South Africa vs South Korea

South Africa vs South Korea: Temperature

Temperature in 2025: 18.3 °C in South Africa and 13.5 °C in South Korea, by ERA5 observations. In 2025 the value was higher in South Africa, by 4.8 °C, or 1.35 times that in South Korea.

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°C · ERA5

South Africa vs South Korea: TemperatureTemperature in 2025: 18.3 °C in South Africa and 13.5 °C in South Korea, by ERA5 observations. In 2025 the value was higher in South Africa, by 4.8 °C, or 1.35 times that in South Korea.
South AfricaSouth KoreaCMIP6 historical run, model medianCMIP6 model median (SSP2-4.5, middle of the road)models’ 10th–90th percentile

What the numbers say

  • South Africa has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
  • In 2025, South Africa ranked 155 and South Korea ranked 171 of 233 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The CMIP6 model median (SSP2-4.5, middle of the road) puts South Africa at 20.7 °C and South Korea at 15.3 °C in 2100.

Every year

°C · ERA5

YearSouth AfricaSouth Africa: CMIP6 historical run, model medianSouth KoreaSouth Korea: CMIP6 historical run, model median
202518.318.813.513.4
202418.91914.213.5
202318.218.813.613.6
202218.118.912.913.4
202117.818.813.313.1
202018.218.712.913.1
201919.118.713.213.2
201818.318.712.713.2
201718.218.712.813.2
201618.818.513.312.9
201518.818.613.213
201417.918.612.812.7
201317.818.712.613.1
201217.718.61213.1
201117.318.31212.9
201018.218.412.312.9
200917.718.412.712.8
200817.918.312.712.8
200717.818.21312.6
200617.418.412.712.9
200518.118.41212.8
20041818.41312.6
200318.118.312.212.7
200217.718.312.412.7
200117.618.212.512.7
200017.218.312.212.6
199918.318.112.612.5
199817.818.113.212.5
199717.218.112.412.4
199616.81811.712.4
199517.517.911.912.2
199417.417.913.112.2
19931817.711.611.9
19921817.512.211.9
199117.518.211.912.2
199017.518.112.812.4
198917.217.912.612.3
198817.418.111.812.2
198717.91811.912
198617.817.911.112.1
198517.917.811.612
198417.817.811.311.7
19831817.711.911.5
198217.517.912.111.9
198116.917.911.112
198017.51810.812
197917.417.812.211.9
197817.117.812.512
197717.317.912.111.9
197616.517.811.311.7
197516.717.712.212
197416.717.81112
197317.217.81211.8
197217.417.611.811.8
19711717.711.511.7
197017.517.711.311.8
196917.417.71111.9
196816.617.711.611.8
19671717.611.612
196617.617.711.612
196517.217.511.411.9
19641717.312.312
196317.217.311.112.2
196217.617.811.712
196117.217.912.512.1
196017.217.712.212.1
195917.217.712.412
195817.417.811.912
195717.217.910.912.2
195616.917.610.512.3
195516.417.911.812.1
195416.717.711.912.2
195317.817.611.612.1
195217.517.911.612.1
195117.417.711.712.1
195017.417.711.412.3
  • 12.3Projected
CMIP6 model median (SSP2-4.5, middle of the road) · 2026–2100
YearSouth AfricaSouth Africa: CMIP6 historical run, model medianSouth KoreaSouth Korea: CMIP6 historical run, model median
2026–1918.2–19.9–13.512.7–14.2
2027–1918.3–19.8–13.612.9–14.5
2028–1918.2–19.6–13.712.9–14.4
2029–19.218.6–19.9–13.713.1–14.6
2030–19.218.4–19.9–13.512.9–14.3
2031–19.218.4–20.1–13.712.9–14.6
2032–19.218.5–19.9–13.813.1–14.4
2033–19.218.4–19.9–1413.1–14.6
2034–19.218.6–20–13.913–14.6
2035–19.118.3–19.8–13.913–14.7
2036–19.218.5–19.8–13.712.8–14.7
2037–19.418.7–20.2–1413.1–14.6
2038–19.518.8–20.2–14.113.2–14.6
2039–19.418.5–20.1–1413–14.8
2040–19.418.7–20.2–1413.1–14.8
2041–19.518.7–20.2–1413–15.2
2042–19.718.7–20.4–13.912.6–15
2043–19.718.8–20.4–14.213–15.2
2044–19.518.7–20.6–14.113.4–15
2045–19.518.7–20.4–1413.2–15.2
2046–19.819–20.6–14.113–15.1
2047–19.918.9–20.6–14.213.5–15.1
2048–19.919–20.6–14.513.4–15.2
2049–19.919.1–20.8–14.413.2–15.4
2050–19.819–20.8–14.413.4–15.3
2051–19.919–20.7–14.613.2–15.3
2052–2019–20.9–14.213.3–14.9
2053–19.919.1–20.7–14.513.8–15.2
2054–2019–21–14.413.9–15.3
2055–2019.1–21–14.613.5–15.5
2056–2018.9–20.9–14.813.7–15.6
2057–20.118.9–21.3–14.613.1–15.6
2058–2019.1–20.8–14.513.7–15.5
2059–20.219.1–20.9–14.713.3–15.4
2060–20.219.3–21.1–14.813.8–15.6
2061–20.219.3–21.1–14.613.8–15.7
2062–2019–21.1–14.613.7–16
2063–20.119.2–21.3–14.813.7–15.7
2064–20.119.3–21–14.613.5–15.3
2065–20.119.1–21.2–14.813.6–15.7
2066–20.319.3–21.4–14.613.5–15.4
2067–20.119–21.1–14.713.7–15.7
2068–20.319.2–21.2–14.713.6–16.1
2069–20.319.3–21.2–1513.8–16
2070–20.219.4–21.3–14.813.8–16.1
2071–20.419.5–21.6–14.813.6–16.2
2072–20.419.5–21.3–14.813.6–16
2073–20.719.8–21.5–15.113.9–15.9
2074–20.419.4–21.5–14.913.7–16.1
2075–20.419.4–21.4–14.913.8–15.9
2076–20.519.5–21.4–15.114.1–15.8
2077–20.619.6–21.7–15.114.1–16.2
2078–20.419.5–21.6–15.113.9–16.3
2079–20.619.4–21.6–1513.9–16.3
2080–20.719.6–21.7–1514–16.3
2081–20.519.6–21.6–1514.2–16.2
2082–20.619.6–21.5–15.114–16.2
2083–20.719.6–21.6–15.214.3–16.3
2084–20.719.4–21.6–15.213.6–16.5
2085–20.719.6–22–15.314.2–16.4
2086–20.619.8–22–15.114.1–16.4
2087–20.519.7–21.7–15.113.8–16.7
2088–20.819.7–21.9–15.114.2–16.7
2089–20.719.7–21.6–15.214.2–16.3
2090–20.819.6–21.9–15.614.1–16.3
2091–20.819.7–21.9–15.414.4–16.4
2092–20.919.9–21.9–15.114.2–16.1
2093–20.619.6–21.8–15.414.4–16.2
2094–20.619.8–22–15.313.9–16.3
2095–2119.6–22.3–15.314.3–16.2
2096–20.819.7–22.1–15.413.8–16.5
2097–20.619.5–21.9–15.414.3–16.2
2098–20.919.8–22.3–15.214.6–16.5
2099–20.819.7–22–15.414.2–16.5
2100–20.719.6–21.9–15.314.3–16.7

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Good to know

  • The average air temperature near the ground, over the whole country and the whole year.
  • Source: ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus, ECMWF) and CMIP6, via the World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal.
  • The dashed line is the CMIP6 model median (SSP2-4.5, middle of the road), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its models’ 10th–90th percentile.
  • Climate model values are the median of the CMIP6 models, run on past emissions to 2014 and on SSP2-4.5, a middle-of-the-road path, after: they are not measurements.
  • Ranks count the 233 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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