Italy vs Spain: Average annual surface temperature
Italy
14.05 °C
in 2025
Spain
15.09 °C
in 2025
Italy rank
134th
Spain rank
131st
Average annual surface temperature over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 15.09 °C against 14.05 °C in Italy, a difference of 1.04 °C.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
Across all 86 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 134th 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 | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 11.71 °C | 13.01 °C | 1.3 °C | Spain |
| 1950s | 12.19 °C | 12.87 °C | 0.6829 °C | Spain |
| 1960s | 12.06 °C | 12.95 °C | 0.8898 °C | Spain |
| 1970s | 11.94 °C | 12.7 °C | 0.7657 °C | Spain |
| 1980s | 12.1 °C | 13.52 °C | 1.42 °C | Spain |
| 1990s | 12.64 °C | 13.91 °C | 1.26 °C | Spain |
| 2000s | 13.1 °C | 14.15 °C | 1.05 °C | Spain |
| 2010s | 13.45 °C | 14.42 °C | 0.9747 °C | Spain |
| 2020s | 14.05 °C | 14.98 °C | 0.9226 °C | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average annual surface temperature, Italy or Spain?
- Spain, at 15.09 °C against 14.05 °C in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average annual surface temperature between Italy and Spain?
- 1.04 °C, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for average annual surface temperature?
- Italy ranks 134th 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.