France vs Italy: Average annual surface temperature
France
14.22 °C
in 2025
Italy
14.05 °C
in 2025
France rank
132nd
Italy rank
134th
Average annual surface temperature over time
- France
- Italy
How they compare
France currently reports 14.22 °C against 14.05 °C in Italy, a difference of 0.17 °C.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was France ahead.
France ranks 132nd and Italy ranks 134th of 193 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 12.42 °C | 11.71 °C | 0.7159 °C | France |
| 1950s | 12.47 °C | 12.19 °C | 0.2833 °C | France |
| 1960s | 12.4 °C | 12.06 °C | 0.3409 °C | France |
| 1970s | 12.38 °C | 11.94 °C | 0.4431 °C | France |
| 1980s | 12.61 °C | 12.1 °C | 0.508 °C | France |
| 1990s | 13.11 °C | 12.64 °C | 0.4676 °C | France |
| 2000s | 13.43 °C | 13.1 °C | 0.3377 °C | France |
| 2010s | 13.69 °C | 13.45 °C | 0.2389 °C | France |
| 2020s | 14.29 °C | 14.05 °C | 0.2326 °C | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average annual surface temperature, France or Italy?
- France, at 14.22 °C against 14.05 °C in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average annual surface temperature between France and Italy?
- 0.17 °C, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Italy?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do France and Italy rank globally for average annual surface temperature?
- France ranks 132nd and Italy ranks 134th 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.