Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Spain
Spain: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude was 0.9061 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.9061 °C
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
56th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.27 °C
in 2022
All-time low
-2.41 °C
in 1956
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Spain, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Spain recorded 0.9061 °C for temperature anomalies vs. latitude in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Spain peaked at 1.27 °C in 2022 and was at its lowest, -2.41 °C, in 1956.
That places Spain 56th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Spain, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.82 °C | — |
| 1941 | -1.67 °C | -8.0% |
| 1942 | -1.37 °C | -17.9% |
| 1943 | -0.9424 °C | -31.3% |
| 1944 | -1.56 °C | +65.5% |
| 1945 | -0.3154 °C | -79.8% |
| 1946 | -1.55 °C | +392.5% |
| 1947 | -0.5681 °C | -63.4% |
| 1948 | -0.9124 °C | +60.6% |
| 1949 | -1 °C | +9.7% |
| 1950 | -0.6934 °C | -30.7% |
| 1951 | -1.73 °C | +150.0% |
| 1952 | -1.35 °C | -22.0% |
| 1953 | -1.23 °C | -8.9% |
| 1954 | -1.51 °C | +22.3% |
| 1955 | -0.4729 °C | -68.6% |
| 1956 | -2.41 °C | +410.5% |
| 1957 | -1.52 °C | -37.2% |
| 1958 | -1.06 °C | -30.2% |
| 1959 | -1.1 °C | +4.2% |
| 1960 | -1.27 °C | +14.7% |
| 1961 | -0.2984 °C | -76.4% |
| 1962 | -1.25 °C | +317.8% |
| 1963 | -1.93 °C | +54.8% |
| 1964 | -1.13 °C | -41.7% |
| 1965 | -1.51 °C | +33.7% |
| 1966 | -1.19 °C | -21.2% |
| 1967 | -1.18 °C | -0.5% |
| 1968 | -0.8599 °C | -27.2% |
| 1969 | -1.68 °C | +94.9% |
| 1970 | -1.01 °C | -39.7% |
| 1971 | -1.82 °C | +80.5% |
| 1972 | -2.06 °C | +12.7% |
| 1973 | -1.41 °C | -31.2% |
| 1974 | -1.51 °C | +6.8% |
| 1975 | -1.5 °C | -0.8% |
| 1976 | -1.47 °C | -2.0% |
| 1977 | -1.27 °C | -13.3% |
| 1978 | -1.53 °C | +20.0% |
| 1979 | -1.18 °C | -22.5% |
| 1980 | -1.19 °C | +0.5% |
| 1981 | -0.5306 °C | -55.4% |
| 1982 | -0.5732 °C | +8.0% |
| 1983 | -0.5558 °C | -3.0% |
| 1984 | -1.47 °C | +163.7% |
| 1985 | -0.6199 °C | -57.7% |
| 1986 | -0.9329 °C | +50.5% |
| 1987 | -0.2959 °C | -68.3% |
| 1988 | -0.6346 °C | +114.5% |
| 1989 | 0.1969 °C | -131.0% |
| 1990 | -0.0776 °C | -139.4% |
| 1991 | -0.8255 °C | +964.2% |
| 1992 | -0.9015 °C | +9.2% |
| 1993 | -1.28 °C | +42.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0866 °C | -106.8% |
| 1995 | 0.5461 °C | +530.3% |
| 1996 | -0.4544 °C | -183.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4653 °C | -202.4% |
| 1998 | -0.061 °C | -113.1% |
| 1999 | -0.2194 °C | +259.8% |
| 2000 | -0.0536 °C | -75.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0247 °C | -146.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0779 °C | +216.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3548 °C | +355.4% |
| 2004 | -0.2337 °C | -165.9% |
| 2005 | -0.3094 °C | +32.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5147 °C | -266.3% |
| 2007 | -0.443 °C | -186.1% |
| 2008 | -0.502 °C | +13.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2765 °C | -155.1% |
| 2010 | -0.5428 °C | -296.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5358 °C | -198.7% |
| 2012 | -0.0195 °C | -103.6% |
| 2013 | -0.3841 °C | +1866.6% |
| 2014 | 0.5029 °C | -230.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6302 °C | +25.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4151 °C | -34.1% |
| 2017 | 0.869 °C | +109.3% |
| 2018 | 0 °C | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4024 °C | +972628.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5304 °C | +31.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1082 °C | -79.6% |
| 2022 | 1.27 °C | +1075.6% |
| 2023 | 1.06 °C | -17.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9032 °C | -14.5% |
| 2025 | 0.9061 °C | +0.3% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.9061 °C is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8095 °C, 1.1× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.9061 °C is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.05 °C, 86% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Spain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +972628.5% | 0 °C | 0.4024 °C |
| 2013 | -1866.6% | -0.0195 °C | -0.3841 °C |
| 2022 | +1075.6% | 0.1082 °C | 1.27 °C |
| 1991 | -964.2% | -0.0776 °C | -0.8255 °C |
| 1995 | +530.3% | 0.0866 °C | 0.5461 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.17 °C | -1.82 °C | -0.3154 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.31 °C | -2.41 °C | -0.4729 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.23 °C | -1.93 °C | -0.2984 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.48 °C | -2.06 °C | -1.01 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.6602 °C | -1.47 °C | 0.1969 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2724 °C | -1.28 °C | 0.5461 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0293 °C | -0.502 °C | 0.5147 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2409 °C | -0.5428 °C | 0.869 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7961 °C | 0.1082 °C | 1.27 °C | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Spain?
- Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Spain was 0.9061 °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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 °C in 2022.
- What is the lowest temperature anomalies vs. latitude recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.41 °C in 1956.
- How does Spain rank for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- Spain ranks 56th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature anomalies vs. latitude rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Spain 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.