France vs Spain: Summer temperature anomalies
France
3.31 °C
in 2026
Spain
3.07 °C
in 2026
France rank
2nd
Spain rank
5th
Summer temperature anomalies over time
- France
- Spain
How they compare
France currently reports 3.31 °C against 3.07 °C in Spain, a difference of 0.24 °C.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 34 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1940 it was France ahead.
France ranks 2nd and Spain ranks 5th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, France averaged higher in 6 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.8792 °C | -0.7576 °C | 0.1216 °C | Spain |
| 1950s | -1.19 °C | -1.86 °C | 0.6745 °C | France |
| 1960s | -1.24 °C | -1.76 °C | 0.5188 °C | France |
| 1970s | -1.36 °C | -2.53 °C | 1.17 °C | France |
| 1980s | -1.21 °C | -1.23 °C | 0.0224 °C | France |
| 1990s | -0.994 °C | -0.9657 °C | 0.0283 °C | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.5165 °C | 0.799 °C | 0.2825 °C | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.3623 °C | 0.1953 °C | 0.167 °C | France |
| 2020s | 1.52 °C | 1.05 °C | 0.4759 °C | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher summer temperature anomalies, France or Spain?
- France, at 3.31 °C against 3.07 °C in Spain as of 2026.
- What is the difference in summer temperature anomalies between France and Spain?
- 0.24 °C, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Spain?
- 87 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2026.
- How do France and Spain rank globally for summer temperature anomalies?
- France ranks 2nd and Spain ranks 5th 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.