Winter temperature anomalies in Moldova
Moldova: Winter temperature anomalies was 2.74 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Winter temperature anomalies in Moldova, 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 Moldova is 2.74 °C, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, winter temperature anomalies in Moldova peaked at 5.24 °C in 1960 and was at its lowest, -6.55 °C, in 2002.
Moldova ranks 13th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Winter temperature anomalies in Moldova, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -6.42 °C | — |
| 1941 | -1.68 °C | -73.9% |
| 1942 | -1.07 °C | -36.0% |
| 1943 | -0.1581 °C | -85.3% |
| 1944 | -0.9345 °C | +491.1% |
| 1945 | -1.37 °C | +46.5% |
| 1946 | -3.09 °C | +125.5% |
| 1947 | 1.73 °C | -156.2% |
| 1948 | -4.09 °C | -336.2% |
| 1949 | 2.92 °C | -171.3% |
| 1950 | 2.98 °C | +1.9% |
| 1951 | 0.9083 °C | -69.5% |
| 1952 | -0.491 °C | -154.1% |
| 1953 | -2.29 °C | +367.2% |
| 1954 | 0.6023 °C | -126.3% |
| 1955 | 0.9646 °C | +60.2% |
| 1956 | -0.8323 °C | -186.3% |
| 1957 | -2.66 °C | +220.1% |
| 1958 | 2.11 °C | -179.3% |
| 1959 | -0.4668 °C | -122.1% |
| 1960 | 5.24 °C | -1223.3% |
| 1961 | -1.18 °C | -122.6% |
| 1962 | -2.26 °C | +91.1% |
| 1963 | -4.68 °C | +106.9% |
| 1964 | 1.62 °C | -134.6% |
| 1965 | 1.46 °C | -9.7% |
| 1966 | -0.8767 °C | -159.9% |
| 1967 | -1.01 °C | +15.7% |
| 1968 | -2.38 °C | +135.1% |
| 1969 | -2.92 °C | +22.6% |
| 1970 | 1.18 °C | -140.5% |
| 1971 | 2.61 °C | +120.9% |
| 1972 | 0.669 °C | -74.4% |
| 1973 | -0.9664 °C | -244.5% |
| 1974 | 2.09 °C | -316.0% |
| 1975 | 0.6249 °C | -70.1% |
| 1976 | 0.6467 °C | +3.5% |
| 1977 | -1.88 °C | -390.7% |
| 1978 | -1.9 °C | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 2.24 °C | -217.8% |
| 1980 | 0.8102 °C | -63.9% |
| 1981 | 0.738 °C | -8.9% |
| 1982 | 3.31 °C | +348.3% |
| 1983 | -0.8774 °C | -126.5% |
| 1984 | -1.82 °C | +107.8% |
| 1985 | 1.05 °C | -157.7% |
| 1986 | -2.87 °C | -373.2% |
| 1987 | -0.9064 °C | -68.5% |
| 1988 | -0.4014 °C | -55.7% |
| 1989 | 1.81 °C | -550.3% |
| 1990 | 0.9398 °C | -48.0% |
| 1991 | -1.72 °C | -282.8% |
| 1992 | -1.82 °C | +5.7% |
| 1993 | 2.28 °C | -225.7% |
| 1994 | -0.2225 °C | -109.7% |
| 1995 | -3.24 °C | +1357.8% |
| 1996 | -2.23 °C | -31.4% |
| 1997 | -0.6723 °C | -69.8% |
| 1998 | -4.14 °C | +516.1% |
| 1999 | 1.64 °C | -139.5% |
| 2000 | 2.73 °C | +66.5% |
| 2001 | -5.68 °C | -308.5% |
| 2002 | -6.55 °C | +15.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2313 °C | -103.5% |
| 2004 | 2.09 °C | +804.8% |
| 2005 | 1.53 °C | -26.7% |
| 2006 | 3.08 °C | +100.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0753 °C | -97.6% |
| 2008 | 1.94 °C | +2470.9% |
| 2009 | -0.6094 °C | -131.5% |
| 2010 | -1.97 °C | +224.1% |
| 2011 | 3.19 °C | -261.5% |
| 2012 | -3.15 °C | -198.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6804 °C | -121.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1021 °C | -85.0% |
| 2015 | 2.72 °C | +2564.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2919 °C | -89.3% |
| 2017 | 3.57 °C | +1124.4% |
| 2018 | -0.2445 °C | -106.8% |
| 2019 | 3.49 °C | -1528.7% |
| 2020 | 2.61 °C | -25.2% |
| 2021 | 1.15 °C | -56.1% |
| 2022 | 1.85 °C | +61.7% |
| 2023 | 2.94 °C | +58.6% |
| 2024 | 2.51 °C | -14.6% |
| 2025 | 2.74 °C | +9.0% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 2.74 °C is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8542 °C, 3.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 2.74 °C is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.93 °C, 1.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Winter temperature anomalies in Moldova 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +2564.0% | 0.1021 °C | 2.72 °C |
| 2008 | +2470.9% | 0.0753 °C | 1.94 °C |
| 2019 | +1528.7% | -0.2445 °C | 3.49 °C |
| 1995 | -1357.8% | -0.2225 °C | -3.24 °C |
| 1960 | +1223.3% | -0.4668 °C | 5.24 °C |
| 2017 | +1124.4% | 0.2919 °C | 3.57 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.42 °C | -6.42 °C | 2.92 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.0815 °C | -2.66 °C | 2.98 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.7005 °C | -4.68 °C | 5.24 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5318 °C | -1.9 °C | 2.61 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0833 °C | -2.87 °C | 3.31 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.918 °C | -4.14 °C | 2.28 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1173 °C | -6.55 °C | 3.08 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8681 °C | -3.15 °C | 3.57 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3 °C | 1.15 °C | 2.94 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More climate change data for Moldova
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,722 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 470.72 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,252 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 44.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 353.98 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 302.37 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 51.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.14 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.84 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is winter temperature anomalies in Moldova?
- Winter temperature anomalies in Moldova was 2.74 °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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 5.24 °C in 1960.
- What is the lowest winter temperature anomalies recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.55 °C in 2002.
- How does Moldova rank for winter temperature anomalies?
- Moldova ranks 13th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is winter temperature anomalies rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Moldova 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 86 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
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.