Luxembourg vs United Kingdom: Average annual surface temperature
Luxembourg
10.39 °C
in 2025
United Kingdom
10.37 °C
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
159th
United Kingdom rank
160th
Average annual surface temperature over time
- Luxembourg
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 10.39 °C against 10.37 °C in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.02 °C.
The two have swapped places 31 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 159th and United Kingdom ranks 160th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 5 and United Kingdom in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 8.59 °C | 8.7 °C | 0.1094 °C | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | 8.61 °C | 8.55 °C | 0.0605 °C | Luxembourg |
| 1960s | 8.63 °C | 8.24 °C | 0.3909 °C | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 8.54 °C | 8.67 °C | 0.1224 °C | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 8.47 °C | 8.73 °C | 0.254 °C | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 9.18 °C | 9.23 °C | 0.0506 °C | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 9.7 °C | 9.58 °C | 0.1188 °C | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 9.76 °C | 9.44 °C | 0.3244 °C | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 10.49 °C | 10.09 °C | 0.4088 °C | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average annual surface temperature, Luxembourg or United Kingdom?
- Luxembourg, at 10.39 °C against 10.37 °C in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average annual surface temperature between Luxembourg and United Kingdom?
- 0.02 °C, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and United Kingdom?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Luxembourg and United Kingdom rank globally for average annual surface temperature?
- Luxembourg ranks 159th and United Kingdom ranks 160th 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.