Norway vs Sweden: Temperature anomalies by month
Norway
-2.84 °C
in 2026
Sweden
-3.74 °C
in 2026
Norway rank
186th
Sweden rank
188th
Temperature anomalies by month over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Norway currently reports -2.84 °C against -3.74 °C in Sweden, a difference of 0.9 °C.
The two have swapped places 35 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Sweden ahead.
Norway ranks 186th and Sweden ranks 188th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -5.53 °C | -3.82 °C | 1.71 °C | Sweden |
| 1950s | -3.69 °C | -2.17 °C | 1.53 °C | Sweden |
| 1960s | -4.78 °C | -3.07 °C | 1.71 °C | Sweden |
| 1970s | -2.2 °C | -1.52 °C | 0.6782 °C | Sweden |
| 1980s | -3.16 °C | -3.01 °C | 0.1442 °C | Sweden |
| 1990s | -0.4542 °C | 0.3601 °C | 0.8144 °C | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.5167 °C | 0.4767 °C | 0.0401 °C | Norway |
| 2010s | -0.2571 °C | -1.32 °C | 1.07 °C | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.2551 °C | 0.259 °C | 0.0039 °C | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher temperature anomalies by month, Norway or Sweden?
- Norway, at -2.84 °C against -3.74 °C in Sweden as of 2026.
- What is the difference in temperature anomalies by month between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.9 °C, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 87 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2026.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for temperature anomalies by month?
- Norway ranks 186th and Sweden ranks 188th 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.