Annual temperature anomalies in Syria
Syria: Annual temperature anomalies was 1.28 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
1.28 °C
Change on year
down 14.5%
World rank
18th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.63 °C
in 2010
All-time low
-2.33 °C
in 1992
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Annual temperature anomalies in Syria, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
In 2025, annual temperature anomalies in Syria stood at 1.28 °C.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.5% on the previous year and up 98.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual temperature anomalies in Syria peaked at 1.63 °C in 2010 and was at its lowest, -2.33 °C, in 1992.
Syria ranks 18th 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 Syria, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.08 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.659 °C | -39.1% |
| 1942 | -0.9272 °C | +40.7% |
| 1943 | -0.7463 °C | -19.5% |
| 1944 | -1.03 °C | +37.5% |
| 1945 | -1.43 °C | +39.6% |
| 1946 | -0.9659 °C | -32.6% |
| 1947 | -0.0899 °C | -90.7% |
| 1948 | -1.73 °C | +1823.6% |
| 1949 | -2.09 °C | +20.7% |
| 1950 | -1.38 °C | -34.0% |
| 1951 | -0.4445 °C | -67.8% |
| 1952 | -0.3678 °C | -17.3% |
| 1953 | -1.53 °C | +316.2% |
| 1954 | -0.5256 °C | -65.7% |
| 1955 | 0.0479 °C | -109.1% |
| 1956 | -1.2 °C | -2607.0% |
| 1957 | -0.9124 °C | -24.1% |
| 1958 | -0.4957 °C | -45.7% |
| 1959 | -1.7 °C | +243.6% |
| 1960 | -0.131 °C | -92.3% |
| 1961 | -1.27 °C | +868.7% |
| 1962 | 0.2837 °C | -122.4% |
| 1963 | -0.5649 °C | -299.1% |
| 1964 | -1.61 °C | +185.7% |
| 1965 | -0.8419 °C | -47.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0267 °C | -103.2% |
| 1967 | -2.19 °C | -8307.2% |
| 1968 | -1.04 °C | -52.6% |
| 1969 | -0.9168 °C | -11.7% |
| 1970 | -0.7437 °C | -18.9% |
| 1971 | -1.43 °C | +92.6% |
| 1972 | -2.12 °C | +47.7% |
| 1973 | -1.3 °C | -38.4% |
| 1974 | -1.22 °C | -6.6% |
| 1975 | -1.41 °C | +16.2% |
| 1976 | -1.71 °C | +20.8% |
| 1977 | -1.07 °C | -37.2% |
| 1978 | -0.6892 °C | -35.7% |
| 1979 | -0.3114 °C | -54.8% |
| 1980 | -1.15 °C | +270.8% |
| 1981 | -0.8953 °C | -22.5% |
| 1982 | -2.07 °C | +131.6% |
| 1983 | -1.87 °C | -9.6% |
| 1984 | -1.41 °C | -24.6% |
| 1985 | -1.03 °C | -27.1% |
| 1986 | -0.8042 °C | -21.9% |
| 1987 | -0.9046 °C | +12.5% |
| 1988 | -1.27 °C | +40.5% |
| 1989 | -0.6592 °C | -48.1% |
| 1990 | -0.7767 °C | +17.8% |
| 1991 | -0.9246 °C | +19.0% |
| 1992 | -2.33 °C | +152.4% |
| 1993 | -1.33 °C | -43.1% |
| 1994 | -0.1228 °C | -90.7% |
| 1995 | -0.7314 °C | +495.5% |
| 1996 | -0.2604 °C | -64.4% |
| 1997 | -1.31 °C | +404.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3947 °C | -130.1% |
| 1999 | 0.3512 °C | -11.0% |
| 2000 | -0.2068 °C | -158.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3512 °C | -269.8% |
| 2002 | -0.2314 °C | -165.9% |
| 2003 | -0.2435 °C | +5.3% |
| 2004 | -0.3706 °C | +52.2% |
| 2005 | -0.4588 °C | +23.8% |
| 2006 | -0.3763 °C | -18.0% |
| 2007 | -0.1535 °C | -59.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0304 °C | -119.8% |
| 2009 | -0.1109 °C | -464.5% |
| 2010 | 1.63 °C | -1567.0% |
| 2011 | -0.6718 °C | -141.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3835 °C | -157.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3318 °C | -13.5% |
| 2014 | 0.7589 °C | +128.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6453 °C | -15.0% |
| 2016 | 1.09 °C | +68.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7946 °C | -26.8% |
| 2018 | 1.33 °C | +67.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6592 °C | -50.5% |
| 2020 | 1.09 °C | +65.5% |
| 2021 | 1.38 °C | +26.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8233 °C | -40.2% |
| 2023 | 1.2 °C | +45.3% |
| 2024 | 1.5 °C | +25.5% |
| 2025 | 1.28 °C | -14.5% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 1.28 °C is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.6145 °C, 2.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's 1.28 °C is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8554 °C, 1.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual temperature anomalies in Syria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | -8307.2% | 0.0267 °C | -2.19 °C |
| 1956 | -2607.0% | 0.0479 °C | -1.2 °C |
| 1948 | -1823.6% | -0.0899 °C | -1.73 °C |
| 2010 | +1567.0% | -0.1109 °C | 1.63 °C |
| 1961 | -868.7% | -0.131 °C | -1.27 °C |
| 1995 | -495.5% | -0.1228 °C | -0.7314 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.07 °C | -2.09 °C | -0.0899 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.8512 °C | -1.7 °C | 0.0479 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.8254 °C | -2.19 °C | 0.2837 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.2 °C | -2.12 °C | -0.3114 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.21 °C | -2.07 °C | -0.6592 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.7044 °C | -2.33 °C | 0.3947 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.177 °C | -0.4588 °C | 0.3512 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6947 °C | -0.6718 °C | 1.63 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.21 °C | 0.8233 °C | 1.5 °C | 6 |
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More reference data data for Syria
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual temperature anomalies in Syria?
- Annual temperature anomalies in Syria was 1.28 °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 Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.63 °C in 2010.
- What is the lowest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.33 °C in 1992.
- How does Syria rank for annual temperature anomalies?
- Syria ranks 18th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual temperature anomalies rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Syria 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.