Summer temperature anomalies in Austria
Austria: Summer temperature anomalies was 2.59 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Summer temperature anomalies in Austria, 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 summer temperature anomalies in Austria is 2.59 °C, measured in 2026.
The figure is down 13.5% on the previous year and up 1,026.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, summer temperature anomalies in Austria peaked at 3.84 °C in 2019 and was at its lowest, -3.63 °C, in 1974.
That places Austria 11th out of 193 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Summer temperature anomalies in Austria, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.88 °C | — |
| 1941 | -1.55 °C | -17.6% |
| 1942 | -2.06 °C | +32.5% |
| 1943 | -3.3 °C | +60.7% |
| 1944 | -2.65 °C | -19.7% |
| 1945 | -0.7012 °C | -73.6% |
| 1946 | -1.2 °C | +70.8% |
| 1947 | -0.4574 °C | -61.8% |
| 1948 | -3.24 °C | +609.3% |
| 1949 | -2.79 °C | -13.9% |
| 1950 | 0.8047 °C | -128.8% |
| 1951 | -1.85 °C | -330.2% |
| 1952 | -0.8467 °C | -54.3% |
| 1953 | -1.56 °C | +84.3% |
| 1954 | -0.6597 °C | -57.7% |
| 1955 | -2.43 °C | +268.5% |
| 1956 | -3.31 °C | +36.3% |
| 1957 | 0.2744 °C | -108.3% |
| 1958 | -2.11 °C | -868.4% |
| 1959 | -1.87 °C | -11.3% |
| 1960 | -1.03 °C | -45.0% |
| 1961 | -0.4528 °C | -56.0% |
| 1962 | -3.52 °C | +678.0% |
| 1963 | -0.7067 °C | -79.9% |
| 1964 | 0.4709 °C | -166.6% |
| 1965 | -1.99 °C | -521.8% |
| 1966 | -0.8418 °C | -57.6% |
| 1967 | -2.48 °C | +194.7% |
| 1968 | -1.35 °C | -45.7% |
| 1969 | -2.9 °C | +115.1% |
| 1970 | -0.799 °C | -72.4% |
| 1971 | -2.75 °C | +243.9% |
| 1972 | -1.54 °C | -43.9% |
| 1973 | -1.26 °C | -18.3% |
| 1974 | -3.63 °C | +188.2% |
| 1975 | -3.1 °C | -14.6% |
| 1976 | -0.8441 °C | -72.8% |
| 1977 | -1.72 °C | +104.2% |
| 1978 | -2.93 °C | +69.8% |
| 1979 | -0.634 °C | -78.3% |
| 1980 | -2.6 °C | +309.5% |
| 1981 | -0.8041 °C | -69.0% |
| 1982 | -0.5742 °C | -28.6% |
| 1983 | -1.04 °C | +81.8% |
| 1984 | -2.52 °C | +141.4% |
| 1985 | -3.2 °C | +26.8% |
| 1986 | -1.62 °C | -49.3% |
| 1987 | -2.05 °C | +26.4% |
| 1988 | -2.02 °C | -1.2% |
| 1989 | -3.11 °C | +53.9% |
| 1990 | -1.95 °C | -37.3% |
| 1991 | -2.47 °C | +26.3% |
| 1992 | -0.7704 °C | -68.8% |
| 1993 | -0.9576 °C | +24.3% |
| 1994 | -0.4295 °C | -55.1% |
| 1995 | -2.57 °C | +497.9% |
| 1996 | -0.1074 °C | -95.8% |
| 1997 | -0.7736 °C | +620.5% |
| 1998 | -0.0147 °C | -98.1% |
| 1999 | -1.31 °C | +8760.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7752 °C | -159.3% |
| 2001 | -2.28 °C | -393.6% |
| 2002 | 1.52 °C | -166.6% |
| 2003 | 3.28 °C | +116.6% |
| 2004 | -1.31 °C | -139.9% |
| 2005 | -0.1487 °C | -88.6% |
| 2006 | -0.1378 °C | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 1.11 °C | -903.7% |
| 2008 | 0.7245 °C | -34.6% |
| 2009 | -1.36 °C | -287.3% |
| 2010 | -0.0014 °C | -99.9% |
| 2011 | -0.0436 °C | +2996.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9735 °C | -2335.0% |
| 2013 | -0.7902 °C | -181.2% |
| 2014 | -0.1533 °C | -80.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5571 °C | -463.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2298 °C | -58.8% |
| 2017 | 2.22 °C | +867.7% |
| 2018 | 0.8174 °C | -63.2% |
| 2019 | 3.84 °C | +369.6% |
| 2020 | -0.4368 °C | -111.4% |
| 2021 | 2.55 °C | -683.2% |
| 2022 | 2.48 °C | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9993 °C | -59.8% |
| 2024 | 1.19 °C | +18.8% |
| 2025 | 2.99 °C | +152.1% |
| 2026 | 2.59 °C | -13.5% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 2.59 °C is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.13 °C, 2.3× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Austria's 2.59 °C is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.68 °C, 1.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Summer temperature anomalies in Austria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -8760.7% | -0.0147 °C | -1.31 °C |
| 2011 | -2996.4% | -0.0014 °C | -0.0436 °C |
| 2012 | +2335.0% | -0.0436 °C | 0.9735 °C |
| 2007 | +903.7% | -0.1378 °C | 1.11 °C |
| 1958 | -868.4% | 0.2744 °C | -2.11 °C |
| 2017 | +867.7% | 0.2298 °C | 2.22 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.98 °C | -3.3 °C | -0.4574 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.36 °C | -3.31 °C | 0.8047 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.48 °C | -3.52 °C | 0.4709 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.92 °C | -3.63 °C | -0.634 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.95 °C | -3.2 °C | -0.5742 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.13 °C | -2.57 °C | -0.0147 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.218 °C | -2.28 °C | 3.28 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7651 °C | -0.7902 °C | 3.84 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.77 °C | -0.4368 °C | 2.99 °C | 7 |
Countries ranked near Austria
More climate change data for Austria
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 100.61 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,277 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,277 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 5,000 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 178.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 868.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 847.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 21.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.2 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is summer temperature anomalies in Austria?
- Summer temperature anomalies in Austria was 2.59 °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 summer temperature anomalies recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.84 °C in 2019.
- What is the lowest summer temperature anomalies recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.63 °C in 1974.
- How does Austria rank for summer temperature anomalies?
- Austria ranks 11th out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is summer temperature anomalies rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,026.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Austria 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 Summer 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.