Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Lithuania
Lithuania: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude was 1.01 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
1.01 °C
Change on year
down 51.4%
World rank
43rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
2.07 °C
in 2024
All-time low
-3.59 °C
in 1941
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Lithuania, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
In 2025, temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Lithuania stood at 1.01 °C.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 51.4% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Lithuania peaked at 2.07 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -3.59 °C, in 1941.
Lithuania ranks 43rd 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 Lithuania, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -3.33 °C | — |
| 1941 | -3.59 °C | +7.8% |
| 1942 | -3.35 °C | -6.8% |
| 1943 | -0.5787 °C | -82.7% |
| 1944 | -0.6745 °C | +16.6% |
| 1945 | -1.41 °C | +108.8% |
| 1946 | -1.18 °C | -16.2% |
| 1947 | -1.91 °C | +62.2% |
| 1948 | -0.4646 °C | -75.7% |
| 1949 | 0.0102 °C | -102.2% |
| 1950 | -1.01 °C | -9996.2% |
| 1951 | -0.9308 °C | -7.5% |
| 1952 | -1.87 °C | +100.4% |
| 1953 | -0.9438 °C | -49.4% |
| 1954 | -1.68 °C | +78.1% |
| 1955 | -1.5 °C | -11.0% |
| 1956 | -2.85 °C | +90.3% |
| 1957 | -0.3735 °C | -86.9% |
| 1958 | -1.48 °C | +295.7% |
| 1959 | -0.3351 °C | -77.3% |
| 1960 | -1.08 °C | +223.5% |
| 1961 | -0.0678 °C | -93.8% |
| 1962 | -1.74 °C | +2466.0% |
| 1963 | -1.86 °C | +6.8% |
| 1964 | -1.41 °C | -24.2% |
| 1965 | -2.06 °C | +46.2% |
| 1966 | -1.26 °C | -38.8% |
| 1967 | -0.4287 °C | -65.9% |
| 1968 | -1.48 °C | +244.8% |
| 1969 | -2.71 °C | +83.2% |
| 1970 | -1.9 °C | -29.8% |
| 1971 | -0.5268 °C | -72.3% |
| 1972 | -0.6576 °C | +24.8% |
| 1973 | -0.8091 °C | +23.0% |
| 1974 | -0.4714 °C | -41.7% |
| 1975 | 0.6956 °C | -247.5% |
| 1976 | -2.38 °C | -442.7% |
| 1977 | -1.25 °C | -47.4% |
| 1978 | -1.98 °C | +58.0% |
| 1979 | -1.73 °C | -12.5% |
| 1980 | -2.22 °C | +28.2% |
| 1981 | -0.9728 °C | -56.2% |
| 1982 | -0.5876 °C | -39.6% |
| 1983 | 0.2138 °C | -136.4% |
| 1984 | -0.7101 °C | -432.1% |
| 1985 | -2.49 °C | +250.5% |
| 1986 | -1.37 °C | -44.9% |
| 1987 | -2.78 °C | +102.4% |
| 1988 | -0.6823 °C | -75.4% |
| 1989 | 0.8027 °C | -217.6% |
| 1990 | 0.638 °C | -20.5% |
| 1991 | -0.2801 °C | -143.9% |
| 1992 | 0.105 °C | -137.5% |
| 1993 | -1.07 °C | -1118.4% |
| 1994 | -0.524 °C | -51.0% |
| 1995 | -0.3382 °C | -35.4% |
| 1996 | -1.91 °C | +463.3% |
| 1997 | -0.5535 °C | -70.9% |
| 1998 | -0.654 °C | +18.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3595 °C | -155.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7455 °C | +107.4% |
| 2001 | -0.2526 °C | -133.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3848 °C | -252.4% |
| 2003 | -0.4614 °C | -219.9% |
| 2004 | -0.5704 °C | +23.6% |
| 2005 | -0.5061 °C | -11.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0049 °C | -101.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4035 °C | +8139.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8322 °C | +106.2% |
| 2009 | -0.3041 °C | -136.5% |
| 2010 | -1.08 °C | +253.9% |
| 2011 | 0.259 °C | -124.1% |
| 2012 | -0.597 °C | -330.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0897 °C | -115.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5422 °C | +504.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9502 °C | +75.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2603 °C | -72.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1576 °C | -39.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7453 °C | +372.9% |
| 2019 | 1.46 °C | +96.1% |
| 2020 | 1.79 °C | +22.5% |
| 2021 | -0.0989 °C | -105.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5 °C | -605.6% |
| 2023 | 1.3 °C | +160.2% |
| 2024 | 2.07 °C | +59.2% |
| 2025 | 1.01 °C | -51.4% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 1.01 °C is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8095 °C, 1.2× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 1.01 °C is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.05 °C, 95% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Lithuania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | -9996.2% | 0.0102 °C | -1.01 °C |
| 2007 | +8139.5% | 0.0049 °C | 0.4035 °C |
| 1962 | -2466.0% | -0.0678 °C | -1.74 °C |
| 1993 | -1118.4% | 0.105 °C | -1.07 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.65 °C | -3.59 °C | 0.0102 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.3 °C | -2.85 °C | -0.3351 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.41 °C | -2.71 °C | -0.0678 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.1 °C | -2.38 °C | 0.6956 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.08 °C | -2.78 °C | 0.8027 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.4222 °C | -1.91 °C | 0.638 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0276 °C | -0.5704 °C | 0.8322 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2793 °C | -1.08 °C | 1.46 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1 °C | -0.0989 °C | 2.07 °C | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Lithuania?
- Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Lithuania was 1.01 °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 Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.07 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest temperature anomalies vs. latitude recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.59 °C in 1941.
- How does Lithuania rank for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- Lithuania ranks 43rd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature anomalies vs. latitude rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lithuania 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.