Average annual surface temperature in Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan: Average annual surface temperature was 2.5 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
2.5 °C
Change on year
up 80.5%
World rank
186th
of 193 countries
All-time high
2.5 °C
in 2025
All-time low
-1.3 °C
in 1957
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Average annual surface temperature in Kyrgyzstan, 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 Kyrgyzstan stood at 2.5 °C. That is the highest value across all 86 years on record.
That represents a change of up 80.5% on the previous year and up 172.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average annual surface temperature in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 2.5 °C in 2025 and was at its lowest, -1.3 °C, in 1957.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 186th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Average annual surface temperature in Kyrgyzstan, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.7568 °C | — |
| 1941 | 1.23 °C | -262.3% |
| 1942 | 0.6332 °C | -48.5% |
| 1943 | -0.1207 °C | -119.1% |
| 1944 | 0.3172 °C | -362.7% |
| 1945 | -0.4158 °C | -231.1% |
| 1946 | 0.5115 °C | -223.0% |
| 1947 | 1 °C | +96.0% |
| 1948 | 0.1051 °C | -89.5% |
| 1949 | -0.5925 °C | -663.9% |
| 1950 | -0.3908 °C | -34.0% |
| 1951 | -0.2318 °C | -40.7% |
| 1952 | 0.0283 °C | -112.2% |
| 1953 | 0.0161 °C | -43.1% |
| 1954 | -0.5234 °C | -3348.8% |
| 1955 | -0.105 °C | -79.9% |
| 1956 | 0.2997 °C | -385.4% |
| 1957 | -1.3 °C | -534.0% |
| 1958 | -0.2366 °C | -81.8% |
| 1959 | -0.2897 °C | +22.4% |
| 1960 | -0.622 °C | +114.7% |
| 1961 | -0.2818 °C | -54.7% |
| 1962 | -0.2254 °C | -20.0% |
| 1963 | 0.5605 °C | -348.6% |
| 1964 | -0.6933 °C | -223.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1798 °C | -125.9% |
| 1966 | -0.1807 °C | -200.5% |
| 1967 | -0.6609 °C | +265.8% |
| 1968 | -0.2591 °C | -60.8% |
| 1969 | -0.5621 °C | +116.9% |
| 1970 | -0.1851 °C | -67.1% |
| 1971 | 0.2383 °C | -228.8% |
| 1972 | -1.22 °C | -612.4% |
| 1973 | 0.2145 °C | -117.6% |
| 1974 | -0.9608 °C | -548.0% |
| 1975 | -0.6771 °C | -29.5% |
| 1976 | -0.35 °C | -48.3% |
| 1977 | 0.2435 °C | -169.6% |
| 1978 | 0.2419 °C | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.3814 °C | +57.7% |
| 1980 | 0.7036 °C | +84.5% |
| 1981 | -0.1407 °C | -120.0% |
| 1982 | -0.4729 °C | +236.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2005 °C | -142.4% |
| 1984 | -0.541 °C | -369.8% |
| 1985 | -0.0602 °C | -88.9% |
| 1986 | -0.1922 °C | +219.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0103 °C | -105.3% |
| 1988 | 0.3337 °C | +3149.9% |
| 1989 | -1.03 °C | -410.0% |
| 1990 | 0.6562 °C | -163.4% |
| 1991 | -0.0492 °C | -107.5% |
| 1992 | -0.0052 °C | -89.5% |
| 1993 | -0.4637 °C | +8883.4% |
| 1994 | -0.1507 °C | -67.5% |
| 1995 | -0.1235 °C | -18.0% |
| 1996 | -0.5244 °C | +324.5% |
| 1997 | 0.9286 °C | -277.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8766 °C | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3652 °C | -58.3% |
| 2000 | 0.1359 °C | -62.8% |
| 2001 | 0.557 °C | +309.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9828 °C | +76.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1052 °C | -89.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8276 °C | +686.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2684 °C | -67.6% |
| 2006 | 1.02 °C | +279.8% |
| 2007 | 1.02 °C | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5518 °C | -45.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1712 °C | -69.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7679 °C | +348.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4965 °C | -35.3% |
| 2012 | -0.2707 °C | -154.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9158 °C | -438.3% |
| 2014 | -0.0036 °C | -100.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9158 °C | -25652.4% |
| 2016 | 1.34 °C | +46.1% |
| 2017 | 0.497 °C | -62.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3485 °C | -29.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9786 °C | +180.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4459 °C | -54.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7547 °C | +69.3% |
| 2022 | 1.42 °C | +88.5% |
| 2023 | 1.63 °C | +14.2% |
| 2024 | 1.38 °C | -14.9% |
| 2025 | 2.5 °C | +80.5% |
Kyrgyzstan compared with similar countries
- Kyrgyzstan's 2.5 °C is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 24.33 °C, 10% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kyrgyzstan's 2.5 °C is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.44 °C, 24% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Average annual surface temperature in Kyrgyzstan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +25652.4% | -0.0036 °C | 0.9158 °C |
| 1993 | -8883.4% | -0.0052 °C | -0.4637 °C |
| 1954 | -3348.8% | 0.0161 °C | -0.5234 °C |
| 1988 | +3149.9% | 0.0103 °C | 0.3337 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.1912 °C | -0.7568 °C | 1.23 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.2734 °C | -1.3 °C | 0.2997 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.2745 °C | -0.6933 °C | 0.5605 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.2074 °C | -1.22 °C | 0.3814 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.1193 °C | -1.03 °C | 0.7036 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.151 °C | -0.5244 °C | 0.9286 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.564 °C | 0.1052 °C | 1.02 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5984 °C | -0.2707 °C | 1.34 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.35 °C | 0.4459 °C | 2.5 °C | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is average annual surface temperature in Kyrgyzstan?
- Average annual surface temperature in Kyrgyzstan was 2.5 °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 Kyrgyzstan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5 °C in 2025.
- What is the lowest average annual surface temperature recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.3 °C in 1957.
- How does Kyrgyzstan rank for average annual surface temperature?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 186th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average annual surface temperature rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 172.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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.