Average annual surface temperature in Sweden
Sweden: Average annual surface temperature was 5.21 °C in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
5.21 °C
Change on year
up 11.4%
World rank
182nd
of 193 countries
All-time high
5.44 °C
in 2020
All-time low
0.9228 °C
in 1985
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Average annual surface temperature in Sweden, 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, average annual surface temperature in Sweden stood at 5.21 °C.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.4% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average annual surface temperature in Sweden peaked at 5.44 °C in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9228 °C, in 1985.
Sweden ranks 182nd 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 Sweden, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 1.5 °C | — |
| 1941 | 1.52 °C | +1.5% |
| 1942 | 1.11 °C | -26.8% |
| 1943 | 3.82 °C | +243.5% |
| 1944 | 3.17 °C | -16.9% |
| 1945 | 2.6 °C | -17.9% |
| 1946 | 2.68 °C | +3.0% |
| 1947 | 1.9 °C | -29.1% |
| 1948 | 3.14 °C | +65.0% |
| 1949 | 4.08 °C | +30.2% |
| 1950 | 2.83 °C | -30.7% |
| 1951 | 3.15 °C | +11.4% |
| 1952 | 2.17 °C | -31.2% |
| 1953 | 4.28 °C | +97.4% |
| 1954 | 2.98 °C | -30.5% |
| 1955 | 1.78 °C | -40.1% |
| 1956 | 1.31 °C | -26.7% |
| 1957 | 3.04 °C | +132.4% |
| 1958 | 2.12 °C | -30.3% |
| 1959 | 4.1 °C | +93.4% |
| 1960 | 2.92 °C | -28.7% |
| 1961 | 3.44 °C | +17.8% |
| 1962 | 1.33 °C | -61.4% |
| 1963 | 1.93 °C | +45.6% |
| 1964 | 2.74 °C | +41.4% |
| 1965 | 1.63 °C | -40.4% |
| 1966 | 1 °C | -38.6% |
| 1967 | 3.09 °C | +208.9% |
| 1968 | 2.13 °C | -31.2% |
| 1969 | 2.25 °C | +5.9% |
| 1970 | 2.01 °C | -10.8% |
| 1971 | 2.79 °C | +38.6% |
| 1972 | 3.66 °C | +31.3% |
| 1973 | 3.15 °C | -14.0% |
| 1974 | 3.95 °C | +25.5% |
| 1975 | 4.2 °C | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 2.22 °C | -47.0% |
| 1977 | 2.39 °C | +7.6% |
| 1978 | 1.87 °C | -21.8% |
| 1979 | 2.03 °C | +8.3% |
| 1980 | 2.09 °C | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 1.92 °C | -8.2% |
| 1982 | 3.22 °C | +67.5% |
| 1983 | 3.45 °C | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 3.49 °C | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9228 °C | -73.5% |
| 1986 | 2.4 °C | +159.8% |
| 1987 | 1.54 °C | -35.9% |
| 1988 | 3.27 °C | +112.9% |
| 1989 | 4.57 °C | +39.8% |
| 1990 | 4.6 °C | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 3.55 °C | -22.9% |
| 1992 | 3.94 °C | +11.2% |
| 1993 | 3.08 °C | -21.8% |
| 1994 | 3.06 °C | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 3.21 °C | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 2.6 °C | -19.0% |
| 1997 | 3.87 °C | +49.0% |
| 1998 | 2.93 °C | -24.3% |
| 1999 | 3.64 °C | +24.3% |
| 2000 | 4.58 °C | +25.8% |
| 2001 | 3.21 °C | -30.0% |
| 2002 | 3.84 °C | +19.7% |
| 2003 | 3.78 °C | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 3.63 °C | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 4.05 °C | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 4.44 °C | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 4.12 °C | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 4.26 °C | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 3.52 °C | -17.4% |
| 2010 | 1.65 °C | -53.0% |
| 2011 | 4.59 °C | +177.5% |
| 2012 | 3.07 °C | -33.2% |
| 2013 | 3.89 °C | +26.9% |
| 2014 | 4.88 °C | +25.5% |
| 2015 | 4.61 °C | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 4.11 °C | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 3.78 °C | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 4.22 °C | +11.6% |
| 2019 | 4.03 °C | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 5.44 °C | +34.9% |
| 2021 | 3.69 °C | -32.2% |
| 2022 | 4.5 °C | +21.9% |
| 2023 | 3.73 °C | -17.0% |
| 2024 | 4.68 °C | +25.2% |
| 2025 | 5.21 °C | +11.4% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 5.21 °C is below the median for high income countries, which is 12.86 °C, 40% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 5.21 °C is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.44 °C, 50% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Average annual surface temperature in Sweden 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | +243.5% | 1.11 °C | 3.82 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2.55 °C | 1.11 °C | 4.08 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.78 °C | 1.31 °C | 4.28 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.25 °C | 1 °C | 3.44 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.83 °C | 1.87 °C | 4.2 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.69 °C | 0.9228 °C | 4.57 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.45 °C | 2.6 °C | 4.6 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.94 °C | 3.21 °C | 4.58 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.88 °C | 1.65 °C | 4.88 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.54 °C | 3.69 °C | 5.44 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
- 179 Falkland Islands 7.11 °C compare
- 180 Switzerland 6.78 °C compare
- 181 Andorra 6.48 °C compare
- 183 Finland 4.48 °C compare
- 184 Iceland 2.87 °C compare
- 185 Tajikistan 2.63 °C compare
More reference data data for Sweden
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2237 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9766 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.12 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average annual surface temperature in Sweden?
- Average annual surface temperature in Sweden was 5.21 °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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 5.44 °C in 2020.
- What is the lowest average annual surface temperature recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9228 °C in 1985.
- How does Sweden rank for average annual surface temperature?
- Sweden ranks 182nd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average annual surface temperature rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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.