Iran vs Syria: Annual temperature anomalies

Iran
1.37 °C
in 2025
Syria
1.28 °C
in 2025
Iran rank
15th
Syria rank
18th

Annual temperature anomalies over time

  • Iran
  • Syria
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How they compare

Iran currently reports 1.37 °C against 1.28 °C in Syria, a difference of 0.09 °C.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Syria's.

The two have swapped places 43 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Syria ahead.

Iran ranks 15th and Syria ranks 18th of 193 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 8.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Syria Difference Ahead
1940s -1.19 °C -1.07 °C 0.1166 °C Syria
1950s -1.58 °C -0.8512 °C 0.729 °C Syria
1960s -1.35 °C -0.8254 °C 0.5266 °C Syria
1970s -1.23 °C -1.2 °C 0.0273 °C Syria
1980s -1.42 °C -1.21 °C 0.2142 °C Syria
1990s -0.7233 °C -0.7044 °C 0.0188 °C Syria
2000s 0.1364 °C -0.177 °C 0.3134 °C Iran
2010s 0.5261 °C 0.6947 °C 0.1685 °C Syria
2020s 1.08 °C 1.21 °C 0.1359 °C Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual temperature anomalies, Iran or Syria?
Iran, at 1.37 °C against 1.28 °C in Syria as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual temperature anomalies between Iran and Syria?
0.09 °C, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Syria?
86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
How do Iran and Syria rank globally for annual temperature anomalies?
Iran ranks 15th and Syria ranks 18th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual temperature anomalies. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual temperature anomalies
Unit
°C
Source
Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 16,598 data points, 1940–2025
Last refreshed

The difference of a specific year's average surface temperature from the 1991-2020 mean, in degrees Celsius.