Winter temperature anomalies in Sweden
Sweden: Winter temperature anomalies was 3.13 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Winter temperature anomalies in Sweden, 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 Sweden stood at 3.13 °C.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 122.7% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, winter temperature anomalies in Sweden peaked at 4.77 °C in 2006 and was at its lowest, -8.33 °C, in 1981.
Sweden ranks 7th 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 Sweden, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -2.93 °C | — |
| 1941 | -3.11 °C | +6.5% |
| 1942 | -0.9293 °C | -70.2% |
| 1943 | 0.86 °C | -192.5% |
| 1944 | 1.1 °C | +28.2% |
| 1945 | -2.88 °C | -361.7% |
| 1946 | 0.3857 °C | -113.4% |
| 1947 | -2.78 °C | -820.0% |
| 1948 | 2.55 °C | -191.8% |
| 1949 | 0.5019 °C | -80.3% |
| 1950 | -2.48 °C | -594.5% |
| 1951 | 2.19 °C | -188.2% |
| 1952 | -2.71 °C | -223.7% |
| 1953 | 2.21 °C | -181.6% |
| 1954 | 2.37 °C | +7.1% |
| 1955 | -5.78 °C | -344.0% |
| 1956 | -0.9946 °C | -82.8% |
| 1957 | -0.8186 °C | -17.7% |
| 1958 | -3.29 °C | +302.0% |
| 1959 | -0.1069 °C | -96.8% |
| 1960 | 0.1555 °C | -245.4% |
| 1961 | -4.69 °C | -3114.5% |
| 1962 | -4.48 °C | -4.3% |
| 1963 | -1.35 °C | -69.8% |
| 1964 | -0.8885 °C | -34.3% |
| 1965 | -6.53 °C | +635.4% |
| 1966 | -1.5 °C | -77.1% |
| 1967 | -5.97 °C | +299.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0587 °C | -101.0% |
| 1969 | -4.04 °C | -6984.9% |
| 1970 | 0.6657 °C | -116.5% |
| 1971 | 1.73 °C | +159.3% |
| 1972 | 3.63 °C | +110.1% |
| 1973 | -3.63 °C | -200.2% |
| 1974 | 0.48 °C | -113.2% |
| 1975 | 0.4968 °C | +3.5% |
| 1976 | -3.48 °C | -800.4% |
| 1977 | 0.3011 °C | -108.7% |
| 1978 | -8.08 °C | -2784.4% |
| 1979 | -1.92 °C | -76.3% |
| 1980 | -2.43 °C | +27.0% |
| 1981 | -8.33 °C | +242.2% |
| 1982 | -0.0277 °C | -99.7% |
| 1983 | -1.52 °C | +5394.7% |
| 1984 | 1.51 °C | -199.3% |
| 1985 | -6.46 °C | -527.3% |
| 1986 | -3.79 °C | -41.3% |
| 1987 | -1.44 °C | -62.1% |
| 1988 | -1.82 °C | +26.6% |
| 1989 | -2.4 °C | +31.8% |
| 1990 | 1.75 °C | -173.2% |
| 1991 | 1.97 °C | +12.1% |
| 1992 | 1.97 °C | -0.1% |
| 1993 | -1.63 °C | -182.9% |
| 1994 | 2.22 °C | -236.3% |
| 1995 | -4.66 °C | -309.5% |
| 1996 | -3.18 °C | -31.6% |
| 1997 | -0.2146 °C | -93.3% |
| 1998 | -0.7463 °C | +247.8% |
| 1999 | -3.08 °C | +312.7% |
| 2000 | 1.06 °C | -134.5% |
| 2001 | -2.33 °C | -319.1% |
| 2002 | -4.2 °C | +80.2% |
| 2003 | 0.5984 °C | -114.3% |
| 2004 | 1.73 °C | +189.5% |
| 2005 | -0.5795 °C | -133.4% |
| 2006 | 4.77 °C | -923.3% |
| 2007 | 2.29 °C | -52.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7527 °C | -67.1% |
| 2009 | -2.89 °C | -483.9% |
| 2010 | -7.36 °C | +154.8% |
| 2011 | 2.46 °C | -133.4% |
| 2012 | -4.33 °C | -276.1% |
| 2013 | 2.85 °C | -165.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2321 °C | -91.9% |
| 2015 | 3.03 °C | +1206.7% |
| 2016 | 2.35 °C | -22.4% |
| 2017 | 0.23 °C | -90.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4136 °C | +79.8% |
| 2019 | 2.54 °C | +513.8% |
| 2020 | 3.72 °C | +46.7% |
| 2021 | -2.48 °C | -166.6% |
| 2022 | -2.35 °C | -5.4% |
| 2023 | -3.04 °C | +29.5% |
| 2024 | 1.41 °C | -146.3% |
| 2025 | 3.13 °C | +122.7% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 3.13 °C is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.2 °C, 2.6× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 3.13 °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 Sweden 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | -6984.9% | 0.0587 °C | -4.04 °C |
| 1983 | -5394.7% | -0.0277 °C | -1.52 °C |
| 1961 | -3114.5% | 0.1555 °C | -4.69 °C |
| 1978 | -2784.4% | 0.3011 °C | -8.08 °C |
| 2015 | +1206.7% | 0.2321 °C | 3.03 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.7231 °C | -3.11 °C | 2.55 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.941 °C | -5.78 °C | 2.37 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -2.92 °C | -6.53 °C | 0.1555 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.9818 °C | -8.08 °C | 3.63 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -2.67 °C | -8.33 °C | 1.51 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.5599 °C | -4.66 °C | 2.22 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1213 °C | -4.2 °C | 4.77 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2417 °C | -7.36 °C | 3.03 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0666 °C | -3.04 °C | 3.72 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More climate change data for Sweden
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 160.40 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,738 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 983.81 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,754 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 134.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,196 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,185 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.47 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is winter temperature anomalies in Sweden?
- Winter temperature anomalies in Sweden was 3.13 °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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 4.77 °C in 2006.
- What is the lowest winter temperature anomalies recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.33 °C in 1981.
- How does Sweden rank for winter temperature anomalies?
- Sweden ranks 7th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is winter temperature anomalies rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sweden 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.