Average annual surface temperature in Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands: Average annual surface temperature was 7.11 °C in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
7.11 °C
Change on year
up 10.4%
World rank
179th
of 193 countries
All-time high
7.52 °C
in 2021
All-time low
5.18 °C
in 1945
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Average annual surface temperature in Falkland Islands, 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 average annual surface temperature in Falkland Islands is 7.11 °C, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 10.4% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average annual surface temperature in Falkland Islands peaked at 7.52 °C in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.18 °C, in 1945.
That places Falkland Islands 179th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 86 years of available data.
Average annual surface temperature in Falkland Islands, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 5.9 °C | — |
| 1941 | 5.92 °C | +0.4% |
| 1942 | 6.28 °C | +6.2% |
| 1943 | 6.41 °C | +1.9% |
| 1944 | 5.82 °C | -9.1% |
| 1945 | 5.18 °C | -10.9% |
| 1946 | 5.84 °C | +12.6% |
| 1947 | 6.12 °C | +4.7% |
| 1948 | 5.85 °C | -4.4% |
| 1949 | 5.77 °C | -1.4% |
| 1950 | 5.51 °C | -4.5% |
| 1951 | 5.89 °C | +6.9% |
| 1952 | 6.05 °C | +2.7% |
| 1953 | 5.88 °C | -2.8% |
| 1954 | 5.79 °C | -1.6% |
| 1955 | 5.81 °C | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 6.5 °C | +11.9% |
| 1957 | 6.32 °C | -2.8% |
| 1958 | 6.13 °C | -2.9% |
| 1959 | 5.77 °C | -5.9% |
| 1960 | 6.46 °C | +12.0% |
| 1961 | 6.27 °C | -2.9% |
| 1962 | 6.87 °C | +9.6% |
| 1963 | 6.43 °C | -6.4% |
| 1964 | 6.22 °C | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 6.44 °C | +3.5% |
| 1966 | 6.17 °C | -4.2% |
| 1967 | 6.61 °C | +7.2% |
| 1968 | 6.91 °C | +4.4% |
| 1969 | 6.5 °C | -5.9% |
| 1970 | 6.61 °C | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 6.28 °C | -5.1% |
| 1972 | 6.29 °C | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 6.25 °C | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 6.45 °C | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 6.25 °C | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 5.82 °C | -6.9% |
| 1977 | 6.37 °C | +9.4% |
| 1978 | 6.42 °C | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 6.8 °C | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 6.46 °C | -4.9% |
| 1981 | 6.76 °C | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 6.85 °C | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 6.99 °C | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 6.16 °C | -11.9% |
| 1985 | 6.87 °C | +11.6% |
| 1986 | 6.15 °C | -10.5% |
| 1987 | 6.56 °C | +6.6% |
| 1988 | 6.4 °C | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 7.23 °C | +13.0% |
| 1990 | 6.7 °C | -7.3% |
| 1991 | 6.27 °C | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 6.37 °C | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 7.06 °C | +10.9% |
| 1994 | 6.36 °C | -9.9% |
| 1995 | 6 °C | -5.8% |
| 1996 | 6.78 °C | +13.0% |
| 1997 | 6.29 °C | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 7.38 °C | +17.3% |
| 1999 | 6.97 °C | -5.5% |
| 2000 | 6.35 °C | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 6.69 °C | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 5.99 °C | -10.4% |
| 2003 | 6.66 °C | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 7.5 °C | +12.6% |
| 2005 | 6.56 °C | -12.6% |
| 2006 | 7.01 °C | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 6.22 °C | -11.3% |
| 2008 | 6.73 °C | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 6.36 °C | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 6.55 °C | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 6.9 °C | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 6.58 °C | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 6.67 °C | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 6.41 °C | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 6.26 °C | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 6.69 °C | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 7.18 °C | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 7.2 °C | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 6.41 °C | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 7.12 °C | +11.2% |
| 2021 | 7.52 °C | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 6.83 °C | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 6.73 °C | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 6.44 °C | -4.3% |
| 2025 | 7.11 °C | +10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 5.91 °C | 5.18 °C | 6.41 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | 5.96 °C | 5.51 °C | 6.5 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.49 °C | 6.17 °C | 6.91 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.35 °C | 5.82 °C | 6.8 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.64 °C | 6.15 °C | 7.23 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.62 °C | 6 °C | 7.38 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.61 °C | 5.99 °C | 7.5 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.69 °C | 6.26 °C | 7.2 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.96 °C | 6.44 °C | 7.52 °C | 6 |
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More reference data data for Falkland Islands
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.69 live births per woman (2023)
- Land area in hectares, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures, annual growth rate -0.3357 % change on previous year (2023)
- Average age of mothers at childbirth 30.43 years (2023)
- Area of permanent meadows and pastures 1.13 million hectares (2023)
- Land area in hectares 1.22 million hectares (2023)
- Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures 93.19 percent (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.69 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 1.69 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average annual surface temperature in Falkland Islands?
- Average annual surface temperature in Falkland Islands was 7.11 °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 average annual surface temperature recorded in Falkland Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 7.52 °C in 2021.
- What is the lowest average annual surface temperature recorded in Falkland Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.18 °C in 1945.
- How does Falkland Islands rank for average annual surface temperature?
- Falkland Islands ranks 179th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average annual surface temperature rising or falling in Falkland Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Falkland Islands 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 Average annual surface temperature. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Temperature of the air measured 2 meters above the ground, encompassing land, sea, and in-land water surfaces.