Average annual surface temperature in Somalia
Somalia: Average annual surface temperature was 27.11 °C in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
27.11 °C
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
22nd
of 193 countries
All-time high
27.62 °C
in 2024
All-time low
25.12 °C
in 1951
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Average annual surface temperature in Somalia, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average annual surface temperature in Somalia is 27.11 °C, 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 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.12 °C, 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 | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 25.79 °C | — |
| 1941 | 26.15 °C | +1.4% |
| 1942 | 26.03 °C | -0.5% |
| 1943 | 25.75 °C | -1.1% |
| 1944 | 26.11 °C | +1.4% |
| 1945 | 25.76 °C | -1.3% |
| 1946 | 26.13 °C | +1.4% |
| 1947 | 25.38 °C | -2.9% |
| 1948 | 25.87 °C | +1.9% |
| 1949 | 25.78 °C | -0.3% |
| 1950 | 25.14 °C | -2.5% |
| 1951 | 25.12 °C | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 25.57 °C | +1.8% |
| 1953 | 25.25 °C | -1.3% |
| 1954 | 25.6 °C | +1.4% |
| 1955 | 25.88 °C | +1.1% |
| 1956 | 25.85 °C | -0.1% |
| 1957 | 25.84 °C | -0.0% |
| 1958 | 26.41 °C | +2.2% |
| 1959 | 26.24 °C | -0.6% |
| 1960 | 25.71 °C | -2.0% |
| 1961 | 26.12 °C | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 25.94 °C | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 25.84 °C | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 25.96 °C | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 25.67 °C | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 26.06 °C | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 25.77 °C | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 25.56 °C | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 26.38 °C | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 26.34 °C | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 25.78 °C | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 26.15 °C | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 26.2 °C | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 26.03 °C | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 26.05 °C | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 26.02 °C | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 26.08 °C | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 26.2 °C | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 26.2 °C | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 26.46 °C | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 26.1 °C | -1.4% |
| 1982 | 26.29 °C | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 26.62 °C | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 25.88 °C | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 26.02 °C | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 26.09 °C | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 26.52 °C | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 26.56 °C | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 26.15 °C | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 26.62 °C | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 26.41 °C | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 26.36 °C | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 26.26 °C | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 26.06 °C | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 26.42 °C | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 26.22 °C | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 26.13 °C | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 26.79 °C | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 26.3 °C | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 26.24 °C | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 26.44 °C | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 26.49 °C | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 26.63 °C | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 26.42 °C | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 26.5 °C | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 26.51 °C | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 26.83 °C | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 26.3 °C | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 26.85 °C | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 26.86 °C | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 26.53 °C | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 26.56 °C | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 26.43 °C | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 26.72 °C | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 26.78 °C | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 26.94 °C | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 26.88 °C | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 26.42 °C | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 26.94 °C | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 27.09 °C | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 26.78 °C | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 26.89 °C | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 27.02 °C | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 27.62 °C | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 27.11 °C | -1.9% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 27.11 °C is above the median for low income countries, which is 26.29 °C, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 27.11 °C is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25.65 °C, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 25.88 °C | 25.38 °C | 26.15 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | 25.69 °C | 25.12 °C | 26.41 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | 25.9 °C | 25.56 °C | 26.38 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | 26.1 °C | 25.78 °C | 26.34 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.27 °C | 25.88 °C | 26.62 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.36 °C | 26.06 °C | 26.79 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.52 °C | 26.24 °C | 26.85 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.71 °C | 26.42 °C | 26.94 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.09 °C | 26.78 °C | 27.62 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More reference data data for Somalia
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2685 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 1,290 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8842 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.4444 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0115 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 11,378 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 3.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 40,976 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 42.94 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average annual surface temperature in Somalia?
- Average annual surface temperature in Somalia was 27.11 °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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.62 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest average annual surface temperature recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.12 °C 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 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.