Winter temperature anomalies in Switzerland
Switzerland: Winter temperature anomalies was 2.37 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Winter temperature anomalies in Switzerland, 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 winter temperature anomalies in Switzerland is 2.37 °C, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 711.9% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, winter temperature anomalies in Switzerland peaked at 2.84 °C in 2015 and was at its lowest, -7.55 °C, in 1940.
Switzerland ranks 22nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | -3.17 °C | -7.55 °C | -0.3567 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.7685 °C | -3.49 °C | 1.31 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -2.63 °C | -5.31 °C | 0.0651 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.06 °C | -3.57 °C | 1.25 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.4734 °C | -2.99 °C | 0.9625 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.5866 °C | -2.81 °C | 1.75 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.5108 °C | -2.78 °C | 1.79 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7306 °C | -2.42 °C | 2.84 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.31 °C | 0.2915 °C | 2.69 °C | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is winter temperature anomalies in Switzerland?
- Winter temperature anomalies in Switzerland was 2.37 °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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.84 °C in 2015.
- What is the lowest winter temperature anomalies recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.55 °C in 1940.
- How does Switzerland rank for winter temperature anomalies?
- Switzerland ranks 22nd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is winter temperature anomalies rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.