Annual temperature anomalies in Somalia
Somalia: Annual temperature anomalies was 0.5678 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.5678 °C
Change on year
down 47.4%
World rank
112th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.08 °C
in 2024
All-time low
-1.42 °C
in 1951
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Annual temperature anomalies in Somalia, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 0.5678 °C for annual temperature anomalies in 2025.
The figure is down 47.4% on the previous year and up 137.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual temperature anomalies in Somalia peaked at 1.08 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -1.42 °C, in 1951.
Somalia ranks 112th 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.
Annual temperature anomalies in Somalia, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.754 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.3917 °C | -48.0% |
| 1942 | -0.5141 °C | +31.2% |
| 1943 | -0.7926 °C | +54.2% |
| 1944 | -0.4385 °C | -44.7% |
| 1945 | -0.7854 °C | +79.1% |
| 1946 | -0.4147 °C | -47.2% |
| 1947 | -1.16 °C | +179.9% |
| 1948 | -0.6746 °C | -41.9% |
| 1949 | -0.7622 °C | +13.0% |
| 1950 | -1.41 °C | +84.6% |
| 1951 | -1.42 °C | +1.1% |
| 1952 | -0.9752 °C | -31.4% |
| 1953 | -1.3 °C | +33.2% |
| 1954 | -0.9424 °C | -27.4% |
| 1955 | -0.6692 °C | -29.0% |
| 1956 | -0.6942 °C | +3.7% |
| 1957 | -0.7041 °C | +1.4% |
| 1958 | -0.1388 °C | -80.3% |
| 1959 | -0.3069 °C | +121.1% |
| 1960 | -0.8369 °C | +172.7% |
| 1961 | -0.4264 °C | -49.1% |
| 1962 | -0.6036 °C | +41.5% |
| 1963 | -0.707 °C | +17.1% |
| 1964 | -0.5884 °C | -16.8% |
| 1965 | -0.8704 °C | +47.9% |
| 1966 | -0.4843 °C | -44.4% |
| 1967 | -0.7711 °C | +59.2% |
| 1968 | -0.9818 °C | +27.3% |
| 1969 | -0.1643 °C | -83.3% |
| 1970 | -0.2046 °C | +24.5% |
| 1971 | -0.7608 °C | +271.9% |
| 1972 | -0.3979 °C | -47.7% |
| 1973 | -0.346 °C | -13.0% |
| 1974 | -0.5161 °C | +49.2% |
| 1975 | -0.4988 °C | -3.4% |
| 1976 | -0.5275 °C | +5.8% |
| 1977 | -0.4668 °C | -11.5% |
| 1978 | -0.3457 °C | -25.9% |
| 1979 | -0.3446 °C | -0.3% |
| 1980 | -0.0793 °C | -77.0% |
| 1981 | -0.4485 °C | +465.3% |
| 1982 | -0.2591 °C | -42.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0738 °C | -128.5% |
| 1984 | -0.6622 °C | -996.8% |
| 1985 | -0.5286 °C | -20.2% |
| 1986 | -0.4577 °C | -13.4% |
| 1987 | -0.0246 °C | -94.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0152 °C | -161.8% |
| 1989 | -0.3907 °C | -2669.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0787 °C | -120.2% |
| 1991 | -0.1336 °C | -269.7% |
| 1992 | -0.1804 °C | +35.0% |
| 1993 | -0.2846 °C | +57.8% |
| 1994 | -0.4838 °C | +70.0% |
| 1995 | -0.127 °C | -73.8% |
| 1996 | -0.3253 °C | +156.1% |
| 1997 | -0.4181 °C | +28.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2485 °C | -159.4% |
| 1999 | -0.2449 °C | -198.6% |
| 2000 | -0.306 °C | +24.9% |
| 2001 | -0.1023 °C | -66.6% |
| 2002 | -0.0574 °C | -43.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0835 °C | -245.4% |
| 2004 | -0.1223 °C | -246.5% |
| 2005 | -0.0438 °C | -64.2% |
| 2006 | -0.0355 °C | -18.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2875 °C | -910.2% |
| 2008 | -0.24 °C | -183.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3036 °C | -226.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3153 °C | +3.9% |
| 2011 | -0.0126 °C | -104.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0177 °C | -239.8% |
| 2013 | -0.1151 °C | -751.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1804 °C | -256.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2388 °C | +32.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3911 °C | +63.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3377 °C | -13.6% |
| 2018 | -0.1217 °C | -136.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3997 °C | -428.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5507 °C | +37.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2373 °C | -56.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3469 °C | +46.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4733 °C | +36.4% |
| 2024 | 1.08 °C | +128.1% |
| 2025 | 0.5678 °C | -47.4% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.5678 °C is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.6145 °C, 92% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.5678 °C is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5364 °C, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual temperature anomalies in Somalia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | -2669.0% | 0.0152 °C | -0.3907 °C |
| 1984 | -996.8% | 0.0738 °C | -0.6622 °C |
| 2007 | +910.2% | -0.0355 °C | 0.2875 °C |
| 2013 | -751.4% | 0.0177 °C | -0.1151 °C |
| 1981 | -465.3% | -0.0793 °C | -0.4485 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.6689 °C | -1.16 °C | -0.3917 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.8559 °C | -1.42 °C | -0.1388 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.6434 °C | -0.9818 °C | -0.1643 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.4409 °C | -0.7608 °C | -0.2046 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.2762 °C | -0.6622 °C | 0.0738 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1871 °C | -0.4838 °C | 0.2485 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0233 °C | -0.306 °C | 0.3036 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1631 °C | -0.1217 °C | 0.3997 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5426 °C | 0.2373 °C | 1.08 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 109 Equatorial Guinea 0.5816 °C compare
- 110 Sudan 0.5781 °C compare
- 111 Nicaragua 0.573 °C compare
- 113 Burkina Faso 0.5677 °C compare
- 114 Saudi Arabia 0.5663 °C compare
- 115 Congo 0.5659 °C compare
More reference data data for Somalia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2637 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0493 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8842 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 43.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2685 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual temperature anomalies in Somalia?
- Annual temperature anomalies in Somalia was 0.5678 °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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.42 °C in 1951.
- How does Somalia rank for annual temperature anomalies?
- Somalia ranks 112th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual temperature anomalies rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 137.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia 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.