Annual temperature anomalies in Belgium
Belgium: Annual temperature anomalies was 0.9809 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.9809 °C
Change on year
down 7.6%
World rank
47th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.24 °C
in 2020
All-time low
-2.28 °C
in 1956
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Annual temperature anomalies in Belgium, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.9809 °C for annual temperature anomalies in 2025.
The figure is down 7.6% on the previous year and up 210.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual temperature anomalies in Belgium peaked at 1.24 °C in 2020 and was at its lowest, -2.28 °C, in 1956.
Belgium ranks 47th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual temperature anomalies in Belgium, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.79 °C | — |
| 1941 | -1.5 °C | -16.1% |
| 1942 | -1.64 °C | +9.4% |
| 1943 | -0.3789 °C | -76.9% |
| 1944 | -1.24 °C | +226.1% |
| 1945 | -0.6868 °C | -44.4% |
| 1946 | -1.18 °C | +71.7% |
| 1947 | -0.1368 °C | -88.4% |
| 1948 | -0.4695 °C | +243.3% |
| 1949 | -0.3913 °C | -16.7% |
| 1950 | -0.9866 °C | +152.1% |
| 1951 | -0.9184 °C | -6.9% |
| 1952 | -1.34 °C | +46.0% |
| 1953 | -0.7797 °C | -41.9% |
| 1954 | -1.53 °C | +96.1% |
| 1955 | -1.72 °C | +12.2% |
| 1956 | -2.28 °C | +32.8% |
| 1957 | -0.5569 °C | -75.6% |
| 1958 | -0.9508 °C | +70.7% |
| 1959 | -0.0887 °C | -90.7% |
| 1960 | -0.6265 °C | +606.4% |
| 1961 | -0.0361 °C | -94.2% |
| 1962 | -2 °C | +5437.5% |
| 1963 | -2.15 °C | +7.2% |
| 1964 | -0.8653 °C | -59.7% |
| 1965 | -1.43 °C | +65.0% |
| 1966 | -0.5614 °C | -60.7% |
| 1967 | -0.6775 °C | +20.7% |
| 1968 | -1.33 °C | +96.6% |
| 1969 | -1.12 °C | -15.8% |
| 1970 | -1.14 °C | +1.7% |
| 1971 | -0.9563 °C | -16.2% |
| 1972 | -1.48 °C | +54.3% |
| 1973 | -1.05 °C | -28.6% |
| 1974 | -0.6935 °C | -34.1% |
| 1975 | -0.7381 °C | +6.4% |
| 1976 | -0.4434 °C | -39.9% |
| 1977 | -0.819 °C | +84.7% |
| 1978 | -1.54 °C | +88.1% |
| 1979 | -1.79 °C | +16.3% |
| 1980 | -1.51 °C | -15.5% |
| 1981 | -1.15 °C | -23.7% |
| 1982 | -0.5204 °C | -54.9% |
| 1983 | -0.5316 °C | +2.2% |
| 1984 | -1.17 °C | +120.2% |
| 1985 | -2.03 °C | +73.8% |
| 1986 | -1.59 °C | -21.8% |
| 1987 | -1.68 °C | +5.9% |
| 1988 | -0.3229 °C | -80.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1933 °C | -159.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1054 °C | -45.5% |
| 1991 | -1.1 °C | -1139.7% |
| 1992 | -0.3177 °C | -71.0% |
| 1993 | -0.7597 °C | +139.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3329 °C | -143.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0783 °C | -76.5% |
| 1996 | -1.76 °C | -2348.0% |
| 1997 | -0.1727 °C | -90.2% |
| 1998 | -0.3338 °C | +93.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2141 °C | -164.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3133 °C | +46.3% |
| 2001 | -0.1242 °C | -139.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4032 °C | -424.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2121 °C | -47.4% |
| 2004 | -0.268 °C | -226.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0562 °C | -121.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3964 °C | +604.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4795 °C | +21.0% |
| 2008 | -0.1718 °C | -135.8% |
| 2009 | -0.0747 °C | -56.5% |
| 2010 | -1.33 °C | +1674.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6066 °C | -145.8% |
| 2012 | -0.3165 °C | -152.2% |
| 2013 | -0.8262 °C | +161.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9428 °C | -214.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3164 °C | -66.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0439 °C | -86.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4121 °C | +839.6% |
| 2018 | 0.8809 °C | +113.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6163 °C | -30.0% |
| 2020 | 1.24 °C | +101.5% |
| 2021 | -0.2184 °C | -117.6% |
| 2022 | 1.21 °C | -652.6% |
| 2023 | 1.18 °C | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 1.06 °C | -9.7% |
| 2025 | 0.9809 °C | -7.6% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.9809 °C is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8095 °C, 1.2× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.9809 °C is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.05 °C, 93% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual temperature anomalies in Belgium changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -5437.5% | -0.0361 °C | -2 °C |
| 1996 | -2348.0% | 0.0783 °C | -1.76 °C |
| 2010 | -1674.3% | -0.0747 °C | -1.33 °C |
| 1991 | -1139.7% | 0.1054 °C | -1.1 °C |
| 2017 | +839.6% | 0.0439 °C | 0.4121 °C |
| 2022 | +652.6% | -0.2184 °C | 1.21 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.9406 °C | -1.79 °C | -0.1368 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.11 °C | -2.28 °C | -0.0887 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.08 °C | -2.15 °C | -0.0361 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.07 °C | -1.79 °C | -0.4434 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.03 °C | -2.03 °C | 0.1933 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.3709 °C | -1.76 °C | 0.3329 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1222 °C | -0.268 °C | 0.4795 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1351 °C | -1.33 °C | 0.9428 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9082 °C | -0.2184 °C | 1.24 °C | 6 |
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More reference data data for Belgium
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual temperature anomalies in Belgium?
- Annual temperature anomalies in Belgium was 0.9809 °C in 2025, according to Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 °C in 2020.
- What is the lowest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.28 °C in 1956.
- How does Belgium rank for annual temperature anomalies?
- Belgium ranks 47th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual temperature anomalies rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 210.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual temperature anomalies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Difference of a specific year's average surface temperature from the 1991-2020 mean, in degrees Celsius.