Spain vs United Kingdom: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude
Spain
0.9061 °C
in 2025
United Kingdom
0.942 °C
in 2025
Spain rank
56th
United Kingdom rank
53rd
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude over time
- Spain
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 0.942 °C against 0.9061 °C in Spain, a difference of 0.0359 °C.
The two have swapped places 36 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Spain ranks 56th and United Kingdom ranks 53rd of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.17 °C | -0.7247 °C | 0.4465 °C | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | -1.31 °C | -0.8728 °C | 0.4354 °C | United Kingdom |
| 1960s | -1.23 °C | -1.19 °C | 0.0412 °C | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | -1.48 °C | -0.7581 °C | 0.7179 °C | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | -0.6602 °C | -0.6965 °C | 0.0363 °C | Spain |
| 1990s | -0.2724 °C | -0.1902 °C | 0.0821 °C | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | -0.0293 °C | 0.1524 °C | 0.1817 °C | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 0.2409 °C | 0.0151 °C | 0.2258 °C | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.7961 °C | 0.6618 °C | 0.1342 °C | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher temperature anomalies vs. latitude, Spain or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 0.942 °C against 0.9061 °C in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in temperature anomalies vs. latitude between Spain and United Kingdom?
- 0.0359 °C, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and United Kingdom?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Spain and United Kingdom rank globally for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- Spain ranks 56th and United Kingdom ranks 53rd 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.