Winter temperature anomalies in Portugal
Portugal: Winter temperature anomalies was 0.0004 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Winter temperature anomalies in Portugal, 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 Portugal is 0.0004 °C, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 101.9% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, winter temperature anomalies in Portugal peaked at 2.83 °C in 2022 and was at its lowest, -3.84 °C, in 1970.
That places Portugal 164th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Winter temperature anomalies in Portugal, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -3.51 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.5692 °C | -83.8% |
| 1942 | -0.9512 °C | +67.1% |
| 1943 | -1.56 °C | +64.5% |
| 1944 | -1.9 °C | +21.4% |
| 1945 | 0.2709 °C | -114.3% |
| 1946 | -1.25 °C | -563.1% |
| 1947 | -1.82 °C | +45.2% |
| 1948 | 0.5015 °C | -127.5% |
| 1949 | -0.6835 °C | -236.3% |
| 1950 | -1.8 °C | +163.2% |
| 1951 | -0.0685 °C | -96.2% |
| 1952 | -0.4754 °C | +594.4% |
| 1953 | 0.8244 °C | -273.4% |
| 1954 | -1.09 °C | -232.5% |
| 1955 | 1.25 °C | -214.8% |
| 1956 | -2.73 °C | -317.4% |
| 1957 | -2.69 °C | -1.3% |
| 1958 | 0.4982 °C | -118.5% |
| 1959 | 0.0084 °C | -98.3% |
| 1960 | -1.7 °C | -20304.2% |
| 1961 | 1.08 °C | -163.3% |
| 1962 | -1.46 °C | -236.0% |
| 1963 | -1.68 °C | +14.7% |
| 1964 | -2.77 °C | +65.1% |
| 1965 | -0.1346 °C | -95.1% |
| 1966 | -1.58 °C | +1071.3% |
| 1967 | -2.05 °C | +30.3% |
| 1968 | -0.5458 °C | -73.4% |
| 1969 | -2.01 °C | +267.7% |
| 1970 | -3.84 °C | +91.2% |
| 1971 | -0.608 °C | -84.2% |
| 1972 | -0.9417 °C | +54.9% |
| 1973 | -2.08 °C | +121.2% |
| 1974 | -0.6114 °C | -70.7% |
| 1975 | -2.48 °C | +305.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3188 °C | -112.9% |
| 1977 | 0.7929 °C | +148.7% |
| 1978 | 0.12 °C | -84.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1907 °C | +58.9% |
| 1980 | -1.93 °C | -1111.7% |
| 1981 | 1.14 °C | -158.9% |
| 1982 | -1.07 °C | -194.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0705 °C | -106.6% |
| 1984 | 0.3638 °C | +416.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0366 °C | -89.9% |
| 1986 | -0.4202 °C | -1248.2% |
| 1987 | 1.7 °C | -505.0% |
| 1988 | -1.12 °C | -165.8% |
| 1989 | 2.55 °C | -327.6% |
| 1990 | -1.3 °C | -150.9% |
| 1991 | -0.101 °C | -92.2% |
| 1992 | 0.3964 °C | -492.4% |
| 1993 | 0.176 °C | -55.6% |
| 1994 | 0.8712 °C | +395.1% |
| 1995 | 1.61 °C | +85.1% |
| 1996 | 0.2086 °C | -87.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8255 °C | +295.8% |
| 1998 | -1.37 °C | -266.4% |
| 1999 | -0.0617 °C | -95.5% |
| 2000 | 1.28 °C | -2169.0% |
| 2001 | -1.86 °C | -245.9% |
| 2002 | 1.47 °C | -179.1% |
| 2003 | -0.3314 °C | -122.5% |
| 2004 | -1.08 °C | +225.2% |
| 2005 | -0.6571 °C | -39.0% |
| 2006 | -1.02 °C | +55.9% |
| 2007 | -0.9031 °C | -11.8% |
| 2008 | -1.04 °C | +14.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0519 °C | -105.0% |
| 2010 | -0.2865 °C | -651.5% |
| 2011 | -0.449 °C | +56.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2663 °C | -159.3% |
| 2013 | -0.7086 °C | -366.1% |
| 2014 | -1.41 °C | +99.5% |
| 2015 | 1.86 °C | -231.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3656 °C | -80.3% |
| 2017 | -0.3365 °C | -192.0% |
| 2018 | 0.7216 °C | -314.5% |
| 2019 | 1.32 °C | +83.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2003 °C | -84.9% |
| 2021 | 1.83 °C | +816.0% |
| 2022 | 2.83 °C | +54.3% |
| 2023 | -0.0829 °C | -102.9% |
| 2024 | -0.0188 °C | -77.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0004 °C | -101.9% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.0004 °C is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.2 °C, 0% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.0004 °C is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.93 °C, 0% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Winter temperature anomalies in Portugal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -20304.2% | 0.0084 °C | -1.7 °C |
| 2000 | +2169.0% | -0.0617 °C | 1.28 °C |
| 1986 | -1248.2% | 0.0366 °C | -0.4202 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.15 °C | -3.51 °C | 0.5015 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.6267 °C | -2.73 °C | 1.25 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.29 °C | -2.77 °C | 1.08 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.9135 °C | -3.84 °C | 0.7929 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1316 °C | -1.93 °C | 2.55 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1256 °C | -1.37 °C | 1.61 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.4092 °C | -1.86 °C | 1.47 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1337 °C | -1.41 °C | 1.86 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7941 °C | -0.0829 °C | 2.83 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 161 Algeria 0.0968 °C compare
- 162 Trinidad and Tobago 0.089 °C compare
- 163 Guyana 0.0337 °C compare
- 165 French Polynesia -0.0302 °C compare
- 166 Kiribati -0.0871 °C compare
- 167 Cook Islands -0.1015 °C compare
More climate change data for Portugal
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 93.31 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,543 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,218 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,325 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 154.46 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 950.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 585.76 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 364.79 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.21 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is winter temperature anomalies in Portugal?
- Winter temperature anomalies in Portugal was 0.0004 °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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.83 °C in 2022.
- What is the lowest winter temperature anomalies recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.84 °C in 1970.
- How does Portugal rank for winter temperature anomalies?
- Portugal ranks 164th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is winter temperature anomalies rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Portugal 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.