Faroe Islands vs United Kingdom: Temperature anomalies by month
Faroe Islands
-0.3816 °C
in 2026
United Kingdom
-0.4402 °C
in 2026
Faroe Islands rank
161st
United Kingdom rank
164th
Temperature anomalies by month over time
- Faroe Islands
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Faroe Islands currently reports -0.3816 °C against -0.4402 °C in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.0586 °C.
The two have swapped places 40 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Faroe Islands ahead.
Faroe Islands ranks 161st and United Kingdom ranks 164th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 5 and United Kingdom in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.858 °C | -2.22 °C | 1.36 °C | Faroe Islands |
| 1950s | -1.18 °C | -1.61 °C | 0.4316 °C | Faroe Islands |
| 1960s | -0.7549 °C | -1.72 °C | 0.9648 °C | Faroe Islands |
| 1970s | -0.936 °C | -0.7435 °C | 0.1925 °C | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | -1.19 °C | -1.09 °C | 0.1028 °C | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | -0.1298 °C | -0.0673 °C | 0.0625 °C | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 0.1003 °C | 0.4124 °C | 0.3121 °C | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | -0.0281 °C | -0.3551 °C | 0.3269 °C | Faroe Islands |
| 2020s | -0.0279 °C | -0.0338 °C | 0.0059 °C | Faroe Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher temperature anomalies by month, Faroe Islands or United Kingdom?
- Faroe Islands, at -0.3816 °C against -0.4402 °C in United Kingdom as of 2026.
- What is the difference in temperature anomalies by month between Faroe Islands and United Kingdom?
- 0.0586 °C, with Faroe Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and United Kingdom?
- 87 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2026.
- How do Faroe Islands and United Kingdom rank globally for temperature anomalies by month?
- Faroe Islands ranks 161st and United Kingdom ranks 164th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Temperature anomalies by month. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.