Luxembourg vs United States: Average annual surface temperature
Luxembourg
10.39 °C
in 2025
United States
10.43 °C
in 2025
Luxembourg rank
159th
United States rank
158th
Average annual surface temperature over time
- Luxembourg
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 10.43 °C against 10.39 °C in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.04 °C.
The two have swapped places 38 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was United States ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 159th and United States ranks 158th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 4 and United States in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 8.59 °C | 8.21 °C | 0.3819 °C | Luxembourg |
| 1950s | 8.61 °C | 8.77 °C | 0.1547 °C | United States |
| 1960s | 8.63 °C | 8.53 °C | 0.0938 °C | Luxembourg |
| 1970s | 8.54 °C | 8.57 °C | 0.0265 °C | United States |
| 1980s | 8.47 °C | 8.98 °C | 0.5103 °C | United States |
| 1990s | 9.18 °C | 9.19 °C | 0.0021 °C | United States |
| 2000s | 9.7 °C | 9.55 °C | 0.1492 °C | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 9.76 °C | 9.96 °C | 0.2011 °C | United States |
| 2020s | 10.49 °C | 10.31 °C | 0.1859 °C | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average annual surface temperature, Luxembourg or United States?
- United States, at 10.43 °C against 10.39 °C in Luxembourg as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average annual surface temperature between Luxembourg and United States?
- 0.04 °C, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and United States?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Luxembourg and United States rank globally for average annual surface temperature?
- Luxembourg ranks 159th and United States ranks 158th 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.