France vs Switzerland: Summer temperature anomalies
France
3.31 °C
in 2026
Switzerland
3.26 °C
in 2026
France rank
2nd
Switzerland rank
3rd
Summer temperature anomalies over time
- France
- Switzerland
How they compare
France currently reports 3.31 °C against 3.26 °C in Switzerland, a difference of 0.05 °C.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1940 it was France ahead.
France ranks 2nd and Switzerland ranks 3rd of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, France averaged higher in 6 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.8792 °C | -2.1 °C | 1.22 °C | France |
| 1950s | -1.19 °C | -1.89 °C | 0.7019 °C | France |
| 1960s | -1.24 °C | -2.09 °C | 0.8423 °C | France |
| 1970s | -1.36 °C | -2.36 °C | 1 °C | France |
| 1980s | -1.21 °C | -2.03 °C | 0.8197 °C | France |
| 1990s | -0.994 °C | -1.34 °C | 0.3421 °C | France |
| 2000s | 0.5165 °C | 0.6077 °C | 0.0912 °C | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.3623 °C | 0.6131 °C | 0.2507 °C | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 1.52 °C | 1.84 °C | 0.3205 °C | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher summer temperature anomalies, France or Switzerland?
- France, at 3.31 °C against 3.26 °C in Switzerland as of 2026.
- What is the difference in summer temperature anomalies between France and Switzerland?
- 0.05 °C, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Switzerland?
- 87 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2026.
- How do France and Switzerland rank globally for summer temperature anomalies?
- France ranks 2nd and Switzerland ranks 3rd 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.