Summer temperature anomalies in Canada
Canada: Summer temperature anomalies was 1.7 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2026)
1.7 °C
Change on year
up 422.0%
World rank
30th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.81 °C
in 2023
All-time low
-2.57 °C
in 1945
Years of data
87
1940–2026
Summer temperature anomalies in Canada, 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 Canada is 1.7 °C, measured in 2026.
That represents a change of up 422.0% on the previous year and up 131.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, summer temperature anomalies in Canada peaked at 1.81 °C in 2023 and was at its lowest, -2.57 °C, in 1945.
Canada ranks 30th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Summer temperature anomalies in Canada, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.46 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.1269 °C | -91.3% |
| 1942 | -0.605 °C | +376.9% |
| 1943 | -1.4 °C | +131.1% |
| 1944 | -0.8181 °C | -41.5% |
| 1945 | -2.57 °C | +214.3% |
| 1946 | -0.9195 °C | -64.2% |
| 1947 | -1.89 °C | +105.7% |
| 1948 | -0.2558 °C | -86.5% |
| 1949 | -1.62 °C | +531.6% |
| 1950 | -1.37 °C | -15.0% |
| 1951 | -1.48 °C | +7.9% |
| 1952 | -0.6104 °C | -58.8% |
| 1953 | -1.46 °C | +139.0% |
| 1954 | -0.7644 °C | -47.6% |
| 1955 | 0.8954 °C | -217.1% |
| 1956 | -1.57 °C | -275.6% |
| 1957 | -1.84 °C | +16.8% |
| 1958 | -1.64 °C | -10.7% |
| 1959 | -2.14 °C | +30.3% |
| 1960 | -0.5908 °C | -72.4% |
| 1961 | -0.1199 °C | -79.7% |
| 1962 | -0.9314 °C | +676.6% |
| 1963 | -1.48 °C | +58.9% |
| 1964 | -1.9 °C | +28.6% |
| 1965 | -2.06 °C | +8.2% |
| 1966 | -1.07 °C | -47.9% |
| 1967 | -1.41 °C | +31.3% |
| 1968 | -1.55 °C | +10.1% |
| 1969 | -2.5 °C | +60.8% |
| 1970 | -0.6371 °C | -74.5% |
| 1971 | -0.4486 °C | -29.6% |
| 1972 | -1.94 °C | +331.7% |
| 1973 | -0.1726 °C | -91.1% |
| 1974 | -0.8998 °C | +421.4% |
| 1975 | 0.2448 °C | -127.2% |
| 1976 | -1.01 °C | -514.2% |
| 1977 | -0.4366 °C | -56.9% |
| 1978 | -2.27 °C | +420.1% |
| 1979 | -1.46 °C | -35.6% |
| 1980 | -1.04 °C | -28.9% |
| 1981 | -1.28 °C | +23.2% |
| 1982 | -1.13 °C | -12.0% |
| 1983 | -0.1221 °C | -89.2% |
| 1984 | -0.1669 °C | +36.7% |
| 1985 | -0.7355 °C | +340.8% |
| 1986 | -2.13 °C | +190.2% |
| 1987 | -0.4122 °C | -80.7% |
| 1988 | -0.0994 °C | -75.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0757 °C | -176.1% |
| 1990 | -0.5917 °C | -882.0% |
| 1991 | 0.175 °C | -129.6% |
| 1992 | -1.91 °C | -1194.0% |
| 1993 | -0.6294 °C | -67.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2999 °C | -147.6% |
| 1995 | 1.44 °C | +381.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0777 °C | -94.6% |
| 1997 | -0.0941 °C | -221.1% |
| 1998 | 1.13 °C | -1300.7% |
| 1999 | -0.1084 °C | -109.6% |
| 2000 | -1.63 °C | +1407.5% |
| 2001 | -0.5998 °C | -63.3% |
| 2002 | -0.3026 °C | -49.6% |
| 2003 | -0.5835 °C | +92.9% |
| 2004 | -1.17 °C | +100.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0787 °C | -106.7% |
| 2006 | 1.41 °C | +1696.2% |
| 2007 | -0.1833 °C | -113.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1013 °C | -155.2% |
| 2009 | -0.6324 °C | -724.5% |
| 2010 | -0.0706 °C | -88.8% |
| 2011 | -0.2099 °C | +197.4% |
| 2012 | 1.28 °C | -709.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7515 °C | -41.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5385 °C | -28.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2887 °C | -46.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7364 °C | +155.0% |
| 2017 | 0.102 °C | -86.2% |
| 2018 | -0.4124 °C | -504.5% |
| 2019 | -0.0263 °C | -93.6% |
| 2020 | 0.1558 °C | -692.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9508 °C | +510.3% |
| 2022 | 0.7366 °C | -22.5% |
| 2023 | 1.81 °C | +145.7% |
| 2024 | 0.4179 °C | -76.9% |
| 2025 | 0.3262 °C | -21.9% |
| 2026 | 1.7 °C | +422.0% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 1.7 °C is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.13 °C, 1.5× the median. (65 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Summer temperature anomalies in Canada 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +1696.2% | 0.0787 °C | 1.41 °C |
| 2000 | -1407.5% | -0.1084 °C | -1.63 °C |
| 1998 | +1300.7% | -0.0941 °C | 1.13 °C |
| 1992 | -1194.0% | 0.175 °C | -1.91 °C |
| 1990 | -882.0% | 0.0757 °C | -0.5917 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.17 °C | -2.57 °C | -0.1269 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.2 °C | -2.14 °C | 0.8954 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.36 °C | -2.5 °C | -0.1199 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.9034 °C | -2.27 °C | 0.2448 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.7041 °C | -2.13 °C | 0.0757 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0211 °C | -1.91 °C | 1.44 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.3513 °C | -1.63 °C | 1.41 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2977 °C | -0.4124 °C | 1.28 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8715 °C | 0.1558 °C | 1.81 °C | 7 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 27 New Zealand 1.76 °C compare
- 28 Norway 1.74 °C compare
- 29 Kazakhstan 1.71 °C compare
- 31 Tajikistan 1.68 °C compare
- 32 Russia 1.68 °C compare
- 33 Morocco 1.66 °C compare
More climate change data for Canada
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 44,359 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 9,631 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 34,728 kt (2050)
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- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 17,229 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 16,823 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 406.39 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 63.48 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is summer temperature anomalies in Canada?
- Summer temperature anomalies in Canada was 1.7 °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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 1.81 °C in 2023.
- What is the lowest summer temperature anomalies recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.57 °C in 1945.
- How does Canada rank for summer temperature anomalies?
- Canada ranks 30th out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is summer temperature anomalies rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 131.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Canada 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.