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
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
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.