France vs Spain: Average annual surface temperature
France
14.22 °C
in 2025
Spain
15.09 °C
in 2025
France rank
132nd
Spain rank
131st
Average annual surface temperature over time
- France
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 15.09 °C against 14.22 °C in France, a difference of 0.87 °C.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Spain ahead.
France ranks 132nd and Spain ranks 131st of 193 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 12.42 °C | 13.01 °C | 0.5858 °C | Spain |
| 1950s | 12.47 °C | 12.87 °C | 0.3996 °C | Spain |
| 1960s | 12.4 °C | 12.95 °C | 0.5488 °C | Spain |
| 1970s | 12.38 °C | 12.7 °C | 0.3225 °C | Spain |
| 1980s | 12.61 °C | 13.52 °C | 0.9126 °C | Spain |
| 1990s | 13.11 °C | 13.91 °C | 0.7973 °C | Spain |
| 2000s | 13.43 °C | 14.15 °C | 0.7168 °C | Spain |
| 2010s | 13.69 °C | 14.42 °C | 0.7357 °C | Spain |
| 2020s | 14.29 °C | 14.98 °C | 0.69 °C | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average annual surface temperature, France or Spain?
- Spain, at 15.09 °C against 14.22 °C in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average annual surface temperature between France and Spain?
- 0.87 °C, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Spain?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do France and Spain rank globally for average annual surface temperature?
- France ranks 132nd and Spain ranks 131st 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.