Summer temperature anomalies in Egypt
Egypt: Summer temperature anomalies was 0.4515 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2026)
0.4515 °C
Change on year
up 154.8%
World rank
130th
of 193 countries
All-time high
2.62 °C
in 2024
All-time low
-3.79 °C
in 1943
Years of data
87
1940–2026
Summer temperature anomalies in Egypt, 1940–2026
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 0.4515 °C for summer temperature anomalies in 2026.
That represents a change of up 154.8% on the previous year and down 78.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, summer temperature anomalies in Egypt peaked at 2.62 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -3.79 °C, in 1943.
Egypt ranks 130th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Summer temperature anomalies in Egypt, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.6846 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.3606 °C | -47.3% |
| 1942 | -1.23 °C | +241.8% |
| 1943 | -3.79 °C | +207.6% |
| 1944 | -0.0996 °C | -97.4% |
| 1945 | -2.72 °C | +2629.9% |
| 1946 | -1.7 °C | -37.4% |
| 1947 | -0.7677 °C | -54.9% |
| 1948 | -1.07 °C | +39.5% |
| 1949 | -1.79 °C | +66.9% |
| 1950 | -1.95 °C | +8.8% |
| 1951 | -1.33 °C | -31.7% |
| 1952 | -1.93 °C | +45.3% |
| 1953 | -0.4067 °C | -78.9% |
| 1954 | -1.66 °C | +308.5% |
| 1955 | -0.327 °C | -80.3% |
| 1956 | -0.6695 °C | +104.7% |
| 1957 | -0.9852 °C | +47.2% |
| 1958 | -0.8369 °C | -15.1% |
| 1959 | -0.865 °C | +3.4% |
| 1960 | -1.57 °C | +80.9% |
| 1961 | 1.18 °C | -175.2% |
| 1962 | -0.6223 °C | -152.9% |
| 1963 | -0.1371 °C | -78.0% |
| 1964 | -1.18 °C | +758.8% |
| 1965 | -0.0687 °C | -94.2% |
| 1966 | -0.2601 °C | +278.6% |
| 1967 | -1.14 °C | +336.8% |
| 1968 | 0.8111 °C | -171.4% |
| 1969 | 0.5236 °C | -35.5% |
| 1970 | -2.2 °C | -520.5% |
| 1971 | -1.33 °C | -39.5% |
| 1972 | -0.9472 °C | -28.9% |
| 1973 | -1.23 °C | +30.1% |
| 1974 | -1.5 °C | +21.6% |
| 1975 | -1.45 °C | -3.5% |
| 1976 | -1.55 °C | +7.1% |
| 1977 | -0.6049 °C | -60.9% |
| 1978 | -1.25 °C | +106.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0018 °C | -100.1% |
| 1980 | -0.9547 °C | -54563.8% |
| 1981 | -0.5456 °C | -42.8% |
| 1982 | -1.25 °C | +129.5% |
| 1983 | -1.1 °C | -12.5% |
| 1984 | -2.31 °C | +110.4% |
| 1985 | -0.1854 °C | -92.0% |
| 1986 | -0.3866 °C | +108.5% |
| 1987 | -1.2 °C | +209.4% |
| 1988 | 0.8455 °C | -170.7% |
| 1989 | -0.2766 °C | -132.7% |
| 1990 | -1.25 °C | +352.6% |
| 1991 | -0.4121 °C | -67.1% |
| 1992 | 0.6008 °C | -245.8% |
| 1993 | -0.6472 °C | -207.7% |
| 1994 | -1.56 °C | +140.7% |
| 1995 | 1.68 °C | -207.8% |
| 1996 | -1.2 °C | -171.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2171 °C | -118.1% |
| 1998 | -1.06 °C | -588.3% |
| 1999 | -1 °C | -5.3% |
| 2000 | -1.31 °C | +30.9% |
| 2001 | -1.23 °C | -6.7% |
| 2002 | -1.06 °C | -13.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2416 °C | -122.9% |
| 2004 | -0.9124 °C | -477.6% |
| 2005 | -0.5141 °C | -43.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0171 °C | -103.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2177 °C | +1172.1% |
| 2008 | 1.09 °C | +401.8% |
| 2009 | 0.33 °C | -69.8% |
| 2010 | 1.05 °C | +219.0% |
| 2011 | -0.472 °C | -144.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9828 °C | -308.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1523 °C | -84.5% |
| 2014 | -0.0583 °C | -138.3% |
| 2015 | -0.7778 °C | +1234.7% |
| 2016 | 2.14 °C | -375.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6278 °C | -70.7% |
| 2018 | 1.29 °C | +105.3% |
| 2019 | 1.52 °C | +18.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0465 °C | -96.9% |
| 2021 | -0.0957 °C | -305.7% |
| 2022 | 0.26 °C | -371.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8664 °C | +233.2% |
| 2024 | 2.62 °C | +202.1% |
| 2025 | -0.8247 °C | -131.5% |
| 2026 | 0.4515 °C | -154.7% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.4515 °C is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5032 °C, 90% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.4515 °C is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.5222 °C, 86% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Summer temperature anomalies in Egypt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | -54563.8% | 0.0018 °C | -0.9547 °C |
| 1945 | -2629.9% | -0.0996 °C | -2.72 °C |
| 2015 | -1234.7% | -0.0583 °C | -0.7778 °C |
| 2007 | +1172.1% | 0.0171 °C | 0.2177 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.42 °C | -3.79 °C | -0.0996 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.1 °C | -1.95 °C | -0.327 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.2456 °C | -1.57 °C | 1.18 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.21 °C | -2.2 °C | 0.0018 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.7353 °C | -2.31 °C | 0.8455 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.4637 °C | -1.56 °C | 1.68 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.3122 °C | -1.31 °C | 1.09 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.646 °C | -0.7778 °C | 2.14 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4745 °C | -0.8247 °C | 2.62 °C | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is summer temperature anomalies in Egypt?
- Summer temperature anomalies in Egypt was 0.4515 °C in 2026, according to Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest summer temperature anomalies recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 2.62 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest summer temperature anomalies recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.79 °C in 1943.
- How does Egypt rank for summer temperature anomalies?
- Egypt ranks 130th out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is summer temperature anomalies rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Summer temperature anomalies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Difference in a specific month's average surface temperature from the mean temperature of the same month during the period 1991-2020, measured in degrees Celsius.