Heard Island and McDonald Islands vs Sweden: Summer temperature anomalies
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
1.56 °C
in 2026
Sweden
1.58 °C
in 2026
Heard Island and McDonald Islands rank
40th
Sweden rank
37th
Summer temperature anomalies over time
- Heard Island and McDonald Islands
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 1.58 °C against 1.56 °C in Heard Island and McDonald Islands, a difference of 0.02 °C.
The two have swapped places 42 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Sweden ahead.
Heard Island and McDonald Islands ranks 40th and Sweden ranks 37th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Heard Island and McDonald Islands averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.4048 °C | -0.8833 °C | 0.4785 °C | Heard Island and McDonald Islands |
| 1950s | -0.5305 °C | -0.6763 °C | 0.1458 °C | Heard Island and McDonald Islands |
| 1960s | -0.5264 °C | -0.0757 °C | 0.4507 °C | Sweden |
| 1970s | -0.4885 °C | 0.3523 °C | 0.8408 °C | Sweden |
| 1980s | -0.0351 °C | -0.0576 °C | 0.0226 °C | Heard Island and McDonald Islands |
| 1990s | -0.0294 °C | -0.3264 °C | 0.297 °C | Heard Island and McDonald Islands |
| 2000s | -0.2336 °C | 0.1009 °C | 0.3344 °C | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.2475 °C | -0.0799 °C | 0.3274 °C | Heard Island and McDonald Islands |
| 2020s | 0.5671 °C | 1.8 °C | 1.23 °C | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher summer temperature anomalies, Heard Island and McDonald Islands or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 1.58 °C against 1.56 °C in Heard Island and McDonald Islands as of 2026.
- What is the difference in summer temperature anomalies between Heard Island and McDonald Islands and Sweden?
- 0.02 °C, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Heard Island and McDonald Islands and Sweden?
- 87 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2026.
- How do Heard Island and McDonald Islands and Sweden rank globally for summer temperature anomalies?
- Heard Island and McDonald Islands ranks 40th and Sweden ranks 37th 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.
Individual pages
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.