Annual temperature anomalies in Iceland
Iceland: Annual temperature anomalies was 1.05 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual temperature anomalies in Iceland, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
In 2025, annual temperature anomalies in Iceland stood at 1.05 °C.
The figure is up 210.0% on the previous year and up 381.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual temperature anomalies in Iceland peaked at 1.15 °C in 2014 and was at its lowest, -3.77 °C, in 1966.
That places Iceland 35th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -2.26 °C | -3 °C | -1.02 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.35 °C | -2.53 °C | -0.1461 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -2.57 °C | -3.77 °C | -1.72 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.94 °C | -3.29 °C | -0.7931 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.13 °C | -2.1 °C | 0.2097 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.6679 °C | -1.36 °C | 0.0612 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2117 °C | -0.3601 °C | 0.9153 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3967 °C | -0.3737 °C | 1.15 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0694 °C | -0.9565 °C | 1.05 °C | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual temperature anomalies in Iceland?
- Annual temperature anomalies in Iceland was 1.05 °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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 °C in 2014.
- What is the lowest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.77 °C in 1966.
- How does Iceland rank for annual temperature anomalies?
- Iceland ranks 35th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual temperature anomalies rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 381.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iceland 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
The difference of a specific year's average surface temperature from the 1991-2020 mean, in degrees Celsius.