Annual temperature anomalies in Lebanon
Lebanon: Annual temperature anomalies was 1.41 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
1.41 °C
Change on year
down 4.7%
World rank
12th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.71 °C
in 2010
All-time low
-2.22 °C
in 1992
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Annual temperature anomalies in Lebanon, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 1.41 °C for annual temperature anomalies in 2025.
The figure is down 4.7% on the previous year and up 866.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual temperature anomalies in Lebanon peaked at 1.71 °C in 2010 and was at its lowest, -2.22 °C, in 1992.
Lebanon ranks 12th 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 Lebanon, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.16 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.8108 °C | -29.9% |
| 1942 | -1.01 °C | +25.0% |
| 1943 | -0.8164 °C | -19.5% |
| 1944 | -1 °C | +22.8% |
| 1945 | -1.42 °C | +41.6% |
| 1946 | -0.7806 °C | -45.0% |
| 1947 | -0.116 °C | -85.1% |
| 1948 | -1.8 °C | +1451.6% |
| 1949 | -1.86 °C | +3.2% |
| 1950 | -1.28 °C | -31.3% |
| 1951 | -0.7245 °C | -43.2% |
| 1952 | -0.5924 °C | -18.2% |
| 1953 | -1.88 °C | +217.5% |
| 1954 | -0.8771 °C | -53.4% |
| 1955 | -0.0583 °C | -93.4% |
| 1956 | -0.8796 °C | +1410.0% |
| 1957 | -0.6292 °C | -28.5% |
| 1958 | -0.1737 °C | -72.4% |
| 1959 | -1.72 °C | +891.0% |
| 1960 | 0.3737 °C | -121.7% |
| 1961 | -1.02 °C | -372.4% |
| 1962 | 0.3106 °C | -130.5% |
| 1963 | -0.2951 °C | -195.0% |
| 1964 | -1.3 °C | +341.8% |
| 1965 | -0.772 °C | -40.8% |
| 1966 | -0.0396 °C | -94.9% |
| 1967 | -2.16 °C | +5341.6% |
| 1968 | -1.08 °C | -49.7% |
| 1969 | -0.73 °C | -32.7% |
| 1970 | -0.9621 °C | +31.8% |
| 1971 | -1.49 °C | +54.5% |
| 1972 | -1.74 °C | +17.3% |
| 1973 | -1.33 °C | -24.0% |
| 1974 | -1.12 °C | -15.8% |
| 1975 | -1.37 °C | +22.5% |
| 1976 | -1.43 °C | +4.5% |
| 1977 | -1.09 °C | -23.4% |
| 1978 | -0.7042 °C | -35.7% |
| 1979 | -0.4013 °C | -43.0% |
| 1980 | -1.05 °C | +162.1% |
| 1981 | -0.9293 °C | -11.7% |
| 1982 | -1.87 °C | +101.6% |
| 1983 | -1.92 °C | +2.7% |
| 1984 | -1.31 °C | -31.9% |
| 1985 | -0.8195 °C | -37.4% |
| 1986 | -0.8978 °C | +9.5% |
| 1987 | -0.914 °C | +1.8% |
| 1988 | -0.9755 °C | +6.7% |
| 1989 | -0.823 °C | -15.6% |
| 1990 | -0.6828 °C | -17.0% |
| 1991 | -0.8068 °C | +18.2% |
| 1992 | -2.22 °C | +175.6% |
| 1993 | -0.9679 °C | -56.5% |
| 1994 | -0.2227 °C | -77.0% |
| 1995 | -0.6592 °C | +196.0% |
| 1996 | -0.1494 °C | -77.3% |
| 1997 | -0.9859 °C | +559.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3613 °C | -136.7% |
| 1999 | 0.4894 °C | +35.4% |
| 2000 | -0.2435 °C | -149.8% |
| 2001 | 0.6096 °C | -350.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0733 °C | -88.0% |
| 2003 | -0.0738 °C | -200.6% |
| 2004 | -0.3188 °C | +332.0% |
| 2005 | -0.6089 °C | +91.0% |
| 2006 | -0.5304 °C | -12.9% |
| 2007 | -0.1332 °C | -74.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1164 °C | -187.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0093 °C | -92.0% |
| 2010 | 1.71 °C | +18234.3% |
| 2011 | -0.5191 °C | -130.4% |
| 2012 | 0.129 °C | -124.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1623 °C | +25.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4542 °C | +179.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1455 °C | -68.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7945 °C | +446.1% |
| 2017 | 0.538 °C | -32.3% |
| 2018 | 1.31 °C | +144.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5399 °C | -58.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9987 °C | +85.0% |
| 2021 | 1.14 °C | +13.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4253 °C | -62.6% |
| 2023 | 1.17 °C | +175.2% |
| 2024 | 1.47 °C | +26.0% |
| 2025 | 1.41 °C | -4.7% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 1.41 °C is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5654 °C, 2.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 1.41 °C is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8554 °C, 1.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual temperature anomalies in Lebanon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +18234.3% | 0.0093 °C | 1.71 °C |
| 1967 | -5341.6% | -0.0396 °C | -2.16 °C |
| 1948 | -1451.6% | -0.116 °C | -1.8 °C |
| 1956 | -1410.0% | -0.0583 °C | -0.8796 °C |
| 1959 | -891.0% | -0.1737 °C | -1.72 °C |
| 1997 | -559.7% | -0.1494 °C | -0.9859 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.08 °C | -1.86 °C | -0.116 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.8813 °C | -1.88 °C | -0.0583 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.6716 °C | -2.16 °C | 0.3737 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.16 °C | -1.74 °C | -0.4013 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.15 °C | -1.92 °C | -0.8195 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.5848 °C | -2.22 °C | 0.4894 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.11 °C | -0.6089 °C | 0.6096 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5266 °C | -0.5191 °C | 1.71 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1 °C | 0.4253 °C | 1.47 °C | 6 |
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More reference data data for Lebanon
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1892 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3495 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0181 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3495 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1386 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0543 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9479 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0986 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual temperature anomalies in Lebanon?
- Annual temperature anomalies in Lebanon was 1.41 °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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.71 °C in 2010.
- What is the lowest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.22 °C in 1992.
- How does Lebanon rank for annual temperature anomalies?
- Lebanon ranks 12th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual temperature anomalies rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 866.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lebanon 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.