Summer temperature anomalies in Eritrea
Eritrea: Summer temperature anomalies was 1.03 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2026)
1.03 °C
Change on year
down 20.7%
World rank
68th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.99 °C
in 2024
All-time low
-4.99 °C
in 1943
Years of data
87
1940–2026
Summer temperature anomalies in Eritrea, 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 Eritrea stood at 1.03 °C.
The figure is down 20.7% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, summer temperature anomalies in Eritrea peaked at 1.99 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -4.99 °C, in 1943.
That places Eritrea 68th out of 193 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Summer temperature anomalies in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.46 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.6741 °C | -53.7% |
| 1942 | -0.8896 °C | +32.0% |
| 1943 | -4.99 °C | +460.9% |
| 1944 | -2.31 °C | -53.7% |
| 1945 | -2.55 °C | +10.2% |
| 1946 | -2.37 °C | -7.0% |
| 1947 | -3.39 °C | +43.0% |
| 1948 | -4.09 °C | +20.7% |
| 1949 | -3.99 °C | -2.6% |
| 1950 | -4.83 °C | +21.1% |
| 1951 | -2.9 °C | -39.9% |
| 1952 | -4.04 °C | +39.0% |
| 1953 | -3.68 °C | -8.8% |
| 1954 | -2.67 °C | -27.5% |
| 1955 | -2.45 °C | -8.3% |
| 1956 | -1.99 °C | -18.7% |
| 1957 | -1.43 °C | -28.4% |
| 1958 | -1.45 °C | +1.7% |
| 1959 | -0.5974 °C | -58.9% |
| 1960 | -0.7055 °C | +18.1% |
| 1961 | -1.04 °C | +47.1% |
| 1962 | -0.9902 °C | -4.6% |
| 1963 | -0.4317 °C | -56.4% |
| 1964 | -0.2747 °C | -36.4% |
| 1965 | 0.1101 °C | -140.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1776 °C | +61.2% |
| 1967 | -1.08 °C | -710.9% |
| 1968 | -1.14 °C | +4.6% |
| 1969 | -0.3136 °C | -72.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0994 °C | -131.7% |
| 1971 | -1.71 °C | -1817.4% |
| 1972 | -1.73 °C | +1.5% |
| 1973 | -0.6904 °C | -60.2% |
| 1974 | -1.75 °C | +153.3% |
| 1975 | -2.27 °C | +30.0% |
| 1976 | -1.43 °C | -36.9% |
| 1977 | -1.29 °C | -10.3% |
| 1978 | -0.8706 °C | -32.3% |
| 1979 | -0.7098 °C | -18.5% |
| 1980 | -0.7511 °C | +5.8% |
| 1981 | -0.0382 °C | -94.9% |
| 1982 | -0.7598 °C | +1889.8% |
| 1983 | -0.7499 °C | -1.3% |
| 1984 | -0.2568 °C | -65.8% |
| 1985 | -2.02 °C | +686.8% |
| 1986 | -1.47 °C | -27.1% |
| 1987 | -0.8131 °C | -44.8% |
| 1988 | -0.6934 °C | -14.7% |
| 1989 | -0.918 °C | +32.4% |
| 1990 | 0.2824 °C | -130.8% |
| 1991 | 0.3312 °C | +17.3% |
| 1992 | -0.2528 °C | -176.3% |
| 1993 | -0.6269 °C | +148.0% |
| 1994 | -0.2997 °C | -52.2% |
| 1995 | 0.5759 °C | -292.1% |
| 1996 | -1.64 °C | -385.2% |
| 1997 | -0.274 °C | -83.3% |
| 1998 | 0.8611 °C | -414.3% |
| 1999 | -0.0327 °C | -103.8% |
| 2000 | -0.2668 °C | +715.3% |
| 2001 | -0.5711 °C | +114.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2888 °C | -150.6% |
| 2003 | -0.2946 °C | -202.0% |
| 2004 | -0.5288 °C | +79.5% |
| 2005 | -0.3184 °C | -39.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0056 °C | -101.8% |
| 2007 | -0.5504 °C | -9895.5% |
| 2008 | -0.4587 °C | -16.7% |
| 2009 | 1.03 °C | -323.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6156 °C | -40.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0915 °C | -85.1% |
| 2012 | -0.0431 °C | -147.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2298 °C | -633.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2279 °C | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3999 °C | +75.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8579 °C | +114.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8082 °C | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1076 °C | -86.7% |
| 2019 | -0.852 °C | -891.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5849 °C | -168.6% |
| 2021 | 0.974 °C | +66.5% |
| 2022 | 0.7148 °C | -26.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7997 °C | +11.9% |
| 2024 | 1.99 °C | +148.7% |
| 2025 | 1.29 °C | -35.0% |
| 2026 | 1.03 °C | -20.7% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 1.03 °C is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.7491 °C, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 1.03 °C is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6026 °C, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Summer temperature anomalies in Eritrea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -9895.5% | 0.0056 °C | -0.5504 °C |
| 1982 | -1889.8% | -0.0382 °C | -0.7598 °C |
| 1971 | -1817.4% | 0.0994 °C | -1.71 °C |
| 2019 | -891.6% | 0.1076 °C | -0.852 °C |
| 1967 | -710.9% | 0.1776 °C | -1.08 °C |
| 2000 | -715.3% | -0.0327 °C | -0.2668 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -2.67 °C | -4.99 °C | -0.6741 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -2.6 °C | -4.83 °C | -0.5974 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.5685 °C | -1.14 °C | 0.1776 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.24 °C | -2.27 °C | 0.0994 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.8474 °C | -2.02 °C | -0.0382 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1078 °C | -1.64 °C | 0.8611 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1668 °C | -0.5711 °C | 1.03 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2443 °C | -0.852 °C | 0.8579 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.05 °C | 0.5849 °C | 1.99 °C | 7 |
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More climate change data for Eritrea
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.10 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,163 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,872 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,292 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 153.28 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 87.04 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 82.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.312 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is summer temperature anomalies in Eritrea?
- Summer temperature anomalies in Eritrea was 1.03 °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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.99 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest summer temperature anomalies recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.99 °C in 1943.
- How does Eritrea rank for summer temperature anomalies?
- Eritrea ranks 68th out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is summer temperature anomalies rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eritrea 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.