Average annual surface temperature in Eritrea
Eritrea: Average annual surface temperature was 27.44 °C in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average annual surface temperature in Eritrea, 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, average annual surface temperature in Eritrea stood at 27.44 °C.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average annual surface temperature in Eritrea peaked at 28 °C in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23.65 °C, in 1950.
That places Eritrea 20th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 86 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 24.86 °C | 23.93 °C | 25.71 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | 25.18 °C | 23.65 °C | 26.32 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | 26.11 °C | 25.69 °C | 26.74 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | 25.94 °C | 25.36 °C | 26.56 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.37 °C | 25.94 °C | 26.74 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.61 °C | 25.86 °C | 26.98 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.89 °C | 26.45 °C | 27.44 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.22 °C | 26.66 °C | 27.65 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.43 °C | 27 °C | 28 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 17 Guinea-Bissau 27.56 °C compare
- 18 Cayman Islands 27.55 °C compare
- 19 Togo 27.49 °C compare
- 21 Cambodia 27.26 °C compare
- 22 Somalia 27.11 °C compare
- 23 El Salvador 27.06 °C compare
More reference data data for Eritrea
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.4557 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 1.03 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.6441 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.253 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.3232 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Elected parliament 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average annual surface temperature in Eritrea?
- Average annual surface temperature in Eritrea was 27.44 °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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 28 °C in 2023.
- What is the lowest average annual surface temperature recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.65 °C in 1950.
- How does Eritrea rank for average annual surface temperature?
- Eritrea ranks 20th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average annual surface temperature rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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
The temperature of the air measured 2 meters above the ground, encompassing land, sea, and in-land water surfaces.