Winter temperature anomalies in Denmark
Denmark: Winter temperature anomalies was 2.41 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
2.41 °C
Change on year
up 11.5%
World rank
19th
of 193 countries
All-time high
4.03 °C
in 2006
All-time low
-6.62 °C
in 2010
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Winter temperature anomalies in Denmark, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 2.41 °C for winter temperature anomalies in 2025.
The figure is up 11.5% on the previous year and down 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, winter temperature anomalies in Denmark peaked at 4.03 °C in 2006 and was at its lowest, -6.62 °C, in 2010.
Denmark ranks 19th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Winter temperature anomalies in Denmark, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -2.37 °C | — |
| 1941 | 0.201 °C | -108.5% |
| 1942 | 0.4594 °C | +128.5% |
| 1943 | -0.8572 °C | -286.6% |
| 1944 | -1.35 °C | +57.0% |
| 1945 | -1.06 °C | -21.5% |
| 1946 | -2.66 °C | +151.6% |
| 1947 | -1.19 °C | -55.1% |
| 1948 | 0.4158 °C | -134.8% |
| 1949 | 0.9352 °C | +124.9% |
| 1950 | -3.36 °C | -459.6% |
| 1951 | 1.98 °C | -159.0% |
| 1952 | -1.69 °C | -185.0% |
| 1953 | -0.0103 °C | -99.4% |
| 1954 | 0.6783 °C | -6657.9% |
| 1955 | -1.31 °C | -293.3% |
| 1956 | 0.3899 °C | -129.7% |
| 1957 | -1.07 °C | -374.5% |
| 1958 | -0.6566 °C | -38.7% |
| 1959 | -0.4101 °C | -37.5% |
| 1960 | -0.4124 °C | +0.6% |
| 1961 | -3.22 °C | +680.8% |
| 1962 | -3.49 °C | +8.3% |
| 1963 | -3.13 °C | -10.3% |
| 1964 | -1.59 °C | -49.1% |
| 1965 | -2.4 °C | +50.9% |
| 1966 | -1.32 °C | -45.0% |
| 1967 | -1.15 °C | -12.9% |
| 1968 | -3.31 °C | +187.8% |
| 1969 | -4.79 °C | +44.8% |
| 1970 | -0.4879 °C | -89.8% |
| 1971 | 2.04 °C | -518.7% |
| 1972 | 0.9718 °C | -52.4% |
| 1973 | -1 °C | -203.2% |
| 1974 | 2.07 °C | -306.9% |
| 1975 | 1.46 °C | -29.5% |
| 1976 | -2.72 °C | -285.7% |
| 1977 | 0.297 °C | -110.9% |
| 1978 | -3.03 °C | -1119.6% |
| 1979 | -0.4621 °C | -84.7% |
| 1980 | -0.1696 °C | -63.3% |
| 1981 | -6.25 °C | +3585.4% |
| 1982 | -0.0756 °C | -98.8% |
| 1983 | -0.8483 °C | +1022.8% |
| 1984 | -0.0662 °C | -92.2% |
| 1985 | -0.1226 °C | +85.2% |
| 1986 | -0.2021 °C | +64.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1419 °C | -170.2% |
| 1988 | 1.11 °C | +683.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0011 °C | -99.9% |
| 1990 | -0.0863 °C | -7932.6% |
| 1991 | 0.5871 °C | -780.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2213 °C | -62.3% |
| 1993 | -0.4704 °C | -312.5% |
| 1994 | 1.55 °C | -429.5% |
| 1995 | -4.75 °C | -406.4% |
| 1996 | -3.13 °C | -34.2% |
| 1997 | -0.2444 °C | -92.2% |
| 1998 | -1.3 °C | +430.7% |
| 1999 | -0.4499 °C | -65.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9931 °C | -320.7% |
| 2001 | -2.12 °C | -313.3% |
| 2002 | -2.69 °C | +27.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9845 °C | -136.6% |
| 2004 | 1.18 °C | +19.9% |
| 2005 | -0.2629 °C | -122.3% |
| 2006 | 4.03 °C | -1633.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8466 °C | -79.0% |
| 2008 | -0.1272 °C | -115.0% |
| 2009 | -1.86 °C | +1363.6% |
| 2010 | -6.62 °C | +255.4% |
| 2011 | 1.37 °C | -120.7% |
| 2012 | -2.51 °C | -283.2% |
| 2013 | 2.43 °C | -196.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5027 °C | -79.3% |
| 2015 | 3.81 °C | +658.3% |
| 2016 | 2.06 °C | -46.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9823 °C | -52.3% |
| 2018 | 1.51 °C | +53.6% |
| 2019 | 2 °C | +32.6% |
| 2020 | 1.46 °C | -26.9% |
| 2021 | -0.6444 °C | -144.0% |
| 2022 | -1.24 °C | +93.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1757 °C | -114.1% |
| 2024 | 2.16 °C | +1129.6% |
| 2025 | 2.41 °C | +11.5% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 2.41 °C is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.2 °C, 2.0× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 2.41 °C is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.93 °C, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Winter temperature anomalies in Denmark 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -7932.6% | 0.0011 °C | -0.0863 °C |
| 1954 | +6657.9% | -0.0103 °C | 0.6783 °C |
| 1981 | -3585.4% | -0.1696 °C | -6.25 °C |
| 2006 | +1633.0% | -0.2629 °C | 4.03 °C |
| 2009 | -1363.6% | -0.1272 °C | -1.86 °C |
| 1978 | -1119.6% | 0.297 °C | -3.03 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.7471 °C | -2.66 °C | 0.9352 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.5456 °C | -3.36 °C | 1.98 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -2.48 °C | -4.79 °C | -0.4124 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.0848 °C | -3.03 °C | 2.07 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.6481 °C | -6.25 °C | 1.11 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.8064 °C | -4.75 °C | 1.55 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0972 °C | -2.69 °C | 4.03 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5542 °C | -6.62 °C | 3.81 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7197 °C | -1.24 °C | 2.41 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 16 Finland 2.51 °C compare
- 17 Ukraine 2.51 °C compare
- 18 Faroe Islands 2.45 °C compare
- 20 Kazakhstan 2.4 °C compare
- 21 Chad 2.39 °C compare
- 22 Switzerland 2.37 °C compare
More climate change data for Denmark
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 184.48 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 8,374 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,827 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6,546 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.9 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 233.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,637 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,616 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 20.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 6.1 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is winter temperature anomalies in Denmark?
- Winter temperature anomalies in Denmark was 2.41 °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 Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 4.03 °C in 2006.
- What is the lowest winter temperature anomalies recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.62 °C in 2010.
- How does Denmark rank for winter temperature anomalies?
- Denmark ranks 19th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is winter temperature anomalies rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Denmark 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.