Belgium vs France: Summer temperature anomalies
Belgium
3.25 °C
in 2026
France
3.31 °C
in 2026
Belgium rank
4th
France rank
2nd
Summer temperature anomalies over time
- Belgium
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 3.31 °C against 3.25 °C in Belgium, a difference of 0.06 °C.
The two have swapped places 31 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 4th and France ranks 2nd of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 7 and France in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.7178 °C | -0.8792 °C | 0.1614 °C | Belgium |
| 1950s | -0.9223 °C | -1.19 °C | 0.2632 °C | Belgium |
| 1960s | -0.7969 °C | -1.24 °C | 0.4459 °C | Belgium |
| 1970s | -0.9608 °C | -1.36 °C | 0.3945 °C | Belgium |
| 1980s | -1.3 °C | -1.21 °C | 0.0917 °C | France |
| 1990s | -0.9404 °C | -0.994 °C | 0.0536 °C | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.3303 °C | 0.5165 °C | 0.1862 °C | France |
| 2010s | 0.371 °C | 0.3623 °C | 0.0087 °C | Belgium |
| 2020s | 1.81 °C | 1.52 °C | 0.2899 °C | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher summer temperature anomalies, Belgium or France?
- France, at 3.31 °C against 3.25 °C in Belgium as of 2026.
- What is the difference in summer temperature anomalies between Belgium and France?
- 0.06 °C, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and France?
- 87 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2026.
- How do Belgium and France rank globally for summer temperature anomalies?
- Belgium ranks 4th and France ranks 2nd 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 Summer temperature anomalies. 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.