Ireland vs United States: Winter temperature anomalies
Ireland
0.8957 °C
in 2025
United States
0.9189 °C
in 2025
Ireland rank
85th
United States rank
83rd
Winter temperature anomalies over time
- Ireland
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.9189 °C against 0.8957 °C in Ireland, a difference of 0.0232 °C.
The two have swapped places 42 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was United States ahead.
Ireland ranks 85th and United States ranks 83rd of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 7 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.0926 °C | -1.41 °C | 1.32 °C | Ireland |
| 1950s | 0.1434 °C | -0.7299 °C | 0.8733 °C | Ireland |
| 1960s | -0.9308 °C | -1.39 °C | 0.457 °C | Ireland |
| 1970s | 0.2183 °C | -0.9563 °C | 1.17 °C | Ireland |
| 1980s | 0.2754 °C | -0.7684 °C | 1.04 °C | Ireland |
| 1990s | -0.2743 °C | -0.426 °C | 0.1517 °C | Ireland |
| 2000s | -0.0318 °C | -0.3125 °C | 0.2807 °C | Ireland |
| 2010s | 0.228 °C | 0.4402 °C | 0.2122 °C | United States |
| 2020s | 0.5733 °C | 1.53 °C | 0.9613 °C | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher winter temperature anomalies, Ireland or United States?
- United States, at 0.9189 °C against 0.8957 °C in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in winter temperature anomalies between Ireland and United States?
- 0.0232 °C, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and United States?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and United States rank globally for winter temperature anomalies?
- Ireland ranks 85th and United States ranks 83rd 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 Winter 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.