Temperature anomalies by month in Yemen
Yemen: Temperature anomalies by month was -0.1292 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Temperature anomalies by month in Yemen, 1940–2026
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Yemen recorded -0.1292 °C for temperature anomalies by month in 2026.
That represents a change of up 45.3% on the previous year and down 115.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature anomalies by month in Yemen peaked at 2.13 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -2.75 °C, in 1948.
That places Yemen 145th out of 193 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Temperature anomalies by month in Yemen, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.19 °C | — |
| 1941 | -2.18 °C | +84.1% |
| 1942 | -0.7305 °C | -66.5% |
| 1943 | -0.7274 °C | -0.4% |
| 1944 | -0.5299 °C | -27.2% |
| 1945 | -0.9614 °C | +81.4% |
| 1946 | -1.35 °C | +40.4% |
| 1947 | -0.3079 °C | -77.2% |
| 1948 | -2.75 °C | +794.2% |
| 1949 | -1.83 °C | -33.7% |
| 1950 | -2.18 °C | +19.2% |
| 1951 | -1.43 °C | -34.1% |
| 1952 | -1.52 °C | +6.1% |
| 1953 | -1.08 °C | -28.7% |
| 1954 | -0.6457 °C | -40.4% |
| 1955 | -0.4951 °C | -23.3% |
| 1956 | -2.64 °C | +432.3% |
| 1957 | -1.52 °C | -42.2% |
| 1958 | -0.8527 °C | -44.0% |
| 1959 | -1.3 °C | +52.4% |
| 1960 | -1.72 °C | +32.3% |
| 1961 | 0.1114 °C | -106.5% |
| 1962 | -1.47 °C | -1418.4% |
| 1963 | -1.94 °C | +32.0% |
| 1964 | -1.2 °C | -38.3% |
| 1965 | -0.8143 °C | -32.0% |
| 1966 | -0.4267 °C | -47.6% |
| 1967 | -2.36 °C | +454.2% |
| 1968 | -2.04 °C | -13.8% |
| 1969 | 0.3463 °C | -117.0% |
| 1970 | -0.0852 °C | -124.6% |
| 1971 | -2.24 °C | +2523.7% |
| 1972 | -1.56 °C | -30.0% |
| 1973 | -2.32 °C | +48.4% |
| 1974 | -1.48 °C | -36.2% |
| 1975 | -1.1 °C | -25.9% |
| 1976 | -1.29 °C | +17.3% |
| 1977 | -1.39 °C | +7.9% |
| 1978 | -0.8892 °C | -36.0% |
| 1979 | -0.5429 °C | -38.9% |
| 1980 | -0.0715 °C | -86.8% |
| 1981 | 0.5903 °C | -926.0% |
| 1982 | -0.0023 °C | -100.4% |
| 1983 | -1.41 °C | +61588.8% |
| 1984 | -1.86 °C | +32.5% |
| 1985 | 0.776 °C | -141.7% |
| 1986 | -2 °C | -357.4% |
| 1987 | -1.1 °C | -44.7% |
| 1988 | -0.7271 °C | -34.2% |
| 1989 | -1.86 °C | +155.7% |
| 1990 | 0.4277 °C | -123.0% |
| 1991 | 0.9957 °C | +132.8% |
| 1992 | -0.9626 °C | -196.7% |
| 1993 | -0.6822 °C | -29.1% |
| 1994 | -0.369 °C | -45.9% |
| 1995 | -0.5099 °C | +38.2% |
| 1996 | 1.11 °C | -317.8% |
| 1997 | -0.364 °C | -132.8% |
| 1998 | 0.9621 °C | -364.3% |
| 1999 | 0.3071 °C | -68.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0338 °C | -89.0% |
| 2001 | -1.96 °C | -5909.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3106 °C | -115.8% |
| 2003 | -0.2381 °C | -176.6% |
| 2004 | 1.1 °C | -563.7% |
| 2005 | -0.0586 °C | -105.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3965 °C | -776.5% |
| 2007 | -0.9657 °C | -343.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4544 °C | -147.1% |
| 2009 | -0.7601 °C | -267.3% |
| 2010 | -0.299 °C | -60.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0861 °C | -128.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3583 °C | +316.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0941 °C | -73.7% |
| 2014 | -0.0951 °C | -201.1% |
| 2015 | -0.82 °C | +762.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8377 °C | -202.2% |
| 2017 | 1.19 °C | +42.5% |
| 2018 | -1.64 °C | -237.2% |
| 2019 | 1.17 °C | -171.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3123 °C | -73.3% |
| 2021 | -0.3019 °C | -196.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9406 °C | -411.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6211 °C | -34.0% |
| 2024 | 2.13 °C | +242.3% |
| 2025 | -0.2363 °C | -111.1% |
| 2026 | -0.1292 °C | -45.3% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's -0.1292 °C is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2824 °C. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's -0.1292 °C is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.223 °C. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature anomalies by month in Yemen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | -61588.8% | -0.0023 °C | -1.41 °C |
| 2001 | -5909.2% | 0.0338 °C | -1.96 °C |
| 1971 | -2523.7% | -0.0852 °C | -2.24 °C |
| 1962 | -1418.4% | 0.1114 °C | -1.47 °C |
| 1981 | +926.0% | -0.0715 °C | 0.5903 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.26 °C | -2.75 °C | -0.3079 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.37 °C | -2.64 °C | -0.4951 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.15 °C | -2.36 °C | 0.3463 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.29 °C | -2.32 °C | -0.0852 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.7665 °C | -2 °C | 0.776 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0915 °C | -0.9626 °C | 1.11 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1686 °C | -1.96 °C | 1.1 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0886 °C | -1.64 °C | 1.19 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4761 °C | -0.3019 °C | 2.13 °C | 7 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More climate change data for Yemen
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 64.14 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 11,632 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,282 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 7,350 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 16.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 262.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 485.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 474.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 11.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.79 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature anomalies by month in Yemen?
- Temperature anomalies by month in Yemen was -0.1292 °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 temperature anomalies by month recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 2.13 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest temperature anomalies by month recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.75 °C in 1948.
- How does Yemen rank for temperature anomalies by month?
- Yemen ranks 145th out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is temperature anomalies by month rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 115.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen 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 Temperature anomalies by month. 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.