Winter temperature anomalies in Syria
Syria: Winter temperature anomalies was 1.14 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Winter temperature anomalies in Syria, 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, winter temperature anomalies in Syria stood at 1.14 °C.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.9% on the previous year and up 894.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, winter temperature anomalies in Syria peaked at 3.16 °C in 2023 and was at its lowest, -4.07 °C, in 1953.
That places Syria 69th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Winter temperature anomalies in Syria, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 0.0651 °C | — |
| 1941 | -1.94 °C | -3081.9% |
| 1942 | -2.16 °C | +11.2% |
| 1943 | 0.6788 °C | -131.5% |
| 1944 | -1.3 °C | -290.9% |
| 1945 | -1.55 °C | +20.0% |
| 1946 | -0.1741 °C | -88.8% |
| 1947 | -0.1608 °C | -7.6% |
| 1948 | -2.79 °C | +1633.8% |
| 1949 | -0.1729 °C | -93.8% |
| 1950 | 0.8612 °C | -598.0% |
| 1951 | -1.66 °C | -292.4% |
| 1952 | 1.61 °C | -197.2% |
| 1953 | -4.07 °C | -352.9% |
| 1954 | 0.5001 °C | -112.3% |
| 1955 | 0.5634 °C | +12.7% |
| 1956 | -2.07 °C | -467.9% |
| 1957 | -0.7715 °C | -62.8% |
| 1958 | 0.1396 °C | -118.1% |
| 1959 | -0.1768 °C | -226.7% |
| 1960 | 1.3 °C | -837.9% |
| 1961 | 0.5091 °C | -61.0% |
| 1962 | 1.15 °C | +126.6% |
| 1963 | -1.36 °C | -218.0% |
| 1964 | -0.9448 °C | -30.6% |
| 1965 | 0.493 °C | -152.2% |
| 1966 | 0.7441 °C | +50.9% |
| 1967 | -0.1958 °C | -126.3% |
| 1968 | 0.9019 °C | -560.7% |
| 1969 | 0.4232 °C | -53.1% |
| 1970 | -2.73 °C | -744.1% |
| 1971 | -2.8 °C | +2.9% |
| 1972 | -3.18 °C | +13.5% |
| 1973 | -1.15 °C | -63.9% |
| 1974 | -1.26 °C | +9.4% |
| 1975 | -2.47 °C | +96.4% |
| 1976 | 0.6145 °C | -124.9% |
| 1977 | -0.8357 °C | -236.0% |
| 1978 | 0.4706 °C | -156.3% |
| 1979 | -1.07 °C | -328.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1395 °C | -113.0% |
| 1981 | 1.07 °C | +666.2% |
| 1982 | -3.03 °C | -383.8% |
| 1983 | -0.2987 °C | -90.2% |
| 1984 | -3.25 °C | +987.6% |
| 1985 | -0.9876 °C | -69.6% |
| 1986 | -1.78 °C | +79.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1527 °C | -108.6% |
| 1988 | -0.6665 °C | -536.6% |
| 1989 | -0.6748 °C | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.5041 °C | -174.7% |
| 1991 | -1.98 °C | -493.4% |
| 1992 | -3.08 °C | +55.4% |
| 1993 | 0.7767 °C | -125.2% |
| 1994 | -3.14 °C | -504.6% |
| 1995 | -1.39 °C | -55.9% |
| 1996 | 2.02 °C | -246.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3945 °C | -80.5% |
| 1998 | 1.81 °C | +358.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9373 °C | -48.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0848 °C | -91.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6334 °C | +646.9% |
| 2002 | -1.71 °C | -370.5% |
| 2003 | -0.514 °C | -70.0% |
| 2004 | -2.34 °C | +354.3% |
| 2005 | 1.71 °C | -173.4% |
| 2006 | -2.22 °C | -229.4% |
| 2007 | -0.9251 °C | -58.3% |
| 2008 | -0.8574 °C | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 2.24 °C | -361.0% |
| 2010 | 1.79 °C | -19.8% |
| 2011 | -1.44 °C | -180.1% |
| 2012 | 1.2 °C | -183.3% |
| 2013 | -2.01 °C | -267.6% |
| 2014 | 2.14 °C | -206.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1143 °C | -94.7% |
| 2016 | -1.49 °C | -1407.5% |
| 2017 | 2.41 °C | -261.1% |
| 2018 | 1.74 °C | -27.8% |
| 2019 | 1.34 °C | -22.6% |
| 2020 | 1.74 °C | +29.7% |
| 2021 | 1.65 °C | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 1.73 °C | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 3.16 °C | +82.4% |
| 2024 | 0.8549 °C | -72.9% |
| 2025 | 1.14 °C | +32.9% |
Syria compared with similar countries
- Syria's 1.14 °C is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.4723 °C, 2.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Syria's 1.14 °C is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.01 °C, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Winter temperature anomalies in Syria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | -3081.9% | 0.0651 °C | -1.94 °C |
| 1948 | -1633.8% | -0.1608 °C | -2.79 °C |
| 2016 | -1407.5% | 0.1143 °C | -1.49 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.95 °C | -2.79 °C | 0.6788 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.5077 °C | -4.07 °C | 1.61 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3027 °C | -1.36 °C | 1.3 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.44 °C | -3.18 °C | 0.6145 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.9324 °C | -3.25 °C | 1.07 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.3147 °C | -3.14 °C | 2.02 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.3892 °C | -2.34 °C | 2.24 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5799 °C | -2.01 °C | 2.41 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.71 °C | 0.8549 °C | 3.16 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Syria
More reference data data for Syria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1191 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 7.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3995 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1542 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 16.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 29.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.93 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is winter temperature anomalies in Syria?
- Winter temperature anomalies in Syria was 1.14 °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 winter temperature anomalies recorded in Syria?
- The highest recorded value was 3.16 °C in 2023.
- What is the lowest winter temperature anomalies recorded in Syria?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.07 °C in 1953.
- How does Syria rank for winter temperature anomalies?
- Syria ranks 69th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is winter temperature anomalies rising or falling in Syria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 894.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Syria 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 Winter 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.