Italy vs United Kingdom: Annual temperature anomalies

Italy
0.9548 °C
in 2025
United Kingdom
0.942 °C
in 2025
Italy rank
50th
United Kingdom rank
53rd

Annual temperature anomalies over time

  • Italy
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.9548 °C against 0.942 °C in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0128 °C.

The two have swapped places 25 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Italy ranks 50th and United Kingdom ranks 53rd of 193 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1940s -1.39 °C -0.7247 °C 0.6646 °C United Kingdom
1950s -0.9076 °C -0.8728 °C 0.0347 °C United Kingdom
1960s -1.03 °C -1.19 °C 0.1526 °C Italy
1970s -1.16 °C -0.7581 °C 0.3999 °C United Kingdom
1980s -0.9971 °C -0.6965 °C 0.3006 °C United Kingdom
1990s -0.4537 °C -0.1902 °C 0.2634 °C United Kingdom
2000s -0.0002 °C 0.1524 °C 0.1526 °C United Kingdom
2010s 0.3498 °C 0.0151 °C 0.3347 °C Italy
2020s 0.9571 °C 0.6618 °C 0.2952 °C Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual temperature anomalies, Italy or United Kingdom?
Italy, at 0.9548 °C against 0.942 °C in United Kingdom as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual temperature anomalies between Italy and United Kingdom?
0.0128 °C, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United Kingdom?
86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
How do Italy and United Kingdom rank globally for annual temperature anomalies?
Italy ranks 50th and United Kingdom ranks 53rd of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual temperature anomalies. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual temperature anomalies
Unit
°C
Source
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 16,598 data points, 1940–2025
Last refreshed

The difference of a specific year's average surface temperature from the 1991-2020 mean, in degrees Celsius.