Annual temperature anomalies in Turkey
Turkey: Annual temperature anomalies was 1.25 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual temperature anomalies in Turkey, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 1.25 °C for annual temperature anomalies in 2025.
That represents a change of down 26.9% on the previous year and up 197.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual temperature anomalies in Turkey peaked at 1.7 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -2.5 °C, in 1949.
That places Turkey 21st out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual temperature anomalies in Turkey, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.71 °C | — |
| 1941 | -1.75 °C | +2.7% |
| 1942 | -1.68 °C | -4.0% |
| 1943 | -1.48 °C | -12.0% |
| 1944 | -1.51 °C | +2.2% |
| 1945 | -2.41 °C | +59.0% |
| 1946 | -1.5 °C | -37.5% |
| 1947 | -0.589 °C | -60.9% |
| 1948 | -2.43 °C | +311.9% |
| 1949 | -2.5 °C | +3.2% |
| 1950 | -1.22 °C | -51.5% |
| 1951 | -0.5148 °C | -57.7% |
| 1952 | -0.1111 °C | -78.4% |
| 1953 | -1.73 °C | +1458.0% |
| 1954 | -0.5115 °C | -70.5% |
| 1955 | 0.1993 °C | -139.0% |
| 1956 | -2.12 °C | -1164.7% |
| 1957 | -0.7409 °C | -65.1% |
| 1958 | -0.733 °C | -1.1% |
| 1959 | -1.96 °C | +167.8% |
| 1960 | -0.4608 °C | -76.5% |
| 1961 | -1.24 °C | +170.2% |
| 1962 | 0.0857 °C | -106.9% |
| 1963 | -0.3103 °C | -461.9% |
| 1964 | -1.26 °C | +305.6% |
| 1965 | -0.9411 °C | -25.2% |
| 1966 | 0.9284 °C | -198.7% |
| 1967 | -1.63 °C | -275.6% |
| 1968 | -0.6134 °C | -62.4% |
| 1969 | -0.5129 °C | -16.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0228 °C | -104.4% |
| 1971 | -0.6806 °C | -3086.4% |
| 1972 | -1.52 °C | +122.7% |
| 1973 | -1.09 °C | -27.8% |
| 1974 | -0.9985 °C | -8.7% |
| 1975 | -1.06 °C | +6.6% |
| 1976 | -1.64 °C | +54.1% |
| 1977 | -0.8131 °C | -50.4% |
| 1978 | -0.589 °C | -27.6% |
| 1979 | -0.1992 °C | -66.2% |
| 1980 | -0.8993 °C | +351.4% |
| 1981 | -0.2938 °C | -67.3% |
| 1982 | -1.6 °C | +444.4% |
| 1983 | -1.45 °C | -9.1% |
| 1984 | -0.9318 °C | -35.9% |
| 1985 | -0.9655 °C | +3.6% |
| 1986 | -0.5322 °C | -44.9% |
| 1987 | -1.13 °C | +112.6% |
| 1988 | -1.1 °C | -3.2% |
| 1989 | -0.5743 °C | -47.6% |
| 1990 | -0.7552 °C | +31.5% |
| 1991 | -0.9475 °C | +25.5% |
| 1992 | -2.38 °C | +151.3% |
| 1993 | -1.39 °C | -41.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0797 °C | -105.7% |
| 1995 | -0.6907 °C | -966.9% |
| 1996 | -0.2557 °C | -63.0% |
| 1997 | -1.27 °C | +396.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3097 °C | -124.4% |
| 1999 | 0.5219 °C | +68.5% |
| 2000 | -0.4813 °C | -192.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7806 °C | -262.2% |
| 2002 | -0.3354 °C | -143.0% |
| 2003 | -0.3529 °C | +5.2% |
| 2004 | -0.4051 °C | +14.8% |
| 2005 | -0.2267 °C | -44.0% |
| 2006 | -0.1585 °C | -30.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0875 °C | -155.2% |
| 2008 | -0.0195 °C | -122.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0399 °C | -304.4% |
| 2010 | 1.69 °C | +4141.3% |
| 2011 | -0.9016 °C | -153.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1122 °C | -112.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0628 °C | -44.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9711 °C | +1446.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4197 °C | -56.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6034 °C | +43.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3237 °C | -46.4% |
| 2018 | 1.69 °C | +421.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9654 °C | -42.8% |
| 2020 | 1.15 °C | +19.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9806 °C | -15.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5693 °C | -41.9% |
| 2023 | 1.24 °C | +117.7% |
| 2024 | 1.7 °C | +37.5% |
| 2025 | 1.25 °C | -26.9% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 1.25 °C is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7693 °C, 1.6× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 1.25 °C is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.05 °C, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual temperature anomalies in Turkey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +4141.3% | 0.0399 °C | 1.69 °C |
| 1971 | -3086.4% | 0.0228 °C | -0.6806 °C |
| 1953 | -1458.0% | -0.1111 °C | -1.73 °C |
| 2014 | +1446.2% | 0.0628 °C | 0.9711 °C |
| 1956 | -1164.7% | 0.1993 °C | -2.12 °C |
| 1995 | -966.9% | 0.0797 °C | -0.6907 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.76 °C | -2.5 °C | -0.589 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.9444 °C | -2.12 °C | 0.1993 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.5958 °C | -1.63 °C | 0.9284 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.8571 °C | -1.64 °C | 0.0228 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.9478 °C | -1.6 °C | -0.2938 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.6775 °C | -2.38 °C | 0.5219 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1071 °C | -0.4813 °C | 0.7806 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5937 °C | -0.9016 °C | 1.69 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.15 °C | 0.5693 °C | 1.7 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 18 Syria 1.28 °C compare
- 19 Afghanistan 1.27 °C compare
- 20 Faroe Islands 1.25 °C compare
- 22 Belarus 1.2 °C compare
- 23 Switzerland 1.2 °C compare
- 24 Latvia 1.19 °C compare
More reference data data for Turkey
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.815 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 22.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 22.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 53.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 103 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual temperature anomalies in Turkey?
- Annual temperature anomalies in Turkey was 1.25 °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 Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.5 °C in 1949.
- How does Turkey rank for annual temperature anomalies?
- Turkey ranks 21st out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual temperature anomalies rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 197.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turkey 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.