Winter temperature anomalies in Estonia
Estonia: Winter temperature anomalies was 3.22 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Winter temperature anomalies in Estonia, 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, winter temperature anomalies in Estonia stood at 3.22 °C.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.0% on the previous year and down 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, winter temperature anomalies in Estonia peaked at 5.07 °C in 2006 and was at its lowest, -10.17 °C, in 1978.
That places Estonia 6th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Winter temperature anomalies in Estonia, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -2.89 °C | — |
| 1941 | -7.01 °C | +142.9% |
| 1942 | -1.47 °C | -79.0% |
| 1943 | 0.9475 °C | -164.2% |
| 1944 | -0.4632 °C | -148.9% |
| 1945 | -5.11 °C | +1002.2% |
| 1946 | -3.02 °C | -40.8% |
| 1947 | -2.1 °C | -30.7% |
| 1948 | 1.31 °C | -162.5% |
| 1949 | 1.51 °C | +15.2% |
| 1950 | -0.2702 °C | -117.9% |
| 1951 | 2.11 °C | -879.8% |
| 1952 | -0.9423 °C | -144.7% |
| 1953 | -1.47 °C | +55.8% |
| 1954 | 1.08 °C | -173.7% |
| 1955 | -6.33 °C | -684.9% |
| 1956 | 0.1276 °C | -102.0% |
| 1957 | -0.0941 °C | -173.7% |
| 1958 | -2.89 °C | +2971.1% |
| 1959 | -4.62 °C | +59.9% |
| 1960 | 2.76 °C | -159.7% |
| 1961 | -2.21 °C | -180.2% |
| 1962 | -2.89 °C | +30.7% |
| 1963 | -3.28 °C | +13.3% |
| 1964 | -0.6893 °C | -79.0% |
| 1965 | -1.46 °C | +112.2% |
| 1966 | -3.92 °C | +167.8% |
| 1967 | -6.07 °C | +54.9% |
| 1968 | -0.7827 °C | -87.1% |
| 1969 | -5.61 °C | +616.7% |
| 1970 | -2.11 °C | -62.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0461 °C | -102.2% |
| 1972 | 3.24 °C | +6926.1% |
| 1973 | -2.93 °C | -190.6% |
| 1974 | 2.02 °C | -168.8% |
| 1975 | 0.9634 °C | -52.3% |
| 1976 | -2.4 °C | -348.9% |
| 1977 | -2.6 °C | +8.2% |
| 1978 | -10.17 °C | +291.9% |
| 1979 | -0.6471 °C | -93.6% |
| 1980 | -0.4266 °C | -34.1% |
| 1981 | -3.5 °C | +719.4% |
| 1982 | 1.66 °C | -147.5% |
| 1983 | -0.1182 °C | -107.1% |
| 1984 | -1.28 °C | +983.8% |
| 1985 | -2.77 °C | +116.3% |
| 1986 | -4.31 °C | +55.6% |
| 1987 | -1.46 °C | -66.1% |
| 1988 | -2.61 °C | +78.9% |
| 1989 | -1.71 °C | -34.7% |
| 1990 | 0.2607 °C | -115.3% |
| 1991 | 0.9569 °C | +267.1% |
| 1992 | 1.65 °C | +72.3% |
| 1993 | -0.4394 °C | -126.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4118 °C | -193.7% |
| 1995 | -4.71 °C | -1243.2% |
| 1996 | -3.44 °C | -26.8% |
| 1997 | -2.17 °C | -37.0% |
| 1998 | -1.32 °C | -39.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3911 °C | -129.7% |
| 2000 | 2.12 °C | +442.2% |
| 2001 | -5.47 °C | -357.9% |
| 2002 | -6.64 °C | +21.4% |
| 2003 | 1.76 °C | -126.5% |
| 2004 | 1.86 °C | +6.0% |
| 2005 | -1.6 °C | -186.1% |
| 2006 | 5.07 °C | -415.9% |
| 2007 | 2.99 °C | -41.0% |
| 2008 | 1.43 °C | -52.3% |
| 2009 | -2.87 °C | -301.5% |
| 2010 | -5.96 °C | +107.2% |
| 2011 | 3.48 °C | -158.5% |
| 2012 | -4.76 °C | -236.7% |
| 2013 | 3.45 °C | -172.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6991 °C | -79.7% |
| 2015 | 4.12 °C | +488.7% |
| 2016 | 1.8 °C | -56.3% |
| 2017 | 2.34 °C | +30.5% |
| 2018 | -0.3421 °C | -114.6% |
| 2019 | 3.64 °C | -1163.9% |
| 2020 | 1.56 °C | -57.0% |
| 2021 | -3.83 °C | -345.1% |
| 2022 | -1.8 °C | -53.0% |
| 2023 | -1.59 °C | -11.5% |
| 2024 | 2.56 °C | -260.5% |
| 2025 | 3.22 °C | +26.0% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 3.22 °C is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.2 °C, 2.7× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 3.22 °C is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.93 °C, 1.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Winter temperature anomalies in Estonia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +6926.1% | 0.0461 °C | 3.24 °C |
| 1958 | -2971.1% | -0.0941 °C | -2.89 °C |
| 1995 | -1243.2% | 0.4118 °C | -4.71 °C |
| 2019 | +1163.9% | -0.3421 °C | 3.64 °C |
| 1945 | -1002.2% | -0.4632 °C | -5.11 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.83 °C | -7.01 °C | 1.51 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.33 °C | -6.33 °C | 2.11 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -2.42 °C | -6.07 °C | 2.76 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.46 °C | -10.17 °C | 3.24 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.65 °C | -4.31 °C | 1.66 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.841 °C | -4.71 °C | 1.65 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1361 °C | -6.64 °C | 5.07 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8468 °C | -5.96 °C | 4.12 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0193 °C | -3.83 °C | 3.22 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More climate change data for Estonia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 22.20 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 871.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 170.85 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 700.96 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.6447 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 25.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 178.32 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 175.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.79 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.6624 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is winter temperature anomalies in Estonia?
- Winter temperature anomalies in Estonia was 3.22 °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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.07 °C in 2006.
- What is the lowest winter temperature anomalies recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.17 °C in 1978.
- How does Estonia rank for winter temperature anomalies?
- Estonia ranks 6th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is winter temperature anomalies rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Estonia 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.