Belgium vs Netherlands: Summer temperature anomalies
Belgium
3.25 °C
in 2026
Netherlands
2.86 °C
in 2026
Belgium rank
4th
Netherlands rank
7th
Summer temperature anomalies over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 3.25 °C against 2.86 °C in Netherlands, a difference of 0.39 °C.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 38 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 4th and Netherlands ranks 7th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and Netherlands in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.7178 °C | -0.7205 °C | 0.0027 °C | Belgium |
| 1950s | -0.9223 °C | -0.834 °C | 0.0883 °C | Netherlands |
| 1960s | -0.7969 °C | -0.5278 °C | 0.2691 °C | Netherlands |
| 1970s | -0.9608 °C | -0.707 °C | 0.2538 °C | Netherlands |
| 1980s | -1.3 °C | -1.19 °C | 0.1131 °C | Netherlands |
| 1990s | -0.9404 °C | -0.8326 °C | 0.1079 °C | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.3303 °C | 0.2551 °C | 0.0752 °C | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.371 °C | 0.3396 °C | 0.0314 °C | Belgium |
| 2020s | 1.81 °C | 1.73 °C | 0.0778 °C | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher summer temperature anomalies, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Belgium, at 3.25 °C against 2.86 °C in Netherlands as of 2026.
- What is the difference in summer temperature anomalies between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 0.39 °C, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 87 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2026.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for summer temperature anomalies?
- Belgium ranks 4th and Netherlands ranks 7th 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.