Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Canada
Canada: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude was 1.15 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
1.15 °C
Change on year
down 41.1%
World rank
28th
of 193 countries
All-time high
2.01 °C
in 2010
All-time low
-3.07 °C
in 1972
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Canada, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Canada recorded 1.15 °C for temperature anomalies vs. latitude in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 41.1% on the previous year and up 508.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Canada peaked at 2.01 °C in 2010 and was at its lowest, -3.07 °C, in 1972.
Canada ranks 28th 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.
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Canada, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.2827 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.9229 °C | +226.5% |
| 1942 | -0.5819 °C | -36.9% |
| 1943 | -0.4788 °C | -17.7% |
| 1944 | 0.1322 °C | -127.6% |
| 1945 | -1.34 °C | -1113.7% |
| 1946 | -1.16 °C | -13.7% |
| 1947 | -0.6512 °C | -43.7% |
| 1948 | -1.35 °C | +106.9% |
| 1949 | -1.38 °C | +2.6% |
| 1950 | -2.28 °C | +64.6% |
| 1951 | -1.72 °C | -24.2% |
| 1952 | -0.3072 °C | -82.2% |
| 1953 | -0.3039 °C | -1.1% |
| 1954 | -0.9954 °C | +227.5% |
| 1955 | -1.16 °C | +16.5% |
| 1956 | -1.92 °C | +65.4% |
| 1957 | -1.17 °C | -39.1% |
| 1958 | -0.5431 °C | -53.5% |
| 1959 | -1.48 °C | +173.2% |
| 1960 | -0.6485 °C | -56.3% |
| 1961 | -1.25 °C | +92.2% |
| 1962 | -1.13 °C | -9.6% |
| 1963 | -0.8799 °C | -21.9% |
| 1964 | -1.62 °C | +83.7% |
| 1965 | -1.76 °C | +8.7% |
| 1966 | -1.37 °C | -22.0% |
| 1967 | -1.67 °C | +21.6% |
| 1968 | -0.9171 °C | -45.0% |
| 1969 | -0.6257 °C | -31.8% |
| 1970 | -1.27 °C | +103.2% |
| 1971 | -1.08 °C | -15.2% |
| 1972 | -3.07 °C | +184.4% |
| 1973 | -0.3106 °C | -89.9% |
| 1974 | -1.89 °C | +507.0% |
| 1975 | -1.21 °C | -36.0% |
| 1976 | -1.08 °C | -10.8% |
| 1977 | -0.1443 °C | -86.6% |
| 1978 | -1.62 °C | +1022.1% |
| 1979 | -1.24 °C | -23.3% |
| 1980 | -0.6425 °C | -48.3% |
| 1981 | 0.9578 °C | -249.1% |
| 1982 | -2.04 °C | -312.8% |
| 1983 | -0.9191 °C | -54.9% |
| 1984 | -0.7638 °C | -16.9% |
| 1985 | -1.08 °C | +41.9% |
| 1986 | -1.08 °C | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.4692 °C | -143.5% |
| 1988 | -0.3758 °C | -180.1% |
| 1989 | -1.24 °C | +229.9% |
| 1990 | -1.27 °C | +2.3% |
| 1991 | -0.6117 °C | -51.8% |
| 1992 | -1.21 °C | +98.1% |
| 1993 | -0.6695 °C | -44.7% |
| 1994 | -0.584 °C | -12.8% |
| 1995 | -0.4881 °C | -16.4% |
| 1996 | -1.13 °C | +130.7% |
| 1997 | -0.4707 °C | -58.2% |
| 1998 | 1.19 °C | -352.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4718 °C | -60.2% |
| 2000 | -0.3469 °C | -173.5% |
| 2001 | 0.6702 °C | -293.2% |
| 2002 | -0.5712 °C | -185.2% |
| 2003 | -0.0179 °C | -96.9% |
| 2004 | -1.06 °C | +5854.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5352 °C | -150.3% |
| 2006 | 1.43 °C | +166.8% |
| 2007 | -0.2472 °C | -117.3% |
| 2008 | -0.4477 °C | +81.2% |
| 2009 | -0.2717 °C | -39.3% |
| 2010 | 2.01 °C | -840.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3061 °C | -84.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7628 °C | +149.2% |
| 2013 | -0.2771 °C | -136.3% |
| 2014 | -0.4102 °C | +48.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1893 °C | -146.2% |
| 2016 | 1.05 °C | +455.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4862 °C | -53.8% |
| 2018 | -0.5078 °C | -204.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0809 °C | -115.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1449 °C | +79.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9466 °C | +553.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1267 °C | -86.6% |
| 2023 | 1.89 °C | +1394.7% |
| 2024 | 1.95 °C | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 1.15 °C | -41.1% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 1.15 °C is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8095 °C, 1.4× the median. (65 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature anomalies vs. latitude 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -5854.6% | -0.0179 °C | -1.06 °C |
| 2023 | +1394.7% | 0.1267 °C | 1.89 °C |
| 1945 | -1113.7% | 0.1322 °C | -1.34 °C |
| 1978 | -1022.1% | -0.1443 °C | -1.62 °C |
| 2010 | +840.0% | -0.2717 °C | 2.01 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.801 °C | -1.38 °C | 0.1322 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.19 °C | -2.28 °C | -0.3039 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.19 °C | -1.76 °C | -0.6257 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.29 °C | -3.07 °C | -0.1443 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.6715 °C | -2.04 °C | 0.9578 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.4773 °C | -1.27 °C | 1.19 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0334 °C | -1.06 °C | 1.43 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3693 °C | -0.5078 °C | 2.01 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 °C | 0.1267 °C | 1.95 °C | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Canada?
- Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Canada was 1.15 °C in 2025, according to Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest temperature anomalies vs. latitude recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 2.01 °C in 2010.
- What is the lowest temperature anomalies vs. latitude recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.07 °C in 1972.
- How does Canada rank for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- Canada ranks 28th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature anomalies vs. latitude rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 508.3%. 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 Temperature anomalies vs. latitude. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Difference of a specific year's average surface temperature from the 1991-2020 mean, in degrees Celsius.