Summer temperature anomalies in Greenland
Greenland: Summer temperature anomalies was 0.7088 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2026)
0.7088 °C
Change on year
up 2,972.8%
World rank
97th
of 193 countries
All-time high
2.61 °C
in 2012
All-time low
-3.63 °C
in 1978
Years of data
87
1940–2026
Summer 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, summer temperature anomalies in Greenland stood at 0.7088 °C.
The figure is up 2,972.8% on the previous year and down 54.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, summer temperature anomalies in Greenland peaked at 2.61 °C in 2012 and was at its lowest, -3.63 °C, in 1978.
Greenland ranks 97th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Summer temperature anomalies in Greenland, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.9053 °C | — |
| 1941 | -1.21 °C | +33.7% |
| 1942 | -0.3842 °C | -68.3% |
| 1943 | -1.78 °C | +363.0% |
| 1944 | -0.66 °C | -62.9% |
| 1945 | -1.76 °C | +167.2% |
| 1946 | -2.7 °C | +53.2% |
| 1947 | -0.9657 °C | -64.3% |
| 1948 | -1.19 °C | +22.8% |
| 1949 | -0.956 °C | -19.4% |
| 1950 | -0.018 °C | -98.1% |
| 1951 | -0.3478 °C | +1829.6% |
| 1952 | -1.57 °C | +351.9% |
| 1953 | 0.0167 °C | -101.1% |
| 1954 | -0.4859 °C | -3001.9% |
| 1955 | -0.1976 °C | -59.3% |
| 1956 | -2.83 °C | +1329.8% |
| 1957 | -0.1384 °C | -95.1% |
| 1958 | -1.28 °C | +826.4% |
| 1959 | -2.16 °C | +68.2% |
| 1960 | -1.14 °C | -47.2% |
| 1961 | -2.04 °C | +78.7% |
| 1962 | -2.58 °C | +26.9% |
| 1963 | -1.73 °C | -33.1% |
| 1964 | -1.83 °C | +6.0% |
| 1965 | -1.9 °C | +4.0% |
| 1966 | -2.21 °C | +16.1% |
| 1967 | -1.7 °C | -23.1% |
| 1968 | -0.5988 °C | -64.8% |
| 1969 | -0.3886 °C | -35.1% |
| 1970 | -1.6 °C | +311.9% |
| 1971 | 1.03 °C | -164.1% |
| 1972 | -2.29 °C | -323.3% |
| 1973 | -1.93 °C | -15.5% |
| 1974 | -1.81 °C | -6.2% |
| 1975 | -1.01 °C | -44.3% |
| 1976 | -1.47 °C | +45.6% |
| 1977 | -0.819 °C | -44.4% |
| 1978 | -3.63 °C | +343.8% |
| 1979 | -2.33 °C | -35.8% |
| 1980 | -0.0742 °C | -96.8% |
| 1981 | -0.392 °C | +428.1% |
| 1982 | -0.8779 °C | +124.0% |
| 1983 | -1.93 °C | +119.5% |
| 1984 | -0.7259 °C | -62.3% |
| 1985 | -0.7684 °C | +5.8% |
| 1986 | -2.54 °C | +230.8% |
| 1987 | 1.59 °C | -162.5% |
| 1988 | -1.2 °C | -175.3% |
| 1989 | 0.293 °C | -124.5% |
| 1990 | 0.7851 °C | +168.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3098 °C | -60.5% |
| 1992 | -2.65 °C | -954.7% |
| 1993 | -0.4914 °C | -81.4% |
| 1994 | -2.16 °C | +339.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0314 °C | -101.5% |
| 1996 | -1.71 °C | -5549.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0282 °C | -101.6% |
| 1998 | 0.9346 °C | +3209.5% |
| 1999 | -2.12 °C | -327.0% |
| 2000 | -1.97 °C | -7.0% |
| 2001 | -0.6264 °C | -68.2% |
| 2002 | 1.55 °C | -347.2% |
| 2003 | 0.5124 °C | -66.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4765 °C | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8606 °C | +80.6% |
| 2006 | -1.19 °C | -237.8% |
| 2007 | 1.86 °C | -256.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9212 °C | -50.4% |
| 2009 | -1.55 °C | -268.6% |
| 2010 | 1.52 °C | -197.9% |
| 2011 | -0.0878 °C | -105.8% |
| 2012 | 2.61 °C | -3074.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1765 °C | -93.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8916 °C | +405.2% |
| 2015 | -0.5686 °C | -163.8% |
| 2016 | 1.54 °C | -370.9% |
| 2017 | -0.7054 °C | -145.8% |
| 2018 | -0.4655 °C | -34.0% |
| 2019 | 1.64 °C | -451.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4432 °C | -72.9% |
| 2021 | -0.4413 °C | -199.6% |
| 2022 | -1.56 °C | +253.0% |
| 2023 | -0.409 °C | -73.7% |
| 2024 | 0.3321 °C | -181.2% |
| 2025 | -0.0247 °C | -107.4% |
| 2026 | 0.7088 °C | -2972.8% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 0.7088 °C is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.13 °C, 63% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 0.7088 °C is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.68 °C, 42% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Summer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -5549.3% | 0.0314 °C | -1.71 °C |
| 1998 | +3209.5% | 0.0282 °C | 0.9346 °C |
| 2012 | +3074.9% | -0.0878 °C | 2.61 °C |
| 1954 | -3001.9% | 0.0167 °C | -0.4859 °C |
| 2026 | +2972.8% | -0.0247 °C | 0.7088 °C |
| 1951 | -1829.6% | -0.018 °C | -0.3478 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.25 °C | -2.7 °C | -0.3842 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.9007 °C | -2.83 °C | 0.0167 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.61 °C | -2.58 °C | -0.3886 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.59 °C | -3.63 °C | 1.03 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.6622 °C | -2.54 °C | 1.59 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.7046 °C | -2.65 °C | 0.9346 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0838 °C | -1.97 °C | 1.86 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.655 °C | -0.7054 °C | 2.61 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1355 °C | -1.56 °C | 0.7088 °C | 7 |
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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 summer temperature anomalies in Greenland?
- Summer temperature anomalies in Greenland was 0.7088 °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 Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.61 °C in 2012.
- What is the lowest summer temperature anomalies recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.63 °C in 1978.
- How does Greenland rank for summer temperature anomalies?
- Greenland ranks 97th out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is summer temperature anomalies rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.0%. 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 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.