Spring temperature anomalies in Sweden
Sweden: Spring temperature anomalies was 4.22 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Spring temperature anomalies in Sweden, 1940–2026
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 spring temperature anomalies in Sweden is 4.22 °C, measured in 2026. That is the highest value across all 87 years on record.
The figure is up 46.1% on the previous year and up 111.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spring temperature anomalies in Sweden peaked at 4.22 °C in 2026 and was at its lowest, -7.16 °C, in 1962.
Sweden ranks 6th 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.
Spring temperature anomalies in Sweden, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -5.35 °C | — |
| 1941 | -3.93 °C | -26.6% |
| 1942 | -6.37 °C | +62.2% |
| 1943 | 2.05 °C | -132.3% |
| 1944 | -1.64 °C | -179.6% |
| 1945 | -0.2375 °C | -85.5% |
| 1946 | -3.15 °C | +1226.1% |
| 1947 | -6.61 °C | +109.9% |
| 1948 | 1.25 °C | -118.9% |
| 1949 | -1.93 °C | -254.4% |
| 1950 | -0.3143 °C | -83.7% |
| 1951 | -3.43 °C | +991.3% |
| 1952 | -3.39 °C | -1.1% |
| 1953 | 2.44 °C | -171.8% |
| 1954 | -0.2817 °C | -111.6% |
| 1955 | -3.66 °C | +1199.8% |
| 1956 | -1.61 °C | -56.0% |
| 1957 | -2.41 °C | +49.6% |
| 1958 | -5.38 °C | +123.0% |
| 1959 | 2.53 °C | -147.0% |
| 1960 | 0.0044 °C | -99.8% |
| 1961 | 1.68 °C | +38200.2% |
| 1962 | -7.16 °C | -526.2% |
| 1963 | -4.79 °C | -33.1% |
| 1964 | -2.31 °C | -51.7% |
| 1965 | -2.61 °C | +13.0% |
| 1966 | -3.32 °C | +27.3% |
| 1967 | 2.27 °C | -168.2% |
| 1968 | -0.0617 °C | -102.7% |
| 1969 | -3.98 °C | +6355.8% |
| 1970 | -1.45 °C | -63.5% |
| 1971 | -4.36 °C | +200.1% |
| 1972 | -0.0989 °C | -97.7% |
| 1973 | 2.3 °C | -2421.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1569 °C | -93.2% |
| 1975 | 0.8566 °C | +446.0% |
| 1976 | -3.33 °C | -489.2% |
| 1977 | 0.3244 °C | -109.7% |
| 1978 | -1.65 °C | -608.5% |
| 1979 | -0.948 °C | -42.5% |
| 1980 | -3.42 °C | +261.0% |
| 1981 | -4.25 °C | +24.2% |
| 1982 | 1.29 °C | -130.3% |
| 1983 | -0.4559 °C | -135.3% |
| 1984 | -2.78 °C | +508.6% |
| 1985 | -1.31 °C | -52.8% |
| 1986 | 0.9883 °C | -175.4% |
| 1987 | -4.6 °C | -565.0% |
| 1988 | -2.49 °C | -45.8% |
| 1989 | 2.4 °C | -196.4% |
| 1990 | 2.82 °C | +17.4% |
| 1991 | 0.7042 °C | -75.0% |
| 1992 | 2.17 °C | +208.4% |
| 1993 | 0.5748 °C | -73.5% |
| 1994 | -0.6689 °C | -216.4% |
| 1995 | 1.02 °C | -252.9% |
| 1996 | -1.02 °C | -200.1% |
| 1997 | 0.961 °C | -193.9% |
| 1998 | -1.24 °C | -229.3% |
| 1999 | -0.0565 °C | -95.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1084 °C | -291.8% |
| 2001 | -3.7 °C | -3515.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3603 °C | -109.7% |
| 2003 | 2.16 °C | +499.2% |
| 2004 | 0.453 °C | -79.0% |
| 2005 | -2.57 °C | -666.9% |
| 2006 | -5.05 °C | +96.7% |
| 2007 | 3.08 °C | -161.0% |
| 2008 | -0.6894 °C | -122.4% |
| 2009 | -0.2233 °C | -67.6% |
| 2010 | -1.73 °C | +673.2% |
| 2011 | -0.0492 °C | -97.1% |
| 2012 | 3.17 °C | -6531.5% |
| 2013 | -4.29 °C | -235.5% |
| 2014 | 3.03 °C | -170.6% |
| 2015 | 2.53 °C | -16.7% |
| 2016 | 2 °C | -20.8% |
| 2017 | 1.01 °C | -49.3% |
| 2018 | -4 °C | -494.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3783 °C | -109.5% |
| 2020 | 1.59 °C | +319.0% |
| 2021 | 1.92 °C | +20.9% |
| 2022 | 2.16 °C | +12.5% |
| 2023 | -2.33 °C | -208.2% |
| 2024 | 1.44 °C | -161.9% |
| 2025 | 2.89 °C | +100.5% |
| 2026 | 4.22 °C | +46.1% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 4.22 °C is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5862 °C, 7.2× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 4.22 °C is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.48 °C, 2.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spring temperature anomalies in Sweden 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | +38200.2% | 0.0044 °C | 1.68 °C |
| 2012 | +6531.5% | -0.0492 °C | 3.17 °C |
| 1969 | -6355.8% | -0.0617 °C | -3.98 °C |
| 2001 | -3515.3% | 0.1084 °C | -3.7 °C |
| 1973 | +2421.0% | -0.0989 °C | 2.3 °C |
| 1946 | -1226.1% | -0.2375 °C | -3.15 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -2.59 °C | -6.61 °C | 2.05 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.55 °C | -5.38 °C | 2.53 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -2.03 °C | -7.16 °C | 2.27 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.8204 °C | -4.36 °C | 2.3 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.46 °C | -4.6 °C | 2.4 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5261 °C | -1.24 °C | 2.82 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.6075 °C | -5.05 °C | 3.08 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2048 °C | -4.29 °C | 3.17 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7 °C | -2.33 °C | 4.22 °C | 7 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More climate change data for Sweden
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 160.40 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,738 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 983.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,754 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 134.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,196 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,185 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.47 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spring temperature anomalies in Sweden?
- Spring temperature anomalies in Sweden was 4.22 °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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 4.22 °C in 2026.
- What is the lowest spring temperature anomalies recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.16 °C in 1962.
- How does Sweden rank for spring temperature anomalies?
- Sweden ranks 6th out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is spring temperature anomalies rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden 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.