Annual temperature anomalies in Sudan
Sudan: Annual temperature anomalies was 0.5781 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.5781 °C
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
110th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.19 °C
in 2023
All-time low
-2.66 °C
in 1950
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Annual temperature anomalies in Sudan, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 0.5781 °C for annual temperature anomalies in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual temperature anomalies in Sudan peaked at 1.19 °C in 2023 and was at its lowest, -2.66 °C, in 1950.
That places Sudan 110th 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 Sudan, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.62 °C | — |
| 1941 | -1.21 °C | -25.7% |
| 1942 | -1.26 °C | +4.1% |
| 1943 | -2.56 °C | +103.8% |
| 1944 | -2.25 °C | -12.1% |
| 1945 | -2.4 °C | +6.5% |
| 1946 | -2.01 °C | -16.2% |
| 1947 | -1.85 °C | -8.0% |
| 1948 | -2.22 °C | +20.0% |
| 1949 | -2.46 °C | +11.1% |
| 1950 | -2.66 °C | +7.8% |
| 1951 | -1.75 °C | -34.0% |
| 1952 | -1.49 °C | -14.8% |
| 1953 | -2.09 °C | +39.9% |
| 1954 | -1.55 °C | -25.9% |
| 1955 | -1.3 °C | -15.7% |
| 1956 | -1.23 °C | -6.0% |
| 1957 | -0.877 °C | -28.5% |
| 1958 | -0.4948 °C | -43.6% |
| 1959 | -1.19 °C | +141.2% |
| 1960 | -0.414 °C | -65.3% |
| 1961 | -1.73 °C | +317.4% |
| 1962 | -0.7022 °C | -59.4% |
| 1963 | -0.6972 °C | -0.7% |
| 1964 | -1.89 °C | +171.3% |
| 1965 | -1.24 °C | -34.3% |
| 1966 | -0.7563 °C | -39.1% |
| 1967 | -1.28 °C | +69.5% |
| 1968 | -1.02 °C | -20.2% |
| 1969 | -0.1828 °C | -82.1% |
| 1970 | -1.12 °C | +513.3% |
| 1971 | -1.37 °C | +22.5% |
| 1972 | -0.8233 °C | -40.1% |
| 1973 | -0.6018 °C | -26.9% |
| 1974 | -1.5 °C | +149.3% |
| 1975 | -1.42 °C | -5.2% |
| 1976 | -0.7353 °C | -48.3% |
| 1977 | -1.65 °C | +124.1% |
| 1978 | -1.07 °C | -34.8% |
| 1979 | -0.2364 °C | -78.0% |
| 1980 | -0.4412 °C | +86.6% |
| 1981 | -0.7382 °C | +67.3% |
| 1982 | -1.26 °C | +70.9% |
| 1983 | -1.3 °C | +3.1% |
| 1984 | -0.7805 °C | -40.0% |
| 1985 | -1.04 °C | +33.2% |
| 1986 | -0.8311 °C | -20.1% |
| 1987 | -0.4011 °C | -51.7% |
| 1988 | -0.4642 °C | +15.7% |
| 1989 | -1.17 °C | +152.7% |
| 1990 | 0.034 °C | -102.9% |
| 1991 | -0.2371 °C | -797.5% |
| 1992 | -1.19 °C | +400.4% |
| 1993 | -0.3552 °C | -70.1% |
| 1994 | -0.8606 °C | +142.3% |
| 1995 | -0.5771 °C | -32.9% |
| 1996 | -0.6284 °C | +8.9% |
| 1997 | -0.7346 °C | +16.9% |
| 1998 | -0.1064 °C | -85.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0519 °C | -148.8% |
| 2000 | -0.5115 °C | -1085.6% |
| 2001 | -0.1416 °C | -72.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0711 °C | -150.2% |
| 2003 | 0.125 °C | +75.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0695 °C | -44.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2703 °C | +288.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0222 °C | -91.8% |
| 2007 | -0.1572 °C | -807.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1486 °C | -194.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5931 °C | +299.0% |
| 2010 | 1.07 °C | +80.0% |
| 2011 | -0.2008 °C | -118.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0954 °C | -147.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4413 °C | +362.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3138 °C | -28.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4497 °C | +43.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5926 °C | +31.8% |
| 2017 | 0.547 °C | -7.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4707 °C | -13.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3366 °C | -28.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0301 °C | -91.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6061 °C | +1915.5% |
| 2022 | -0.0177 °C | -102.9% |
| 2023 | 1.19 °C | -6837.3% |
| 2024 | 0.5842 °C | -51.0% |
| 2025 | 0.5781 °C | -1.0% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 0.5781 °C is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.6145 °C, 94% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 0.5781 °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 Sudan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +6837.3% | -0.0177 °C | 1.19 °C |
| 2021 | +1915.5% | 0.0301 °C | 0.6061 °C |
| 2000 | -1085.6% | 0.0519 °C | -0.5115 °C |
| 2007 | -807.9% | 0.0222 °C | -0.1572 °C |
| 1991 | -797.5% | 0.034 °C | -0.2371 °C |
| 1970 | -513.3% | -0.1828 °C | -1.12 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.98 °C | -2.56 °C | -1.21 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.46 °C | -2.66 °C | -0.4948 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.992 °C | -1.89 °C | -0.1828 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.05 °C | -1.65 °C | -0.2364 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.8432 °C | -1.3 °C | -0.4011 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.46 °C | -1.19 °C | 0.0519 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0489 °C | -0.5115 °C | 0.5931 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4114 °C | -0.2008 °C | 1.07 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4956 °C | -0.0177 °C | 1.19 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 107 Papua New Guinea 0.5969 °C compare
- 108 Sierra Leone 0.5829 °C compare
- 109 Equatorial Guinea 0.5816 °C compare
- 111 Nicaragua 0.573 °C compare
- 112 Somalia 0.5678 °C compare
- 113 Burkina Faso 0.5677 °C compare
More reference data data for Sudan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5846 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.81 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.69 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4356 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.69 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.96 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.8148 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 80.68 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 93.88 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.37 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual temperature anomalies in Sudan?
- Annual temperature anomalies in Sudan was 0.5781 °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 Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 °C in 2023.
- What is the lowest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.66 °C in 1950.
- How does Sudan rank for annual temperature anomalies?
- Sudan ranks 110th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual temperature anomalies rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sudan 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.