New Zealand vs Norway: Summer temperature anomalies
New Zealand
1.76 °C
in 2026
Norway
1.74 °C
in 2026
New Zealand rank
27th
Norway rank
28th
Summer temperature anomalies over time
- New Zealand
- Norway
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 1.76 °C against 1.74 °C in Norway, a difference of 0.02 °C.
The two have swapped places 47 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Norway ahead.
New Zealand ranks 27th and Norway ranks 28th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 5 and Norway in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.91 °C | -1.74 °C | 0.1762 °C | Norway |
| 1950s | -1.2 °C | -1.58 °C | 0.3818 °C | New Zealand |
| 1960s | -1.18 °C | -1.53 °C | 0.3502 °C | New Zealand |
| 1970s | -0.5011 °C | -0.5508 °C | 0.0497 °C | New Zealand |
| 1980s | -0.0167 °C | -0.1736 °C | 0.1569 °C | New Zealand |
| 1990s | -0.4082 °C | -0.2867 °C | 0.1215 °C | Norway |
| 2000s | -0.0584 °C | 0.1628 °C | 0.2212 °C | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.3402 °C | -0.0534 °C | 0.3936 °C | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 1.19 °C | 1.5 °C | 0.3086 °C | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher summer temperature anomalies, New Zealand or Norway?
- New Zealand, at 1.76 °C against 1.74 °C in Norway as of 2026.
- What is the difference in summer temperature anomalies between New Zealand and Norway?
- 0.02 °C, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Norway?
- 87 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2026.
- How do New Zealand and Norway rank globally for summer temperature anomalies?
- New Zealand ranks 27th and Norway ranks 28th 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 Summer temperature anomalies. 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.