Winter temperature anomalies in Austria
Austria: Winter temperature anomalies was 1.99 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Winter temperature anomalies in Austria, 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, winter temperature anomalies in Austria stood at 1.99 °C.
That represents a change of up 55.6% on the previous year and down 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, winter temperature anomalies in Austria peaked at 3.37 °C in 2015 and was at its lowest, -7.12 °C, in 1940.
That places Austria 30th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Winter temperature anomalies in Austria, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -7.12 °C | — |
| 1941 | -2.31 °C | -67.6% |
| 1942 | -0.5154 °C | -77.6% |
| 1943 | -0.7163 °C | +39.0% |
| 1944 | -4.3 °C | +500.3% |
| 1945 | -1.87 °C | -56.6% |
| 1946 | -5.78 °C | +209.5% |
| 1947 | -1.82 °C | -68.5% |
| 1948 | -2.3 °C | +26.4% |
| 1949 | 0.7246 °C | -131.5% |
| 1950 | -1.82 °C | -350.9% |
| 1951 | -0.0138 °C | -99.2% |
| 1952 | -1.8 °C | +12940.1% |
| 1953 | 0.8824 °C | -149.1% |
| 1954 | 1.4 °C | +58.5% |
| 1955 | 1.11 °C | -20.5% |
| 1956 | -1.58 °C | -241.8% |
| 1957 | -1.19 °C | -24.9% |
| 1958 | 0.0688 °C | -105.8% |
| 1959 | 1.02 °C | +1386.1% |
| 1960 | -0.1258 °C | -112.3% |
| 1961 | -2.54 °C | +1918.7% |
| 1962 | -5.14 °C | +102.4% |
| 1963 | -5.39 °C | +4.9% |
| 1964 | -1.37 °C | -74.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1132 °C | -108.3% |
| 1966 | -0.3761 °C | -432.3% |
| 1967 | -2.2 °C | +483.9% |
| 1968 | -4.03 °C | +83.4% |
| 1969 | -4.81 °C | +19.5% |
| 1970 | -2.02 °C | -58.1% |
| 1971 | 1.02 °C | -150.6% |
| 1972 | -1.68 °C | -265.2% |
| 1973 | -1.61 °C | -4.6% |
| 1974 | 1.86 °C | -215.6% |
| 1975 | -1.2 °C | -164.4% |
| 1976 | -2.73 °C | +128.1% |
| 1977 | -0.7195 °C | -73.6% |
| 1978 | -0.8251 °C | +14.7% |
| 1979 | 1.79 °C | -317.0% |
| 1980 | -2.28 °C | -227.5% |
| 1981 | -2.44 °C | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 0.5937 °C | -124.3% |
| 1983 | -1.57 °C | -365.1% |
| 1984 | -0.6755 °C | -57.1% |
| 1985 | 1.34 °C | -298.1% |
| 1986 | -1.58 °C | -217.9% |
| 1987 | 0.2863 °C | -118.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3913 °C | +36.7% |
| 1989 | -0.2025 °C | -151.8% |
| 1990 | -2.28 °C | +1025.7% |
| 1991 | -2.87 °C | +26.0% |
| 1992 | -1.36 °C | -52.6% |
| 1993 | 0.6539 °C | -148.0% |
| 1994 | 1.32 °C | +102.4% |
| 1995 | -1.14 °C | -186.1% |
| 1996 | -2.73 °C | +139.5% |
| 1997 | 0.9356 °C | -134.3% |
| 1998 | -1.96 °C | -310.0% |
| 1999 | -1.07 °C | -45.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9455 °C | -188.0% |
| 2001 | -3.79 °C | -500.5% |
| 2002 | 0.395 °C | -110.4% |
| 2003 | -0.0404 °C | -110.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0376 °C | -193.0% |
| 2005 | -1.75 °C | -4758.3% |
| 2006 | 1.89 °C | -208.1% |
| 2007 | -1.05 °C | -155.5% |
| 2008 | 0.6024 °C | -157.3% |
| 2009 | -0.5527 °C | -191.7% |
| 2010 | -2.86 °C | +416.6% |
| 2011 | 1.65 °C | -157.9% |
| 2012 | -0.5723 °C | -134.6% |
| 2013 | 1.5 °C | -362.1% |
| 2014 | 2.28 °C | +52.2% |
| 2015 | 3.37 °C | +47.8% |
| 2016 | 1.01 °C | -70.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2135 °C | -78.9% |
| 2018 | 1.25 °C | +484.7% |
| 2019 | 2.23 °C | +78.5% |
| 2020 | 1.45 °C | -34.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9916 °C | -31.8% |
| 2022 | 1.37 °C | +37.7% |
| 2023 | 2.46 °C | +79.8% |
| 2024 | 1.28 °C | -47.8% |
| 2025 | 1.99 °C | +55.6% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 1.99 °C is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.2 °C, 1.7× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Austria's 1.99 °C is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.93 °C, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Winter temperature anomalies in Austria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | -12940.1% | -0.0138 °C | -1.8 °C |
| 2005 | -4758.3% | 0.0376 °C | -1.75 °C |
| 1961 | -1918.7% | -0.1258 °C | -2.54 °C |
| 1959 | +1386.1% | 0.0688 °C | 1.02 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -2.6 °C | -7.12 °C | 0.7246 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.1908 °C | -1.82 °C | 1.4 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -2.59 °C | -5.39 °C | 0.1132 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.6105 °C | -2.73 °C | 1.86 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.614 °C | -2.44 °C | 1.34 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.05 °C | -2.87 °C | 1.32 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.3308 °C | -3.79 °C | 1.89 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 °C | -2.86 °C | 3.37 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.59 °C | 0.9916 °C | 2.46 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More reference data data for Austria
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2597 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1986 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.55 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is winter temperature anomalies in Austria?
- Winter temperature anomalies in Austria was 1.99 °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 winter temperature anomalies recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.37 °C in 2015.
- What is the lowest winter temperature anomalies recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.12 °C in 1940.
- How does Austria rank for winter temperature anomalies?
- Austria ranks 30th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is winter temperature anomalies rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Austria 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 Winter 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.