.3% |
| 1999 | -0.4434 °C | -201.6% |
| 2000 | -0.357 °C | -19.5% |
| 2001 | -0.2088 °C | -41.5% |
| 2002 | -0.0394 °C | -81.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0558 °C | -241.6% |
| 2004 | -0.1097 °C | -296.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2851 °C | -359.9% |
| 2006 | -0.3882 °C | -236.2% |
| 2007 | -0.042 °C | -89.2% |
| 2008 | -0.0573 °C | +36.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1073 °C | -287.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3948 °C | +267.9% |
| 2011 | -0.2475 °C | -162.7% |
| 2012 | -0.207 °C | -16.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1676 °C | -181.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0046 °C | -97.3% |
| 2015 | -0.0217 °C | -576.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8839 °C | -4166.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3603 °C | -59.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3824 °C | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1775 °C | -53.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6033 °C | +239.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4744 °C | -21.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3301 °C | -30.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2322 °C | -29.7% |
| 2024 | 0.6199 °C | +167.0% |
| 2025 | 0.4414 °C | -28.8% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 0.4414 °C is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5654 °C, 78% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 0.4414 °C is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4414 °C, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual temperature anomalies in East Timor 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 | +4166.6% | -0.0217 °C | 0.8839 °C |
| 1991 | -1571.5% | -0.0202 °C | -0.3377 °C |
| 1974 | -858.3% | -0.0672 °C | -0.644 °C |
| 1982 | -793.8% | -0.064 °C | -0.5717 °C |
| 2015 | -576.5% | 0.0046 °C | -0.0217 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.7448 °C | -1.01 °C | -0.2432 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.4908 °C | -0.8896 °C | -0.104 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.5785 °C | -0.7897 °C | -0.1687 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.4139 °C | -0.6488 °C | 0.0799 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.1145 °C | -0.5717 °C | 0.1924 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1764 °C | -0.4678 °C | 0.4362 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0754 °C | -0.3882 °C | 0.2851 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1895 °C | -0.2475 °C | 0.8839 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4502 °C | 0.2322 °C | 0.6199 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 140 Brunei 0.4634 °C compare
- 141 Tanzania 0.4464 °C compare
- 142 South Sudan 0.4435 °C compare
- 144 South Africa 0.4358 °C compare
- 145 Mozambique 0.4333 °C compare
- 146 Lesotho 0.43 °C compare
More reference data data for East Timor
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 171.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 41.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 75.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 112.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 2.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 17.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0888 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0468 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4255 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9426 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual temperature anomalies in East Timor?
- Annual temperature anomalies in East Timor was 0.4414 °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 East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8839 °C in 2016.
- What is the lowest annual temperature anomalies recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.01 °C in 1943.
- How does East Timor rank for annual temperature anomalies?
- East Timor ranks 143rd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual temperature anomalies rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,130.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Timor 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.