Winter temperature anomalies in Albania
Albania: Winter temperature anomalies was 1.81 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Winter temperature anomalies in Albania, 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 winter temperature anomalies in Albania is 1.81 °C, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 72.7% on the previous year and up 915.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, winter temperature anomalies in Albania peaked at 3.92 °C in 2022 and was at its lowest, -5.9 °C, in 1940.
That places Albania 36th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Winter temperature anomalies in Albania, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -5.9 °C | — |
| 1941 | -4.51 °C | -23.6% |
| 1942 | -0.3849 °C | -91.5% |
| 1943 | 0.3244 °C | -184.3% |
| 1944 | -2.02 °C | -723.7% |
| 1945 | -1.9 °C | -5.9% |
| 1946 | -2.33 °C | +22.4% |
| 1947 | -0.8031 °C | -65.5% |
| 1948 | -3.11 °C | +287.1% |
| 1949 | 0.6014 °C | -119.3% |
| 1950 | 1.62 °C | +168.9% |
| 1951 | -0.0664 °C | -104.1% |
| 1952 | 2 °C | -3120.1% |
| 1953 | -1.62 °C | -180.8% |
| 1954 | -0.0145 °C | -99.1% |
| 1955 | 1.31 °C | -9126.8% |
| 1956 | -1.49 °C | -213.3% |
| 1957 | -0.9509 °C | -36.0% |
| 1958 | 2.13 °C | -324.3% |
| 1959 | 2.03 °C | -4.8% |
| 1960 | 2.51 °C | +23.4% |
| 1961 | 0.4591 °C | -81.7% |
| 1962 | -2.53 °C | -650.1% |
| 1963 | 1.03 °C | -140.7% |
| 1964 | -0.5283 °C | -151.4% |
| 1965 | 0.849 °C | -260.7% |
| 1966 | -0.6334 °C | -174.6% |
| 1967 | -0.1466 °C | -76.9% |
| 1968 | -0.2035 °C | +38.8% |
| 1969 | -0.4036 °C | +98.3% |
| 1970 | 0.3594 °C | -189.1% |
| 1971 | -0.9197 °C | -355.9% |
| 1972 | -0.9399 °C | +2.2% |
| 1973 | -0.2305 °C | -75.5% |
| 1974 | -0.7302 °C | +216.8% |
| 1975 | -0.3556 °C | -51.3% |
| 1976 | -0.3536 °C | -0.6% |
| 1977 | -1.74 °C | +392.1% |
| 1978 | 1.69 °C | -196.9% |
| 1979 | 1.58 °C | -6.2% |
| 1980 | -1.84 °C | -216.2% |
| 1981 | 0.6511 °C | -135.4% |
| 1982 | 1.52 °C | +133.1% |
| 1983 | 0.054 °C | -96.4% |
| 1984 | -0.1187 °C | -319.7% |
| 1985 | 1.91 °C | -1705.3% |
| 1986 | -2.49 °C | -230.6% |
| 1987 | 1.09 °C | -143.9% |
| 1988 | -1.72 °C | -257.2% |
| 1989 | -0.2958 °C | -82.8% |
| 1990 | -1.14 °C | +285.3% |
| 1991 | -4.47 °C | +292.1% |
| 1992 | -1.62 °C | -63.8% |
| 1993 | 1.69 °C | -204.6% |
| 1994 | -0.4548 °C | -126.9% |
| 1995 | 2.14 °C | -569.6% |
| 1996 | 0.896 °C | -58.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3795 °C | -57.6% |
| 1998 | -3.13 °C | -925.7% |
| 1999 | 1.39 °C | -144.2% |
| 2000 | 1.2 °C | -13.0% |
| 2001 | -5 °C | -514.8% |
| 2002 | 0.7641 °C | -115.3% |
| 2003 | -0.396 °C | -151.8% |
| 2004 | 1.42 °C | -458.6% |
| 2005 | -0.5636 °C | -139.7% |
| 2006 | -0.1637 °C | -71.0% |
| 2007 | -1.72 °C | +951.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6307 °C | -136.6% |
| 2009 | 2.55 °C | +304.6% |
| 2010 | 0.5332 °C | -79.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2582 °C | -51.6% |
| 2012 | -1 °C | -487.5% |
| 2013 | -0.3474 °C | -65.3% |
| 2014 | 1.22 °C | -452.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1785 °C | -85.4% |
| 2016 | -1.69 °C | -1049.6% |
| 2017 | 0.467 °C | -127.6% |
| 2018 | -0.2203 °C | -147.2% |
| 2019 | 2.01 °C | -1011.9% |
| 2020 | 3.05 °C | +51.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2546 °C | -91.7% |
| 2022 | 3.92 °C | +1440.6% |
| 2023 | 2.44 °C | -37.9% |
| 2024 | 1.05 °C | -56.9% |
| 2025 | 1.81 °C | +72.7% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 1.81 °C is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8542 °C, 2.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Albania's 1.81 °C is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.93 °C, 94% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Winter temperature anomalies in Albania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | +9126.8% | -0.0145 °C | 1.31 °C |
| 1952 | +3120.1% | -0.0664 °C | 2 °C |
| 1985 | +1705.3% | -0.1187 °C | 1.91 °C |
| 2022 | +1440.6% | 0.2546 °C | 3.92 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -2 °C | -5.9 °C | 0.6014 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4959 °C | -1.62 °C | 2.13 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.04 °C | -2.53 °C | 2.51 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.164 °C | -1.74 °C | 1.69 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.124 °C | -2.49 °C | 1.91 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.4325 °C | -4.47 °C | 2.14 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1271 °C | -5 °C | 2.55 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1407 °C | -1.69 °C | 2.01 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.09 °C | 0.2546 °C | 3.92 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 33 Luxembourg 1.9 °C compare
- 34 North Macedonia 1.88 °C compare
- 35 Belgium 1.84 °C compare
- 37 Nigeria 1.76 °C compare
- 38 Serbia 1.74 °C compare
- 39 United Kingdom 1.74 °C compare
More climate change data for Albania
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 47.88 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,654 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 846.22 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,808 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.19 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 100.28 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 309.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 303.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 5.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.14 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is winter temperature anomalies in Albania?
- Winter temperature anomalies in Albania was 1.81 °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 winter temperature anomalies recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.92 °C in 2022.
- What is the lowest winter temperature anomalies recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.9 °C in 1940.
- How does Albania rank for winter temperature anomalies?
- Albania ranks 36th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is winter temperature anomalies rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 915.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Albania 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 Winter 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.