Portugal vs United Kingdom: Summer temperature anomalies
Portugal
2.05 °C
in 2026
United Kingdom
2.09 °C
in 2026
Portugal rank
21st
United Kingdom rank
19th
Summer temperature anomalies over time
- Portugal
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 2.09 °C against 2.05 °C in Portugal, a difference of 0.04 °C.
The two have swapped places 42 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1940 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Portugal ranks 21st and United Kingdom ranks 19th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.4333 °C | -0.2046 °C | 0.638 °C | Portugal |
| 1950s | -1.15 °C | -0.523 °C | 0.6286 °C | United Kingdom |
| 1960s | -0.5171 °C | -0.2857 °C | 0.2314 °C | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | -2.07 °C | -0.6374 °C | 1.43 °C | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | -0.687 °C | -0.6681 °C | 0.0189 °C | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | -0.5555 °C | -0.5697 °C | 0.0142 °C | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.6643 °C | 0.2705 °C | 0.3938 °C | Portugal |
| 2010s | -0.0929 °C | 0.1505 °C | 0.2435 °C | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 0.5617 °C | 1.17 °C | 0.6095 °C | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher summer temperature anomalies, Portugal or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 2.09 °C against 2.05 °C in Portugal as of 2026.
- What is the difference in summer temperature anomalies between Portugal and United Kingdom?
- 0.04 °C, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United Kingdom?
- 87 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2026.
- How do Portugal and United Kingdom rank globally for summer temperature anomalies?
- Portugal ranks 21st and United Kingdom ranks 19th 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.