Autumn temperature anomalies in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Autumn temperature anomalies was 1.44 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
1.44 °C
Change on year
up 13.2%
World rank
32nd
of 193 countries
All-time high
2.18 °C
in 2016
All-time low
-3.39 °C
in 1994
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Autumn temperature anomalies in Afghanistan, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 1.44 °C for autumn temperature anomalies in 2025.
That represents a change of up 13.2% on the previous year and up 239.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, autumn temperature anomalies in Afghanistan peaked at 2.18 °C in 2016 and was at its lowest, -3.39 °C, in 1994.
Afghanistan ranks 32nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Autumn temperature anomalies in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.72 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.3509 °C | -79.6% |
| 1942 | -0.2906 °C | -17.2% |
| 1943 | -0.3662 °C | +26.0% |
| 1944 | -1.56 °C | +324.7% |
| 1945 | 0.1933 °C | -112.4% |
| 1946 | -0.4968 °C | -357.0% |
| 1947 | -0.3845 °C | -22.6% |
| 1948 | -0.3354 °C | -12.8% |
| 1949 | -1.26 °C | +274.5% |
| 1950 | -2.26 °C | +80.2% |
| 1951 | -0.0772 °C | -96.6% |
| 1952 | -1.77 °C | +2197.1% |
| 1953 | -1.15 °C | -34.9% |
| 1954 | -1.29 °C | +12.1% |
| 1955 | -0.1973 °C | -84.7% |
| 1956 | -0.4479 °C | +127.1% |
| 1957 | -2.79 °C | +523.8% |
| 1958 | -0.3368 °C | -87.9% |
| 1959 | 1.67 °C | -595.8% |
| 1960 | -1.08 °C | -164.9% |
| 1961 | 0.6213 °C | -157.3% |
| 1962 | -3.24 °C | -622.0% |
| 1963 | -1.03 °C | -68.2% |
| 1964 | -1.91 °C | +85.2% |
| 1965 | -2.18 °C | +14.1% |
| 1966 | -1.66 °C | -24.0% |
| 1967 | -0.3942 °C | -76.2% |
| 1968 | -1.14 °C | +189.4% |
| 1969 | -1.92 °C | +68.1% |
| 1970 | -0.7179 °C | -62.6% |
| 1971 | -2.09 °C | +190.6% |
| 1972 | -1.79 °C | -14.1% |
| 1973 | -1.17 °C | -34.8% |
| 1974 | -1.45 °C | +24.3% |
| 1975 | -0.5833 °C | -59.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0313 °C | -105.4% |
| 1977 | -0.9731 °C | -3209.1% |
| 1978 | -0.1173 °C | -87.9% |
| 1979 | -0.8425 °C | +618.3% |
| 1980 | -1.02 °C | +20.7% |
| 1981 | -0.9825 °C | -3.4% |
| 1982 | -2.29 °C | +133.6% |
| 1983 | 0.406 °C | -117.7% |
| 1984 | -1.53 °C | -475.9% |
| 1985 | -0.7861 °C | -48.5% |
| 1986 | -1.3 °C | +66.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1699 °C | -113.0% |
| 1988 | -0.2831 °C | -266.7% |
| 1989 | -1.04 °C | +267.5% |
| 1990 | 0.5828 °C | -156.0% |
| 1991 | -0.9712 °C | -266.6% |
| 1992 | -2.09 °C | +115.2% |
| 1993 | -0.1194 °C | -94.3% |
| 1994 | -3.39 °C | +2739.1% |
| 1995 | -0.8222 °C | -75.8% |
| 1996 | 1.11 °C | -235.4% |
| 1997 | -0.0963 °C | -108.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2359 °C | -344.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2517 °C | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3192 °C | +26.8% |
| 2001 | -0.452 °C | -241.6% |
| 2002 | -0.6946 °C | +53.7% |
| 2003 | -0.3832 °C | -44.8% |
| 2004 | -0.2182 °C | -43.0% |
| 2005 | 1.27 °C | -683.5% |
| 2006 | -0.2215 °C | -117.4% |
| 2007 | -0.3501 °C | +58.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2964 °C | -184.7% |
| 2009 | 0.4576 °C | +54.4% |
| 2010 | -0.9438 °C | -306.3% |
| 2011 | 0.7252 °C | -176.8% |
| 2012 | -0.6638 °C | -191.5% |
| 2013 | 1.57 °C | -336.9% |
| 2014 | 1.62 °C | +3.1% |
| 2015 | -1.03 °C | -163.7% |
| 2016 | 2.18 °C | -310.9% |
| 2017 | 0.652 °C | -70.1% |
| 2018 | 0.202 °C | -69.0% |
| 2019 | 2.14 °C | +961.3% |
| 2020 | -0.5935 °C | -127.7% |
| 2021 | 2.08 °C | -449.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9994 °C | -51.9% |
| 2023 | 0.4124 °C | -58.7% |
| 2024 | 1.27 °C | +208.0% |
| 2025 | 1.44 °C | +13.2% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 1.44 °C is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.4071 °C, 3.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 1.44 °C is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.7158 °C, 2.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Autumn temperature anomalies in Afghanistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | -3209.1% | 0.0313 °C | -0.9731 °C |
| 1994 | -2739.1% | -0.1194 °C | -3.39 °C |
| 1952 | -2197.1% | -0.0772 °C | -1.77 °C |
| 2019 | +961.3% | 0.202 °C | 2.14 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.6562 °C | -1.72 °C | 0.1933 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.8667 °C | -2.79 °C | 1.67 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.39 °C | -3.24 °C | 0.6213 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.9702 °C | -2.09 °C | 0.0313 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.8658 °C | -2.29 °C | 0.406 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.5306 °C | -3.39 °C | 1.11 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0027 °C | -0.6946 °C | 1.27 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6455 °C | -1.03 °C | 2.18 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9337 °C | -0.5935 °C | 2.08 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More climate change data for Afghanistan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 79.22 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23,854 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,965 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 17,889 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 22.51 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 638.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,345 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,090 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,255 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.11 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is autumn temperature anomalies in Afghanistan?
- Autumn temperature anomalies in Afghanistan was 1.44 °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 autumn temperature anomalies recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.18 °C in 2016.
- What is the lowest autumn temperature anomalies recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.39 °C in 1994.
- How does Afghanistan rank for autumn temperature anomalies?
- Afghanistan ranks 32nd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is autumn temperature anomalies rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 239.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan 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 Autumn 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.