Winter temperature anomalies in Norway
Norway: Winter temperature anomalies was 3.43 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Winter temperature anomalies in Norway, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
In 2025, winter temperature anomalies in Norway stood at 3.43 °C.
That represents a change of up 93.5% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, winter temperature anomalies in Norway peaked at 4.32 °C in 2006 and was at its lowest, -8.16 °C, in 1981.
That places Norway 5th 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 Norway, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -3.34 °C | — |
| 1941 | -3.2 °C | -4.3% |
| 1942 | -2.33 °C | -27.0% |
| 1943 | -1.3 °C | -44.1% |
| 1944 | -0.5816 °C | -55.4% |
| 1945 | -4.43 °C | +661.3% |
| 1946 | -1.03 °C | -76.8% |
| 1947 | -4.24 °C | +312.1% |
| 1948 | -0.8087 °C | -80.9% |
| 1949 | -0.9376 °C | +15.9% |
| 1950 | -5.82 °C | +521.2% |
| 1951 | -0.4074 °C | -93.0% |
| 1952 | -4.08 °C | +901.4% |
| 1953 | 1.34 °C | -133.0% |
| 1954 | 1.41 °C | +5.1% |
| 1955 | -7.1 °C | -602.2% |
| 1956 | -1.27 °C | -82.1% |
| 1957 | -3.11 °C | +144.9% |
| 1958 | -5.06 °C | +62.4% |
| 1959 | -1.17 °C | -76.9% |
| 1960 | -3.18 °C | +171.3% |
| 1961 | -6.23 °C | +96.2% |
| 1962 | -6.44 °C | +3.4% |
| 1963 | -4.05 °C | -37.1% |
| 1964 | -2.56 °C | -36.8% |
| 1965 | -7.91 °C | +209.2% |
| 1966 | -2.76 °C | -65.1% |
| 1967 | -4.68 °C | +69.2% |
| 1968 | -2.63 °C | -43.8% |
| 1969 | -3.25 °C | +23.5% |
| 1970 | -0.7694 °C | -76.3% |
| 1971 | 0.7129 °C | -192.7% |
| 1972 | 2.1 °C | +195.1% |
| 1973 | -4.22 °C | -300.7% |
| 1974 | 0.6264 °C | -114.8% |
| 1975 | -1.52 °C | -342.7% |
| 1976 | -3.15 °C | +107.5% |
| 1977 | -0.0956 °C | -97.0% |
| 1978 | -6.31 °C | +6500.6% |
| 1979 | -2.16 °C | -65.8% |
| 1980 | -3.63 °C | +68.4% |
| 1981 | -8.16 °C | +124.9% |
| 1982 | -0.9564 °C | -88.3% |
| 1983 | -2.78 °C | +191.2% |
| 1984 | 2.46 °C | -188.5% |
| 1985 | -5.36 °C | -317.4% |
| 1986 | -3.7 °C | -30.8% |
| 1987 | -2.56 °C | -30.8% |
| 1988 | -3.07 °C | +19.9% |
| 1989 | -2.54 °C | -17.3% |
| 1990 | 1.58 °C | -162.0% |
| 1991 | 1.05 °C | -33.2% |
| 1992 | 0.7279 °C | -30.9% |
| 1993 | -2.91 °C | -500.3% |
| 1994 | 1.75 °C | -159.9% |
| 1995 | -4.36 °C | -349.6% |
| 1996 | -3.78 °C | -13.2% |
| 1997 | -0.1425 °C | -96.2% |
| 1998 | -0.9714 °C | +581.7% |
| 1999 | -2.77 °C | +185.5% |
| 2000 | -0.2852 °C | -89.7% |
| 2001 | -1.28 °C | +349.8% |
| 2002 | -3.06 °C | +138.8% |
| 2003 | -1.05 °C | -65.8% |
| 2004 | 2.3 °C | -319.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6824 °C | -70.3% |
| 2006 | 4.32 °C | +532.4% |
| 2007 | 1.62 °C | -62.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5648 °C | -65.1% |
| 2009 | -1.39 °C | -346.2% |
| 2010 | -5.94 °C | +327.2% |
| 2011 | 1.97 °C | -133.2% |
| 2012 | -3.19 °C | -261.8% |
| 2013 | 2.54 °C | -179.6% |
| 2014 | 0.008 °C | -99.7% |
| 2015 | 3.2 °C | +39948.8% |
| 2016 | 3.62 °C | +13.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8253 °C | -77.2% |
| 2018 | 1.33 °C | +61.2% |
| 2019 | 1.65 °C | +24.1% |
| 2020 | 2.99 °C | +81.3% |
| 2021 | -0.876 °C | -129.3% |
| 2022 | -1.94 °C | +121.8% |
| 2023 | -1.85 °C | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 1.77 °C | -196.0% |
| 2025 | 3.43 °C | +93.5% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 3.43 °C is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.2 °C, 2.9× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Norway's 3.43 °C is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.93 °C, 1.8× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Winter temperature anomalies in Norway 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 | +39948.8% | 0.008 °C | 3.2 °C |
| 1978 | -6500.6% | -0.0956 °C | -6.31 °C |
| 1952 | -901.4% | -0.4074 °C | -4.08 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -2.22 °C | -4.43 °C | -0.5816 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -2.53 °C | -7.1 °C | 1.41 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -4.37 °C | -7.91 °C | -2.56 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.48 °C | -6.31 °C | 2.1 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -3.03 °C | -8.16 °C | 2.46 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.9835 °C | -4.36 °C | 1.75 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2406 °C | -3.06 °C | 4.32 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6014 °C | -5.94 °C | 3.62 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.589 °C | -1.94 °C | 3.43 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More climate change data for Norway
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 147.21 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,074 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 927.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,147 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 112.4 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 904.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 902.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.4 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.4 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is winter temperature anomalies in Norway?
- Winter temperature anomalies in Norway was 3.43 °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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 4.32 °C in 2006.
- What is the lowest winter temperature anomalies recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.16 °C in 1981.
- How does Norway rank for winter temperature anomalies?
- Norway ranks 5th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is winter temperature anomalies rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Norway 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.