Europe Climate Update
The fastest-warming continent in the NOAA record
Latest temperature anomaly
Monthly temperature anomaly history
NOAA continental series. Gold line is rebased to the 1961–1990 comparison baseline; the lighter line shows the source-native 1901–2000 anomaly published by NOAA.
Europe – Monthly Temperature – All Years
Each line represents one year of monthly mean temperatures.
4BYO continent aggregate · equal-weight mean of member country monthly absolute temperatures (OWID/CRU TS).
Shifting Seasons
Warm / cold seasonsHow spring and autumn have shifted in Europe. Spring is defined as the date monthly temperatures first rise above the long-term annual mean (8.3°C, from 1941–1970); autumn is the date they fall back below it. Temperature swings 18.8°C peak-to-peak across the year - a classic four-seasons rhythm.
Baseline vs recent monthly temperature climatology. Biggest warming: Feb (+3.2°C).
4BYO continent aggregate · OWID/CRU TS country monthly temperatures.
Explore countries on this continent
This page shows the NOAA continental series. To browse country-level pages within Europe, use the countries tab on the Climate Updates hub and filter by continent.
Open Climate Updates → CountriesHottest & Coolest in Europe this month
1-month anomaly vs 1961–1990 across the 23 members we cover. Click a name to open its profile.
Data source
- NOAA Climate at a Glance — continental land temperature · Open at NOAA
- Two-baseline model — comparison baseline 1961–1990; native baseline 1901-2000. Methodology →