Netherlands vs Spain: Summer temperature anomalies
Netherlands
2.86 °C
in 2026
Spain
3.07 °C
in 2026
Netherlands rank
7th
Spain rank
5th
Summer temperature anomalies over time
- Netherlands
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 3.07 °C against 2.86 °C in Netherlands, a difference of 0.21 °C.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 37 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 7th and Spain ranks 5th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 8 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.7205 °C | -0.7576 °C | 0.0371 °C | Netherlands |
| 1950s | -0.834 °C | -1.86 °C | 1.03 °C | Netherlands |
| 1960s | -0.5278 °C | -1.76 °C | 1.23 °C | Netherlands |
| 1970s | -0.707 °C | -2.53 °C | 1.82 °C | Netherlands |
| 1980s | -1.19 °C | -1.23 °C | 0.0438 °C | Netherlands |
| 1990s | -0.8326 °C | -0.9657 °C | 0.1332 °C | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.2551 °C | 0.799 °C | 0.5439 °C | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.3396 °C | 0.1953 °C | 0.1443 °C | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 1.73 °C | 1.05 °C | 0.688 °C | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher summer temperature anomalies, Netherlands or Spain?
- Spain, at 3.07 °C against 2.86 °C in Netherlands as of 2026.
- What is the difference in summer temperature anomalies between Netherlands and Spain?
- 0.21 °C, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Spain?
- 87 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2026.
- How do Netherlands and Spain rank globally for summer temperature anomalies?
- Netherlands ranks 7th 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.