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
-2-101194019822025

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

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

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