Saudi Arabia vs Yemen: Summer temperature anomalies
Saudi Arabia
0.988 °C
in 2026
Yemen
0.942 °C
in 2026
Saudi Arabia rank
71st
Yemen rank
73rd
Summer temperature anomalies over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Yemen
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.988 °C against 0.942 °C in Yemen, a difference of 0.046 °C.
The two have swapped places 37 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Yemen ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 71st and Yemen ranks 73rd of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -2.35 °C | -2.11 °C | 0.2438 °C | Yemen |
| 1950s | -2.45 °C | -1.99 °C | 0.4667 °C | Yemen |
| 1960s | -1.8 °C | -1.74 °C | 0.0625 °C | Yemen |
| 1970s | -1.74 °C | -1.5 °C | 0.2397 °C | Yemen |
| 1980s | -1.3 °C | -0.7961 °C | 0.502 °C | Yemen |
| 1990s | -0.5394 °C | -0.4726 °C | 0.0668 °C | Yemen |
| 2000s | -0.1294 °C | -0.0069 °C | 0.1225 °C | Yemen |
| 2010s | 0.5166 °C | 0.4813 °C | 0.0352 °C | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 1.08 °C | 0.6186 °C | 0.4569 °C | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher summer temperature anomalies, Saudi Arabia or Yemen?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.988 °C against 0.942 °C in Yemen as of 2026.
- What is the difference in summer temperature anomalies between Saudi Arabia and Yemen?
- 0.046 °C, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Yemen?
- 87 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2026.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Yemen rank globally for summer temperature anomalies?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 71st and Yemen ranks 73rd of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Summer temperature anomalies. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.