Autumn temperature anomalies in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Autumn temperature anomalies was 1.11 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Autumn temperature anomalies in Sri Lanka, 1940–2026
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
In 2026, autumn temperature anomalies in Sri Lanka stood at 1.11 °C. That is the highest value across all 87 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.9% on the previous year and up 72.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, autumn temperature anomalies in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.11 °C in 2026 and was at its lowest, -1.95 °C, in 1942.
Sri Lanka ranks 81st of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Autumn temperature anomalies in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.35 °C | — |
| 1941 | -1.85 °C | +37.0% |
| 1942 | -1.95 °C | +5.5% |
| 1943 | -1.22 °C | -37.4% |
| 1944 | -1.86 °C | +52.3% |
| 1945 | -0.7757 °C | -58.2% |
| 1946 | -0.6632 °C | -14.5% |
| 1947 | -1.11 °C | +67.3% |
| 1948 | -0.2184 °C | -80.3% |
| 1949 | -1.52 °C | +594.3% |
| 1950 | -1.5 °C | -1.2% |
| 1951 | -0.8411 °C | -43.9% |
| 1952 | -0.3265 °C | -61.2% |
| 1953 | -1.29 °C | +294.7% |
| 1954 | -1.16 °C | -10.2% |
| 1955 | -1.69 °C | +46.3% |
| 1956 | -1.37 °C | -19.3% |
| 1957 | -0.2214 °C | -83.8% |
| 1958 | -0.1493 °C | -32.6% |
| 1959 | -0.547 °C | +266.4% |
| 1960 | -0.8348 °C | +52.6% |
| 1961 | -0.9613 °C | +15.2% |
| 1962 | -0.9309 °C | -3.2% |
| 1963 | -0.4945 °C | -46.9% |
| 1964 | -0.9147 °C | +85.0% |
| 1965 | -0.7542 °C | -17.5% |
| 1966 | -1.06 °C | +40.3% |
| 1967 | -0.5782 °C | -45.4% |
| 1968 | -0.7064 °C | +22.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0549 °C | -107.8% |
| 1970 | -0.4705 °C | -957.0% |
| 1971 | -0.4997 °C | +6.2% |
| 1972 | -0.1769 °C | -64.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1107 °C | -162.6% |
| 1974 | -0.9933 °C | -997.1% |
| 1975 | -0.8295 °C | -16.5% |
| 1976 | 0.3249 °C | -139.2% |
| 1977 | 0.1817 °C | -44.1% |
| 1978 | -0.1057 °C | -158.2% |
| 1979 | -1.22 °C | +1050.9% |
| 1980 | 0.3157 °C | -125.9% |
| 1981 | -0.548 °C | -273.6% |
| 1982 | 0.2669 °C | -148.7% |
| 1983 | -0.1932 °C | -172.4% |
| 1984 | -0.5431 °C | +181.1% |
| 1985 | -0.2563 °C | -52.8% |
| 1986 | -0.0475 °C | -81.5% |
| 1987 | 0.2342 °C | -593.0% |
| 1988 | -0.6134 °C | -361.8% |
| 1989 | -0.7445 °C | +21.4% |
| 1990 | 0.2097 °C | -128.2% |
| 1991 | 0.5103 °C | +143.3% |
| 1992 | -0.3188 °C | -162.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1499 °C | -147.0% |
| 1994 | -0.5326 °C | -455.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2759 °C | -151.8% |
| 1996 | -0.5464 °C | -298.0% |
| 1997 | -0.22 °C | -59.7% |
| 1998 | -0.0831 °C | -62.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0155 °C | -118.6% |
| 2000 | -0.6838 °C | -4515.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0826 °C | -112.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7062 °C | +755.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2274 °C | -67.8% |
| 2004 | -0.2734 °C | -220.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3114 °C | -213.9% |
| 2006 | -0.1659 °C | -153.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0658 °C | -139.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1632 °C | +148.1% |
| 2009 | 0.395 °C | +142.0% |
| 2010 | -0.3779 °C | -195.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3788 °C | -200.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5533 °C | +46.1% |
| 2013 | -0.2535 °C | -145.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0152 °C | -106.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0197 °C | +29.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6455 °C | +3173.5% |
| 2017 | -0.2794 °C | -143.3% |
| 2018 | -0.0173 °C | -93.8% |
| 2019 | -0.3756 °C | +2074.9% |
| 2020 | -0.388 °C | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1719 °C | -144.3% |
| 2022 | -0.1819 °C | -205.8% |
| 2023 | -0.1141 °C | -37.2% |
| 2024 | 0.8994 °C | -888.1% |
| 2025 | 0.7892 °C | -12.3% |
| 2026 | 1.11 °C | +40.9% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 1.11 °C is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.04 °C, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 1.11 °C is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.6083 °C, 1.8× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Autumn 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -4515.3% | 0.0155 °C | -0.6838 °C |
| 2016 | +3173.5% | 0.0197 °C | 0.6455 °C |
| 2019 | -2074.9% | -0.0173 °C | -0.3756 °C |
| 1979 | -1050.9% | -0.1057 °C | -1.22 °C |
| 1974 | -997.1% | 0.1107 °C | -0.9933 °C |
| 1970 | -957.0% | 0.0549 °C | -0.4705 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.25 °C | -1.95 °C | -0.2184 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.9092 °C | -1.69 °C | -0.1493 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.7178 °C | -1.06 °C | 0.0549 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.3675 °C | -1.22 °C | 0.3249 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.2129 °C | -0.7445 °C | 0.3157 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.054 °C | -0.5464 °C | 0.5103 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0828 °C | -0.6838 °C | 0.7062 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0309 °C | -0.3779 °C | 0.6455 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3269 °C | -0.388 °C | 1.11 °C | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is autumn temperature anomalies in Sri Lanka?
- Autumn temperature anomalies in Sri Lanka was 1.11 °C in 2026, according to Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest autumn temperature anomalies recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 °C in 2026.
- What is the lowest autumn temperature anomalies recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.95 °C in 1942.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for autumn temperature anomalies?
- Sri Lanka ranks 81st out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is autumn temperature anomalies rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.3%. 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 Autumn temperature anomalies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Difference in a specific month's average surface temperature from the mean temperature of the same month during the period 1991-2020, measured in degrees Celsius.