Winter temperature anomalies in Greece
Greece: Winter temperature anomalies was 1.73 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
1.73 °C
Change on year
up 29.3%
World rank
40th
of 193 countries
All-time high
3.03 °C
in 2022
All-time low
-4.95 °C
in 1941
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Winter temperature anomalies in Greece, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Greece recorded 1.73 °C for winter temperature anomalies in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.3% on the previous year and up 2,713.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, winter temperature anomalies in Greece peaked at 3.03 °C in 2022 and was at its lowest, -4.95 °C, in 1941.
Greece ranks 40th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Winter temperature anomalies in Greece, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -3.64 °C | — |
| 1941 | -4.95 °C | +36.1% |
| 1942 | -0.6645 °C | -86.6% |
| 1943 | 0.0371 °C | -105.6% |
| 1944 | -2.04 °C | -5606.1% |
| 1945 | -1.09 °C | -46.5% |
| 1946 | -1.75 °C | +60.3% |
| 1947 | 0.6549 °C | -137.4% |
| 1948 | -3.87 °C | -691.4% |
| 1949 | 0.8897 °C | -123.0% |
| 1950 | 2.02 °C | +127.4% |
| 1951 | -0.5609 °C | -127.7% |
| 1952 | 2.12 °C | -477.4% |
| 1953 | -2.51 °C | -218.7% |
| 1954 | -0.071 °C | -97.2% |
| 1955 | 0.8213 °C | -1257.1% |
| 1956 | -1.38 °C | -268.6% |
| 1957 | -1.33 °C | -3.6% |
| 1958 | 1.28 °C | -195.6% |
| 1959 | 1.63 °C | +27.4% |
| 1960 | 2.52 °C | +55.2% |
| 1961 | -0.0999 °C | -104.0% |
| 1962 | -1.56 °C | +1457.3% |
| 1963 | 0.8055 °C | -151.8% |
| 1964 | 0.3626 °C | -55.0% |
| 1965 | 1.06 °C | +192.4% |
| 1966 | 0.3026 °C | -71.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1092 °C | -63.9% |
| 1968 | -0.4267 °C | -490.7% |
| 1969 | 0.7201 °C | -268.8% |
| 1970 | -0.203 °C | -128.2% |
| 1971 | -0.5634 °C | +177.6% |
| 1972 | -1.43 °C | +153.7% |
| 1973 | 0.2059 °C | -114.4% |
| 1974 | -0.7394 °C | -459.1% |
| 1975 | -0.8033 °C | +8.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0208 °C | -102.6% |
| 1977 | -1.78 °C | -8643.0% |
| 1978 | 1.27 °C | -171.4% |
| 1979 | 0.8627 °C | -32.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0357 °C | -95.9% |
| 1981 | 1.54 °C | +4210.0% |
| 1982 | 0.6788 °C | -55.9% |
| 1983 | -0.2575 °C | -137.9% |
| 1984 | -0.5889 °C | +128.7% |
| 1985 | 1.46 °C | -347.2% |
| 1986 | -2.1 °C | -244.5% |
| 1987 | 0.4757 °C | -122.6% |
| 1988 | -1.45 °C | -405.4% |
| 1989 | -0.5094 °C | -64.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0635 °C | -112.5% |
| 1991 | -3.95 °C | -6325.0% |
| 1992 | -1.77 °C | -55.1% |
| 1993 | 1.43 °C | -180.8% |
| 1994 | -0.7221 °C | -150.3% |
| 1995 | 1.34 °C | -285.9% |
| 1996 | 1.21 °C | -10.0% |
| 1997 | -0.136 °C | -111.3% |
| 1998 | -2.06 °C | +1411.8% |
| 1999 | 1.29 °C | -162.6% |
| 2000 | 0.7096 °C | -44.9% |
| 2001 | -4.32 °C | -708.3% |
| 2002 | -0.3641 °C | -91.6% |
| 2003 | -0.387 °C | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 1.17 °C | -401.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2616 °C | -77.6% |
| 2006 | -0.3248 °C | -224.1% |
| 2007 | -1.21 °C | +271.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6803 °C | -156.4% |
| 2009 | 2.55 °C | +275.3% |
| 2010 | 1.43 °C | -43.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1299 °C | -90.9% |
| 2012 | -0.4277 °C | -429.3% |
| 2013 | -0.677 °C | +58.3% |
| 2014 | 1.52 °C | -324.1% |
| 2015 | -0.0661 °C | -104.4% |
| 2016 | -1.96 °C | +2865.9% |
| 2017 | 0.9591 °C | -148.9% |
| 2018 | -0.5604 °C | -158.4% |
| 2019 | 1.47 °C | -362.8% |
| 2020 | 2.78 °C | +88.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6121 °C | -78.0% |
| 2022 | 3.03 °C | +394.5% |
| 2023 | 2.43 °C | -19.7% |
| 2024 | 1.34 °C | -45.1% |
| 2025 | 1.73 °C | +29.3% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 1.73 °C is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.2 °C, 1.4× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Greece's 1.73 °C is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.93 °C, 90% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Winter temperature anomalies in Greece 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | -8643.0% | 0.0208 °C | -1.78 °C |
| 1991 | -6325.0% | 0.0635 °C | -3.95 °C |
| 1944 | -5606.1% | 0.0371 °C | -2.04 °C |
| 1981 | +4210.0% | 0.0357 °C | 1.54 °C |
| 2016 | -2865.9% | -0.0661 °C | -1.96 °C |
| 1962 | -1457.3% | -0.0999 °C | -1.56 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.64 °C | -4.95 °C | 0.8897 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.2 °C | -2.51 °C | 2.12 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3802 °C | -1.56 °C | 2.52 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.3159 °C | -1.78 °C | 1.27 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.0729 °C | -2.1 °C | 1.54 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.3307 °C | -3.95 °C | 1.43 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1227 °C | -4.32 °C | 2.55 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1821 °C | -1.96 °C | 1.52 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.98 °C | 0.6121 °C | 3.03 °C | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is winter temperature anomalies in Greece?
- Winter temperature anomalies in Greece was 1.73 °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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 3.03 °C in 2022.
- What is the lowest winter temperature anomalies recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.95 °C in 1941.
- How does Greece rank for winter temperature anomalies?
- Greece ranks 40th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is winter temperature anomalies rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,713.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece 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.