Average annual surface temperature in Russia
Russia: Average annual surface temperature was -2.35 °C in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
-2.35 °C
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
191st
of 193 countries
All-time high
-1.28 °C
in 2020
All-time low
-6.28 °C
in 1969
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Average annual surface temperature in Russia, 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 average annual surface temperature in Russia is -2.35 °C, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average annual surface temperature in Russia peaked at -1.28 °C in 2020 and was at its lowest, -6.28 °C, in 1969.
Russia ranks 191st of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 86 years of available data.
Average annual surface temperature in Russia, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -5.05 °C | — |
| 1941 | -5.91 °C | +17.0% |
| 1942 | -4.97 °C | -15.8% |
| 1943 | -3.6 °C | -27.6% |
| 1944 | -3.86 °C | +7.2% |
| 1945 | -4.93 °C | +27.8% |
| 1946 | -5.48 °C | +11.1% |
| 1947 | -4.74 °C | -13.5% |
| 1948 | -3.99 °C | -15.9% |
| 1949 | -4.34 °C | +8.8% |
| 1950 | -5.01 °C | +15.5% |
| 1951 | -4.47 °C | -10.7% |
| 1952 | -5.64 °C | +26.0% |
| 1953 | -4.19 °C | -25.6% |
| 1954 | -4.82 °C | +15.0% |
| 1955 | -5.08 °C | +5.4% |
| 1956 | -5.21 °C | +2.6% |
| 1957 | -4.74 °C | -9.2% |
| 1958 | -5.61 °C | +18.4% |
| 1959 | -4.3 °C | -23.3% |
| 1960 | -5.4 °C | +25.5% |
| 1961 | -4.47 °C | -17.1% |
| 1962 | -3.96 °C | -11.6% |
| 1963 | -4.54 °C | +14.8% |
| 1964 | -5.23 °C | +15.1% |
| 1965 | -5.37 °C | +2.8% |
| 1966 | -5.82 °C | +8.3% |
| 1967 | -3.91 °C | -32.8% |
| 1968 | -5.16 °C | +32.0% |
| 1969 | -6.28 °C | +21.8% |
| 1970 | -5.05 °C | -19.7% |
| 1971 | -4.51 °C | -10.7% |
| 1972 | -5.2 °C | +15.3% |
| 1973 | -4.34 °C | -16.5% |
| 1974 | -5.24 °C | +20.6% |
| 1975 | -3.66 °C | -30.1% |
| 1976 | -5.49 °C | +49.9% |
| 1977 | -5.13 °C | -6.6% |
| 1978 | -4.88 °C | -4.8% |
| 1979 | -5.4 °C | +10.7% |
| 1980 | -4.91 °C | -9.1% |
| 1981 | -3.68 °C | -24.9% |
| 1982 | -4.63 °C | +25.7% |
| 1983 | -3.46 °C | -25.2% |
| 1984 | -4.81 °C | +38.9% |
| 1985 | -5.05 °C | +5.1% |
| 1986 | -4.42 °C | -12.4% |
| 1987 | -5.84 °C | +31.9% |
| 1988 | -3.84 °C | -34.2% |
| 1989 | -3.61 °C | -6.0% |
| 1990 | -3.58 °C | -0.9% |
| 1991 | -3.79 °C | +6.0% |
| 1992 | -4.46 °C | +17.6% |
| 1993 | -4.2 °C | -5.7% |
| 1994 | -4.45 °C | +5.8% |
| 1995 | -2.71 °C | -39.0% |
| 1996 | -4.43 °C | +63.6% |
| 1997 | -3.96 °C | -10.6% |
| 1998 | -4.9 °C | +23.6% |
| 1999 | -4.41 °C | -10.0% |
| 2000 | -4.19 °C | -5.1% |
| 2001 | -4.11 °C | -1.9% |
| 2002 | -3.72 °C | -9.4% |
| 2003 | -3.39 °C | -8.8% |
| 2004 | -4 °C | +17.9% |
| 2005 | -3.01 °C | -24.8% |
| 2006 | -4.23 °C | +40.5% |
| 2007 | -2.48 °C | -41.3% |
| 2008 | -2.82 °C | +13.6% |
| 2009 | -4.16 °C | +47.6% |
| 2010 | -4.09 °C | -1.7% |
| 2011 | -2.94 °C | -28.2% |
| 2012 | -3.43 °C | +16.9% |
| 2013 | -3.28 °C | -4.6% |
| 2014 | -3.46 °C | +5.5% |
| 2015 | -2.64 °C | -23.8% |
| 2016 | -2.81 °C | +6.8% |
| 2017 | -2.62 °C | -7.1% |
| 2018 | -3.18 °C | +21.4% |
| 2019 | -2.57 °C | -18.9% |
| 2020 | -1.28 °C | -50.4% |
| 2021 | -3.46 °C | +171.3% |
| 2022 | -2.54 °C | -26.7% |
| 2023 | -2.59 °C | +1.9% |
| 2024 | -2.28 °C | -12.0% |
| 2025 | -2.35 °C | +3.1% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's -2.35 °C is below the median for high income countries, which is 12.86 °C. (65 countries reporting)
- Russia's -2.35 °C is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.44 °C. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Average annual surface temperature in Russia 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 | -171.3% | -1.28 °C | -3.46 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -4.68 °C | -5.91 °C | -3.6 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -4.91 °C | -5.64 °C | -4.19 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -5.01 °C | -6.28 °C | -3.91 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -4.89 °C | -5.49 °C | -3.66 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -4.43 °C | -5.84 °C | -3.46 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -4.09 °C | -4.9 °C | -2.71 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -3.61 °C | -4.23 °C | -2.48 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | -3.1 °C | -4.09 °C | -2.57 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.41 °C | -3.46 °C | -1.28 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Russia
- 188 Heard Island and McDonald Islands 2.45 °C compare
- 189 Mongolia 2.24 °C compare
- 190 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands -0.0896 °C compare
- 192 Canada -2.55 °C compare
- 193 Greenland -16.62 °C compare
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 26.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 26.58 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 31.32 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 129.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 26.88 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average annual surface temperature in Russia?
- Average annual surface temperature in Russia was -2.35 °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 average annual surface temperature recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was -1.28 °C in 2020.
- What is the lowest average annual surface temperature recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.28 °C in 1969.
- How does Russia rank for average annual surface temperature?
- Russia ranks 191st out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average annual surface temperature rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russia 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 Average annual surface temperature. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Temperature of the air measured 2 meters above the ground, encompassing land, sea, and in-land water surfaces.