Winter temperature anomalies in Latvia
Latvia: Winter temperature anomalies was 3.08 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Winter temperature anomalies in Latvia, 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 Latvia is 3.08 °C, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 8.7% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, winter temperature anomalies in Latvia peaked at 5.48 °C in 2006 and was at its lowest, -10.37 °C, in 1978.
That places Latvia 8th 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 Latvia, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -4.19 °C | — |
| 1941 | -4.81 °C | +14.8% |
| 1942 | -1.4 °C | -70.8% |
| 1943 | 0.8438 °C | -160.1% |
| 1944 | -0.892 °C | -205.7% |
| 1945 | -4.36 °C | +388.2% |
| 1946 | -3.53 °C | -19.0% |
| 1947 | -1.34 °C | -62.1% |
| 1948 | 0.6163 °C | -146.1% |
| 1949 | 1.88 °C | +204.7% |
| 1950 | 0.434 °C | -76.9% |
| 1951 | 2.18 °C | +401.6% |
| 1952 | -1.15 °C | -152.8% |
| 1953 | -1.93 °C | +67.9% |
| 1954 | 1.24 °C | -164.4% |
| 1955 | -4.15 °C | -434.0% |
| 1956 | -0.0303 °C | -99.3% |
| 1957 | -0.683 °C | +2157.9% |
| 1958 | -1.44 °C | +110.2% |
| 1959 | -4.61 °C | +220.9% |
| 1960 | 3.29 °C | -171.3% |
| 1961 | -2.08 °C | -163.3% |
| 1962 | -3.73 °C | +79.2% |
| 1963 | -4.2 °C | +12.7% |
| 1964 | -0.2677 °C | -93.6% |
| 1965 | -0.7735 °C | +188.9% |
| 1966 | -3.15 °C | +306.7% |
| 1967 | -5.13 °C | +63.0% |
| 1968 | -1.16 °C | -77.4% |
| 1969 | -6.93 °C | +499.7% |
| 1970 | -1.61 °C | -76.8% |
| 1971 | 1.38 °C | -185.9% |
| 1972 | 2.39 °C | +72.7% |
| 1973 | -2.57 °C | -207.6% |
| 1974 | 2.1 °C | -181.9% |
| 1975 | 1.58 °C | -25.0% |
| 1976 | -1.89 °C | -219.8% |
| 1977 | -2.16 °C | +14.2% |
| 1978 | -10.37 °C | +379.7% |
| 1979 | -0.5172 °C | -95.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1073 °C | -120.7% |
| 1981 | -3.2 °C | -3078.8% |
| 1982 | 1.74 °C | -154.4% |
| 1983 | -0.0982 °C | -105.6% |
| 1984 | -1.45 °C | +1377.3% |
| 1985 | -2.22 °C | +53.3% |
| 1986 | -2.62 °C | +18.0% |
| 1987 | -1 °C | -61.8% |
| 1988 | -2.12 °C | +110.9% |
| 1989 | -1.16 °C | -45.3% |
| 1990 | -0.0088 °C | -99.2% |
| 1991 | 0.8495 °C | -9799.0% |
| 1992 | 1.12 °C | +31.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2325 °C | -79.2% |
| 1994 | -0.0657 °C | -128.3% |
| 1995 | -5.36 °C | +8060.3% |
| 1996 | -4.47 °C | -16.7% |
| 1997 | -2.62 °C | -41.4% |
| 1998 | -2.05 °C | -21.8% |
| 1999 | 0.7352 °C | -135.9% |
| 2000 | 2.31 °C | +214.6% |
| 2001 | -5.45 °C | -335.8% |
| 2002 | -6.86 °C | +25.8% |
| 2003 | 2.13 °C | -131.0% |
| 2004 | 2.24 °C | +5.5% |
| 2005 | -1.27 °C | -156.6% |
| 2006 | 5.48 °C | -531.8% |
| 2007 | 2.53 °C | -53.9% |
| 2008 | 1.32 °C | -47.6% |
| 2009 | -1.99 °C | -250.1% |
| 2010 | -5.67 °C | +185.4% |
| 2011 | 3.28 °C | -157.9% |
| 2012 | -3.66 °C | -211.7% |
| 2013 | 3.24 °C | -188.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2563 °C | -92.1% |
| 2015 | 4.03 °C | +1472.0% |
| 2016 | 1.99 °C | -50.7% |
| 2017 | 2.34 °C | +17.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0082 °C | -99.6% |
| 2019 | 3.85 °C | +46928.3% |
| 2020 | 1.53 °C | -60.2% |
| 2021 | -2.88 °C | -288.4% |
| 2022 | -1.89 °C | -34.2% |
| 2023 | -0.0331 °C | -98.3% |
| 2024 | 2.83 °C | -8656.6% |
| 2025 | 3.08 °C | +8.7% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 3.08 °C is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.2 °C, 2.6× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 3.08 °C is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.93 °C, 1.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Winter temperature anomalies in Latvia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +46928.3% | 0.0082 °C | 3.85 °C |
| 1991 | +9799.0% | -0.0088 °C | 0.8495 °C |
| 2024 | +8656.6% | -0.0331 °C | 2.83 °C |
| 1995 | -8060.3% | -0.0657 °C | -5.36 °C |
| 1981 | -3078.8% | 0.1073 °C | -3.2 °C |
| 1957 | -2157.9% | -0.0303 °C | -0.683 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.72 °C | -4.81 °C | 1.88 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.01 °C | -4.61 °C | 2.18 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -2.41 °C | -6.93 °C | 3.29 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.17 °C | -10.37 °C | 2.39 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.2 °C | -3.2 °C | 1.74 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.16 °C | -5.36 °C | 1.12 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0446 °C | -6.86 °C | 5.48 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9654 °C | -5.67 °C | 4.03 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4388 °C | -2.88 °C | 3.08 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More climate change data for Latvia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 43.09 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,340 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 263.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,077 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.9956 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 38.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 342.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 336.47 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.27 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is winter temperature anomalies in Latvia?
- Winter temperature anomalies in Latvia was 3.08 °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 Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.48 °C in 2006.
- What is the lowest winter temperature anomalies recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.37 °C in 1978.
- How does Latvia rank for winter temperature anomalies?
- Latvia ranks 8th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is winter temperature anomalies rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latvia 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.