Average annual surface temperature in Egypt
Egypt: Average annual surface temperature was 23.57 °C in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
23.57 °C
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
90th
of 193 countries
All-time high
24.68 °C
in 2010
All-time low
20.7 °C
in 1945
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Average annual surface temperature in Egypt, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 23.57 °C for average annual surface temperature in 2025.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average annual surface temperature in Egypt peaked at 24.68 °C in 2010 and was at its lowest, 20.7 °C, in 1945.
Egypt ranks 90th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 86 years of available data.
Average annual surface temperature in Egypt, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 21.37 °C | — |
| 1941 | 21.89 °C | +2.5% |
| 1942 | 21.75 °C | -0.6% |
| 1943 | 21.26 °C | -2.3% |
| 1944 | 21.43 °C | +0.8% |
| 1945 | 20.7 °C | -3.4% |
| 1946 | 21.61 °C | +4.4% |
| 1947 | 22.11 °C | +2.3% |
| 1948 | 20.75 °C | -6.1% |
| 1949 | 20.71 °C | -0.2% |
| 1950 | 21.4 °C | +3.3% |
| 1951 | 21.84 °C | +2.1% |
| 1952 | 21.87 °C | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 21.35 °C | -2.4% |
| 1954 | 21.43 °C | +0.3% |
| 1955 | 22.08 °C | +3.1% |
| 1956 | 21.91 °C | -0.8% |
| 1957 | 22.29 °C | +1.7% |
| 1958 | 22.46 °C | +0.8% |
| 1959 | 21.48 °C | -4.3% |
| 1960 | 22.7 °C | +5.7% |
| 1961 | 21.3 °C | -6.2% |
| 1962 | 22.52 °C | +5.7% |
| 1963 | 22.72 °C | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 21.51 °C | -5.3% |
| 1965 | 21.66 °C | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 22.35 °C | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 21.44 °C | -4.1% |
| 1968 | 22.02 °C | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 22.53 °C | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 21.81 °C | -3.2% |
| 1971 | 21.88 °C | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 22.12 °C | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 21.88 °C | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 21.82 °C | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 21.47 °C | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 21.81 °C | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 21.6 °C | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 21.92 °C | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 22.57 °C | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 22.1 °C | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 21.83 °C | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 21.53 °C | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 21.33 °C | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 22.03 °C | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 22.41 °C | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 22.1 °C | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 22.13 °C | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 22.61 °C | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 22.17 °C | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 22.42 °C | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 22.44 °C | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 21.74 °C | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 22.65 °C | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 22.57 °C | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 22.6 °C | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 22.81 °C | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 22.35 °C | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 23.06 °C | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 23.13 °C | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 22.31 °C | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 23 °C | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 23.15 °C | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 22.93 °C | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 22.94 °C | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 23.01 °C | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 22.93 °C | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 23.05 °C | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 23.35 °C | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 23.21 °C | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 24.68 °C | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 22.65 °C | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 23.26 °C | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 23.31 °C | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 23.62 °C | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 23.35 °C | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 23.73 °C | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 23.01 °C | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 24.1 °C | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 23.37 °C | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 23.16 °C | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 23.62 °C | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 22.95 °C | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 23.84 °C | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 24.04 °C | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 23.57 °C | -2.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 23.57 °C is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.33 °C, 97% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 23.57 °C is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 23.38 °C, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 21.36 °C | 20.7 °C | 22.11 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | 21.81 °C | 21.35 °C | 22.46 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | 22.07 °C | 21.3 °C | 22.72 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | 21.89 °C | 21.47 °C | 22.57 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.03 °C | 21.33 °C | 22.61 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.58 °C | 21.74 °C | 23.13 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.99 °C | 22.31 °C | 23.35 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.51 °C | 22.65 °C | 24.68 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.53 °C | 22.95 °C | 24.04 °C | 6 |
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More reference data data for Egypt
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.956 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4622 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 71.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 6.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average annual surface temperature in Egypt?
- Average annual surface temperature in Egypt was 23.57 °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 average annual surface temperature recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 24.68 °C in 2010.
- What is the lowest average annual surface temperature recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7 °C in 1945.
- How does Egypt rank for average annual surface temperature?
- Egypt ranks 90th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average annual surface temperature rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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 Average annual surface temperature. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Temperature of the air measured 2 meters above the ground, encompassing land, sea, and in-land water surfaces.