Average annual surface temperature by country
Temperature of the air measured 2 meters above the ground, encompassing land, sea, and in-land water surfaces.
Countries reporting
193
Highest
29.56 °C
Mali
Lowest
-16.62 °C
Greenland
Median
23.12 °C
Years covered
86
1940–2025
Data points
16,598
What the numbers show
Average annual surface temperature is currently reported for 193 countries. The highest value is 29.56 °C in Mali; the lowest is -16.62 °C in Greenland.
The median across all reporting countries is 23.12 °C, and the mean is 19.31 °C.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 145 countries rose and 48 fell. The largest increase was in Tajikistan (up 401.9%), and the largest decrease in Lesotho (down 6.7%).
Average annual surface temperature: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mali | 29.56 °C | 2025 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 2 | Burkina Faso | 29.21 °C | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 3 | Djibouti | 29.1 °C | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | 28.85 °C | 2025 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 5 | Senegal | 28.52 °C | 2025 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 6 | Niger | 28.38 °C | 2025 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 7 | Oman | 28.28 °C | 2025 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 8 | Benin | 28.26 °C | 2025 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 9 | Mauritania | 28.22 °C | 2025 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 10 | South Sudan | 28.19 °C | 2025 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 11 | Chad | 28.02 °C | 2025 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 12 | Ghana | 27.92 °C | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 13 | Qatar | 27.88 °C | 2025 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 14 | Gambia | 27.88 °C | 2025 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 15 | Nigeria | 27.78 °C | 2025 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 16 | Sudan | 27.76 °C | 2025 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 17 | Guinea-Bissau | 27.56 °C | 2025 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 18 | Cayman Islands | 27.55 °C | 2025 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 19 | Togo | 27.49 °C | 2025 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 20 | Eritrea | 27.44 °C | 2025 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 21 | Cambodia | 27.26 °C | 2025 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 22 | Somalia | 27.11 °C | 2025 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 23 | El Salvador | 27.06 °C | 2025 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 24 | American Samoa | 26.94 °C | 2025 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 25 | Sri Lanka | 26.93 °C | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 26 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 26.89 °C | 2025 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 27 | United States Virgin Islands | 26.87 °C | 2025 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 28 | Brunei | 26.85 °C | 2025 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 29 | Cote d'Ivoire | 26.78 °C | 2025 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 30 | Kuwait | 26.74 °C | 2025 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 31 | Solomon Islands | 26.67 °C | 2025 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 32 | Jamaica | 26.67 °C | 2025 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 33 | Central African Republic | 26.65 °C | 2025 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 34 | Antigua and Barbuda | 26.65 °C | 2025 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 35 | Anguilla | 26.65 °C | 2025 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 36 | Seychelles | 26.64 °C | 2025 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 37 | Saudi Arabia | 26.56 °C | 2025 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 38 | Trinidad and Tobago | 26.53 °C | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 39 | Bahrain | 26.47 °C | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 40 | Guinea | 26.42 °C | 2025 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 41 | Philippines | 26.32 °C | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 42 | Thailand | 26.31 °C | 2025 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 43 | Sierra Leone | 26.31 °C | 2025 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 44 | Yemen | 26.29 °C | 2025 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 45 | Kiribati | 26.25 °C | 2025 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 46 | Suriname | 26.24 °C | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 47 | Belize | 26.1 °C | 2025 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 48 | Cuba | 26.09 °C | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 49 | Venezuela | 25.99 °C | 2025 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 50 | Bahamas | 25.97 °C | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 51 | Nicaragua | 25.95 °C | 2025 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 52 | Malaysia | 25.87 °C | 2025 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 53 | Sao Tome and Principe | 25.87 °C | 2025 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 54 | Bangladesh | 25.87 °C | 2025 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 55 | Haiti | 25.81 °C | 2025 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 56 | Kenya | 25.8 °C | 2025 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 57 | Puerto Rico | 25.75 °C | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 58 | Liberia | 25.68 °C | 2025 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 59 | Guyana | 25.63 °C | 2025 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 60 | Comoros | 25.62 °C | 2025 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 61 | French Polynesia | 25.62 °C | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 62 | Vanuatu | 25.59 °C | 2025 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 63 | Indonesia | 25.5 °C | 2025 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 64 | Samoa | 25.42 °C | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 65 | Congo | 25.29 °C | 2025 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 66 | Cameroon | 25.23 °C | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 67 | Brazil | 25.16 °C | 2025 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 68 | Panama | 25.14 °C | 2025 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 69 | Dominican Republic | 25.02 °C | 2025 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 70 | Gabon | 24.94 °C | 2025 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 71 | East Timor | 24.91 °C | 2025 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 72 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 24.87 °C | 2025 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 73 | Fiji | 24.82 °C | 2025 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 74 | Algeria | 24.75 °C | 2025 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 75 | Cook Islands | 24.5 °C | 2025 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 76 | Equatorial Guinea | 24.35 °C | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 77 | Mozambique | 24.35 °C | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 78 | Colombia | 24.35 °C | 2025 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 79 | Honduras | 24.33 °C | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 80 | India | 24.23 °C | 2025 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 81 | Papua New Guinea | 24.08 °C | 2025 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 82 | Ethiopia | 24.08 °C | 2025 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 83 | Mauritius | 24.06 °C | 2025 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 84 | Myanmar | 24.03 °C | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 85 | Paraguay | 24.03 °C | 2025 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 86 | Vietnam | 23.97 °C | 2025 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 87 | Iraq | 23.9 °C | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 88 | Uganda | 23.87 °C | 2025 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 89 | Guatemala | 23.69 °C | 2025 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 90 | Egypt | 23.57 °C | 2025 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 91 | Hong Kong | 23.41 °C | 2025 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 92 | Costa Rica | 23.34 °C | 2025 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 93 | New Caledonia | 23.27 °C | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 94 | Tanzania | 23.25 °C | 2025 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 95 | Laos | 23.2 °C | 2025 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 96 | Libya | 23.19 °C | 2025 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 97 | Madagascar | 23.12 °C | 2025 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 98 | Cape Verde | 22.86 °C | 2025 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 99 | Australia | 22.64 °C | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 100 | Angola | 22.35 °C | 2025 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 101 | Malawi | 22.29 °C | 2025 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 102 | Zambia | 22.02 °C | 2025 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 103 | Zimbabwe | 21.8 °C | 2025 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 104 | Botswana | 21.74 °C | 2025 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 105 | Mexico | 21.68 °C | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 106 | Namibia | 21.61 °C | 2025 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 107 | Pakistan | 21.46 °C | 2025 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 108 | Saint Helena | 21.37 °C | 2025 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 109 | Israel | 21.32 °C | 2025 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 110 | Palestine | 21.24 °C | 2025 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 111 | Burundi | 21.24 °C | 2025 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 112 | Ecuador | 21.2 °C | 2025 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 113 | Tunisia | 21.12 °C | 2025 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 114 | Bolivia | 20.53 °C | 2025 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 115 | Jordan | 20.48 °C | 2025 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 116 | Syria | 20.26 °C | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 117 | Rwanda | 20.12 °C | 2025 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 118 | Cyprus | 20.12 °C | 2025 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 119 | Eswatini | 20.04 °C | 2025 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 120 | Iran | 19.71 °C | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 121 | Morocco | 19.3 °C | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 122 | Peru | 19.16 °C | 2025 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 123 | South Africa | 18.35 °C | 2025 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 124 | Turkmenistan | 18.22 °C | 2025 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 125 | Uruguay | 17.48 °C | 2025 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 126 | Lebanon | 16.99 °C | 2025 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 127 | Portugal | 16.17 °C | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 128 | Greece | 16.02 °C | 2025 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 129 | Uzbekistan | 15.44 °C | 2025 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 130 | Argentina | 15.39 °C | 2025 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 131 | Spain | 15.09 °C | 2025 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 132 | France | 14.22 °C | 2025 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 133 | Nepal | 14.13 °C | 2025 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 134 | Italy | 14.05 °C | 2025 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 135 | Albania | 14 °C | 2025 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 136 | Afghanistan | 13.8 °C | 2025 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 137 | South Korea | 13.4 °C | 2025 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 138 | Azerbaijan | 13.18 °C | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 139 | Croatia | 13.14 °C | 2025 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 140 | Turkey | 12.88 °C | 2025 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 141 | Japan | 12.86 °C | 2025 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 142 | Bulgaria | 12.51 °C | 2025 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 143 | Serbia | 12.22 °C | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 144 | North Macedonia | 12.09 °C | 2025 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 145 | Hungary | 11.96 °C | 2025 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 146 | Lesotho | 11.75 °C | 2025 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 147 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11.7 °C | 2025 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 148 | Moldova | 11.6 °C | 2025 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 149 | Belgium | 11.29 °C | 2025 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 150 | Netherlands | 11.27 °C | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 151 | Isle of Man | 11.22 °C | 2025 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 152 | New Zealand | 11.19 °C | 2025 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 153 | Romania | 11.05 °C | 2025 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 154 | Slovenia | 10.92 °C | 2025 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 155 | Montenegro | 10.86 °C | 2025 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 156 | Ireland | 10.75 °C | 2025 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 157 | Ukraine | 10.49 °C | 2025 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 158 | United States | 10.43 °C | 2025 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 159 | Luxembourg | 10.39 °C | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 160 | United Kingdom | 10.37 °C | 2025 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 161 | Germany | 10.08 °C | 2025 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 162 | Denmark | 9.82 °C | 2025 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 163 | Bhutan | 9.76 °C | 2025 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 164 | Poland | 9.5 °C | 2025 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 165 | Chile | 9.48 °C | 2025 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 166 | Slovakia | 9.46 °C | 2025 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 167 | Czechia | 9.08 °C | 2025 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 168 | Georgia | 9 °C | 2025 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 169 | Kazakhstan | 8.95 °C | 2025 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 170 | Belarus | 8.52 °C | 2025 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 171 | Faroe Islands | 8.35 °C | 2025 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 172 | Lithuania | 8.34 °C | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 173 | North Korea | 8.33 °C | 2025 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 174 | China | 8.21 °C | 2025 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 175 | Latvia | 7.95 °C | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 176 | Armenia | 7.91 °C | 2025 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 177 | Austria | 7.81 °C | 2025 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 178 | Estonia | 7.71 °C | 2025 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 179 | Falkland Islands | 7.11 °C | 2025 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 180 | Switzerland | 6.78 °C | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 181 | Andorra | 6.48 °C | 2025 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 182 | Sweden | 5.21 °C | 2025 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 183 | Finland | 4.48 °C | 2025 | up 7.8% | volatile |
| 184 | Iceland | 2.87 °C | 2025 | up 98.9% | volatile |
| 185 | Tajikistan | 2.63 °C | 2025 | up 401.9% | volatile |
| 186 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.5 °C | 2025 | up 172.6% | volatile |
| 187 | Norway | 2.5 °C | 2025 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | 2.45 °C | 2025 | up 67.9% | rising |
| 189 | Mongolia | 2.24 °C | 2025 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 190 | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | -0.0896 °C | 2025 | up 87.2% | volatile |
| 191 | Russia | -2.35 °C | 2025 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 192 | Canada | -2.55 °C | 2025 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 193 | Greenland | -16.62 °C | 2025 | up 15.1% | rising |
About this data
Temperature of the air measured 2 meters above the ground, encompassing land, sea, and in-land water surfaces.