Annual temperature anomalies in Lithuania
Lithuania: Annual temperature anomalies was 1.01 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
1.01 °C
Change on year
down 51.4%
World rank
43rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
2.07 °C
in 2024
All-time low
-3.59 °C
in 1941
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Annual temperature anomalies in Lithuania, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 1.01 °C for annual temperature anomalies in 2025.
That represents a change of down 51.4% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual temperature anomalies in Lithuania peaked at 2.07 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -3.59 °C, in 1941.
That places Lithuania 43rd 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.
Annual temperature anomalies in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -3.33 °C | — |
| 1941 | -3.59 °C | +7.8% |
| 1942 | -3.35 °C | -6.8% |
| 1943 | -0.5787 °C | -82.7% |
| 1944 | -0.6745 °C | +16.6% |
| 1945 | -1.41 °C | +108.8% |
| 1946 | -1.18 °C | -16.2% |
| 1947 | -1.91 °C | +62.2% |
| 1948 | -0.4646 °C | -75.7% |
| 1949 | 0.0102 °C | -102.2% |
| 1950 | -1.01 °C | -9996.2% |
| 1951 | -0.9308 °C | -7.5% |
| 1952 | -1.87 °C | +100.4% |
| 1953 | -0.9438 °C | -49.4% |
| 1954 | -1.68 °C | +78.1% |
| 1955 | -1.5 °C | -11.0% |
| 1956 | -2.85 °C | +90.3% |
| 1957 | -0.3735 °C | -86.9% |
| 1958 | -1.48 °C | +295.7% |
| 1959 | -0.3351 °C | -77.3% |
| 1960 | -1.08 °C | +223.5% |
| 1961 | -0.0678 °C | -93.8% |
| 1962 | -1.74 °C | +2466.0% |
| 1963 | -1.86 °C | +6.8% |
| 1964 | -1.41 °C | -24.2% |
| 1965 | -2.06 °C | +46.2% |
| 1966 | -1.26 °C | -38.8% |
| 1967 | -0.4287 °C | -65.9% |
| 1968 | -1.48 °C | +244.8% |
| 1969 | -2.71 °C | +83.2% |
| 1970 | -1.9 °C | -29.8% |
| 1971 | -0.5268 °C | -72.3% |
| 1972 | -0.6576 °C | +24.8% |
| 1973 | -0.8091 °C | +23.0% |
| 1974 | -0.4714 °C | -41.7% |
| 1975 | 0.6956 °C | -247.5% |
| 1976 | -2.38 °C | -442.7% |
| 1977 | -1.25 °C | -47.4% |
| 1978 | -1.98 °C | +58.0% |
| 1979 | -1.73 °C | -12.5% |
| 1980 | -2.22 °C | +28.2% |
| 1981 | -0.9728 °C | -56.2% |
| 1982 | -0.5876 °C | -39.6% |
| 1983 | 0.2138 °C | -136.4% |
| 1984 | -0.7101 °C | -432.1% |
| 1985 | -2.49 °C | +250.5% |
| 1986 | -1.37 °C | -44.9% |
| 1987 | -2.78 °C | +102.4% |
| 1988 | -0.6823 °C | -75.4% |
| 1989 | 0.8027 °C | -217.6% |
| 1990 | 0.638 °C | -20.5% |
| 1991 | -0.2801 °C | -143.9% |
| 1992 | 0.105 °C | -137.5% |
| 1993 | -1.07 °C | -1118.4% |
| 1994 | -0.524 °C | -51.0% |
| 1995 | -0.3382 °C | -35.4% |
| 1996 | -1.91 °C | +463.3% |
| 1997 | -0.5535 °C | -70.9% |
| 1998 | -0.654 °C | +18.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3595 °C | -155.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7455 °C | +107.4% |
| 2001 | -0.2526 °C | -133.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3848 °C | -252.4% |
| 2003 | -0.4614 °C | -219.9% |
| 2004 | -0.5704 °C | +23.6% |
| 2005 | -0.5061 °C | -11.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0049 °C | -101.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4035 °C | +8139.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8322 °C | +106.2% |
| 2009 | -0.3041 °C | -136.5% |
| 2010 | -1.08 °C | +253.9% |
| 2011 | 0.259 °C | -124.1% |
| 2012 | -0.597 °C | -330.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0897 °C | -115.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5422 °C | +504.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9502 °C | +75.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2603 °C | -72.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1576 °C | -39.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7453 °C | +372.9% |
| 2019 | 1.46 °C | +96.1% |
| 2020 | 1.79 °C | +22.5% |
| 2021 | -0.0989 °C | -105.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5 °C | -605.6% |
| 2023 | 1.3 °C | +160.2% |
| 2024 | 2.07 °C | +59.2% |
| 2025 | 1.01 °C | -51.4% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 1.01 °C is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8095 °C, 1.2× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 1.01 °C is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.05 °C, 95% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual temperature anomalies in Lithuania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | -9996.2% | 0.0102 °C | -1.01 °C |
| 2007 | +8139.5% | 0.0049 °C | 0.4035 °C |
| 1962 | -2466.0% | -0.0678 °C | -1.74 °C |
| 1993 | -1118.4% | 0.105 °C | -1.07 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.65 °C | -3.59 °C | 0.0102 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.3 °C | -2.85 °C | -0.3351 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.41 °C | -2.71 °C | -0.0678 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.1 °C | -2.38 °C | 0.6956 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.08 °C | -2.78 °C | 0.8027 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.4222 °C | -1.91 °C | 0.638 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0276 °C | -0.5704 °C | 0.8322 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2793 °C | -1.08 °C | 1.46 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1 °C | -0.0989 °C | 2.07 °C | 6 |
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More reference data data for Lithuania
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual temperature anomalies in Lithuania?
- Annual temperature anomalies in Lithuania was 1.01 °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 Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.07 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.59 °C in 1941.
- How does Lithuania rank for annual temperature anomalies?
- Lithuania ranks 43rd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual temperature anomalies rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lithuania 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.