Latvia vs Russia: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude
Latvia
1.19 °C
in 2025
Russia
1.18 °C
in 2025
Latvia rank
24th
Russia rank
26th
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude over time
- Latvia
- Russia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 1.19 °C against 1.18 °C in Russia, a difference of 0.01 °C.
The two have swapped places 41 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Russia ahead.
Latvia ranks 24th and Russia ranks 26th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 4 and Russia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.63 °C | -1.16 °C | 0.469 °C | Russia |
| 1950s | -1.39 °C | -1.38 °C | 0.0099 °C | Russia |
| 1960s | -1.48 °C | -1.49 °C | 0.005 °C | Latvia |
| 1970s | -1.12 °C | -1.37 °C | 0.2492 °C | Latvia |
| 1980s | -1.01 °C | -0.9023 °C | 0.1051 °C | Russia |
| 1990s | -0.3941 °C | -0.5658 °C | 0.1718 °C | Latvia |
| 2000s | 0.0535 °C | -0.0869 °C | 0.1404 °C | Latvia |
| 2010s | 0.2181 °C | 0.4227 °C | 0.2046 °C | Russia |
| 2020s | 1.1 °C | 1.11 °C | 0.0095 °C | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher temperature anomalies vs. latitude, Latvia or Russia?
- Latvia, at 1.19 °C against 1.18 °C in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in temperature anomalies vs. latitude between Latvia and Russia?
- 0.01 °C, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Russia?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Latvia and Russia rank globally for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- Latvia ranks 24th and Russia ranks 26th 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 Temperature anomalies vs. latitude. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The difference of a specific year's average surface temperature from the 1991-2020 mean, in degrees Celsius.