Annual temperature anomalies in Greenland
Greenland: Annual temperature anomalies was 1.71 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
1.71 °C
Change on year
up 297.2%
World rank
5th
of 193 countries
All-time high
2.43 °C
in 2010
All-time low
-3.2 °C
in 1943
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Annual temperature anomalies in Greenland, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Greenland recorded 1.71 °C for annual temperature anomalies in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 297.2% on the previous year and up 236.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual temperature anomalies in Greenland peaked at 2.43 °C in 2010 and was at its lowest, -3.2 °C, in 1943.
That places Greenland 5th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual temperature anomalies in Greenland, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.6556 °C | — |
| 1941 | 0.3863 °C | -158.9% |
| 1942 | -0.841 °C | -317.7% |
| 1943 | -3.2 °C | +280.8% |
| 1944 | -1.66 °C | -48.0% |
| 1945 | -1.04 °C | -37.7% |
| 1946 | -0.344 °C | -66.8% |
| 1947 | -0.5614 °C | +63.2% |
| 1948 | -2.55 °C | +353.5% |
| 1949 | -2.66 °C | +4.5% |
| 1950 | -1.05 °C | -60.4% |
| 1951 | -1.88 °C | +78.2% |
| 1952 | -0.3002 °C | -84.0% |
| 1953 | -1.37 °C | +357.9% |
| 1954 | -0.5014 °C | -63.5% |
| 1955 | -0.8509 °C | +69.7% |
| 1956 | -1.23 °C | +44.0% |
| 1957 | -1.21 °C | -1.1% |
| 1958 | -0.853 °C | -29.6% |
| 1959 | -1.03 °C | +21.2% |
| 1960 | 0.0927 °C | -109.0% |
| 1961 | -1.38 °C | -1588.5% |
| 1962 | -1.13 °C | -18.3% |
| 1963 | -0.7366 °C | -34.7% |
| 1964 | -0.9948 °C | +35.1% |
| 1965 | -0.2614 °C | -73.7% |
| 1966 | -2.05 °C | +684.0% |
| 1967 | -0.8936 °C | -56.4% |
| 1968 | -0.1399 °C | -84.3% |
| 1969 | -0.3927 °C | +180.6% |
| 1970 | -0.4038 °C | +2.8% |
| 1971 | -2 °C | +396.2% |
| 1972 | -0.7047 °C | -64.8% |
| 1973 | -1.27 °C | +80.6% |
| 1974 | -0.9017 °C | -29.1% |
| 1975 | -1.54 °C | +71.2% |
| 1976 | -0.1166 °C | -92.4% |
| 1977 | -0.4158 °C | +256.5% |
| 1978 | -0.7863 °C | +89.1% |
| 1979 | -1.06 °C | +34.9% |
| 1980 | -0.0217 °C | -98.0% |
| 1981 | -1.26 °C | +5710.1% |
| 1982 | -1.49 °C | +18.3% |
| 1983 | -2.38 °C | +59.2% |
| 1984 | -1.41 °C | -40.6% |
| 1985 | -0.1866 °C | -86.8% |
| 1986 | -0.6041 °C | +223.7% |
| 1987 | -0.1403 °C | -76.8% |
| 1988 | -0.3595 °C | +156.2% |
| 1989 | -1.58 °C | +339.3% |
| 1990 | -0.9686 °C | -38.7% |
| 1991 | -0.8561 °C | -11.6% |
| 1992 | -2.12 °C | +147.6% |
| 1993 | -1.6 °C | -24.3% |
| 1994 | -1.09 °C | -32.0% |
| 1995 | -0.3574 °C | -67.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5688 °C | -259.2% |
| 1997 | -0.2409 °C | -142.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2444 °C | -201.5% |
| 1999 | -0.7642 °C | -412.7% |
| 2000 | -0.156 °C | -79.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0502 °C | -132.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3193 °C | +536.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9172 °C | +187.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0723 °C | -92.1% |
| 2005 | 1.1 °C | +1416.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0686 °C | -93.7% |
| 2007 | -0.1107 °C | -261.5% |
| 2008 | -0.0525 °C | -52.6% |
| 2009 | -0.6388 °C | +1115.8% |
| 2010 | 2.43 °C | -480.4% |
| 2011 | -0.7861 °C | -132.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9214 °C | -217.2% |
| 2013 | -0.3773 °C | -140.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2662 °C | -170.5% |
| 2015 | -1.25 °C | -569.7% |
| 2016 | 1.78 °C | -242.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4832 °C | -72.8% |
| 2018 | -0.0351 °C | -107.3% |
| 2019 | 1.27 °C | -3720.1% |
| 2020 | -0.045 °C | -103.5% |
| 2021 | 1.41 °C | -3235.0% |
| 2022 | 1.11 °C | -21.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6814 °C | -38.9% |
| 2024 | 0.4301 °C | -36.9% |
| 2025 | 1.71 °C | +297.2% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 1.71 °C is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8095 °C, 2.1× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 1.71 °C is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.05 °C, 1.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual temperature anomalies in Greenland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -5710.1% | -0.0217 °C | -1.26 °C |
| 2019 | +3720.1% | -0.0351 °C | 1.27 °C |
| 2021 | +3235.0% | -0.045 °C | 1.41 °C |
| 1961 | -1588.5% | 0.0927 °C | -1.38 °C |
| 2005 | +1416.3% | 0.0723 °C | 1.1 °C |
| 2009 | -1115.8% | -0.0525 °C | -0.6388 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.31 °C | -3.2 °C | 0.3863 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.03 °C | -1.88 °C | -0.3002 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.7882 °C | -2.05 °C | 0.0927 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.9209 °C | -2 °C | -0.1166 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.9432 °C | -2.38 °C | -0.0217 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.7189 °C | -2.12 °C | 0.5688 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1566 °C | -0.6388 °C | 1.1 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4699 °C | -1.25 °C | 2.43 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8835 °C | -0.045 °C | 1.71 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 2 Kyrgyzstan 2.07 °C compare
- 3 Uzbekistan 2.02 °C compare
- 4 Kazakhstan 1.98 °C compare
- 6 Norway 1.63 °C compare
- 7 Turkmenistan 1.59 °C compare
- 8 Finland 1.55 °C compare
More reference data data for Greenland
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2128 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0004 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0986 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1141 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0041 (2019)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 6.82 (2017)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 7.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture, per capita 0.0005 metric tons per person (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 30 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual temperature anomalies in Greenland?
- Annual temperature anomalies in Greenland was 1.71 °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 Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.43 °C in 2010.
- What is the lowest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.2 °C in 1943.
- How does Greenland rank for annual temperature anomalies?
- Greenland ranks 5th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual temperature anomalies rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 236.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greenland 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.