Spring temperature anomalies in Greenland
Greenland: Spring temperature anomalies was -0.3783 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Spring temperature anomalies in Greenland, 1940–2026
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
In 2026, spring temperature anomalies in Greenland stood at -0.3783 °C.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 113.5% on the previous year and down 112.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spring temperature anomalies in Greenland peaked at 6.48 °C in 2005 and was at its lowest, -4.72 °C, in 1990.
Greenland ranks 164th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Spring temperature anomalies in Greenland, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -2.8 °C | — |
| 1941 | 2.61 °C | -193.1% |
| 1942 | -0.3036 °C | -111.6% |
| 1943 | -3.37 °C | +1011.6% |
| 1944 | 0.9637 °C | -128.6% |
| 1945 | 1.06 °C | +10.3% |
| 1946 | 1.15 °C | +8.5% |
| 1947 | -0.4786 °C | -141.5% |
| 1948 | -2.6 °C | +443.9% |
| 1949 | -0.2844 °C | -89.1% |
| 1950 | -0.0969 °C | -65.9% |
| 1951 | -1.16 °C | +1096.4% |
| 1952 | -0.2455 °C | -78.8% |
| 1953 | -3.09 °C | +1157.9% |
| 1954 | 1.07 °C | -134.6% |
| 1955 | 0.9847 °C | -7.9% |
| 1956 | 1.75 °C | +77.4% |
| 1957 | -1.96 °C | -212.0% |
| 1958 | 2.07 °C | -205.6% |
| 1959 | -1.58 °C | -176.3% |
| 1960 | 1.94 °C | -223.1% |
| 1961 | -4.61 °C | -337.5% |
| 1962 | 2.41 °C | -152.3% |
| 1963 | 3.16 °C | +31.0% |
| 1964 | 1.3 °C | -58.8% |
| 1965 | 0.898 °C | -30.9% |
| 1966 | -3.97 °C | -542.5% |
| 1967 | -3.64 °C | -8.4% |
| 1968 | -2.32 °C | -36.3% |
| 1969 | -1.16 °C | -49.9% |
| 1970 | -0.7746 °C | -33.4% |
| 1971 | -0.3261 °C | -57.9% |
| 1972 | -0.3931 °C | +20.5% |
| 1973 | -1.59 °C | +303.7% |
| 1974 | 2.7 °C | -270.1% |
| 1975 | -1.55 °C | -157.6% |
| 1976 | 2.79 °C | -279.6% |
| 1977 | 1.19 °C | -57.3% |
| 1978 | -1.57 °C | -231.4% |
| 1979 | 0.9066 °C | -157.9% |
| 1980 | 3.25 °C | +258.5% |
| 1981 | -1.13 °C | -134.7% |
| 1982 | 1.03 °C | -191.6% |
| 1983 | -4.5 °C | -535.8% |
| 1984 | -0.9625 °C | -78.6% |
| 1985 | 1.16 °C | -220.8% |
| 1986 | -0.3374 °C | -129.0% |
| 1987 | -0.311 °C | -7.8% |
| 1988 | 0.2148 °C | -169.1% |
| 1989 | -3.61 °C | -1779.7% |
| 1990 | -4.72 °C | +30.8% |
| 1991 | 1.43 °C | -130.3% |
| 1992 | -1.97 °C | -237.6% |
| 1993 | -4.05 °C | +105.6% |
| 1994 | -3.69 °C | -8.8% |
| 1995 | -3.45 °C | -6.6% |
| 1996 | 4.78 °C | -238.8% |
| 1997 | -1.26 °C | -126.3% |
| 1998 | -1.41 °C | +12.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0086 °C | -100.6% |
| 2000 | -1.85 °C | -21581.7% |
| 2001 | -0.5694 °C | -69.2% |
| 2002 | -1.96 °C | +245.0% |
| 2003 | 2.45 °C | -224.9% |
| 2004 | 1.94 °C | -20.9% |
| 2005 | 6.48 °C | +233.5% |
| 2006 | 2.13 °C | -67.1% |
| 2007 | -0.229 °C | -110.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5965 °C | -360.5% |
| 2009 | -2.03 °C | -440.8% |
| 2010 | 1.75 °C | -186.3% |
| 2011 | -2.34 °C | -233.2% |
| 2012 | 0.8359 °C | -135.8% |
| 2013 | 2.66 °C | +218.5% |
| 2014 | -0.4897 °C | -118.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0728 °C | -114.9% |
| 2016 | 3.07 °C | +4108.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4095 °C | -86.6% |
| 2018 | 1.29 °C | +215.4% |
| 2019 | -1.87 °C | -244.8% |
| 2020 | -2.75 °C | +46.9% |
| 2021 | 1.72 °C | -162.8% |
| 2022 | 2 °C | +15.7% |
| 2023 | 2.02 °C | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 3.4 °C | +68.8% |
| 2025 | 2.8 °C | -17.7% |
| 2026 | -0.3783 °C | -113.5% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's -0.3783 °C is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.5862 °C. (65 countries reporting)
- Greenland's -0.3783 °C is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.48 °C. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spring 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -21581.7% | 0.0086 °C | -1.85 °C |
| 2016 | +4108.9% | 0.0728 °C | 3.07 °C |
| 1989 | -1779.7% | 0.2148 °C | -3.61 °C |
| 1953 | -1157.9% | -0.2455 °C | -3.09 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.4058 °C | -3.37 °C | 2.61 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.2255 °C | -3.09 °C | 2.07 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.6002 °C | -4.61 °C | 3.16 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1386 °C | -1.59 °C | 2.79 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.5189 °C | -4.5 °C | 3.25 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.43 °C | -4.72 °C | 4.78 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6954 °C | -2.03 °C | 6.48 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5396 °C | -2.34 °C | 3.07 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.26 °C | -2.75 °C | 3.4 °C | 7 |
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 spring temperature anomalies in Greenland?
- Spring temperature anomalies in Greenland was -0.3783 °C in 2026, according to Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spring temperature anomalies recorded in Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 6.48 °C in 2005.
- What is the lowest spring temperature anomalies recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.72 °C in 1990.
- How does Greenland rank for spring temperature anomalies?
- Greenland ranks 164th out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is spring temperature anomalies rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 112.3%. 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 Spring 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.