Belgium vs Netherlands: Average annual surface temperature
Belgium
11.29 °C
in 2025
Netherlands
11.27 °C
in 2025
Belgium rank
149th
Netherlands rank
150th
Average annual surface temperature over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 11.29 °C against 11.27 °C in Netherlands, a difference of 0.02 °C.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 149th and Netherlands ranks 150th of 193 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 9.36 °C | 9.45 °C | 0.0826 °C | Netherlands |
| 1950s | 9.19 °C | 9.37 °C | 0.1796 °C | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 9.23 °C | 9.35 °C | 0.1277 °C | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 9.24 °C | 9.56 °C | 0.3207 °C | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 9.27 °C | 9.5 °C | 0.2318 °C | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 9.93 °C | 10.07 °C | 0.1338 °C | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 10.43 °C | 10.65 °C | 0.2199 °C | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 10.44 °C | 10.6 °C | 0.157 °C | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 11.21 °C | 11.35 °C | 0.1397 °C | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average annual surface temperature, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Belgium, at 11.29 °C against 11.27 °C in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average annual surface temperature between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 0.02 °C, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for average annual surface temperature?
- Belgium ranks 149th and Netherlands ranks 150th 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 Average annual surface temperature. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Temperature of the air measured 2 meters above the ground, encompassing land, sea, and in-land water surfaces.