Winter temperature anomalies in Greenland
Greenland: Winter temperature anomalies was 4.1 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
4.1 °C
Change on year
up 242.6%
World rank
3rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
5.9 °C
in 1978
All-time low
-8.06 °C
in 1974
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Winter temperature anomalies in Greenland, 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 Greenland is 4.1 °C, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 242.6% on the previous year and up 211.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, winter temperature anomalies in Greenland peaked at 5.9 °C in 1978 and was at its lowest, -8.06 °C, in 1974.
That places Greenland 3rd 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 Greenland, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 1.67 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.8695 °C | -151.9% |
| 1942 | -1.24 °C | +42.7% |
| 1943 | -0.403 °C | -67.5% |
| 1944 | -1.97 °C | +389.3% |
| 1945 | -1.11 °C | -43.5% |
| 1946 | -0.872 °C | -21.7% |
| 1947 | -2.09 °C | +139.8% |
| 1948 | -5.97 °C | +185.3% |
| 1949 | -2.47 °C | -58.6% |
| 1950 | -0.242 °C | -90.2% |
| 1951 | -5.19 °C | +2045.3% |
| 1952 | 1.51 °C | -129.0% |
| 1953 | -4.47 °C | -396.7% |
| 1954 | -3.36 °C | -24.8% |
| 1955 | -3.75 °C | +11.5% |
| 1956 | 0.5608 °C | -115.0% |
| 1957 | -4.37 °C | -879.8% |
| 1958 | -0.3571 °C | -91.8% |
| 1959 | -1.57 °C | +338.6% |
| 1960 | -3.11 °C | +98.8% |
| 1961 | 0.1965 °C | -106.3% |
| 1962 | -0.5705 °C | -390.3% |
| 1963 | 1.35 °C | -336.8% |
| 1964 | -1.74 °C | -229.1% |
| 1965 | -3.16 °C | +81.4% |
| 1966 | -3.99 °C | +26.2% |
| 1967 | -0.0061 °C | -99.8% |
| 1968 | 0.7953 °C | -13068.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0217 °C | -97.3% |
| 1970 | -0.3286 °C | -1617.1% |
| 1971 | -6.25 °C | +1802.5% |
| 1972 | -3.92 °C | -37.3% |
| 1973 | -1.89 °C | -51.7% |
| 1974 | -8.06 °C | +325.6% |
| 1975 | -4.68 °C | -41.9% |
| 1976 | 2.65 °C | -156.5% |
| 1977 | -0.4966 °C | -118.8% |
| 1978 | 5.9 °C | -1288.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1059 °C | -98.2% |
| 1980 | -3 °C | -2932.3% |
| 1981 | -0.4434 °C | -85.2% |
| 1982 | -2.96 °C | +568.7% |
| 1983 | -1.65 °C | -44.2% |
| 1984 | 0.6549 °C | -139.6% |
| 1985 | -0.8842 °C | -235.0% |
| 1986 | -0.5577 °C | -36.9% |
| 1987 | -1.48 °C | +165.5% |
| 1988 | -2.65 °C | +78.7% |
| 1989 | 1.36 °C | -151.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4305 °C | -68.3% |
| 1991 | -1.26 °C | -393.3% |
| 1992 | -4.01 °C | +217.9% |
| 1993 | -3.61 °C | -10.1% |
| 1994 | -4.13 °C | +14.6% |
| 1995 | 0.9696 °C | -123.5% |
| 1996 | 2.57 °C | +164.8% |
| 1997 | 2.8 °C | +8.9% |
| 1998 | 0.9118 °C | -67.4% |
| 1999 | -1.38 °C | -250.9% |
| 2000 | 0.3263 °C | -123.7% |
| 2001 | 4.03 °C | +1134.8% |
| 2002 | 3.85 °C | -4.5% |
| 2003 | -0.6888 °C | -117.9% |
| 2004 | -4.37 °C | +535.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9989 °C | -122.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1917 °C | -80.8% |
| 2007 | -1.69 °C | -982.5% |
| 2008 | 1.4 °C | -182.8% |
| 2009 | 3.45 °C | +145.9% |
| 2010 | 5.6 °C | +62.6% |
| 2011 | -3.81 °C | -168.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8429 °C | -122.1% |
| 2013 | -1.46 °C | -272.9% |
| 2014 | -1.83 °C | +25.5% |
| 2015 | -3.67 °C | +100.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4323 °C | -111.8% |
| 2017 | 1.2 °C | +177.1% |
| 2018 | 1.23 °C | +2.4% |
| 2019 | -0.7071 °C | -157.7% |
| 2020 | 1.84 °C | -359.9% |
| 2021 | 4.76 °C | +159.3% |
| 2022 | 1.51 °C | -68.3% |
| 2023 | -0.899 °C | -159.6% |
| 2024 | -2.87 °C | +219.6% |
| 2025 | 4.1 °C | -242.6% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 4.1 °C is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.2 °C, 3.4× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 4.1 °C is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.93 °C, 2.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Winter temperature anomalies in Greenland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +13068.6% | -0.0061 °C | 0.7953 °C |
| 1980 | -2932.3% | 0.1059 °C | -3 °C |
| 1951 | -2045.3% | -0.242 °C | -5.19 °C |
| 1971 | -1802.5% | -0.3286 °C | -6.25 °C |
| 1970 | -1617.1% | 0.0217 °C | -0.3286 °C |
| 1978 | +1288.7% | -0.4966 °C | 5.9 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.53 °C | -5.97 °C | 1.67 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -2.12 °C | -5.19 °C | 1.51 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.02 °C | -3.99 °C | 1.35 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.7 °C | -8.06 °C | 5.9 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.16 °C | -3 °C | 1.36 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.672 °C | -4.13 °C | 2.8 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7483 °C | -4.37 °C | 4.03 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.217 °C | -3.81 °C | 5.6 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.41 °C | -2.87 °C | 4.76 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 1 Tajikistan 4.55 °C compare
- 2 Kyrgyzstan 4.2 °C compare
- 4 Iceland 3.5 °C compare
- 5 Norway 3.43 °C compare
- 6 Estonia 3.22 °C compare
More climate change data for Greenland
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 148,208 kg (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.8215 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.8215 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0031 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.8215 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.8215 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions 0.0031 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Direct emissions 0.0023 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that) 0.0002 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Indirect emissions (N2O that leaches) 0.0005 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is winter temperature anomalies in Greenland?
- Winter temperature anomalies in Greenland was 4.1 °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 Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9 °C in 1978.
- What is the lowest winter temperature anomalies recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.06 °C in 1974.
- How does Greenland rank for winter temperature anomalies?
- Greenland ranks 3rd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is winter temperature anomalies rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 211.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greenland 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.