Winter temperature anomalies in Japan
Japan: Winter temperature anomalies was 0.5865 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Winter temperature anomalies in Japan, 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 winter temperature anomalies in Japan is 0.5865 °C, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 164.2% on the previous year and down 67.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, winter temperature anomalies in Japan peaked at 1.79 °C in 2015 and was at its lowest, -4.07 °C, in 1944.
That places Japan 113th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -2.34 °C | -4.07 °C | 0.4962 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.6832 °C | -3.17 °C | 1.02 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.9242 °C | -3.29 °C | 1.79 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.6318 °C | -2.15 °C | 0.7057 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.7056 °C | -2.52 °C | 0.3632 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2733 °C | -1.15 °C | 1.43 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1272 °C | -2.7 °C | 1.21 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0303 °C | -1.54 °C | 1.79 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0436 °C | -0.9139 °C | 0.9953 °C | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is winter temperature anomalies in Japan?
- Winter temperature anomalies in Japan was 0.5865 °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 winter temperature anomalies recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.79 °C in 2015.
- What is the lowest winter temperature anomalies recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.07 °C in 1944.
- How does Japan rank for winter temperature anomalies?
- Japan ranks 113th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is winter temperature anomalies rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan 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 Winter temperature anomalies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The 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.