Annual temperature anomalies in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Annual temperature anomalies was 0.942 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual temperature anomalies in United Kingdom, 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 United Kingdom stood at 0.942 °C. That is the highest value across all 86 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 39.9% on the previous year and up 4,836.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual temperature anomalies in United Kingdom peaked at 0.942 °C in 2025 and was at its lowest, -2.25 °C, in 1963.
That places United Kingdom 53rd out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | -0.7247 °C | -1.55 °C | 0.0556 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.8728 °C | -1.38 °C | -0.0592 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.19 °C | -2.25 °C | -0.4761 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.7581 °C | -1.63 °C | -0.3451 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.6965 °C | -1.44 °C | 0.1755 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1902 °C | -0.8779 °C | 0.362 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1524 °C | -0.3164 °C | 0.5156 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0151 °C | -1.2 °C | 0.7055 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6618 °C | 0.1471 °C | 0.942 °C | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual temperature anomalies in United Kingdom?
- Annual temperature anomalies in United Kingdom was 0.942 °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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.942 °C in 2025.
- What is the lowest annual temperature anomalies recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.25 °C in 1963.
- How does United Kingdom rank for annual temperature anomalies?
- United Kingdom ranks 53rd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual temperature anomalies rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4,836.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.