Polar vortex

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Original phrases: polarwirbel, vortex polaire, polaaripyörre, wir polarny, vórtice polar, polar vortex, vortex polar, polární vír, poolwervel, vortice polare

"Polar vortex" is trending on Google. Countries where it is popular right now: Germany, Switzerland, Austria. See search volume, related searches and news.

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Where people are searching for it

Germany

2 100K+ searches +1000% Started 8 h ago

Switzerland

2 5K+ searches +1000% Started 5 h ago

Austria

8 2K+ searches +1000% Started 5 h ago

Search history

When, where and how strongly this phrase made it into the trending Google searches.

"Polar vortex" first appeared among the trending Google searches on Oct 10, 2026 in Poland. Since then it has trended 37 times in 19 countries, most recently on Oct 31, 2026. Most searches were recorded in Germany (100K+).

First trending: Oct 10, 2026
Last trending: Oct 31, 2026
Countries: 19
Times trending: 37
Most searches: 100K+
Highest growth: +1 000 %
Best rank: #1
Total time trending: 12 d 6 h

Countries where it was trending, by day

Countries Most searches (max 100K+)

Timeline by country

Germany

France

Canada

Romania

Italy

Switzerland

Belgium

Poland

Spain

Czechia

Austria

Mexico

United Kingdom

Finland

Ireland

Slovakia

Argentina

Moldova

Chile

Where it was searched

A stronger colour means more searches while it was trending.

Click a country to open its trending searches. When zoomed in, drag to move the map.

By country

Country	Period	Times	Duration	Searches	Growth	Rank
Germany	Oct 19, 2026 – Oct 31, 2026	3	29 h	100K+	+1000 %	#2
France	Oct 26, 2026 – Oct 30, 2026	2	22 h	20K+	+1000 %	#10
Canada	Oct 25, 2026 – Oct 29, 2026	3	46 h	20K+	+1000 %	#3
Romania	Oct 14, 2026 – Oct 29, 2026	2	22 h	20K+	+1000 %	#19
Italy	Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 21, 2026	2	37 h	20K+	+1000 %	#5
Switzerland	Oct 20, 2026 – Oct 31, 2026	4	2 d 9 h	10K+	+1000 %	#1
Belgium	Oct 25, 2026 – Oct 31, 2026	2	33 h	10K+	+1000 %	#2
Poland	Oct 10, 2026 – Oct 30, 2026	2	23 h	5K+	+1000 %	#12
Spain	Oct 18, 2026 – Oct 29, 2026	3	18 h	5K+	+1000 %	#20
Czechia	Oct 22, 2026 – Oct 27, 2026	2	43 h	5K+	+1000 %	#3
Austria	Oct 29, 2026 – Oct 31, 2026	2	19 h	2K+	+1000 %	#6
Mexico	Oct 19, 2026 – Oct 29, 2026	2	17 h	2K+	+700 %	#13
United Kingdom	Oct 27, 2026	1	14 h	2K+	+800 %	#37
Finland	Oct 29, 2026	1	13 h	1K+	+1000 %	#5
Ireland	Oct 28, 2026	1	24 h	1K+	+900 %	#10
Slovakia	Oct 24, 2026	1	4 h	1K+	+1000 %	#7
Argentina	Oct 21, 2026	1	21 h	1K+	+500 %	#12
Moldova	Oct 15, 2026 – Oct 27, 2026	2	25 h	500+	+800 %	#2
Chile	Oct 22, 2026	1	8 h	200+	+400 %	#20

Every time it was trending

Country	Start	End	Duration	Searches	Growth	Categories
Switzerland	Oct 31, 2026, 10:50 AM	ongoing	5 h	5K+	+1000 %	Climate
Austria	Oct 31, 2026, 10:50 AM	ongoing	5 h	2K+	+1000 %	Climate
Germany	Oct 31, 2026, 7:30 AM	ongoing	8 h	100K+	+1000 %	Climate
Belgium	Oct 30, 2026, 1:10 PM	Oct 31, 2026, 9:40 AM	21 h	10K+	+1000 %	Climate
Poland	Oct 30, 2026, 4:30 AM	Oct 30, 2026, 6:02 AM	2 h	500+	+400 %	Climate
France	Oct 30, 2026, 4:10 AM	Oct 30, 2026, 7:01 AM	3 h	5K+	+1000 %	Climate
Finland	Oct 29, 2026, 7:40 PM	Oct 30, 2026, 8:50 AM	13 h	1K+	+1000 %	Other
Austria	Oct 29, 2026, 5:10 PM	Oct 30, 2026, 7:30 AM	14 h	200+	+500 %	Climate
Mexico	Oct 29, 2026, 1:40 PM	Oct 29, 2026, 10:40 PM	9 h	2K+	+700 %	Climate, Science
Switzerland	Oct 29, 2026, 1:30 PM	Oct 30, 2026, 9:00 AM	20 h	10K+	+1000 %	Climate
Canada	Oct 29, 2026, 9:30 AM	Oct 29, 2026, 1:30 PM	4 h	500+	+400 %	Climate, Science
Spain	Oct 29, 2026, 6:00 AM	Oct 29, 2026, 7:30 AM	2 h	1K+	+1000 %	Climate, Science
Romania	Oct 29, 2026, 3:40 AM	Oct 29, 2026, 5:50 AM	2 h	2K+	+300 %	Climate
Ireland	Oct 28, 2026, 8:40 PM	Oct 29, 2026, 8:31 PM	24 h	1K+	+900 %	Climate
Switzerland	Oct 28, 2026, 5:50 PM	Oct 29, 2026, 5:30 PM	24 h	5K+	+1000 %	Climate
Germany	Oct 27, 2026, 6:40 PM	Oct 28, 2026, 4:30 AM	10 h	2K+	+1000 %	Climate
United Kingdom	Oct 27, 2026, 5:30 AM	Oct 27, 2026, 7:31 PM	14 h	2K+	+800 %	Climate
Moldova	Oct 27, 2026, 4:30 AM	Oct 27, 2026, 8:10 AM	4 h	500+	+800 %	Climate
Canada	Oct 26, 2026, 11:50 PM	Oct 27, 2026, 5:30 PM	18 h	2K+	+300 %	Climate, Science
Spain	Oct 26, 2026, 8:10 PM	Oct 27, 2026, 7:31 AM	11 h	5K+	+1000 %	Climate, Science
France	Oct 26, 2026, 1:00 PM	Oct 27, 2026, 8:30 AM	20 h	20K+	+1000 %	Climate, Science
Czechia	Oct 26, 2026, 1:00 PM	Oct 27, 2026, 8:00 AM	19 h	5K+	+1000 %	Other
Canada	Oct 25, 2026, 7:40 PM	Oct 26, 2026, 7:30 PM	24 h	20K+	+1000 %	Climate
Belgium	Oct 25, 2026, 6:00 AM	Oct 25, 2026, 6:00 PM	12 h	1K+	+700 %	Climate, Science
Slovakia	Oct 24, 2026, 4:30 PM	Oct 24, 2026, 8:50 PM	4 h	1K+	+1000 %	Climate
Czechia	Oct 22, 2026, 11:20 AM	Oct 23, 2026, 11:00 AM	24 h	2K+	+1000 %	Science
Chile	Oct 22, 2026, 5:10 AM	Oct 22, 2026, 1:00 PM	8 h	200+	+400 %	Science
Argentina	Oct 21, 2026, 12:20 AM	Oct 21, 2026, 9:00 PM	21 h	1K+	+500 %	Other
Switzerland	Oct 20, 2026, 6:50 PM	Oct 21, 2026, 7:50 AM	13 h	2K+	+1000 %	Climate, Science
Italy	Oct 20, 2026, 5:30 AM	Oct 21, 2026, 5:01 AM	24 h	20K+	+1000 %	Climate

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Germany	Oct 19, 2026, 7:40 PM	Oct 20, 2026, 7:00 AM	11 h	10K+	+500 %	Climate
Mexico	Oct 19, 2026, 12:50 PM	Oct 19, 2026, 8:32 PM	8 h	1K+	+200 %	Climate
Spain	Oct 18, 2026, 7:10 AM	Oct 18, 2026, 12:31 PM	5 h	5K+	+1000 %	Science
Moldova	Oct 15, 2026, 7:10 AM	Oct 16, 2026, 4:20 AM	21 h	500+	+400 %	Climate
Romania	Oct 14, 2026, 10:10 PM	Oct 15, 2026, 6:00 PM	20 h	20K+	+1000 %	Science, Business & finance
Italy	Oct 13, 2026, 7:20 PM	Oct 14, 2026, 8:31 AM	13 h	2K+	+700 %	Climate
Poland	Oct 10, 2026, 8:30 PM	Oct 11, 2026, 5:32 PM	21 h	5K+	+1000 %	Climate

Times are shown in: UTC. Search volumes are rounded Google Trends estimates.

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