Autumn temperature anomalies in Greenland
Greenland: Autumn temperature anomalies was 1.8 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Autumn temperature anomalies in Greenland, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
The most recent figure for autumn temperature anomalies in Greenland is 1.8 °C, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and up 86.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, autumn temperature anomalies in Greenland peaked at 5.41 °C in 2022 and was at its lowest, -3.97 °C, in 1982.
Greenland ranks 18th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Autumn temperature anomalies in Greenland, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -2.36 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.7984 °C | -66.2% |
| 1942 | -2.19 °C | +174.1% |
| 1943 | -2.85 °C | +30.2% |
| 1944 | -1.18 °C | -58.7% |
| 1945 | -2.65 °C | +124.5% |
| 1946 | -0.3799 °C | -85.6% |
| 1947 | -2.39 °C | +530.4% |
| 1948 | -3.44 °C | +43.5% |
| 1949 | -2.36 °C | -31.4% |
| 1950 | -2.93 °C | +24.5% |
| 1951 | 1.13 °C | -138.7% |
| 1952 | 0.535 °C | -52.9% |
| 1953 | -0.7748 °C | -244.8% |
| 1954 | -3.01 °C | +288.3% |
| 1955 | -1.12 °C | -62.9% |
| 1956 | -2.83 °C | +153.5% |
| 1957 | 0.5829 °C | -120.6% |
| 1958 | -0.9316 °C | -259.8% |
| 1959 | -1.41 °C | +51.5% |
| 1960 | -0.8059 °C | -42.9% |
| 1961 | -0.7332 °C | -9.0% |
| 1962 | -2.26 °C | +208.2% |
| 1963 | -2.14 °C | -5.3% |
| 1964 | -2.72 °C | +27.0% |
| 1965 | -3.54 °C | +30.1% |
| 1966 | -1.74 °C | -50.9% |
| 1967 | 1.05 °C | -160.6% |
| 1968 | 0.9296 °C | -11.6% |
| 1969 | -2.53 °C | -372.7% |
| 1970 | 0.581 °C | -122.9% |
| 1971 | -0.7813 °C | -234.5% |
| 1972 | 1.53 °C | -295.2% |
| 1973 | 0.8902 °C | -41.6% |
| 1974 | -3.1 °C | -448.7% |
| 1975 | -2.85 °C | -8.2% |
| 1976 | 3.6 °C | -226.2% |
| 1977 | -2.09 °C | -158.0% |
| 1978 | -1.53 °C | -26.5% |
| 1979 | -3.39 °C | +121.5% |
| 1980 | -1.41 °C | -58.5% |
| 1981 | -0.5325 °C | -62.2% |
| 1982 | -3.97 °C | +645.0% |
| 1983 | -0.9245 °C | -76.7% |
| 1984 | -0.5342 °C | -42.2% |
| 1985 | -1.36 °C | +154.7% |
| 1986 | 0.918 °C | -167.5% |
| 1987 | -0.7164 °C | -178.0% |
| 1988 | -0.4497 °C | -37.2% |
| 1989 | -3.46 °C | +669.0% |
| 1990 | -2.03 °C | -41.2% |
| 1991 | -0.8351 °C | -59.0% |
| 1992 | -1.74 °C | +108.0% |
| 1993 | 1.9 °C | -209.5% |
| 1994 | -0.6644 °C | -134.9% |
| 1995 | 0.8983 °C | -235.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2132 °C | -76.3% |
| 1997 | -1.45 °C | -777.9% |
| 1998 | -0.4592 °C | -68.2% |
| 1999 | -1.07 °C | +132.2% |
| 2000 | 1.25 °C | -216.9% |
| 2001 | 0.8823 °C | -29.2% |
| 2002 | 2.73 °C | +209.4% |
| 2003 | 1.54 °C | -43.5% |
| 2004 | -0.0865 °C | -105.6% |
| 2005 | -2.9 °C | +3251.1% |
| 2006 | 1.22 °C | -142.2% |
| 2007 | -1.82 °C | -248.6% |
| 2008 | 1.07 °C | -158.9% |
| 2009 | -2.11 °C | -297.1% |
| 2010 | 2.61 °C | -223.5% |
| 2011 | -0.015 °C | -100.6% |
| 2012 | -0.0165 °C | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 0.489 °C | -3055.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1638 °C | -66.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9677 °C | +490.7% |
| 2016 | -0.0049 °C | -100.5% |
| 2017 | 1.15 °C | -23457.2% |
| 2018 | -1.11 °C | -196.4% |
| 2019 | 0.9906 °C | -189.4% |
| 2020 | -3.81 °C | -484.6% |
| 2021 | -2.39 °C | -37.4% |
| 2022 | 5.41 °C | -326.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2379 °C | -95.6% |
| 2024 | 1.92 °C | +705.9% |
| 2025 | 1.8 °C | -6.1% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 1.8 °C is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.653 °C, 2.8× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 1.8 °C is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.22 °C, 1.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Autumn temperature anomalies in Greenland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +23457.2% | -0.0049 °C | 1.15 °C |
| 2005 | -3251.1% | -0.0865 °C | -2.9 °C |
| 2013 | +3055.9% | -0.0165 °C | 0.489 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -2.06 °C | -3.44 °C | -0.3799 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.08 °C | -3.01 °C | 1.13 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.45 °C | -3.54 °C | 1.05 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.7154 °C | -3.39 °C | 3.6 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.24 °C | -3.97 °C | 0.918 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.5229 °C | -2.03 °C | 1.9 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1782 °C | -2.9 °C | 2.73 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5222 °C | -1.11 °C | 2.61 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5279 °C | -3.81 °C | 5.41 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
More climate change data for Greenland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 148,208 kg (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.8215 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.8215 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0031 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.8215 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.8215 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions 0.0031 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions 0.0023 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that) 0.0002 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) 0.0005 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is autumn temperature anomalies in Greenland?
- Autumn temperature anomalies in Greenland was 1.8 °C in 2025, according to Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest autumn temperature anomalies recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.41 °C in 2022.
- What is the lowest autumn temperature anomalies recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.97 °C in 1982.
- How does Greenland rank for autumn temperature anomalies?
- Greenland ranks 18th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is autumn temperature anomalies rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greenland data come from?
- The figures come from Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Autumn temperature anomalies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.