Portugal vs United States: Annual temperature anomalies
Portugal
0.8306 °C
in 2025
United States
0.8334 °C
in 2025
Portugal rank
69th
United States rank
67th
Annual temperature anomalies over time
- Portugal
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.8334 °C against 0.8306 °C in Portugal, a difference of 0.0028 °C.
The two have swapped places 33 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 69th and United States ranks 67th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 6 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.3526 °C | -1.38 °C | 1.03 °C | Portugal |
| 1950s | -0.7119 °C | -0.8257 °C | 0.1138 °C | Portugal |
| 1960s | -0.6019 °C | -1.06 °C | 0.4556 °C | Portugal |
| 1970s | -1.25 °C | -1.02 °C | 0.2276 °C | United States |
| 1980s | -0.3798 °C | -0.6083 °C | 0.2285 °C | Portugal |
| 1990s | -0.0965 °C | -0.4069 °C | 0.3105 °C | Portugal |
| 2000s | -0.0699 °C | -0.0461 °C | 0.0238 °C | United States |
| 2010s | 0.1162 °C | 0.3725 °C | 0.2562 °C | United States |
| 2020s | 0.7378 °C | 0.7166 °C | 0.0212 °C | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual temperature anomalies, Portugal or United States?
- United States, at 0.8334 °C against 0.8306 °C in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual temperature anomalies between Portugal and United States?
- 0.0028 °C, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United States?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and United States rank globally for annual temperature anomalies?
- Portugal ranks 69th and United States ranks 67th 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
The difference of a specific year's average surface temperature from the 1991-2020 mean, in degrees Celsius.