Summer temperature anomalies in Algeria
Algeria: Summer temperature anomalies was 1.58 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2026)
1.58 °C
Change on year
up 72.0%
World rank
38th
of 193 countries
All-time high
2.4 °C
in 2024
All-time low
-3.25 °C
in 1943
Years of data
87
1940–2026
Summer temperature anomalies in Algeria, 1940–2026
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
In 2026, summer temperature anomalies in Algeria stood at 1.58 °C.
The figure is up 72.0% on the previous year and up 68.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, summer temperature anomalies in Algeria peaked at 2.4 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -3.25 °C, in 1943.
That places Algeria 38th out of 193 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Summer temperature anomalies in Algeria, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -2.5 °C | — |
| 1941 | -1.18 °C | -52.7% |
| 1942 | -1.5 °C | +26.9% |
| 1943 | -3.25 °C | +116.1% |
| 1944 | -2.41 °C | -25.8% |
| 1945 | -1.54 °C | -36.1% |
| 1946 | -0.8672 °C | -43.7% |
| 1947 | -2.44 °C | +181.5% |
| 1948 | -1.4 °C | -42.8% |
| 1949 | -1.42 °C | +2.0% |
| 1950 | -0.2441 °C | -82.9% |
| 1951 | -1.39 °C | +468.3% |
| 1952 | -0.1194 °C | -91.4% |
| 1953 | -2.62 °C | +2095.1% |
| 1954 | -1.4 °C | -46.5% |
| 1955 | -1.13 °C | -19.5% |
| 1956 | -1.69 °C | +49.3% |
| 1957 | -2.24 °C | +33.0% |
| 1958 | -0.326 °C | -85.5% |
| 1959 | -1.15 °C | +251.5% |
| 1960 | -1.76 °C | +53.2% |
| 1961 | -1.87 °C | +6.3% |
| 1962 | -1.92 °C | +2.9% |
| 1963 | -2.42 °C | +26.4% |
| 1964 | -1.4 °C | -42.4% |
| 1965 | -2.34 °C | +67.8% |
| 1966 | -0.336 °C | -85.7% |
| 1967 | -1.89 °C | +463.2% |
| 1968 | -2.11 °C | +11.4% |
| 1969 | -1.34 °C | -36.3% |
| 1970 | -0.8246 °C | -38.6% |
| 1971 | -1.45 °C | +75.3% |
| 1972 | -1.5 °C | +3.6% |
| 1973 | -0.1631 °C | -89.1% |
| 1974 | -0.2863 °C | +75.5% |
| 1975 | -2.01 °C | +603.9% |
| 1976 | -2.02 °C | +0.4% |
| 1977 | -1.67 °C | -17.5% |
| 1978 | -1.21 °C | -27.5% |
| 1979 | -1.45 °C | +19.3% |
| 1980 | -0.3517 °C | -75.7% |
| 1981 | -0.2497 °C | -29.0% |
| 1982 | -0.248 °C | -0.7% |
| 1983 | -0.9443 °C | +280.8% |
| 1984 | -0.7883 °C | -16.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2396 °C | -130.4% |
| 1986 | -1.46 °C | -709.3% |
| 1987 | -0.0343 °C | -97.7% |
| 1988 | -0.3332 °C | +872.1% |
| 1989 | -1.22 °C | +267.4% |
| 1990 | 0.5216 °C | -142.6% |
| 1991 | -0.9784 °C | -287.6% |
| 1992 | -2.39 °C | +144.4% |
| 1993 | 0.8022 °C | -133.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1635 °C | -79.6% |
| 1995 | -0.6474 °C | -496.0% |
| 1996 | -1.91 °C | +194.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3017 °C | -115.8% |
| 1998 | -0.187 °C | -162.0% |
| 1999 | 1.02 °C | -644.6% |
| 2000 | -0.6776 °C | -166.5% |
| 2001 | 0.6465 °C | -195.4% |
| 2002 | -0.0648 °C | -110.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1947 °C | -400.4% |
| 2004 | -0.4686 °C | -340.7% |
| 2005 | -0.2266 °C | -51.6% |
| 2006 | -0.163 °C | -28.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0824 °C | -150.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0025 °C | -97.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3527 °C | +13972.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2584 °C | -26.7% |
| 2011 | -0.6134 °C | -337.4% |
| 2012 | 1.55 °C | -352.5% |
| 2013 | -0.1661 °C | -110.7% |
| 2014 | -0.3948 °C | +137.7% |
| 2015 | -0.0544 °C | -86.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9399 °C | -1829.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5379 °C | -42.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2434 °C | -54.8% |
| 2019 | 0.82 °C | +237.0% |
| 2020 | 1.03 °C | +25.4% |
| 2021 | 2.13 °C | +107.5% |
| 2022 | 1.87 °C | -12.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2249 °C | -88.0% |
| 2024 | 2.4 °C | +968.5% |
| 2025 | 0.9179 °C | -61.8% |
| 2026 | 1.58 °C | +72.0% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 1.58 °C is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5571 °C, 2.8× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 1.58 °C is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.5222 °C, 3.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Summer temperature anomalies in Algeria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +13972.7% | 0.0025 °C | 0.3527 °C |
| 1953 | -2095.1% | -0.1194 °C | -2.62 °C |
| 2016 | +1829.0% | -0.0544 °C | 0.9399 °C |
| 2024 | +968.5% | 0.2249 °C | 2.4 °C |
| 1988 | -872.1% | -0.0343 °C | -0.3332 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.85 °C | -3.25 °C | -0.8672 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.23 °C | -2.62 °C | -0.1194 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.74 °C | -2.42 °C | -0.336 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.26 °C | -2.02 °C | -0.1631 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.5394 °C | -1.46 °C | 0.2396 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.3304 °C | -2.39 °C | 1.02 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0322 °C | -0.6776 °C | 0.6465 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.312 °C | -0.6134 °C | 1.55 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.45 °C | 0.2249 °C | 2.4 °C | 7 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More climate change data for Algeria
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 76.51 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 14,392 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,289 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,103 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 19.96 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 325.12 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 936.25 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 865.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 70.92 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.27 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is summer temperature anomalies in Algeria?
- Summer temperature anomalies in Algeria was 1.58 °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 Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest summer temperature anomalies recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.25 °C in 1943.
- How does Algeria rank for summer temperature anomalies?
- Algeria ranks 38th out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is summer temperature anomalies rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Algeria 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.