Winter temperature anomalies in New Zealand
New Zealand: Winter temperature anomalies was 0.5536 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Winter temperature anomalies in New Zealand, 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 New Zealand is 0.5536 °C, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 67.4% on the previous year and up 362.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, winter temperature anomalies in New Zealand peaked at 2.09 °C in 2017 and was at its lowest, -2.57 °C, in 2004.
New Zealand ranks 118th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.25 °C | -2.38 °C | 0.6434 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.4413 °C | -2.44 °C | 0.7407 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.468 °C | -1.64 °C | 1.34 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.3016 °C | -1.81 °C | 1.08 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0034 °C | -1.59 °C | 1.2 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.5115 °C | -1.08 °C | 0.665 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1844 °C | -2.57 °C | 1.64 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6714 °C | -0.3227 °C | 2.09 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 °C | 0.1698 °C | 1.7 °C | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is winter temperature anomalies in New Zealand?
- Winter temperature anomalies in New Zealand was 0.5536 °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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 2.09 °C in 2017.
- What is the lowest winter temperature anomalies recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.57 °C in 2004.
- How does New Zealand rank for winter temperature anomalies?
- New Zealand ranks 118th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is winter temperature anomalies rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 362.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.