Annual temperature anomalies in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Annual temperature anomalies was 0.9753 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.9753 °C
Change on year
down 40.2%
World rank
48th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.63 °C
in 2024
All-time low
-2.72 °C
in 1940
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Annual temperature anomalies in North Macedonia, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual temperature anomalies in North Macedonia is 0.9753 °C, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 40.2% on the previous year and up 75.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual temperature anomalies in North Macedonia peaked at 1.63 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -2.72 °C, in 1940.
North Macedonia ranks 48th 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 North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -2.72 °C | — |
| 1941 | -2.48 °C | -8.8% |
| 1942 | -1.78 °C | -28.1% |
| 1943 | -0.8963 °C | -49.8% |
| 1944 | -1.92 °C | +114.7% |
| 1945 | -1.77 °C | -8.1% |
| 1946 | -0.559 °C | -68.4% |
| 1947 | -0.7218 °C | +29.1% |
| 1948 | -1.32 °C | +82.8% |
| 1949 | -1.54 °C | +16.9% |
| 1950 | 0.1051 °C | -106.8% |
| 1951 | -0.094 °C | -189.4% |
| 1952 | 0.2155 °C | -329.3% |
| 1953 | -1.1 °C | -611.6% |
| 1954 | -1.58 °C | +43.5% |
| 1955 | -0.9343 °C | -41.0% |
| 1956 | -1.54 °C | +64.8% |
| 1957 | -0.5841 °C | -62.1% |
| 1958 | -0.2791 °C | -52.2% |
| 1959 | -1.55 °C | +455.5% |
| 1960 | -0.4025 °C | -74.0% |
| 1961 | -0.4014 °C | -0.3% |
| 1962 | -0.8106 °C | +102.0% |
| 1963 | -1.17 °C | +44.8% |
| 1964 | -1.31 °C | +11.3% |
| 1965 | -1.86 °C | +42.2% |
| 1966 | -0.7163 °C | -61.4% |
| 1967 | -1.01 °C | +40.6% |
| 1968 | -0.5036 °C | -50.0% |
| 1969 | -0.702 °C | +39.4% |
| 1970 | -0.6807 °C | -3.0% |
| 1971 | -1.08 °C | +58.7% |
| 1972 | -0.8677 °C | -19.7% |
| 1973 | -1.44 °C | +66.1% |
| 1974 | -1.01 °C | -30.2% |
| 1975 | -1.07 °C | +6.4% |
| 1976 | -1.48 °C | +38.6% |
| 1977 | -0.1369 °C | -90.8% |
| 1978 | -1.38 °C | +905.1% |
| 1979 | -0.8276 °C | -39.9% |
| 1980 | -1.36 °C | +63.7% |
| 1981 | -1.24 °C | -8.5% |
| 1982 | -0.7347 °C | -40.7% |
| 1983 | -1.21 °C | +64.4% |
| 1984 | -0.8568 °C | -29.1% |
| 1985 | -0.7211 °C | -15.8% |
| 1986 | -0.6674 °C | -7.4% |
| 1987 | -0.5466 °C | -18.1% |
| 1988 | -0.5678 °C | +3.9% |
| 1989 | -0.8073 °C | +42.2% |
| 1990 | -0.2457 °C | -69.6% |
| 1991 | -1.63 °C | +561.9% |
| 1992 | -0.6982 °C | -57.1% |
| 1993 | -0.4994 °C | -28.5% |
| 1994 | 0.6642 °C | -233.0% |
| 1995 | -1.01 °C | -252.7% |
| 1996 | -0.866 °C | -14.6% |
| 1997 | -0.9288 °C | +7.2% |
| 1998 | -0.3843 °C | -58.6% |
| 1999 | -0.1288 °C | -66.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 °C | -100.1% |
| 2001 | -0.1957 °C | -150158.7% |
| 2002 | -0.1358 °C | -30.6% |
| 2003 | -0.2062 °C | +51.8% |
| 2004 | -0.3515 °C | +70.5% |
| 2005 | -0.9433 °C | +168.3% |
| 2006 | -0.6565 °C | -30.4% |
| 2007 | 0.623 °C | -194.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6036 °C | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1575 °C | -73.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3534 °C | +124.4% |
| 2011 | -0.145 °C | -141.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5488 °C | -478.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7302 °C | +33.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7442 °C | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.5563 °C | -25.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5688 °C | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4678 °C | -17.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9645 °C | +106.2% |
| 2019 | 1.12 °C | +16.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6748 °C | -39.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3213 °C | -52.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6012 °C | +87.1% |
| 2023 | 1.07 °C | +78.7% |
| 2024 | 1.63 °C | +51.8% |
| 2025 | 0.9753 °C | -40.2% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 0.9753 °C is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7693 °C, 1.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 0.9753 °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 North Macedonia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -150158.7% | 0.0001 °C | -0.1957 °C |
| 1978 | -905.1% | -0.1369 °C | -1.38 °C |
| 1953 | -611.6% | 0.2155 °C | -1.1 °C |
| 1991 | -561.9% | -0.2457 °C | -1.63 °C |
| 2012 | +478.5% | -0.145 °C | 0.5488 °C |
| 1959 | -455.5% | -0.2791 °C | -1.55 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.57 °C | -2.72 °C | -0.559 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.7346 °C | -1.58 °C | 0.2155 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.888 °C | -1.86 °C | -0.4014 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.997 °C | -1.48 °C | -0.1369 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.8704 °C | -1.36 °C | -0.5466 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.5727 °C | -1.63 °C | 0.6642 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1105 °C | -0.9433 °C | 0.623 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5912 °C | -0.145 °C | 1.12 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8798 °C | 0.3213 °C | 1.63 °C | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual temperature anomalies in North Macedonia?
- Annual temperature anomalies in North Macedonia was 0.9753 °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 North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.63 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual temperature anomalies recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.72 °C in 1940.
- How does North Macedonia rank for annual temperature anomalies?
- North Macedonia ranks 48th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual temperature anomalies rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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.