Temperature change in United States of America

United States of America: Temperature change was 1.76 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
1.76 °C
Change on year
down 9.7%
Rank
8th
of 12 groups
All-time high
2.21 °C
in 2016
All-time low
-0.414 °C
in 1971
Years of data
65
1961–2025

Temperature change in United States of America, 1961–2025

012196119932025

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in °C.

Analysis

United States of America recorded 1.76 °C for temperature change in 2025.

The figure is down 9.7% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, temperature change in United States of America peaked at 2.21 °C in 2016 and was at its lowest, -0.414 °C, in 1971.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s -0.0826 °C -0.363 °C 0.423 °C 9
1970s -0.1007 °C -0.414 °C 0.396 °C 10
1980s 0.3543 °C -0.337 °C 0.917 °C 10
1990s 0.5143 °C -0.005 °C 1.28 °C 10
2000s 0.8556 °C 0.215 °C 1.16 °C 10
2010s 1.13 °C 0.514 °C 2.21 °C 10
2020s 1.43 °C 1.15 °C 1.95 °C 6

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 5 Finland 2.94 °C compare
  2. 6 Russian Federation 2.87 °C compare
  3. 7 Estonia 2.78 °C compare
  4. 8 Uzbekistan, Republic of 2.76 °C compare
  5. 9 Sweden 2.72 °C compare
  6. 10 Andorra, Principality of 2.58 °C compare
  7. 11 Belarus, Republic of 2.57 °C compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is temperature change in United States of America?
Temperature change in United States of America was 1.76 °C in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest temperature change recorded in United States of America?
The highest recorded value was 2.21 °C in 2016.
What is the lowest temperature change recorded in United States of America?
The lowest recorded value was -0.414 °C in 1971.
How does United States of America rank for temperature change?
United States of America ranks 8th out of 12 groups with data for 2025.
Is temperature change rising or falling in United States of America?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this United States of America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Temperature change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Temperature change
Unit
°C
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
288 places, 16,949 data points, 1961–2025
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The FAOSTAT Temperature change on land domain disseminates statistics of mean surface temperature change by country, with annual updates. Statistics are available for monthly, seasonal and annual mean temperature anomalies, i.e., temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology, corresponding to the period 1951–1980. The standard deviation of the temperature change of the baseline methodology is also available. Data are based on the publicly available GISTEMP data, the Global Surface Temperature Change data distributed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Institute for Space Studies (NASA-GISS).