Winter temperature anomalies in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Winter temperature anomalies was 1.74 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Winter temperature anomalies in United Kingdom, 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 United Kingdom stood at 1.74 °C.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.4% on the previous year and down 52.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, winter temperature anomalies in United Kingdom peaked at 3.65 °C in 2015 and was at its lowest, -4.91 °C, in 2010.
That places United Kingdom 39th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Winter temperature anomalies in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.95 °C | — |
| 1941 | 0.3799 °C | -119.5% |
| 1942 | 1.52 °C | +300.9% |
| 1943 | -1.34 °C | -187.8% |
| 1944 | -1.38 °C | +3.1% |
| 1945 | 0.3918 °C | -128.4% |
| 1946 | -2.34 °C | -697.4% |
| 1947 | -0.1105 °C | -95.3% |
| 1948 | 0.4433 °C | -501.2% |
| 1949 | 0.0264 °C | -94.0% |
| 1950 | -4 °C | -15210.7% |
| 1951 | 0.2298 °C | -105.8% |
| 1952 | -1.97 °C | -959.3% |
| 1953 | 1.51 °C | -176.4% |
| 1954 | 0.9719 °C | -35.6% |
| 1955 | 0.028 °C | -97.1% |
| 1956 | 0.6555 °C | +2238.6% |
| 1957 | -0.6598 °C | -200.7% |
| 1958 | -0.8817 °C | +33.6% |
| 1959 | 0.2216 °C | -125.1% |
| 1960 | -1.57 °C | -807.0% |
| 1961 | -2.62 °C | +66.9% |
| 1962 | -2.63 °C | +0.6% |
| 1963 | -2.54 °C | -3.4% |
| 1964 | -1.93 °C | -24.1% |
| 1965 | -1.56 °C | -19.2% |
| 1966 | -0.6282 °C | -59.7% |
| 1967 | -0.4233 °C | -32.6% |
| 1968 | -1.62 °C | +283.9% |
| 1969 | -1.35 °C | -16.8% |
| 1970 | -0.613 °C | -54.7% |
| 1971 | 1.89 °C | -408.1% |
| 1972 | 0.6218 °C | -67.1% |
| 1973 | -0.2923 °C | -147.0% |
| 1974 | 2.27 °C | -876.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4729 °C | -79.2% |
| 1976 | -3.08 °C | -751.2% |
| 1977 | 0.9567 °C | -131.1% |
| 1978 | -1.03 °C | -207.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1228 °C | -112.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3885 °C | +216.3% |
| 1981 | -4.32 °C | -1212.2% |
| 1982 | -0.8746 °C | -79.8% |
| 1983 | 0.9366 °C | -207.1% |
| 1984 | 0.478 °C | -49.0% |
| 1985 | 1.03 °C | +116.4% |
| 1986 | 0.6001 °C | -42.0% |
| 1987 | 0.7137 °C | +18.9% |
| 1988 | 2.49 °C | +248.7% |
| 1989 | -0.5716 °C | -123.0% |
| 1990 | -0.7009 °C | +22.6% |
| 1991 | -0.1291 °C | -81.6% |
| 1992 | -1.19 °C | +824.2% |
| 1993 | -0.3537 °C | -70.3% |
| 1994 | 1.12 °C | -416.0% |
| 1995 | -2.66 °C | -338.2% |
| 1996 | -1.71 °C | -35.8% |
| 1997 | 0.9834 °C | -157.5% |
| 1998 | 0.7359 °C | -25.2% |
| 1999 | -0.6122 °C | -183.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3581 °C | -158.5% |
| 2001 | -1.08 °C | -402.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4498 °C | -141.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0178 °C | -96.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8276 °C | +4548.5% |
| 2005 | 0.014 °C | -98.3% |
| 2006 | 1.3 °C | +9131.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0978 °C | -92.5% |
| 2008 | -1.12 °C | -1245.5% |
| 2009 | -2.03 °C | +81.4% |
| 2010 | -4.91 °C | +141.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5788 °C | -111.8% |
| 2012 | -0.3941 °C | -168.1% |
| 2013 | 1.48 °C | -475.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1477 °C | -90.0% |
| 2015 | 3.65 °C | +2372.4% |
| 2016 | 1.69 °C | -53.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0012 °C | -99.9% |
| 2018 | 1.64 °C | +140620.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9068 °C | -44.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1941 °C | -78.6% |
| 2021 | 1.08 °C | +456.6% |
| 2022 | -1.2 °C | -210.9% |
| 2023 | 1.63 °C | -235.9% |
| 2024 | 1.98 °C | +21.8% |
| 2025 | 1.74 °C | -12.4% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 1.74 °C is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.2 °C, 1.4× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 1.74 °C is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.93 °C, 90% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Winter temperature anomalies in United Kingdom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +140620.3% | 0.0012 °C | 1.64 °C |
| 1950 | -15210.7% | 0.0264 °C | -4 °C |
| 2006 | +9131.4% | 0.014 °C | 1.3 °C |
| 2004 | +4548.5% | 0.0178 °C | 0.8276 °C |
| 2015 | +2372.4% | 0.1477 °C | 3.65 °C |
| 1956 | +2238.6% | 0.028 °C | 0.6555 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.4354 °C | -2.34 °C | 1.52 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.3895 °C | -4 °C | 1.51 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.69 °C | -2.63 °C | -0.4233 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.132 °C | -3.08 °C | 2.27 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0872 °C | -4.32 °C | 2.49 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.4523 °C | -2.66 °C | 1.12 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1173 °C | -2.03 °C | 1.3 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4801 °C | -4.91 °C | 3.65 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9045 °C | -1.2 °C | 1.98 °C | 6 |
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More climate change data for United Kingdom
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- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 55.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 26.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is winter temperature anomalies in United Kingdom?
- Winter temperature anomalies in United Kingdom was 1.74 °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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 3.65 °C in 2015.
- What is the lowest winter temperature anomalies recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.91 °C in 2010.
- How does United Kingdom rank for winter temperature anomalies?
- United Kingdom ranks 39th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is winter temperature anomalies rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.