Annual temperature anomalies in Qatar
Qatar: Annual temperature anomalies was 0.3952 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.3952 °C
Change on year
down 55.6%
World rank
152nd
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.05 °C
in 2021
All-time low
-1.84 °C
in 1972
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Annual temperature anomalies in Qatar, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual temperature anomalies in Qatar is 0.3952 °C, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 55.6% on the previous year and down 44.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual temperature anomalies in Qatar peaked at 1.05 °C in 2021 and was at its lowest, -1.84 °C, in 1972.
Qatar ranks 152nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual temperature anomalies in Qatar, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.9886 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.524 °C | -47.0% |
| 1942 | -0.6852 °C | +30.7% |
| 1943 | -1.59 °C | +132.1% |
| 1944 | -0.9787 °C | -38.5% |
| 1945 | -1.41 °C | +44.1% |
| 1946 | -1.03 °C | -26.9% |
| 1947 | -0.7216 °C | -30.0% |
| 1948 | -1.41 °C | +95.7% |
| 1949 | -1.75 °C | +23.8% |
| 1950 | -1.46 °C | -16.7% |
| 1951 | -0.7241 °C | -50.3% |
| 1952 | -0.7092 °C | -2.1% |
| 1953 | -0.4811 °C | -32.2% |
| 1954 | -0.5384 °C | +11.9% |
| 1955 | -1.09 °C | +101.8% |
| 1956 | -1.16 °C | +7.2% |
| 1957 | -1.2 °C | +3.2% |
| 1958 | -0.7193 °C | -40.1% |
| 1959 | -1.66 °C | +131.2% |
| 1960 | -0.7657 °C | -54.0% |
| 1961 | -1.08 °C | +41.7% |
| 1962 | -0.5489 °C | -49.4% |
| 1963 | -0.8713 °C | +58.7% |
| 1964 | -1.66 °C | +90.9% |
| 1965 | -0.9103 °C | -45.3% |
| 1966 | -0.5276 °C | -42.0% |
| 1967 | -1.33 °C | +153.0% |
| 1968 | -1.27 °C | -4.8% |
| 1969 | -0.9083 °C | -28.5% |
| 1970 | -1.01 °C | +11.1% |
| 1971 | -1.41 °C | +40.1% |
| 1972 | -1.84 °C | +29.9% |
| 1973 | -1.1 °C | -40.1% |
| 1974 | -1.27 °C | +15.3% |
| 1975 | -1.29 °C | +1.6% |
| 1976 | -1.6 °C | +24.1% |
| 1977 | -0.8446 °C | -47.2% |
| 1978 | -0.9986 °C | +18.2% |
| 1979 | -0.548 °C | -45.1% |
| 1980 | -0.6025 °C | +9.9% |
| 1981 | -0.582 °C | -3.4% |
| 1982 | -1.74 °C | +198.3% |
| 1983 | -1.71 °C | -1.5% |
| 1984 | -1.08 °C | -37.1% |
| 1985 | -0.8904 °C | -17.2% |
| 1986 | -0.7908 °C | -11.2% |
| 1987 | -0.5466 °C | -30.9% |
| 1988 | -0.537 °C | -1.8% |
| 1989 | -1.15 °C | +113.5% |
| 1990 | -0.6354 °C | -44.6% |
| 1991 | -1.36 °C | +113.6% |
| 1992 | -1.78 °C | +31.2% |
| 1993 | -0.8694 °C | -51.2% |
| 1994 | -0.485 °C | -44.2% |
| 1995 | -0.9365 °C | +93.1% |
| 1996 | -0.2895 °C | -69.1% |
| 1997 | -0.8703 °C | +200.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5159 °C | -159.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5645 °C | +9.4% |
| 2000 | -0.0708 °C | -112.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0843 °C | -219.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0907 °C | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1389 °C | +53.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0814 °C | -41.4% |
| 2005 | -0.1986 °C | -343.8% |
| 2006 | 0.298 °C | -250.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3994 °C | +34.0% |
| 2008 | 0.164 °C | -58.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3287 °C | +100.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8162 °C | +148.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0733 °C | -91.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2212 °C | +201.6% |
| 2013 | -0.5109 °C | -331.0% |
| 2014 | -0.0827 °C | -83.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7146 °C | -964.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1247 °C | -82.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5879 °C | +371.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9615 °C | +63.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6765 °C | -29.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6102 °C | -9.8% |
| 2021 | 1.05 °C | +72.6% |
| 2022 | 0.8689 °C | -17.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9906 °C | +14.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8904 °C | -10.1% |
| 2025 | 0.3952 °C | -55.6% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 0.3952 °C is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8095 °C, 49% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 0.3952 °C is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8554 °C, 46% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual temperature anomalies in Qatar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +964.4% | -0.0827 °C | 0.7146 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.11 °C | -1.75 °C | -0.524 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.9745 °C | -1.66 °C | -0.4811 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.9885 °C | -1.66 °C | -0.5276 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.19 °C | -1.84 °C | -0.548 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.9618 °C | -1.74 °C | -0.537 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.6144 °C | -1.78 °C | 0.5645 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1316 °C | -0.1986 °C | 0.3994 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3582 °C | -0.5109 °C | 0.9615 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8014 °C | 0.3952 °C | 1.05 °C | 6 |
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More reference data data for Qatar
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0397 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0493 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0493 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0071 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1746 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2166 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0017 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual temperature anomalies in Qatar?
- Annual temperature anomalies in Qatar was 0.3952 °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 Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 °C in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.84 °C in 1972.
- How does Qatar rank for annual temperature anomalies?
- Qatar ranks 152nd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual temperature anomalies rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Qatar 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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CSV · JSON — 86 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Difference of a specific year's average surface temperature from the 1991-2020 mean, in degrees Celsius.