Annual temperature anomalies in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Annual temperature anomalies was 0.5663 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.5663 °C
Change on year
down 51.0%
World rank
114th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.18 °C
in 2021
All-time low
-2.98 °C
in 1949
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Annual temperature anomalies in Saudi Arabia, 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 Saudi Arabia is 0.5663 °C, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 51.0% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual temperature anomalies in Saudi Arabia peaked at 1.18 °C in 2021 and was at its lowest, -2.98 °C, in 1949.
That places Saudi Arabia 114th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual temperature anomalies in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -2.27 °C | — |
| 1941 | -1.71 °C | -24.7% |
| 1942 | -1.46 °C | -14.7% |
| 1943 | -2.1 °C | +44.2% |
| 1944 | -1.9 °C | -9.8% |
| 1945 | -2.24 °C | +18.1% |
| 1946 | -2.18 °C | -2.7% |
| 1947 | -1.8 °C | -17.3% |
| 1948 | -2.26 °C | +25.4% |
| 1949 | -2.98 °C | +31.7% |
| 1950 | -2.7 °C | -9.4% |
| 1951 | -1.7 °C | -37.0% |
| 1952 | -1.75 °C | +3.1% |
| 1953 | -2.03 °C | +15.9% |
| 1954 | -1.59 °C | -21.5% |
| 1955 | -1.86 °C | +16.4% |
| 1956 | -2.25 °C | +21.2% |
| 1957 | -2.1 °C | -6.7% |
| 1958 | -1.33 °C | -36.6% |
| 1959 | -2.3 °C | +72.8% |
| 1960 | -1.23 °C | -46.6% |
| 1961 | -1.93 °C | +57.2% |
| 1962 | -1.24 °C | -35.7% |
| 1963 | -1.62 °C | +30.7% |
| 1964 | -2.55 °C | +57.1% |
| 1965 | -1.97 °C | -22.7% |
| 1966 | -1.32 °C | -32.9% |
| 1967 | -2.44 °C | +84.5% |
| 1968 | -1.78 °C | -27.2% |
| 1969 | -1.11 °C | -37.3% |
| 1970 | -1.52 °C | +36.5% |
| 1971 | -2.22 °C | +45.9% |
| 1972 | -2.05 °C | -7.5% |
| 1973 | -1.29 °C | -36.8% |
| 1974 | -1.73 °C | +34.0% |
| 1975 | -1.87 °C | +7.7% |
| 1976 | -1.71 °C | -8.3% |
| 1977 | -1.31 °C | -23.6% |
| 1978 | -1.19 °C | -9.2% |
| 1979 | -0.5595 °C | -52.9% |
| 1980 | -0.6296 °C | +12.5% |
| 1981 | -0.7674 °C | +21.9% |
| 1982 | -1.86 °C | +142.4% |
| 1983 | -1.75 °C | -6.1% |
| 1984 | -1.29 °C | -26.3% |
| 1985 | -1.02 °C | -21.1% |
| 1986 | -1.13 °C | +11.0% |
| 1987 | -0.4124 °C | -63.4% |
| 1988 | -0.6773 °C | +64.2% |
| 1989 | -1.27 °C | +88.1% |
| 1990 | -0.6501 °C | -49.0% |
| 1991 | -0.8015 °C | +23.3% |
| 1992 | -2.01 °C | +150.6% |
| 1993 | -0.9799 °C | -51.2% |
| 1994 | -0.5967 °C | -39.1% |
| 1995 | -0.7483 °C | +25.4% |
| 1996 | -0.2193 °C | -70.7% |
| 1997 | -0.8774 °C | +300.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2622 °C | -129.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2567 °C | -2.1% |
| 2000 | -0.173 °C | -167.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0047 °C | -102.7% |
| 2002 | -0.1295 °C | -2885.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1555 °C | -220.0% |
| 2004 | -0.0811 °C | -152.1% |
| 2005 | -0.0528 °C | -34.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0314 °C | -159.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0961 °C | +205.7% |
| 2008 | -0.205 °C | -313.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2662 °C | -229.9% |
| 2010 | 1.04 °C | +289.5% |
| 2011 | -0.1183 °C | -111.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2896 °C | -344.8% |
| 2013 | -0.1311 °C | -145.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3094 °C | -336.0% |
| 2015 | 0.78 °C | +152.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5634 °C | -27.8% |
| 2017 | 0.8694 °C | +54.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8984 °C | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7454 °C | -17.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5575 °C | -25.2% |
| 2021 | 1.18 °C | +110.9% |
| 2022 | 0.8383 °C | -28.7% |
| 2023 | 0.976 °C | +16.4% |
| 2024 | 1.16 °C | +18.4% |
| 2025 | 0.5663 °C | -51.0% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.5663 °C is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8095 °C, 70% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.5663 °C is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8554 °C, 66% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual temperature anomalies in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -2885.7% | 0.0047 °C | -0.1295 °C |
| 2012 | +344.8% | -0.1183 °C | 0.2896 °C |
| 2014 | +336.0% | -0.1311 °C | 0.3094 °C |
| 2008 | -313.4% | 0.0961 °C | -0.205 °C |
| 1997 | -300.1% | -0.2193 °C | -0.8774 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -2.09 °C | -2.98 °C | -1.46 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.96 °C | -2.7 °C | -1.33 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.72 °C | -2.55 °C | -1.11 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.54 °C | -2.22 °C | -0.5595 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.08 °C | -1.86 °C | -0.4124 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.6363 °C | -2.01 °C | 0.2622 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0088 °C | -0.205 °C | 0.2662 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5243 °C | -0.1311 °C | 1.04 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8782 °C | 0.5575 °C | 1.18 °C | 6 |
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More reference data data for Saudi Arabia
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.44 (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual temperature anomalies in Saudi Arabia?
- Annual temperature anomalies in Saudi Arabia was 0.5663 °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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 °C in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.98 °C in 1949.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for annual temperature anomalies?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 114th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual temperature anomalies rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.