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Climate Rankings & Monthly Trends — Mar 2026

How 144 regions compare this month — every country, US state and UK region we track, ranked by how far the most recent month sat above or below its 1961–1990 climatological baseline. Sort, filter or search the league table; see which regions climbed or dropped the most since last month; and read the continent-level roll-ups below.

Warmest this month

  1. 1.🇺🇸Arizona+7.80°C
  2. 2.🇺🇸Utah+7.72°C
  3. 3.🇺🇸Colorado+7.21°C
  4. 4.🇺🇸Nevada+7.18°C
  5. 5.☀️California+7.01°C

Coolest this month

  1. 144th🇺🇸Alaska-5.93°C
  2. 143rd🇧🇩Bangladesh-0.18°C
  3. 142nd🇹🇭Thailand+0.14°C
  4. 141st🇻🇳Vietnam+0.29°C
  5. 140th🇸🇷Suriname+0.42°C

Roll-ups — average 1-month anomaly by group

Mean monthly anomaly across each grouping. Useful for seeing whether the latest warmth is global or concentrated in particular regions.

By continent

Europe (23)+2.62°C
Asia (24)+1.89°C
Africa (15)+1.34°C
Oceania (2)+1.32°C
Americas (14)+1.14°C

By US Census region

West (12)+4.91°C
South (16)+4.42°C
Midwest (12)+4.22°C
Northeast (9)+2.30°C

By region type

Countries (79)+1.86°C
US states (49)+4.10°C
UK regions (16)+2.37°C

Full League Table

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1🇺🇸Arizona+7.80+2.80
2🇺🇸Utah+7.72+3.27
3🇺🇸Colorado+7.21+2.74
4🇺🇸Nevada+7.18+2.83
5☀️California+7.01+2.32
6🇺🇸New Mexico+6.79+2.69
7🇺🇸Wyoming+6.69+3.08
8🇺🇸Oklahoma+6.15+2.16
9🇺🇸Nebraska+5.87+2.56
10🤠Texas+5.74+2.58
11🇺🇸Kansas+5.63+2.11
12🇫🇮Finland+5.51+3.48
13🇺🇸Arkansas+5.46+2.03
14🇲🇲Myanmar+5.40+3.41
15🇺🇸Tennessee+5.17+1.71
16🇺🇸Missouri+5.13+1.86
17🇺🇸Kentucky+5.11+1.49
18🇺🇸Mississippi+5.10+2.11
19🇺🇸South Dakota+4.84+2.28
20🇺🇸Indiana+4.82+1.19
21🇺🇸Idaho+4.79+2.75
22🇭🇺Hungary+4.78+2.30
23🇺🇸Illinois+4.72+1.59
24🇺🇸West Virginia+4.57+1.25
25🇺🇸Ohio+4.36+1.02
26🇸🇪Sweden+4.33+2.61
27🇺🇸Iowa+4.32+1.82
28🇺🇸Louisiana+4.24+1.94
29🇺🇸Virginia+4.23+1.16
30🇺🇸Alabama+4.18+1.51
31🇺🇸Montana+4.15+2.68
32🇺🇸North Carolina+4.12+1.07
33🇵🇱Poland+4.07+2.88
34🇸🇾Syria+4.05+2.38
35🇺🇦Ukraine+4.03+1.82
36🇹🇷Turkey+4.02+3.07
37🇺🇸Oregon+3.99+2.35
38🇺🇸Georgia+3.70+1.37
39🇺🇸Pennsylvania+3.58+0.84
40🇺🇸South Carolina+3.57+1.09
41🇺🇸Maryland+3.55+0.96
42🇱🇧Lebanon+3.48+2.25
43🇦🇹Austria+3.34+2.75
44🇺🇸United States+3.29+1.87
45🇩🇰Denmark+3.23+1.99
46🇺🇸Wisconsin+3.20+1.43
47🇮🇶Iraq+3.09+2.13
48🇰🇵North Korea+3.07+2.55
49🇺🇸Delaware+3.06+0.82
50🇨🇿Czechia+3.02+2.36
51🇬🇷Greece+2.93+2.12
52🇺🇸New Jersey+2.87+0.88
53🏙️Midlands+2.80+2.20
54🇺🇸Minnesota+2.80+1.83
55🌴Florida+2.79+1.25
56🏙️England North+2.75+2.03
57🇵🇸Palestine+2.75+1.89
58🇮🇱Israel+2.72+2.05
59🏙️England East & North East+2.70+2.11
60🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿England+2.65+2.14
61🇮🇪Ireland+2.64+1.96
62🏙️England SE & Central South+2.62+2.22
63🇨🇾Cyprus+2.62+1.64
64🏙️England and Wales+2.60+2.08
65🏙️England SW & South Wales+2.59+1.97
66🏙️England South+2.58+2.18
67🇷🇺Russia+2.58+1.98
68🇺🇸Vermont+2.57+0.99
69🇰🇷South Korea+2.57+2.19
70🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿Wales+2.56+1.88
71🇺🇸New York+2.55+0.75
72🏙️England NW & North Wales+2.52+1.84
73🇺🇸North Dakota+2.52+1.96
74🇩🇪Germany+2.46+2.07
75🇮🇸Iceland+2.45+1.95
76🏙️East Anglia+2.43+2.23
77🇧🇪Belgium+2.43+1.67
78🇺🇸Michigan+2.42+1.08
79🇬🇧United Kingdom+2.37+1.34
80🇮🇹Italy+2.31+2.20
81🏴Scotland East+2.21+1.70
82🇺🇸Connecticut+2.18+0.87
83🇳🇱Netherlands+2.09+1.74
84🇲🇽Mexico+2.04+2.04
85🇦🇺Australia+2.02+1.22
86🇺🇸New Hampshire+1.98+0.95
87🇳🇬Nigeria+1.97+1.23
88🇪🇬Egypt+1.97+2.08
89🇯🇵Japan+1.93+2.06
90🇺🇸Massachusetts+1.87+0.79
91🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Scotland+1.85+1.58
92🇵🇰Pakistan+1.85+1.51
93🇸🇸South Sudan+1.85+2.43
94🇬🇭Ghana+1.84+2.09
95🏴Scotland North+1.72+1.47
96🇺🇸Rhode Island+1.72+0.86
97🏴Scotland West+1.67+1.55
98🇺🇬Uganda+1.67+2.31
99🏴Northern Ireland+1.63+1.59
100🇯🇲Jamaica+1.58+1.73
101🇫🇷France+1.57+1.43
102🇪🇹Ethiopia+1.55+1.64
103🇳🇴Norway+1.51+1.57
104🇨🇬Congo+1.47+1.67
105🇺🇸Washington+1.46+2.00
106🇨🇳China+1.42+2.05
107🇹🇿Tanzania+1.41+1.27
108🇨🇦Canada+1.40+2.83
109🇺🇸Maine+1.38+0.97
110🇮🇩Indonesia+1.24+1.51
111🇮🇷Iran+1.24+1.51
112🇨🇩DR Congo+1.16+1.13
113🇩🇿Algeria+1.16+1.35
114🇱🇰Sri Lanka+1.15+1.48
115🇳🇮Nicaragua+1.12+1.36
116🇷🇴Romania+1.11+1.40
117🇧🇷Brazil+1.07+1.29
118🇰🇪Kenya+1.05+1.45
119🇮🇳India+1.04+1.10
120🇦🇪United Arab Emirates+1.01+0.49
121🇲🇾Malaysia+1.00+1.45
122🇸🇴Somalia+0.98+1.25
123🇦🇷Argentina+0.82+0.87
124🇵🇪Peru+0.82+1.53
125🇧🇴Bolivia+0.81+1.71
126🇸🇦Saudi Arabia+0.77+1.56
127🇲🇼Malawi+0.75+1.13
128🇨🇷Costa Rica+0.74+1.00
129🇸🇬Singapore+0.72+1.76
130🇨🇴Colombia+0.71+1.34
131🇨🇱Chile+0.63+0.58
132🇿🇦South Africa+0.63+0.58
133🇳🇿New Zealand+0.63+0.90
134🇵🇭Philippines+0.61+1.06
135🇨🇭Switzerland+0.61+1.30
136🇲🇦Morocco+0.59+1.97
137🇪🇸Spain+0.50+1.76
138🇬🇾Guyana+0.46+1.40
139🇵🇹Portugal+0.43+1.35
140🇸🇷Suriname+0.42+1.34
141🇻🇳Vietnam+0.29+1.19
142🇹🇭Thailand+0.14+1.07
143🇧🇩Bangladesh-0.18+0.97
144🇺🇸Alaska-5.93+0.38

All anomalies vs 1961–1990 baseline. 144 regions total. Snapshot generated 22 April 2026.

Methodology: Anomaly = monthly mean temperature − 1961–1990 mean for the same calendar month. The 12-month figure is the trailing 12-month mean minus the 12-month baseline. Country data is from Our World in Data / NOAA; UK regions from the Met Office Regional Series; US states from NOAA Climate at a Glance.

Data snapshot: 22 April 2026 at 15:49.