Annual temperature anomalies in Iraq
Iraq: Annual temperature anomalies was 0.8616 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual temperature anomalies in Iraq, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
In 2025, annual temperature anomalies in Iraq stood at 0.8616 °C.
That represents a change of down 11.5% on the previous year and up 89.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual temperature anomalies in Iraq peaked at 1.58 °C in 2010 and was at its lowest, -2.71 °C, in 1949.
Iraq ranks 63rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.2 °C | -2.71 °C | -0.425 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.66 °C | -2.35 °C | -1.18 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.39 °C | -2.54 °C | -0.246 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.48 °C | -2.44 °C | -0.094 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.23 °C | -2.28 °C | -0.701 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.5846 °C | -2.36 °C | 0.5983 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0239 °C | -0.1527 °C | 0.4157 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4159 °C | -0.6976 °C | 1.58 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9936 °C | 0.7767 °C | 1.48 °C | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual temperature anomalies in Iraq?
- Annual temperature anomalies in Iraq was 0.8616 °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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 1.58 °C in 2010.
- What is the lowest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.71 °C in 1949.
- How does Iraq rank for annual temperature anomalies?
- Iraq ranks 63rd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual temperature anomalies rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq 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
The difference of a specific year's average surface temperature from the 1991-2020 mean, in degrees Celsius.