Summer temperature anomalies in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Summer temperature anomalies was 0.7516 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Summer temperature anomalies in United Arab Emirates, 1940–2026
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 summer temperature anomalies in United Arab Emirates is 0.7516 °C, measured in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 681.0% on the previous year and up 401.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, summer temperature anomalies in United Arab Emirates peaked at 2.21 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -3.04 °C, in 1967.
United Arab Emirates ranks 90th 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 United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.76 °C | — |
| 1941 | -1.13 °C | -36.1% |
| 1942 | -1.54 °C | +36.9% |
| 1943 | -2.15 °C | +39.3% |
| 1944 | -1.18 °C | -45.2% |
| 1945 | -1.2 °C | +2.1% |
| 1946 | -2.53 °C | +110.0% |
| 1947 | -0.7849 °C | -69.0% |
| 1948 | -1.43 °C | +82.6% |
| 1949 | -1.4 °C | -2.2% |
| 1950 | -1.96 °C | +39.6% |
| 1951 | -1.5 °C | -23.5% |
| 1952 | -2.34 °C | +56.6% |
| 1953 | -1.31 °C | -44.0% |
| 1954 | -1.31 °C | -0.0% |
| 1955 | -1.46 °C | +11.7% |
| 1956 | -2.08 °C | +42.2% |
| 1957 | -2.02 °C | -3.2% |
| 1958 | -1.54 °C | -23.8% |
| 1959 | -2.16 °C | +40.7% |
| 1960 | -1.94 °C | -10.4% |
| 1961 | -1.9 °C | -1.8% |
| 1962 | -1.17 °C | -38.4% |
| 1963 | -1.82 °C | +54.9% |
| 1964 | -1.33 °C | -26.6% |
| 1965 | -1.34 °C | +0.2% |
| 1966 | -1.28 °C | -4.0% |
| 1967 | -3.04 °C | +136.6% |
| 1968 | -2.83 °C | -6.9% |
| 1969 | -1.35 °C | -52.2% |
| 1970 | -1.97 °C | +46.0% |
| 1971 | -2.54 °C | +28.9% |
| 1972 | -0.8733 °C | -65.6% |
| 1973 | -2.13 °C | +144.2% |
| 1974 | -1.45 °C | -32.1% |
| 1975 | -1.42 °C | -1.9% |
| 1976 | -1.43 °C | +0.6% |
| 1977 | -1.04 °C | -27.2% |
| 1978 | -1.71 °C | +64.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0281 °C | -101.6% |
| 1980 | -1.01 °C | -3683.8% |
| 1981 | -1.46 °C | +44.8% |
| 1982 | -1.23 °C | -15.8% |
| 1983 | -1.3 °C | +5.8% |
| 1984 | -2.25 °C | +73.5% |
| 1985 | -1.53 °C | -32.3% |
| 1986 | -1.07 °C | -30.1% |
| 1987 | -1.13 °C | +5.7% |
| 1988 | -0.8978 °C | -20.4% |
| 1989 | -1.3 °C | +45.1% |
| 1990 | -0.8778 °C | -32.6% |
| 1991 | -1.58 °C | +80.0% |
| 1992 | -1.21 °C | -23.6% |
| 1993 | -1.45 °C | +20.6% |
| 1994 | -0.6197 °C | -57.4% |
| 1995 | -1.08 °C | +74.3% |
| 1996 | -0.094 °C | -91.3% |
| 1997 | -0.3443 °C | +266.1% |
| 1998 | 1.15 °C | -435.3% |
| 1999 | 0.6584 °C | -43.0% |
| 2000 | -1.18 °C | -279.7% |
| 2001 | -0.9304 °C | -21.4% |
| 2002 | -0.1209 °C | -87.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1078 °C | -189.2% |
| 2004 | -0.335 °C | -410.8% |
| 2005 | -0.2732 °C | -18.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8798 °C | -422.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6371 °C | -27.6% |
| 2008 | -0.4741 °C | -174.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8227 °C | -273.5% |
| 2010 | 1.07 °C | +30.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6204 °C | -42.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5354 °C | -13.7% |
| 2013 | -1.48 °C | -377.0% |
| 2014 | -0.3914 °C | -73.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6827 °C | -274.4% |
| 2016 | -0.2497 °C | -136.6% |
| 2017 | 0.9102 °C | -464.5% |
| 2018 | 1.21 °C | +33.0% |
| 2019 | 1.8 °C | +48.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7294 °C | -59.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8066 °C | +10.6% |
| 2022 | 1.17 °C | +44.8% |
| 2023 | 0.5007 °C | -57.1% |
| 2024 | 2.21 °C | +340.5% |
| 2025 | 0.0962 °C | -95.6% |
| 2026 | 0.7516 °C | +681.0% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 0.7516 °C is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.13 °C, 67% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 0.7516 °C is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.5222 °C, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Summer temperature anomalies in United Arab Emirates 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 | -3683.8% | 0.0281 °C | -1.01 °C |
| 2026 | +681.0% | 0.0962 °C | 0.7516 °C |
| 2017 | +464.5% | -0.2497 °C | 0.9102 °C |
| 1998 | +435.3% | -0.3443 °C | 1.15 °C |
| 2006 | +422.0% | -0.2732 °C | 0.8798 °C |
| 2004 | -410.8% | 0.1078 °C | -0.335 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.51 °C | -2.53 °C | -0.7849 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.77 °C | -2.34 °C | -1.31 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.8 °C | -3.04 °C | -1.17 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.45 °C | -2.54 °C | 0.0281 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.32 °C | -2.25 °C | -0.8978 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.5443 °C | -1.58 °C | 1.15 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.087 °C | -1.18 °C | 0.8798 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4705 °C | -1.48 °C | 1.8 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8941 °C | 0.0962 °C | 2.21 °C | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is summer temperature anomalies in United Arab Emirates?
- Summer temperature anomalies in United Arab Emirates was 0.7516 °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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 2.21 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest summer temperature anomalies recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.04 °C in 1967.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for summer temperature anomalies?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 90th out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is summer temperature anomalies rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 401.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.