Autumn temperature anomalies in Greenland
Greenland: Autumn temperature anomalies was -1.66 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Autumn temperature anomalies in Greenland, 1940–2026
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 autumn temperature anomalies in Greenland is -1.66 °C, measured in 2026.
That represents a change of down 192.3% on the previous year and down 33,623.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, autumn temperature anomalies in Greenland peaked at 5.41 °C in 2022 and was at its lowest, -3.97 °C, in 1982.
Greenland ranks 193rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Autumn temperature anomalies in Greenland, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -2.36 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.7984 °C | -66.2% |
| 1942 | -2.19 °C | +174.1% |
| 1943 | -2.85 °C | +30.2% |
| 1944 | -1.18 °C | -58.7% |
| 1945 | -2.65 °C | +124.5% |
| 1946 | -0.3799 °C | -85.6% |
| 1947 | -2.39 °C | +530.4% |
| 1948 | -3.44 °C | +43.5% |
| 1949 | -2.36 °C | -31.4% |
| 1950 | -2.93 °C | +24.5% |
| 1951 | 1.13 °C | -138.7% |
| 1952 | 0.535 °C | -52.9% |
| 1953 | -0.7748 °C | -244.8% |
| 1954 | -3.01 °C | +288.3% |
| 1955 | -1.12 °C | -62.9% |
| 1956 | -2.83 °C | +153.5% |
| 1957 | 0.5829 °C | -120.6% |
| 1958 | -0.9316 °C | -259.8% |
| 1959 | -1.41 °C | +51.5% |
| 1960 | -0.8059 °C | -42.9% |
| 1961 | -0.7332 °C | -9.0% |
| 1962 | -2.26 °C | +208.2% |
| 1963 | -2.14 °C | -5.3% |
| 1964 | -2.72 °C | +27.0% |
| 1965 | -3.54 °C | +30.1% |
| 1966 | -1.74 °C | -50.9% |
| 1967 | 1.05 °C | -160.6% |
| 1968 | 0.9296 °C | -11.6% |
| 1969 | -2.53 °C | -372.7% |
| 1970 | 0.581 °C | -122.9% |
| 1971 | -0.7813 °C | -234.5% |
| 1972 | 1.53 °C | -295.2% |
| 1973 | 0.8902 °C | -41.6% |
| 1974 | -3.1 °C | -448.7% |
| 1975 | -2.85 °C | -8.2% |
| 1976 | 3.6 °C | -226.2% |
| 1977 | -2.09 °C | -158.0% |
| 1978 | -1.53 °C | -26.5% |
| 1979 | -3.39 °C | +121.5% |
| 1980 | -1.41 °C | -58.5% |
| 1981 | -0.5325 °C | -62.2% |
| 1982 | -3.97 °C | +645.0% |
| 1983 | -0.9245 °C | -76.7% |
| 1984 | -0.5342 °C | -42.2% |
| 1985 | -1.36 °C | +154.7% |
| 1986 | 0.918 °C | -167.5% |
| 1987 | -0.7164 °C | -178.0% |
| 1988 | -0.4497 °C | -37.2% |
| 1989 | -3.46 °C | +669.0% |
| 1990 | -2.03 °C | -41.2% |
| 1991 | -0.8351 °C | -59.0% |
| 1992 | -1.74 °C | +108.0% |
| 1993 | 1.9 °C | -209.5% |
| 1994 | -0.6644 °C | -134.9% |
| 1995 | 0.8983 °C | -235.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2132 °C | -76.3% |
| 1997 | -1.45 °C | -777.9% |
| 1998 | -0.4592 °C | -68.2% |
| 1999 | -1.07 °C | +132.2% |
| 2000 | 1.25 °C | -216.9% |
| 2001 | 0.8823 °C | -29.2% |
| 2002 | 2.73 °C | +209.4% |
| 2003 | 1.54 °C | -43.5% |
| 2004 | -0.0865 °C | -105.6% |
| 2005 | -2.9 °C | +3251.1% |
| 2006 | 1.22 °C | -142.2% |
| 2007 | -1.82 °C | -248.6% |
| 2008 | 1.07 °C | -158.9% |
| 2009 | -2.11 °C | -297.1% |
| 2010 | 2.61 °C | -223.5% |
| 2011 | -0.015 °C | -100.6% |
| 2012 | -0.0165 °C | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 0.489 °C | -3055.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1638 °C | -66.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9677 °C | +490.7% |
| 2016 | -0.0049 °C | -100.5% |
| 2017 | 1.15 °C | -23457.2% |
| 2018 | -1.11 °C | -196.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9906 °C | -189.4% |
| 2020 | -3.81 °C | -484.6% |
| 2021 | -2.39 °C | -37.4% |
| 2022 | 5.41 °C | -326.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2379 °C | -95.6% |
| 2024 | 1.92 °C | +705.9% |
| 2025 | 1.8 °C | -6.1% |
| 2026 | -1.66 °C | -192.3% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's -1.66 °C is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.27 °C. (65 countries reporting)
- Greenland's -1.66 °C is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.37 °C. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Autumn temperature anomalies in Greenland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +23457.2% | -0.0049 °C | 1.15 °C |
| 2005 | -3251.1% | -0.0865 °C | -2.9 °C |
| 2013 | +3055.9% | -0.0165 °C | 0.489 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -2.06 °C | -3.44 °C | -0.3799 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.08 °C | -3.01 °C | 1.13 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.45 °C | -3.54 °C | 1.05 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.7154 °C | -3.39 °C | 3.6 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.24 °C | -3.97 °C | 0.918 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.5229 °C | -2.03 °C | 1.9 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1782 °C | -2.9 °C | 2.73 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5222 °C | -1.11 °C | 2.61 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2152 °C | -3.81 °C | 5.41 °C | 7 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 190 New Caledonia -0.9493 °C compare
- 191 Uruguay -1.16 °C compare
- 192 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands -1.45 °C compare
More reference data data for Greenland
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0004 (2019)
- Temperature anomalies by month 5.41 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.3783 °C (2026)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2128 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1141 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0041 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0986 (2019)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.7088 °C (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 6.82 (2017)
- Winter temperature anomalies 4.1 °C (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is autumn temperature anomalies in Greenland?
- Autumn temperature anomalies in Greenland was -1.66 °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 Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.41 °C in 2022.
- What is the lowest autumn temperature anomalies recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.97 °C in 1982.
- How does Greenland rank for autumn temperature anomalies?
- Greenland ranks 193rd out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is autumn temperature anomalies rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33,623.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greenland 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.