Denmark vs Portugal: Summer temperature anomalies
Denmark
1.96 °C
in 2026
Portugal
2.05 °C
in 2026
Denmark rank
23rd
Portugal rank
21st
Summer temperature anomalies over time
- Denmark
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 2.05 °C against 1.96 °C in Denmark, a difference of 0.09 °C.
The two have swapped places 41 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 23rd and Portugal ranks 21st of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 7 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.3389 °C | 0.4333 °C | 0.7722 °C | Portugal |
| 1950s | -0.4338 °C | -1.15 °C | 0.7177 °C | Denmark |
| 1960s | -0.0832 °C | -0.5171 °C | 0.4338 °C | Denmark |
| 1970s | -0.0135 °C | -2.07 °C | 2.06 °C | Denmark |
| 1980s | -0.5509 °C | -0.687 °C | 0.1361 °C | Denmark |
| 1990s | -0.5035 °C | -0.5555 °C | 0.052 °C | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.0575 °C | 0.6643 °C | 0.6068 °C | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.265 °C | -0.0929 °C | 0.3579 °C | Denmark |
| 2020s | 1.23 °C | 0.5617 °C | 0.6684 °C | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher summer temperature anomalies, Denmark or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 2.05 °C against 1.96 °C in Denmark as of 2026.
- What is the difference in summer temperature anomalies between Denmark and Portugal?
- 0.09 °C, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Portugal?
- 87 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2026.
- How do Denmark and Portugal rank globally for summer temperature anomalies?
- Denmark ranks 23rd and Portugal ranks 21st 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.