Summer temperature anomalies in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Summer temperature anomalies was -0.1753 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2026)
-0.1753 °C
Change on year
down 123.0%
World rank
181st
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.14 °C
in 2007
All-time low
-1.29 °C
in 1957
Years of data
87
1940–2026
Summer temperature anomalies in Vanuatu, 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, summer temperature anomalies in Vanuatu stood at -0.1753 °C.
That represents a change of down 123.0% on the previous year and down 138.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, summer temperature anomalies in Vanuatu peaked at 1.14 °C in 2007 and was at its lowest, -1.29 °C, in 1957.
That places Vanuatu 181st out of 193 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Summer temperature anomalies in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.07 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.9238 °C | -13.4% |
| 1942 | -0.0606 °C | -93.4% |
| 1943 | -0.3709 °C | +512.5% |
| 1944 | -0.7023 °C | +89.3% |
| 1945 | -0.5873 °C | -16.4% |
| 1946 | -0.4807 °C | -18.1% |
| 1947 | -0.6788 °C | +41.2% |
| 1948 | 0.0698 °C | -110.3% |
| 1949 | 0.5127 °C | +634.6% |
| 1950 | 0.7295 °C | +42.3% |
| 1951 | -0.4509 °C | -161.8% |
| 1952 | 0.4019 °C | -189.1% |
| 1953 | -0.1704 °C | -142.4% |
| 1954 | 0.0714 °C | -141.9% |
| 1955 | -0.2259 °C | -416.3% |
| 1956 | 0.3175 °C | -240.5% |
| 1957 | -1.29 °C | -506.9% |
| 1958 | 0.1176 °C | -109.1% |
| 1959 | -0.3964 °C | -437.1% |
| 1960 | -0.3096 °C | -21.9% |
| 1961 | -0.1223 °C | -60.5% |
| 1962 | -0.1756 °C | +43.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0461 °C | -126.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0355 °C | -22.8% |
| 1965 | -0.8226 °C | -2414.3% |
| 1966 | -0.6803 °C | -17.3% |
| 1967 | -0.1747 °C | -74.3% |
| 1968 | -0.3915 °C | +124.1% |
| 1969 | 0.2775 °C | -170.9% |
| 1970 | -0.0009 °C | -100.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1918 °C | -22203.3% |
| 1972 | -0.8129 °C | -523.8% |
| 1973 | 0.3661 °C | -145.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0578 °C | -84.2% |
| 1975 | -0.0421 °C | -172.9% |
| 1976 | -0.2506 °C | +495.0% |
| 1977 | -0.4341 °C | +73.3% |
| 1978 | -0.1081 °C | -75.1% |
| 1979 | -0.1998 °C | +84.9% |
| 1980 | -0.8228 °C | +311.7% |
| 1981 | -0.2879 °C | -65.0% |
| 1982 | -0.2777 °C | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1193 °C | -143.0% |
| 1984 | -0.1175 °C | -198.5% |
| 1985 | -0.3318 °C | +182.3% |
| 1986 | -0.6082 °C | +83.3% |
| 1987 | -0.8061 °C | +32.5% |
| 1988 | 0.3844 °C | -147.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1023 °C | -73.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1541 °C | +50.6% |
| 1991 | -0.6066 °C | -493.6% |
| 1992 | -0.0192 °C | -96.8% |
| 1993 | -0.7328 °C | +3706.9% |
| 1994 | -0.8483 °C | +15.8% |
| 1995 | -0.3724 °C | -56.1% |
| 1996 | -0.4555 °C | +22.3% |
| 1997 | -0.5726 °C | +25.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0407 °C | -107.1% |
| 1999 | -0.2974 °C | -830.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1574 °C | -152.9% |
| 2001 | -0.2329 °C | -248.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6925 °C | -397.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2441 °C | -64.7% |
| 2004 | -0.1372 °C | -156.2% |
| 2005 | -0.3835 °C | +179.6% |
| 2006 | -0.1732 °C | -54.8% |
| 2007 | 1.14 °C | -755.6% |
| 2008 | -0.3998 °C | -135.2% |
| 2009 | -0.1141 °C | -71.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9791 °C | -957.8% |
| 2011 | 0.6335 °C | -35.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0605 °C | -90.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3128 °C | +416.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3089 °C | -1.3% |
| 2015 | -0.4852 °C | -257.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4599 °C | -194.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4535 °C | -1.4% |
| 2018 | -0.215 °C | -147.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1205 °C | -156.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4469 °C | +271.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4089 °C | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 1 °C | +144.6% |
| 2023 | -0.2339 °C | -123.4% |
| 2024 | 0.7616 °C | -425.6% |
| 2025 | 0.7615 °C | -0.0% |
| 2026 | -0.1753 °C | -123.0% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's -0.1753 °C is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5032 °C. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's -0.1753 °C is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.441 °C. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Summer temperature anomalies in Vanuatu 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +22203.3% | -0.0009 °C | 0.1918 °C |
| 1993 | -3706.9% | -0.0192 °C | -0.7328 °C |
| 1965 | -2414.3% | 0.0355 °C | -0.8226 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.4289 °C | -1.07 °C | 0.5127 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.0898 °C | -1.29 °C | 0.7295 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.2318 °C | -0.8226 °C | 0.2775 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.1233 °C | -0.8129 °C | 0.3661 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.2646 °C | -0.8228 °C | 0.3844 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.371 °C | -0.8483 °C | 0.1541 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0789 °C | -0.3998 °C | 1.14 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2628 °C | -0.4852 °C | 0.9791 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4243 °C | -0.2339 °C | 1 °C | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is summer temperature anomalies in Vanuatu?
- Summer temperature anomalies in Vanuatu was -0.1753 °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 summer temperature anomalies recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 °C in 2007.
- What is the lowest summer temperature anomalies recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.29 °C in 1957.
- How does Vanuatu rank for summer temperature anomalies?
- Vanuatu ranks 181st out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is summer temperature anomalies rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 138.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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 Summer 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.