Annual temperature anomalies in Albania
Albania: Annual temperature anomalies was 1.36 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
1.36 °C
Change on year
down 24.3%
World rank
16th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.8 °C
in 2024
All-time low
-1.99 °C
in 1940
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Annual temperature anomalies in Albania, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Albania recorded 1.36 °C for annual temperature anomalies in 2025.
The figure is down 24.3% on the previous year and up 134.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual temperature anomalies in Albania peaked at 1.8 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -1.99 °C, in 1940.
Albania ranks 16th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual temperature anomalies in Albania, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.99 °C | — |
| 1941 | -1.83 °C | -8.0% |
| 1942 | -1.26 °C | -31.1% |
| 1943 | -0.3215 °C | -74.5% |
| 1944 | -1.26 °C | +292.0% |
| 1945 | -1.25 °C | -1.1% |
| 1946 | -0.1926 °C | -84.5% |
| 1947 | -0.0414 °C | -78.5% |
| 1948 | -1.09 °C | +2528.5% |
| 1949 | -0.9798 °C | -9.9% |
| 1950 | 0.4451 °C | -145.4% |
| 1951 | 0.0617 °C | -86.1% |
| 1952 | 0.3553 °C | +476.0% |
| 1953 | -0.7077 °C | -299.2% |
| 1954 | -1.11 °C | +56.2% |
| 1955 | -0.4066 °C | -63.2% |
| 1956 | -1.22 °C | +200.0% |
| 1957 | -0.3473 °C | -71.5% |
| 1958 | -0.3002 °C | -13.6% |
| 1959 | -1.16 °C | +286.5% |
| 1960 | -0.0552 °C | -95.2% |
| 1961 | 0.0142 °C | -125.7% |
| 1962 | -0.3276 °C | -2405.5% |
| 1963 | -0.6597 °C | +101.4% |
| 1964 | -1.02 °C | +54.3% |
| 1965 | -1.51 °C | +48.8% |
| 1966 | -0.6826 °C | -54.9% |
| 1967 | -0.6607 °C | -3.2% |
| 1968 | -0.4113 °C | -37.7% |
| 1969 | -0.3665 °C | -10.9% |
| 1970 | -0.4453 °C | +21.5% |
| 1971 | -0.7296 °C | +63.9% |
| 1972 | -0.6005 °C | -17.7% |
| 1973 | -0.7886 °C | +31.3% |
| 1974 | -0.6954 °C | -11.8% |
| 1975 | -0.7047 °C | +1.3% |
| 1976 | -1.21 °C | +71.8% |
| 1977 | -0.0658 °C | -94.6% |
| 1978 | -1.14 °C | +1640.0% |
| 1979 | -0.5314 °C | -53.6% |
| 1980 | -1.11 °C | +109.2% |
| 1981 | -0.9058 °C | -18.5% |
| 1982 | -0.2083 °C | -77.0% |
| 1983 | -0.8192 °C | +293.3% |
| 1984 | -0.5785 °C | -29.4% |
| 1985 | -0.1712 °C | -70.4% |
| 1986 | -0.3047 °C | +78.0% |
| 1987 | -0.3257 °C | +6.9% |
| 1988 | -0.3571 °C | +9.6% |
| 1989 | -0.6422 °C | +79.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0199 °C | -103.1% |
| 1991 | -1.27 °C | -6443.5% |
| 1992 | -0.6397 °C | -49.4% |
| 1993 | -0.5184 °C | -19.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5647 °C | -208.9% |
| 1995 | -0.8154 °C | -244.4% |
| 1996 | -0.7006 °C | -14.1% |
| 1997 | -0.5042 °C | -28.0% |
| 1998 | -0.1983 °C | -60.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1375 °C | -169.4% |
| 2000 | -0.0556 °C | -140.4% |
| 2001 | -0.1082 °C | +94.8% |
| 2002 | -0.0405 °C | -62.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0615 °C | -252.0% |
| 2004 | -0.4314 °C | -801.1% |
| 2005 | -1.07 °C | +149.1% |
| 2006 | -0.8188 °C | -23.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2767 °C | -133.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1304 °C | -52.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1955 °C | +49.9% |
| 2010 | 0.1185 °C | -39.4% |
| 2011 | -0.0221 °C | -118.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4067 °C | -1940.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5392 °C | +32.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4973 °C | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5823 °C | +17.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5396 °C | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 0.4782 °C | -11.4% |
| 2018 | 1.07 °C | +123.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8876 °C | -16.9% |
| 2020 | 0.7086 °C | -20.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4917 °C | -30.6% |
| 2022 | 0.8682 °C | +76.6% |
| 2023 | 1.19 °C | +37.0% |
| 2024 | 1.8 °C | +51.6% |
| 2025 | 1.36 °C | -24.3% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 1.36 °C is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7693 °C, 1.8× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Albania's 1.36 °C is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.05 °C, 1.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual temperature anomalies in Albania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -6443.5% | 0.0199 °C | -1.27 °C |
| 1948 | -2528.5% | -0.0414 °C | -1.09 °C |
| 1962 | -2405.5% | 0.0142 °C | -0.3276 °C |
| 2012 | +1940.4% | -0.0221 °C | 0.4067 °C |
| 1978 | -1640.0% | -0.0658 °C | -1.14 °C |
| 2004 | -801.1% | 0.0615 °C | -0.4314 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.02 °C | -1.99 °C | -0.0414 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.4385 °C | -1.22 °C | 0.4451 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.5682 °C | -1.51 °C | 0.0142 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.6916 °C | -1.21 °C | -0.0658 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.5424 °C | -1.11 °C | -0.1712 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.392 °C | -1.27 °C | 0.5647 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1865 °C | -1.07 °C | 0.2767 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5096 °C | -0.0221 °C | 1.07 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.07 °C | 0.4917 °C | 1.8 °C | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual temperature anomalies in Albania?
- Annual temperature anomalies in Albania was 1.36 °C in 2025, according to Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.99 °C in 1940.
- How does Albania rank for annual temperature anomalies?
- Albania ranks 16th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual temperature anomalies rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 134.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual temperature anomalies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Difference of a specific year's average surface temperature from the 1991-2020 mean, in degrees Celsius.