Temperature change in Western Europe

Western Europe: Temperature change was 2.23 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
2.23 °C
Change on year
down 16.8%
Rank
8th
of 38 groups
All-time high
2.75 °C
in 2022
All-time low
-0.993 °C
in 1963
Years of data
65
1961–2025

Temperature change in Western Europe, 1961–2025

-10123196119932025

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

Analysis

Western Europe recorded 2.23 °C for temperature change in 2025.

The figure is down 16.8% on the previous year and up 35.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, temperature change in Western Europe peaked at 2.75 °C in 2022 and was at its lowest, -0.993 °C, in 1963.

Western Europe ranks 8th of 38 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s -0.0413 °C -0.993 °C 0.908 °C 9
1970s 0.0215 °C -0.418 °C 0.742 °C 10
1980s 0.2761 °C -0.541 °C 1.34 °C 10
1990s 0.8975 °C -0.193 °C 1.6 °C 10
2000s 1.3 °C 0.971 °C 1.72 °C 10
2010s 1.54 °C 0.311 °C 2.24 °C 10
2020s 2.33 °C 1.29 °C 2.75 °C 6

Countries ranked near Western Europe

  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 2.76 °C compare
  5. 9 Sweden 2.72 °C compare
  6. 10 Andorra 2.58 °C compare
  7. 11 Belarus 2.57 °C compare

See the full ranking of 288 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is temperature change in Western Europe?
Temperature change in Western Europe was 2.23 °C in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest temperature change recorded in Western Europe?
The highest recorded value was 2.75 °C in 2022.
What is the lowest temperature change recorded in Western Europe?
The lowest recorded value was -0.993 °C in 1963.
How does Western Europe rank for temperature change?
Western Europe ranks 8th out of 38 groups with data for 2025.
Is temperature change rising or falling in Western Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Western Europe 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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About this data

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
Last refreshed

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).