Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Ireland
Ireland: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude was 0.8806 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.8806 °C
Change on year
up 91.3%
World rank
59th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.9999 °C
in 2023
All-time low
-1.44 °C
in 1963
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Ireland, 1940–2025
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 temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Ireland is 0.8806 °C, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 91.3% on the previous year and up 386.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Ireland peaked at 0.9999 °C in 2023 and was at its lowest, -1.44 °C, in 1963.
Ireland ranks 59th 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.
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Ireland, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.3641 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.5026 °C | +38.0% |
| 1942 | -0.5449 °C | +8.4% |
| 1943 | 0.1193 °C | -121.9% |
| 1944 | 0.119 °C | -0.2% |
| 1945 | 0.6098 °C | +412.2% |
| 1946 | -0.2501 °C | -141.0% |
| 1947 | -0.4649 °C | +85.9% |
| 1948 | 0.1863 °C | -140.1% |
| 1949 | 0.783 °C | +320.3% |
| 1950 | -0.3657 °C | -146.7% |
| 1951 | -0.5962 °C | +63.0% |
| 1952 | -0.402 °C | -32.6% |
| 1953 | 0.182 °C | -145.3% |
| 1954 | -0.392 °C | -315.3% |
| 1955 | -0.0547 °C | -86.0% |
| 1956 | -0.4087 °C | +647.3% |
| 1957 | 0.3071 °C | -175.1% |
| 1958 | -0.2152 °C | -170.1% |
| 1959 | 0.5403 °C | -351.1% |
| 1960 | -0.2066 °C | -138.2% |
| 1961 | -0.0321 °C | -84.5% |
| 1962 | -1.07 °C | +3218.5% |
| 1963 | -1.44 °C | +35.1% |
| 1964 | -0.3089 °C | -78.5% |
| 1965 | -1.07 °C | +246.4% |
| 1966 | -0.5393 °C | -49.6% |
| 1967 | -0.5748 °C | +6.6% |
| 1968 | -0.4188 °C | -27.1% |
| 1969 | -0.7024 °C | +67.7% |
| 1970 | -0.449 °C | -36.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1562 °C | -134.8% |
| 1972 | -0.7907 °C | -606.3% |
| 1973 | -0.145 °C | -81.7% |
| 1974 | -0.5317 °C | +266.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0844 °C | -115.9% |
| 1976 | -0.1638 °C | -294.1% |
| 1977 | -0.3687 °C | +125.1% |
| 1978 | -0.289 °C | -21.6% |
| 1979 | -1.16 °C | +301.2% |
| 1980 | -0.4341 °C | -62.6% |
| 1981 | -0.2939 °C | -32.3% |
| 1982 | -0.1306 °C | -55.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1232 °C | -194.3% |
| 1984 | -0.2241 °C | -281.9% |
| 1985 | -0.8948 °C | +299.4% |
| 1986 | -1.26 °C | +40.6% |
| 1987 | -0.5327 °C | -57.6% |
| 1988 | -0.1096 °C | -79.4% |
| 1989 | 0.3261 °C | -397.4% |
| 1990 | 0.223 °C | -31.6% |
| 1991 | -0.2478 °C | -211.1% |
| 1992 | -0.3251 °C | +31.2% |
| 1993 | -0.491 °C | +51.0% |
| 1994 | -0.1908 °C | -61.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3973 °C | -308.3% |
| 1996 | -0.5858 °C | -247.4% |
| 1997 | 0.5183 °C | -188.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2394 °C | -53.8% |
| 1999 | 0.207 °C | -13.5% |
| 2000 | -0.1455 °C | -170.3% |
| 2001 | -0.2464 °C | +69.4% |
| 2002 | 0.183 °C | -174.3% |
| 2003 | 0.249 °C | +36.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1538 °C | -38.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3218 °C | +109.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3809 °C | +18.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5835 °C | +53.2% |
| 2008 | -0.1473 °C | -125.2% |
| 2009 | -0.19 °C | +29.1% |
| 2010 | -1.18 °C | +520.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0716 °C | -106.1% |
| 2012 | -0.1968 °C | -374.8% |
| 2013 | -0.1785 °C | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3257 °C | -282.5% |
| 2015 | -0.3072 °C | -194.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0039 °C | -101.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3172 °C | +8107.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1273 °C | -59.8% |
| 2019 | 0.2068 °C | +62.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1453 °C | -29.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3553 °C | +144.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6151 °C | +73.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9999 °C | +62.6% |
| 2024 | 0.4604 °C | -54.0% |
| 2025 | 0.8806 °C | +91.3% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.8806 °C is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8095 °C, 1.1× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.8806 °C is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.05 °C, 84% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Ireland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +8107.6% | 0.0039 °C | 0.3172 °C |
| 1962 | -3218.5% | -0.0321 °C | -1.07 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.0309 °C | -0.5449 °C | 0.783 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.1405 °C | -0.5962 °C | 0.5403 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.6359 °C | -1.44 °C | -0.0321 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.3657 °C | -1.16 °C | 0.1562 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.3429 °C | -1.26 °C | 0.3261 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0255 °C | -0.5858 °C | 0.5183 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1143 °C | -0.2464 °C | 0.5835 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.081 °C | -1.18 °C | 0.3257 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5761 °C | 0.1453 °C | 0.9999 °C | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Ireland?
- Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Ireland was 0.8806 °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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9999 °C in 2023.
- What is the lowest temperature anomalies vs. latitude recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.44 °C in 1963.
- How does Ireland rank for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- Ireland ranks 59th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature anomalies vs. latitude rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 386.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ireland 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.