Average annual surface temperature in Somalia
Somalia: Average annual surface temperature was 27.11 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
27.11
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
22nd
of 193 countries
All-time high
27.62
in 2024
All-time low
25.12
in 1951
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Average annual surface temperature in Somalia, 1940–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average annual surface temperature in Somalia is 27.11, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average annual surface temperature in Somalia peaked at 27.62 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.12, in 1951.
Somalia ranks 22nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Average annual surface temperature in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 25.79 | — |
| 1941 | 26.15 | +1.4% |
| 1942 | 26.03 | -0.5% |
| 1943 | 25.75 | -1.1% |
| 1944 | 26.11 | +1.4% |
| 1945 | 25.76 | -1.3% |
| 1946 | 26.13 | +1.4% |
| 1947 | 25.38 | -2.9% |
| 1948 | 25.87 | +1.9% |
| 1949 | 25.78 | -0.3% |
| 1950 | 25.14 | -2.5% |
| 1951 | 25.12 | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 25.57 | +1.8% |
| 1953 | 25.25 | -1.3% |
| 1954 | 25.6 | +1.4% |
| 1955 | 25.88 | +1.1% |
| 1956 | 25.85 | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 25.84 | -0.0% |
| 1958 | 26.41 | +2.2% |
| 1959 | 26.24 | -0.6% |
| 1960 | 25.71 | -2.0% |
| 1961 | 26.12 | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 25.94 | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 25.84 | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 25.96 | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 25.67 | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 26.06 | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 25.77 | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 25.56 | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 26.38 | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 26.34 | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 25.78 | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 26.15 | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 26.2 | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 26.03 | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 26.05 | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 26.02 | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 26.08 | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 26.2 | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 26.2 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 26.46 | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 26.1 | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 26.29 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 26.62 | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 25.88 | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 26.02 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 26.09 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 26.52 | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 26.56 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 26.15 | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 26.62 | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 26.41 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 26.36 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 26.26 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 26.06 | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 26.42 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 26.22 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 26.13 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 26.79 | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 26.3 | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 26.24 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 26.44 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 26.49 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 26.63 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 26.42 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 26.5 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 26.51 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 26.83 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 26.3 | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 26.85 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 26.86 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 26.53 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 26.56 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 26.43 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 26.72 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 26.78 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 26.94 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 26.88 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 26.42 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 26.94 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 27.09 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 26.78 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 26.89 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 27.02 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 27.62 | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 27.11 | -1.9% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 27.11 is above the median for low income countries, which is 26.29, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 27.11 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25.65, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 25.88 | 25.38 | 26.15 | 10 |
| 1950s | 25.69 | 25.12 | 26.41 | 10 |
| 1960s | 25.9 | 25.56 | 26.38 | 10 |
| 1970s | 26.1 | 25.78 | 26.34 | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.27 | 25.88 | 26.62 | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.36 | 26.06 | 26.79 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.52 | 26.24 | 26.85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.71 | 26.42 | 26.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.09 | 26.78 | 27.62 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More reference data data for Somalia
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 234.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.4444 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2685 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 1,010 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0115 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8842 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 42.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 11,478 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 11,378 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 71.14 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average annual surface temperature in Somalia?
- Average annual surface temperature in Somalia was 27.11 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average annual surface temperature recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.62 in 2024.
- What is the lowest average annual surface temperature recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.12 in 1951.
- How does Somalia rank for average annual surface temperature?
- Somalia ranks 22nd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average annual surface temperature rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Average annual surface temperature. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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