Winter temperature anomalies in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Winter temperature anomalies was 2.45 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Winter temperature anomalies in Faroe Islands, 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 Faroe Islands stood at 2.45 °C. That is the highest value across all 86 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 445.4% on the previous year and up 346.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, winter temperature anomalies in Faroe Islands peaked at 2.45 °C in 2025 and was at its lowest, -2.85 °C, in 1981.
That places Faroe Islands 18th 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 Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 0.1779 °C | — |
| 1941 | 0.8779 °C | +393.4% |
| 1942 | 0.3699 °C | -57.9% |
| 1943 | 0.9373 °C | +153.4% |
| 1944 | -0.7616 °C | -181.3% |
| 1945 | -0.0829 °C | -89.1% |
| 1946 | 1.02 °C | -1334.8% |
| 1947 | -0.3684 °C | -136.0% |
| 1948 | 1.26 °C | -441.7% |
| 1949 | -1.48 °C | -217.9% |
| 1950 | -2.5 °C | +68.6% |
| 1951 | -0.3311 °C | -86.8% |
| 1952 | -0.5111 °C | +54.4% |
| 1953 | 1.74 °C | -440.1% |
| 1954 | -0.968 °C | -155.7% |
| 1955 | -2 °C | +106.6% |
| 1956 | 0.4389 °C | -121.9% |
| 1957 | -0.776 °C | -276.8% |
| 1958 | -0.8205 °C | +5.7% |
| 1959 | 0.5958 °C | -172.6% |
| 1960 | 0.0412 °C | -93.1% |
| 1961 | -2.12 °C | -5257.3% |
| 1962 | -0.7268 °C | -65.8% |
| 1963 | -0.4052 °C | -44.2% |
| 1964 | -1.74 °C | +328.6% |
| 1965 | -2.66 °C | +53.2% |
| 1966 | -1.68 °C | -36.7% |
| 1967 | -1.19 °C | -29.2% |
| 1968 | -0.7743 °C | -35.0% |
| 1969 | -0.6275 °C | -19.0% |
| 1970 | -0.0379 °C | -94.0% |
| 1971 | 0.6039 °C | -1694.4% |
| 1972 | 0.9568 °C | +58.5% |
| 1973 | -2.09 °C | -318.7% |
| 1974 | -1.03 °C | -50.7% |
| 1975 | -0.4381 °C | -57.6% |
| 1976 | -1.92 °C | +338.4% |
| 1977 | 0.4726 °C | -124.6% |
| 1978 | -0.6582 °C | -239.3% |
| 1979 | -0.5185 °C | -21.2% |
| 1980 | -0.916 °C | +76.7% |
| 1981 | -2.85 °C | +211.0% |
| 1982 | -1 °C | -64.8% |
| 1983 | -0.4475 °C | -55.3% |
| 1984 | 0.9998 °C | -323.4% |
| 1985 | -1.78 °C | -278.0% |
| 1986 | -0.7028 °C | -60.5% |
| 1987 | 1.52 °C | -316.6% |
| 1988 | 0.6122 °C | -59.8% |
| 1989 | -0.593 °C | -196.9% |
| 1990 | -0.344 °C | -42.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1654 °C | -148.1% |
| 1992 | -0.2805 °C | -269.5% |
| 1993 | -2 °C | +613.4% |
| 1994 | -0.2673 °C | -86.6% |
| 1995 | -1.58 °C | +492.4% |
| 1996 | -1.41 °C | -11.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9133 °C | -164.8% |
| 1998 | 0.5484 °C | -40.0% |
| 1999 | -1.87 °C | -440.6% |
| 2000 | -0.4584 °C | -75.5% |
| 2001 | -0.0654 °C | -85.7% |
| 2002 | 1.33 °C | -2128.7% |
| 2003 | -0.1484 °C | -111.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5277 °C | -455.7% |
| 2005 | 1.2 °C | +127.4% |
| 2006 | 1.83 °C | +52.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9098 °C | -50.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1581 °C | -82.6% |
| 2009 | -0.2023 °C | -228.0% |
| 2010 | -1.68 °C | +728.5% |
| 2011 | -1.68 °C | -0.0% |
| 2012 | -1.07 °C | -36.4% |
| 2013 | 0.2583 °C | -124.2% |
| 2014 | -0.3399 °C | -231.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5477 °C | -261.1% |
| 2016 | 2.07 °C | +277.7% |
| 2017 | -0.0229 °C | -101.1% |
| 2018 | 1.21 °C | -5409.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6872 °C | -43.4% |
| 2020 | 0.7135 °C | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4842 °C | -32.1% |
| 2022 | -1.32 °C | -373.3% |
| 2023 | -0.4015 °C | -69.7% |
| 2024 | 0.4484 °C | -211.7% |
| 2025 | 2.45 °C | +445.4% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 2.45 °C is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.2 °C, 2.0× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 2.45 °C is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.93 °C, 1.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Winter temperature anomalies in Faroe Islands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +5409.2% | -0.0229 °C | 1.21 °C |
| 1961 | -5257.3% | 0.0412 °C | -2.12 °C |
| 2002 | +2128.7% | -0.0654 °C | 1.33 °C |
| 1971 | +1694.4% | -0.0379 °C | 0.6039 °C |
| 1946 | +1334.8% | -0.0829 °C | 1.02 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.1948 °C | -1.48 °C | 1.26 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.5136 °C | -2.5 °C | 1.74 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.19 °C | -2.66 °C | 0.0412 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.4666 °C | -2.09 °C | 0.9568 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.5155 °C | -2.85 °C | 1.52 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.6126 °C | -2 °C | 0.9133 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5076 °C | -0.4584 °C | 1.83 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0007 °C | -1.68 °C | 2.07 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3944 °C | -1.32 °C | 2.45 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
More climate change data for Faroe Islands
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 416,623 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 32.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 8.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 23.93 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0324 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.8547 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0087 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 2.31 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is winter temperature anomalies in Faroe Islands?
- Winter temperature anomalies in Faroe Islands was 2.45 °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 Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2.45 °C in 2025.
- What is the lowest winter temperature anomalies recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.85 °C in 1981.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for winter temperature anomalies?
- Faroe Islands ranks 18th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is winter temperature anomalies rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 346.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Faroe Islands 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.