Which has higher temperature anomalies vs. latitude, Latvia or Switzerland?

Switzerland, at 1.2 °C against 1.19 °C in Latvia as of 2025.

What is the difference in temperature anomalies vs. latitude between Latvia and Switzerland?

0.01 °C, with Switzerland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Switzerland?

86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.

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.

Latvia vs Switzerland: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude

Latvia

1.19 °C

in 2025

Switzerland

1.2 °C

in 2025

Latvia rank

24th

Switzerland rank

23rd

Temperature anomalies vs. latitude over time

Latvia
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 1.2 °C against 1.19 °C in Latvia, a difference of 0.01 °C.

The two have swapped places 34 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Switzerland ahead.

Latvia ranks 24th and Switzerland ranks 23rd of 193 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 5 and Switzerland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1940s	-1.63 °C	-1.73 °C	0.105 °C	Latvia
1950s	-1.39 °C	-1.29 °C	0.0992 °C	Switzerland
1960s	-1.48 °C	-1.41 °C	0.0755 °C	Switzerland
1970s	-1.12 °C	-1.35 °C	0.2371 °C	Latvia
1980s	-1.01 °C	-1.1 °C	0.0882 °C	Latvia
1990s	-0.3941 °C	-0.5024 °C	0.1084 °C	Latvia
2000s	0.0535 °C	-0.0283 °C	0.0818 °C	Latvia
2010s	0.2181 °C	0.3848 °C	0.1667 °C	Switzerland
2020s	1.1 °C	1.11 °C	0.0144 °C	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher temperature anomalies vs. latitude, Latvia or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 1.2 °C against 1.19 °C in Latvia as of 2025.
What is the difference in temperature anomalies vs. latitude between Latvia and Switzerland?: 0.01 °C, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Switzerland?: 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
How do Latvia and Switzerland rank globally for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?: Latvia ranks 24th and Switzerland ranks 23rd 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

Indicator: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude
Unit: °C
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 16,598 data points, 1940–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The difference of a specific year's average surface temperature from the 1991-2020 mean, in degrees Celsius.