Winter temperature anomalies in Iceland
Iceland: Winter temperature anomalies was 3.5 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Winter temperature anomalies in Iceland, 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 Iceland stood at 3.5 °C.
That represents a change of up 378.0% on the previous year and up 821.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, winter temperature anomalies in Iceland peaked at 3.54 °C in 2002 and was at its lowest, -6.56 °C, in 1965.
That places Iceland 4th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.81 °C | -3.44 °C | 0.1237 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.82 °C | -4.12 °C | 1.86 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -3.72 °C | -6.56 °C | -1.09 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -2.12 °C | -6.18 °C | 0.2476 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.23 °C | -3.4 °C | 2.55 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.7429 °C | -2.75 °C | 1.71 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8008 °C | -1.42 °C | 3.54 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1973 °C | -3.36 °C | 3.41 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.6123 °C | -4.18 °C | 3.5 °C | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is winter temperature anomalies in Iceland?
- Winter temperature anomalies in Iceland was 3.5 °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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.54 °C in 2002.
- What is the lowest winter temperature anomalies recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.56 °C in 1965.
- How does Iceland rank for winter temperature anomalies?
- Iceland ranks 4th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is winter temperature anomalies rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 821.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iceland 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
The 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.