Finland vs Norway: Temperature anomalies by month

Finland
-5.24 °C
in 2026
Norway
-2.84 °C
in 2026
Finland rank
189th
Norway rank
186th

Temperature anomalies by month over time

  • Finland
  • Norway
-10-505194019832026

How they compare

Norway currently reports -2.84 °C against -5.24 °C in Finland, a difference of 2.4 °C.

The two have swapped places 43 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 189th and Norway ranks 186th of 193 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 5 and Norway in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Norway Difference Ahead
1940s -2.72 °C -5.53 °C 2.81 °C Finland
1950s -1.65 °C -3.69 °C 2.04 °C Finland
1960s -3.39 °C -4.78 °C 1.38 °C Finland
1970s -1.19 °C -2.2 °C 1.01 °C Finland
1980s -3.44 °C -3.16 °C 0.2835 °C Norway
1990s 0.271 °C -0.4542 °C 0.7252 °C Finland
2000s 0.434 °C 0.5167 °C 0.0828 °C Norway
2010s -1.47 °C -0.2571 °C 1.21 °C Norway
2020s 0.2428 °C 0.2551 °C 0.0123 °C Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher temperature anomalies by month, Finland or Norway?
Norway, at -2.84 °C against -5.24 °C in Finland as of 2026.
What is the difference in temperature anomalies by month between Finland and Norway?
2.4 °C, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Norway?
87 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2026.
How do Finland and Norway rank globally for temperature anomalies by month?
Finland ranks 189th and Norway ranks 186th 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 Temperature anomalies by month. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Temperature anomalies by month
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, 16,791 data points, 1940–2026
Last refreshed

The difference in a specific month's average surface temperature from the mean temperature of the same month during the period 1991-2020, measured in degrees Celsius.