Spring temperature anomalies in Bhutan
Bhutan: Spring temperature anomalies was 1.97 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Spring temperature anomalies in Bhutan, 1940–2026
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
In 2026, spring temperature anomalies in Bhutan stood at 1.97 °C. That is the highest value across all 87 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.5% on the previous year and up 139.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spring temperature anomalies in Bhutan peaked at 1.97 °C in 2026 and was at its lowest, -4.01 °C, in 1940.
That places Bhutan 23rd out of 193 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Spring temperature anomalies in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -4.01 °C | — |
| 1941 | -2.48 °C | -38.1% |
| 1942 | -1.58 °C | -36.2% |
| 1943 | -1.86 °C | +17.5% |
| 1944 | -1.62 °C | -12.7% |
| 1945 | -1.78 °C | +9.9% |
| 1946 | -1.43 °C | -19.5% |
| 1947 | -1.01 °C | -29.5% |
| 1948 | -2.72 °C | +169.1% |
| 1949 | -1.72 °C | -36.9% |
| 1950 | -2.38 °C | +38.5% |
| 1951 | -0.9875 °C | -58.5% |
| 1952 | -3.54 °C | +258.5% |
| 1953 | -0.7194 °C | -79.7% |
| 1954 | -0.7275 °C | +1.1% |
| 1955 | -0.9322 °C | +28.1% |
| 1956 | -0.9688 °C | +3.9% |
| 1957 | -2.24 °C | +130.9% |
| 1958 | -1.07 °C | -52.1% |
| 1959 | -1.03 °C | -3.8% |
| 1960 | -1.37 °C | +32.7% |
| 1961 | -0.7533 °C | -44.9% |
| 1962 | -1.43 °C | +89.5% |
| 1963 | -1.57 °C | +10.2% |
| 1964 | 0.4328 °C | -127.5% |
| 1965 | -2.59 °C | -697.5% |
| 1966 | -0.1058 °C | -95.9% |
| 1967 | -2.14 °C | +1921.6% |
| 1968 | -1.26 °C | -41.3% |
| 1969 | 0.1249 °C | -109.9% |
| 1970 | -1.23 °C | -1083.3% |
| 1971 | -0.9287 °C | -24.4% |
| 1972 | -0.185 °C | -80.1% |
| 1973 | -0.5657 °C | +205.7% |
| 1974 | -0.6058 °C | +7.1% |
| 1975 | -0.4818 °C | -20.5% |
| 1976 | -0.3032 °C | -37.1% |
| 1977 | 0.904 °C | -398.1% |
| 1978 | -1.63 °C | -280.2% |
| 1979 | -0.9664 °C | -40.7% |
| 1980 | -1.19 °C | +23.6% |
| 1981 | -1.28 °C | +6.9% |
| 1982 | -1.41 °C | +10.2% |
| 1983 | -1.16 °C | -17.9% |
| 1984 | 0.5857 °C | -150.7% |
| 1985 | 1.6 °C | +172.8% |
| 1986 | -0.6153 °C | -138.5% |
| 1987 | -1.02 °C | +66.6% |
| 1988 | -0.1057 °C | -89.7% |
| 1989 | -0.5839 °C | +452.4% |
| 1990 | -2.16 °C | +269.8% |
| 1991 | 0.3133 °C | -114.5% |
| 1992 | 0.8548 °C | +172.8% |
| 1993 | -1.38 °C | -261.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0928 °C | -106.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2547 °C | +174.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4163 °C | +63.4% |
| 1997 | -0.525 °C | -226.1% |
| 1998 | -1.54 °C | +193.2% |
| 1999 | 1.14 °C | -174.1% |
| 2000 | -1.77 °C | -254.8% |
| 2001 | -0.7653 °C | -56.7% |
| 2002 | -0.0807 °C | -89.5% |
| 2003 | -0.9786 °C | +1113.1% |
| 2004 | 1.96 °C | -300.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5468 °C | -72.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0224 °C | -95.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0699 °C | +211.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1732 °C | +147.7% |
| 2009 | -0.2318 °C | -233.9% |
| 2010 | 1.77 °C | -863.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2993 °C | -83.1% |
| 2012 | -0.5993 °C | -300.2% |
| 2013 | 0.5035 °C | -184.0% |
| 2014 | -0.4896 °C | -197.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4571 °C | -193.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8219 °C | +79.8% |
| 2017 | -0.5155 °C | -162.7% |
| 2018 | 0.09 °C | -117.5% |
| 2019 | -0.6604 °C | -833.8% |
| 2020 | -0.2534 °C | -61.6% |
| 2021 | 0.587 °C | -331.7% |
| 2022 | 1.93 °C | +228.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5435 °C | -71.8% |
| 2024 | 0.659 °C | +21.3% |
| 2025 | 1.45 °C | +120.5% |
| 2026 | 1.97 °C | +35.5% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 1.97 °C is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2041 °C, 9.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 1.97 °C is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.8635 °C, 2.3× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spring temperature anomalies in Bhutan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | -1921.6% | -0.1058 °C | -2.14 °C |
| 2003 | -1113.1% | -0.0807 °C | -0.9786 °C |
| 1970 | -1083.3% | 0.1249 °C | -1.23 °C |
| 2019 | -833.8% | 0.09 °C | -0.6604 °C |
| 2010 | +863.3% | -0.2318 °C | 1.77 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -2.02 °C | -4.01 °C | -1.01 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.46 °C | -3.54 °C | -0.7194 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.07 °C | -2.59 °C | 0.4328 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.599 °C | -1.63 °C | 0.904 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.5182 °C | -1.41 °C | 1.6 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2535 °C | -2.16 °C | 1.14 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1047 °C | -1.77 °C | 1.96 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1676 °C | -0.6604 °C | 1.77 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9833 °C | -0.2534 °C | 1.97 °C | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is spring temperature anomalies in Bhutan?
- Spring temperature anomalies in Bhutan was 1.97 °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 spring temperature anomalies recorded in Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.97 °C in 2026.
- What is the lowest spring temperature anomalies recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.01 °C in 1940.
- How does Bhutan rank for spring temperature anomalies?
- Bhutan ranks 23rd out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is spring temperature anomalies rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 139.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan 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 Spring 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.