Autumn temperature anomalies in Canada
Canada: Autumn temperature anomalies was 1.64 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2026)
1.64 °C
Change on year
down 33.3%
World rank
39th
of 193 countries
All-time high
3.04 °C
in 2024
All-time low
-3.56 °C
in 1972
Years of data
87
1940–2026
Autumn temperature anomalies in Canada, 1940–2026
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Canada recorded 1.64 °C for autumn temperature anomalies in 2026.
The figure is down 33.3% on the previous year and up 163.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, autumn temperature anomalies in Canada peaked at 3.04 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -3.56 °C, in 1972.
Canada ranks 39th 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.
Autumn temperature anomalies in Canada, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 2.19 °C | — |
| 1941 | -2.69 °C | -222.9% |
| 1942 | -1.24 °C | -53.9% |
| 1943 | -0.6463 °C | -47.8% |
| 1944 | 0.0396 °C | -106.1% |
| 1945 | -1.72 °C | -4438.4% |
| 1946 | -0.2442 °C | -85.8% |
| 1947 | -1.4 °C | +472.1% |
| 1948 | 0.4616 °C | -133.0% |
| 1949 | -0.176 °C | -138.1% |
| 1950 | -0.1722 °C | -2.2% |
| 1951 | -0.5277 °C | +206.5% |
| 1952 | -0.9902 °C | +87.6% |
| 1953 | -0.7512 °C | -24.1% |
| 1954 | -0.5652 °C | -24.8% |
| 1955 | -1.43 °C | +152.5% |
| 1956 | -2.66 °C | +86.2% |
| 1957 | 0.2644 °C | -110.0% |
| 1958 | -0.6721 °C | -354.2% |
| 1959 | -1.04 °C | +55.5% |
| 1960 | -0.6987 °C | -33.1% |
| 1961 | -1.77 °C | +152.7% |
| 1962 | -0.8577 °C | -51.4% |
| 1963 | -1.28 °C | +49.3% |
| 1964 | -1.64 °C | +28.1% |
| 1965 | -3.02 °C | +84.3% |
| 1966 | 0.4117 °C | -113.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1821 °C | -55.8% |
| 1968 | 0.3296 °C | +81.0% |
| 1969 | -1.59 °C | -582.2% |
| 1970 | -1.42 °C | -10.6% |
| 1971 | -0.5307 °C | -62.6% |
| 1972 | -3.56 °C | +570.1% |
| 1973 | -0.2223 °C | -93.7% |
| 1974 | -2.56 °C | +1053.5% |
| 1975 | -0.8453 °C | -67.0% |
| 1976 | -0.2401 °C | -71.6% |
| 1977 | -0.695 °C | +189.4% |
| 1978 | -1.57 °C | +125.3% |
| 1979 | -0.9371 °C | -40.2% |
| 1980 | -2.41 °C | +157.2% |
| 1981 | -0.3245 °C | -86.5% |
| 1982 | -0.7317 °C | +125.5% |
| 1983 | -0.4468 °C | -38.9% |
| 1984 | -2.37 °C | +431.1% |
| 1985 | -0.8324 °C | -64.9% |
| 1986 | -1.82 °C | +118.5% |
| 1987 | 0.7128 °C | -139.2% |
| 1988 | -0.4602 °C | -164.6% |
| 1989 | -0.3124 °C | -32.1% |
| 1990 | -0.6076 °C | +94.5% |
| 1991 | -0.983 °C | +61.8% |
| 1992 | -2.56 °C | +160.5% |
| 1993 | -1.66 °C | -35.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1483 °C | -108.9% |
| 1995 | -0.3894 °C | -362.6% |
| 1996 | -0.1132 °C | -70.9% |
| 1997 | 0.183 °C | -261.7% |
| 1998 | 1.11 °C | +504.4% |
| 1999 | 0.246 °C | -77.8% |
| 2000 | -1.31 °C | -631.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8918 °C | -168.3% |
| 2002 | 0.274 °C | -69.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5129 °C | +87.2% |
| 2004 | -0.6423 °C | -225.2% |
| 2005 | -0.0329 °C | -94.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8416 °C | -2656.1% |
| 2007 | -0.9992 °C | -218.7% |
| 2008 | -0.5337 °C | -46.6% |
| 2009 | 1.57 °C | -395.0% |
| 2010 | -0.1601 °C | -110.2% |
| 2011 | 1.37 °C | -953.5% |
| 2012 | 1.6 °C | +17.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7629 °C | -52.3% |
| 2014 | -0.6446 °C | -184.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5731 °C | -188.9% |
| 2016 | 0.625 °C | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 1.03 °C | +64.7% |
| 2018 | -2.31 °C | -324.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6041 °C | -126.1% |
| 2020 | -0.0013 °C | -100.2% |
| 2021 | 1.05 °C | -80040.2% |
| 2022 | 1.73 °C | +65.0% |
| 2023 | 2.36 °C | +35.9% |
| 2024 | 3.04 °C | +29.1% |
| 2025 | 2.47 °C | -19.0% |
| 2026 | 1.64 °C | -33.3% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 1.64 °C is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.27 °C, 1.3× the median. (65 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Autumn temperature anomalies in Canada 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +80040.2% | -0.0013 °C | 1.05 °C |
| 1945 | -4438.4% | 0.0396 °C | -1.72 °C |
| 2006 | +2656.1% | -0.0329 °C | 0.8416 °C |
| 1974 | -1053.5% | -0.2223 °C | -2.56 °C |
| 2011 | +953.5% | -0.1601 °C | 1.37 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.5416 °C | -2.69 °C | 2.19 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.8544 °C | -2.66 °C | 0.2644 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.9929 °C | -3.02 °C | 0.4117 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.26 °C | -3.56 °C | -0.2223 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.8997 °C | -2.41 °C | 0.7128 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.4631 °C | -2.56 °C | 1.11 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.058 °C | -1.31 °C | 1.57 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3445 °C | -2.31 °C | 1.6 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.76 °C | -0.0013 °C | 3.04 °C | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is autumn temperature anomalies in Canada?
- Autumn temperature anomalies in Canada was 1.64 °C in 2026, according to Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest autumn temperature anomalies recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 3.04 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest autumn temperature anomalies recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.56 °C in 1972.
- How does Canada rank for autumn temperature anomalies?
- Canada ranks 39th out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is autumn temperature anomalies rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 163.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada 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 Autumn temperature anomalies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Difference in a specific month's average surface temperature from the mean temperature of the same month during the period 1991-2020, measured in degrees Celsius.