Bahrain vs Saudi Arabia: Average annual surface temperature
Bahrain
26.47 °C
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
26.56 °C
in 2025
Bahrain rank
39th
Saudi Arabia rank
37th
Average annual surface temperature over time
- Bahrain
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 26.56 °C against 26.47 °C in Bahrain, a difference of 0.09 °C.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 39th and Saudi Arabia ranks 37th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 7 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 25.63 °C | 23.9 °C | 1.72 °C | Bahrain |
| 1950s | 25.65 °C | 24.03 °C | 1.61 °C | Bahrain |
| 1960s | 25.81 °C | 24.27 °C | 1.54 °C | Bahrain |
| 1970s | 25.49 °C | 24.45 °C | 1.04 °C | Bahrain |
| 1980s | 25.47 °C | 24.91 °C | 0.5542 °C | Bahrain |
| 1990s | 25.72 °C | 25.36 °C | 0.3598 °C | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 26.1 °C | 25.98 °C | 0.1175 °C | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 26.29 °C | 26.52 °C | 0.2238 °C | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 26.76 °C | 26.87 °C | 0.1152 °C | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average annual surface temperature, Bahrain or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 26.56 °C against 26.47 °C in Bahrain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average annual surface temperature between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.09 °C, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Saudi Arabia?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Bahrain and Saudi Arabia rank globally for average annual surface temperature?
- Bahrain ranks 39th and Saudi Arabia ranks 37th 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 Average annual surface temperature. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Temperature of the air measured 2 meters above the ground, encompassing land, sea, and in-land water surfaces.