Germany vs United States: Average annual surface temperature

Germany

10.08 °C

in 2025

United States

10.43 °C

in 2025

Germany rank

161st

United States rank

158th

Average annual surface temperature over time

United States currently reports 10.43 °C against 10.08 °C in Germany, a difference of 0.3487 °C.

The two have swapped places 38 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was United States ahead.

Germany ranks 161st and United States ranks 158th of 193 countries.

Indicator: Average annual surface temperature
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: 07 August 2026

The temperature of the air measured 2 meters above the ground, encompassing land, sea, and in-land water surfaces.