Winter temperature anomalies in Samoa
Samoa: Winter temperature anomalies was 0.4124 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.4124 °C
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
132nd
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.6219 °C
in 2016
All-time low
-1.15 °C
in 1955
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Winter temperature anomalies in Samoa, 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 Samoa is 0.4124 °C, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 239.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, winter temperature anomalies in Samoa peaked at 0.6219 °C in 2016 and was at its lowest, -1.15 °C, in 1955.
That places Samoa 132nd 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.
Winter temperature anomalies in Samoa, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.0903 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.4522 °C | +400.6% |
| 1942 | -1.1 °C | +143.5% |
| 1943 | -0.971 °C | -11.8% |
| 1944 | -0.8428 °C | -13.2% |
| 1945 | -0.5445 °C | -35.4% |
| 1946 | -0.3612 °C | -33.7% |
| 1947 | -0.4481 °C | +24.1% |
| 1948 | -0.4237 °C | -5.4% |
| 1949 | -0.5412 °C | +27.7% |
| 1950 | -0.6324 °C | +16.8% |
| 1951 | -0.344 °C | -45.6% |
| 1952 | -0.134 °C | -61.0% |
| 1953 | -0.4063 °C | +203.1% |
| 1954 | -0.7708 °C | +89.7% |
| 1955 | -1.15 °C | +49.0% |
| 1956 | -0.5511 °C | -52.0% |
| 1957 | -0.3877 °C | -29.6% |
| 1958 | -0.7593 °C | +95.8% |
| 1959 | -0.4976 °C | -34.5% |
| 1960 | -0.4329 °C | -13.0% |
| 1961 | -0.6428 °C | +48.5% |
| 1962 | -0.5387 °C | -16.2% |
| 1963 | -0.1613 °C | -70.1% |
| 1964 | -1.04 °C | +545.1% |
| 1965 | -0.1466 °C | -85.9% |
| 1966 | -0.5257 °C | +258.5% |
| 1967 | -0.4596 °C | -12.6% |
| 1968 | 0.303 °C | -165.9% |
| 1969 | -0.1863 °C | -161.5% |
| 1970 | -0.6352 °C | +241.0% |
| 1971 | -0.5186 °C | -18.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0695 °C | -113.4% |
| 1973 | -0.7381 °C | -1161.7% |
| 1974 | -0.5584 °C | -24.3% |
| 1975 | -0.9169 °C | +64.2% |
| 1976 | -0.4596 °C | -49.9% |
| 1977 | -0.0973 °C | -78.8% |
| 1978 | -0.3287 °C | +237.7% |
| 1979 | -0.6083 °C | +85.1% |
| 1980 | -0.0351 °C | -94.2% |
| 1981 | -0.3827 °C | +989.4% |
| 1982 | -0.5926 °C | +54.8% |
| 1983 | -0.343 °C | -42.1% |
| 1984 | -0.6312 °C | +84.0% |
| 1985 | -0.3843 °C | -39.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0168 °C | -104.4% |
| 1987 | 0.2055 °C | +1123.0% |
| 1988 | -0.8797 °C | -528.2% |
| 1989 | -0.3758 °C | -57.3% |
| 1990 | -0.0591 °C | -84.3% |
| 1991 | -0.2672 °C | +352.5% |
| 1992 | -0.0084 °C | -96.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1114 °C | -1420.7% |
| 1994 | 0.3129 °C | +180.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0515 °C | -83.5% |
| 1996 | -0.3858 °C | -849.1% |
| 1997 | -0.141 °C | -63.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1905 °C | -235.1% |
| 1999 | -0.0237 °C | -112.4% |
| 2000 | -0.052 °C | +119.6% |
| 2001 | -0.2697 °C | +419.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4328 °C | -260.5% |
| 2003 | -0.0737 °C | -117.0% |
| 2004 | 0.431 °C | -685.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0835 °C | -80.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3078 °C | +268.8% |
| 2007 | -0.584 °C | -289.7% |
| 2008 | -0.186 °C | -68.2% |
| 2009 | -0.0891 °C | -52.1% |
| 2010 | -0.6044 °C | +578.1% |
| 2011 | -0.355 °C | -41.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0329 °C | -109.3% |
| 2013 | -0.0885 °C | -369.1% |
| 2014 | -0.0456 °C | -48.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1214 °C | -366.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6219 °C | +412.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0992 °C | -84.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3373 °C | +240.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3079 °C | -8.7% |
| 2020 | -0.268 °C | -187.0% |
| 2021 | -0.2868 °C | +7.0% |
| 2022 | -0.1203 °C | -58.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4027 °C | -434.7% |
| 2024 | 0.4221 °C | +4.8% |
| 2025 | 0.4124 °C | -2.3% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.4124 °C is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8542 °C, 48% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.4124 °C is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4368 °C, 94% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Winter temperature anomalies in Samoa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +1420.7% | -0.0084 °C | 0.1114 °C |
| 1973 | -1161.7% | 0.0695 °C | -0.7381 °C |
| 1987 | +1123.0% | 0.0168 °C | 0.2055 °C |
| 1981 | -989.4% | -0.0351 °C | -0.3827 °C |
| 1996 | -849.1% | 0.0515 °C | -0.3858 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.5776 °C | -1.1 °C | -0.0903 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.5632 °C | -1.15 °C | -0.134 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.3831 °C | -1.04 °C | 0.303 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.4792 °C | -0.9169 °C | 0.0695 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.3402 °C | -0.8797 °C | 0.2055 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0219 °C | -0.3858 °C | 0.3129 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0001 °C | -0.584 °C | 0.4328 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0427 °C | -0.6044 °C | 0.6219 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0937 °C | -0.2868 °C | 0.4221 °C | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is winter temperature anomalies in Samoa?
- Winter temperature anomalies in Samoa was 0.4124 °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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6219 °C in 2016.
- What is the lowest winter temperature anomalies recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.15 °C in 1955.
- How does Samoa rank for winter temperature anomalies?
- Samoa ranks 132nd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is winter temperature anomalies rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 239.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa 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
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.