Germany vs Switzerland: Summer temperature anomalies
Germany
3.04 °C
in 2026
Switzerland
3.26 °C
in 2026
Germany rank
6th
Switzerland rank
3rd
Summer temperature anomalies over time
- Germany
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 3.26 °C against 3.04 °C in Germany, a difference of 0.22 °C.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 27 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 6th and Switzerland ranks 3rd of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 7 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.03 °C | -2.1 °C | 1.07 °C | Germany |
| 1950s | -0.7633 °C | -1.89 °C | 1.12 °C | Germany |
| 1960s | -0.5061 °C | -2.09 °C | 1.58 °C | Germany |
| 1970s | -0.7992 °C | -2.36 °C | 1.56 °C | Germany |
| 1980s | -1.43 °C | -2.03 °C | 0.5993 °C | Germany |
| 1990s | -1 °C | -1.34 °C | 0.3345 °C | Germany |
| 2000s | 0.2366 °C | 0.6077 °C | 0.3712 °C | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.5747 °C | 0.6131 °C | 0.0384 °C | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 1.89 °C | 1.84 °C | 0.0479 °C | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher summer temperature anomalies, Germany or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 3.26 °C against 3.04 °C in Germany as of 2026.
- What is the difference in summer temperature anomalies between Germany and Switzerland?
- 0.22 °C, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Switzerland?
- 87 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2026.
- How do Germany and Switzerland rank globally for summer temperature anomalies?
- Germany ranks 6th 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.