Annual temperature anomalies in Sweden
Sweden: Annual temperature anomalies was 1.42 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual temperature anomalies in Sweden, 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 Sweden stood at 1.42 °C.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 60.0% on the previous year and up 72.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual temperature anomalies in Sweden peaked at 1.66 °C in 2020 and was at its lowest, -2.86 °C, in 1985.
Sweden ranks 10th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 | -1.23 °C | -2.68 °C | 0.2984 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.01 °C | -2.48 °C | 0.4956 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.54 °C | -2.78 °C | -0.3416 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.9602 °C | -1.91 °C | 0.4091 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.1 °C | -2.86 °C | 0.7843 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.3379 °C | -1.19 °C | 0.8142 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1562 °C | -0.5793 °C | 0.7951 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0975 °C | -2.13 °C | 1.1 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7564 °C | -0.0948 °C | 1.66 °C | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual temperature anomalies in Sweden?
- Annual temperature anomalies in Sweden was 1.42 °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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 1.66 °C in 2020.
- What is the lowest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.86 °C in 1985.
- How does Sweden rank for annual temperature anomalies?
- Sweden ranks 10th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual temperature anomalies rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden 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.