Winter temperature anomalies in Canada
Canada: Winter temperature anomalies was -2.57 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Winter temperature anomalies 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
The most recent figure for winter temperature anomalies in Canada is -2.57 °C, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 196.5% on the previous year and down 242.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, winter temperature anomalies in Canada peaked at 5.97 °C in 2023 and was at its lowest, -5.99 °C, in 1972.
That places Canada 193rd out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Winter temperature anomalies in Canada, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.71 °C | — |
| 1941 | -2.4 °C | +40.2% |
| 1942 | -4.33 °C | +80.8% |
| 1943 | -0.05 °C | -98.8% |
| 1944 | -0.1121 °C | +124.2% |
| 1945 | -2.58 °C | +2201.6% |
| 1946 | -3.86 °C | +49.7% |
| 1947 | -0.6158 °C | -84.1% |
| 1948 | -4.78 °C | +676.7% |
| 1949 | -3.08 °C | -35.7% |
| 1950 | -1.06 °C | -65.6% |
| 1951 | -5.17 °C | +388.6% |
| 1952 | 2.39 °C | -146.2% |
| 1953 | -1.59 °C | -166.5% |
| 1954 | -0.3883 °C | -75.5% |
| 1955 | -4.06 °C | +944.9% |
| 1956 | -4.45 °C | +9.8% |
| 1957 | -1.91 °C | -57.1% |
| 1958 | -3.14 °C | +64.6% |
| 1959 | 2.1 °C | -166.9% |
| 1960 | -0.5838 °C | -127.8% |
| 1961 | -2.85 °C | +388.1% |
| 1962 | -0.8746 °C | -69.3% |
| 1963 | -1.55 °C | +77.3% |
| 1964 | -4.36 °C | +181.0% |
| 1965 | -0.8702 °C | -80.0% |
| 1966 | -1.38 °C | +58.5% |
| 1967 | 0.5943 °C | -143.1% |
| 1968 | -2.5 °C | -520.8% |
| 1969 | 2.84 °C | -213.7% |
| 1970 | -5.17 °C | -281.6% |
| 1971 | -4.79 °C | -7.4% |
| 1972 | -5.99 °C | +25.1% |
| 1973 | -1.17 °C | -80.5% |
| 1974 | 0.518 °C | -144.3% |
| 1975 | -3.48 °C | -771.9% |
| 1976 | -3.69 °C | +6.1% |
| 1977 | -4.2 °C | +13.9% |
| 1978 | -1.68 °C | -60.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3796 °C | -122.6% |
| 1980 | -5.3 °C | -1496.7% |
| 1981 | 0.5725 °C | -110.8% |
| 1982 | -2.23 °C | -490.1% |
| 1983 | -4.91 °C | +119.7% |
| 1984 | -5.15 °C | +4.9% |
| 1985 | -0.1564 °C | -97.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9384 °C | -699.9% |
| 1987 | 2.87 °C | +205.9% |
| 1988 | -1.86 °C | -164.9% |
| 1989 | -3.23 °C | +73.0% |
| 1990 | -4.55 °C | +41.2% |
| 1991 | -1.84 °C | -59.5% |
| 1992 | -2.74 °C | +48.8% |
| 1993 | -0.4979 °C | -81.9% |
| 1994 | 0.5077 °C | -202.0% |
| 1995 | -2.72 °C | -635.6% |
| 1996 | -1.19 °C | -56.2% |
| 1997 | 2.4 °C | -301.8% |
| 1998 | 0.5125 °C | -78.7% |
| 1999 | 1.47 °C | +187.3% |
| 2000 | -3.11 °C | -311.5% |
| 2001 | 2.31 °C | -174.1% |
| 2002 | 3.1 °C | +34.1% |
| 2003 | 1.77 °C | -42.9% |
| 2004 | -3.22 °C | -282.2% |
| 2005 | 1.7 °C | -152.8% |
| 2006 | 3.4 °C | +99.9% |
| 2007 | -1.96 °C | -157.7% |
| 2008 | -4.09 °C | +108.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0682 °C | -101.7% |
| 2010 | 2.01 °C | +2840.4% |
| 2011 | 1.95 °C | -2.7% |
| 2012 | -1.08 °C | -155.3% |
| 2013 | -4.75 °C | +340.4% |
| 2014 | 0.8611 °C | -118.1% |
| 2015 | 1.8 °C | +108.9% |
| 2016 | -1.29 °C | -171.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1111 °C | -108.6% |
| 2018 | 1.79 °C | +1513.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2123 °C | -88.2% |
| 2020 | 2.53 °C | +1092.5% |
| 2021 | -1.68 °C | -166.4% |
| 2022 | -0.9247 °C | -45.0% |
| 2023 | 5.97 °C | -746.1% |
| 2024 | 2.66 °C | -55.4% |
| 2025 | -2.57 °C | -196.5% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's -2.57 °C is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.2 °C. (65 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Winter temperature anomalies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +2840.4% | 0.0682 °C | 2.01 °C |
| 1945 | -2201.6% | -0.1121 °C | -2.58 °C |
| 2018 | +1513.6% | 0.1111 °C | 1.79 °C |
| 1980 | -1496.7% | 0.3796 °C | -5.3 °C |
| 2020 | +1092.5% | 0.2123 °C | 2.53 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -2.35 °C | -4.78 °C | -0.05 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.73 °C | -5.17 °C | 2.39 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.15 °C | -4.36 °C | 2.84 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -2.93 °C | -5.99 °C | 0.518 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.85 °C | -5.3 °C | 2.87 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.8654 °C | -4.55 °C | 2.4 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0045 °C | -4.09 °C | 3.4 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1613 °C | -4.75 °C | 2.01 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9988 °C | -2.57 °C | 5.97 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More climate change data for Canada
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 44,359 kt (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is winter temperature anomalies in Canada?
- Winter temperature anomalies in Canada was -2.57 °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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 5.97 °C in 2023.
- What is the lowest winter temperature anomalies recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.99 °C in 1972.
- How does Canada rank for winter temperature anomalies?
- Canada ranks 193rd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is winter temperature anomalies rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 242.9%. 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 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.