Winter temperature anomalies in Lithuania
Lithuania: Winter temperature anomalies was 2.97 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Winter temperature anomalies in Lithuania, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 2.97 °C for winter temperature anomalies in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, winter temperature anomalies in Lithuania peaked at 5.3 °C in 2006 and was at its lowest, -8.32 °C, in 1978.
That places Lithuania 9th 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 Lithuania, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -4.89 °C | — |
| 1941 | -2.88 °C | -41.1% |
| 1942 | -0.3501 °C | -87.9% |
| 1943 | 0.4928 °C | -240.8% |
| 1944 | -1.39 °C | -382.2% |
| 1945 | -3.46 °C | +148.8% |
| 1946 | -3.42 °C | -1.2% |
| 1947 | -0.5388 °C | -84.2% |
| 1948 | -0.117 °C | -78.3% |
| 1949 | 2.27 °C | -2044.4% |
| 1950 | 0.7304 °C | -67.9% |
| 1951 | 2.38 °C | +226.1% |
| 1952 | -1.39 °C | -158.2% |
| 1953 | -1.88 °C | +36.0% |
| 1954 | 1.55 °C | -182.1% |
| 1955 | -2.52 °C | -262.9% |
| 1956 | -0.2512 °C | -90.0% |
| 1957 | -1.17 °C | +367.2% |
| 1958 | -0.4595 °C | -60.8% |
| 1959 | -3.92 °C | +752.5% |
| 1960 | 3.28 °C | -183.7% |
| 1961 | -2.7 °C | -182.5% |
| 1962 | -4.41 °C | +63.1% |
| 1963 | -4.16 °C | -5.6% |
| 1964 | -0.1735 °C | -95.8% |
| 1965 | -0.2319 °C | +33.7% |
| 1966 | -2.07 °C | +790.8% |
| 1967 | -3.72 °C | +80.3% |
| 1968 | -2.07 °C | -44.5% |
| 1969 | -7.7 °C | +272.4% |
| 1970 | -0.7839 °C | -89.8% |
| 1971 | 2.48 °C | -416.8% |
| 1972 | 1.66 °C | -33.2% |
| 1973 | -2 °C | -220.5% |
| 1974 | 2.25 °C | -212.7% |
| 1975 | 1.64 °C | -27.2% |
| 1976 | -1.33 °C | -181.0% |
| 1977 | -1.51 °C | +13.6% |
| 1978 | -8.32 °C | +451.3% |
| 1979 | 0.139 °C | -101.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2647 °C | +90.5% |
| 1981 | -3.05 °C | -1253.3% |
| 1982 | 1.83 °C | -159.8% |
| 1983 | -0.3017 °C | -116.5% |
| 1984 | -0.8908 °C | +195.3% |
| 1985 | -1.19 °C | +33.2% |
| 1986 | -1.5 °C | +26.4% |
| 1987 | -0.3083 °C | -79.5% |
| 1988 | -1.49 °C | +383.8% |
| 1989 | -0.445 °C | -70.2% |
| 1990 | -0.0338 °C | -92.4% |
| 1991 | 0.3602 °C | -1164.2% |
| 1992 | 0.6136 °C | +70.3% |
| 1993 | 1.02 °C | +67.0% |
| 1994 | -0.0348 °C | -103.4% |
| 1995 | -5.51 °C | +15767.3% |
| 1996 | -5.59 °C | +1.4% |
| 1997 | -2.12 °C | -62.0% |
| 1998 | -2.09 °C | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.727 °C | -134.8% |
| 2000 | 2.39 °C | +228.4% |
| 2001 | -4.68 °C | -295.9% |
| 2002 | -6.63 °C | +41.8% |
| 2003 | 1.98 °C | -129.9% |
| 2004 | 2.28 °C | +15.1% |
| 2005 | -0.6036 °C | -126.4% |
| 2006 | 5.3 °C | -978.8% |
| 2007 | 1.93 °C | -63.6% |
| 2008 | 1.37 °C | -29.0% |
| 2009 | -1.46 °C | -206.6% |
| 2010 | -5.61 °C | +284.3% |
| 2011 | 3.02 °C | -153.8% |
| 2012 | -3.26 °C | -208.0% |
| 2013 | 2.97 °C | -191.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1467 °C | -95.1% |
| 2015 | 3.65 °C | +2384.5% |
| 2016 | 1.84 °C | -49.6% |
| 2017 | 2.41 °C | +31.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3274 °C | -86.4% |
| 2019 | 3.71 °C | +1032.7% |
| 2020 | 1.55 °C | -58.3% |
| 2021 | -2.3 °C | -248.8% |
| 2022 | -1.44 °C | -37.3% |
| 2023 | 1.29 °C | -189.3% |
| 2024 | 2.92 °C | +126.1% |
| 2025 | 2.97 °C | +2.0% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 2.97 °C is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.2 °C, 2.5× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 2.97 °C is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.93 °C, 1.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Winter temperature anomalies in Lithuania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -15767.3% | -0.0348 °C | -5.51 °C |
| 2015 | +2384.5% | 0.1467 °C | 3.65 °C |
| 1949 | +2044.4% | -0.117 °C | 2.27 °C |
| 1981 | -1253.3% | 0.2647 °C | -3.05 °C |
| 1991 | +1164.2% | -0.0338 °C | 0.3602 °C |
| 2019 | +1032.7% | 0.3274 °C | 3.71 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.43 °C | -4.89 °C | 2.27 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.6931 °C | -3.92 °C | 2.38 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -2.4 °C | -7.7 °C | 3.28 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.577 °C | -8.32 °C | 2.48 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.7085 °C | -3.05 °C | 1.83 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.27 °C | -5.59 °C | 1.02 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1885 °C | -6.63 °C | 5.3 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9193 °C | -5.61 °C | 3.71 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8298 °C | -2.3 °C | 2.97 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,997 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 590.61 kt (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is winter temperature anomalies in Lithuania?
- Winter temperature anomalies in Lithuania was 2.97 °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 Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3 °C in 2006.
- What is the lowest winter temperature anomalies recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.32 °C in 1978.
- How does Lithuania rank for winter temperature anomalies?
- Lithuania ranks 9th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is winter temperature anomalies rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lithuania 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.