Annual temperature anomalies in Switzerland
Switzerland: Annual temperature anomalies was 1.2 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual temperature anomalies in Switzerland, 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 Switzerland is 1.2 °C, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 18.2% on the previous year and up 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual temperature anomalies in Switzerland peaked at 1.53 °C in 2022 and was at its lowest, -2.9 °C, in 1940.
Switzerland ranks 23rd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.73 °C | -2.9 °C | -0.7577 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.29 °C | -2.54 °C | -0.5236 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.41 °C | -2.08 °C | -0.321 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.35 °C | -1.76 °C | -0.9371 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.1 °C | -1.86 °C | -0.3239 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.5024 °C | -1.25 °C | 0.6577 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0283 °C | -0.6951 °C | 0.3355 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3848 °C | -0.9503 °C | 1.28 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 °C | -0.1301 °C | 1.53 °C | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual temperature anomalies in Switzerland?
- Annual temperature anomalies in Switzerland was 1.2 °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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.53 °C in 2022.
- What is the lowest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.9 °C in 1940.
- How does Switzerland rank for annual temperature anomalies?
- Switzerland ranks 23rd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual temperature anomalies rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.