Summer temperature anomalies in Iran
Iran: Summer temperature anomalies was 1.08 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Summer temperature anomalies in Iran, 1940–2026
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Iran recorded 1.08 °C for summer temperature anomalies in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 129.6% on the previous year and up 2,786.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, summer temperature anomalies in Iran peaked at 2.18 °C in 2021 and was at its lowest, -3.04 °C, in 1957.
That places Iran 62nd 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 Iran, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.5815 °C | — |
| 1941 | 0.1417 °C | -124.4% |
| 1942 | -0.6393 °C | -551.2% |
| 1943 | -1.4 °C | +118.5% |
| 1944 | -0.4255 °C | -69.5% |
| 1945 | -1.57 °C | +269.4% |
| 1946 | -1.36 °C | -13.6% |
| 1947 | -1.47 °C | +8.2% |
| 1948 | -1.22 °C | -17.2% |
| 1949 | -1.3 °C | +6.5% |
| 1950 | -1.59 °C | +22.8% |
| 1951 | -1.62 °C | +1.8% |
| 1952 | -1.87 °C | +15.7% |
| 1953 | -1.43 °C | -23.4% |
| 1954 | -1.72 °C | +20.0% |
| 1955 | -2.26 °C | +31.3% |
| 1956 | -1.8 °C | -20.3% |
| 1957 | -3.04 °C | +68.7% |
| 1958 | -1.15 °C | -62.2% |
| 1959 | -1.53 °C | +33.6% |
| 1960 | -0.8862 °C | -42.2% |
| 1961 | -1.49 °C | +67.6% |
| 1962 | -2.38 °C | +59.9% |
| 1963 | -1.15 °C | -51.6% |
| 1964 | -1.07 °C | -7.0% |
| 1965 | -1.39 °C | +29.7% |
| 1966 | -0.3423 °C | -75.3% |
| 1967 | -2.81 °C | +720.7% |
| 1968 | -2.31 °C | -17.7% |
| 1969 | -1.29 °C | -44.0% |
| 1970 | -0.601 °C | -53.5% |
| 1971 | -1.13 °C | +88.7% |
| 1972 | -1.35 °C | +19.2% |
| 1973 | -0.4137 °C | -69.4% |
| 1974 | -0.7989 °C | +93.1% |
| 1975 | -0.8009 °C | +0.3% |
| 1976 | -1.27 °C | +58.7% |
| 1977 | 0.3096 °C | -124.4% |
| 1978 | -1.55 °C | -600.8% |
| 1979 | -1.27 °C | -18.4% |
| 1980 | -0.36 °C | -71.6% |
| 1981 | -2.38 °C | +562.3% |
| 1982 | -1.26 °C | -47.1% |
| 1983 | -0.6263 °C | -50.4% |
| 1984 | -1.75 °C | +180.1% |
| 1985 | -0.6136 °C | -65.0% |
| 1986 | -1.87 °C | +204.0% |
| 1987 | -1.11 °C | -40.4% |
| 1988 | -0.5913 °C | -46.8% |
| 1989 | -0.0531 °C | -91.0% |
| 1990 | -0.0272 °C | -48.8% |
| 1991 | -0.9821 °C | +3510.1% |
| 1992 | -1.39 °C | +41.5% |
| 1993 | -1.12 °C | -19.1% |
| 1994 | -0.6384 °C | -43.2% |
| 1995 | -1.4 °C | +118.7% |
| 1996 | -0.9749 °C | -30.2% |
| 1997 | -0.7534 °C | -22.7% |
| 1998 | -0.324 °C | -57.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4705 °C | -245.2% |
| 2000 | -0.7207 °C | -253.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0216 °C | -103.0% |
| 2002 | -0.2993 °C | -1484.6% |
| 2003 | -0.3695 °C | +23.4% |
| 2004 | -0.0593 °C | -83.9% |
| 2005 | -0.3286 °C | +453.8% |
| 2006 | 0.4537 °C | -238.1% |
| 2007 | 0.269 °C | -40.7% |
| 2008 | 0.9612 °C | +257.3% |
| 2009 | -1.45 °C | -250.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8634 °C | -159.7% |
| 2011 | 1.29 °C | +49.0% |
| 2012 | -0.5625 °C | -143.7% |
| 2013 | 0.302 °C | -153.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6436 °C | +113.1% |
| 2015 | 1.51 °C | +134.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0376 °C | -97.5% |
| 2017 | 1.28 °C | +3307.8% |
| 2018 | 1.04 °C | -18.8% |
| 2019 | 1.04 °C | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.19 °C | +13.7% |
| 2021 | 2.18 °C | +83.3% |
| 2022 | 1.47 °C | -32.5% |
| 2023 | 1.34 °C | -8.6% |
| 2024 | 1.07 °C | -20.1% |
| 2025 | 0.472 °C | -56.0% |
| 2026 | 1.08 °C | +129.6% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 1.08 °C is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5571 °C, 1.9× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Iran's 1.08 °C is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.5222 °C, 2.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Summer temperature anomalies in Iran 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -3510.1% | -0.0272 °C | -0.9821 °C |
| 2017 | +3307.8% | 0.0376 °C | 1.28 °C |
| 2002 | -1484.6% | 0.0216 °C | -0.2993 °C |
| 1967 | -720.7% | -0.3423 °C | -2.81 °C |
| 1978 | -600.8% | 0.3096 °C | -1.55 °C |
| 1981 | -562.3% | -0.36 °C | -2.38 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.9814 °C | -1.57 °C | 0.1417 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.8 °C | -3.04 °C | -1.15 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.51 °C | -2.81 °C | -0.3423 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.8879 °C | -1.55 °C | 0.3096 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.06 °C | -2.38 °C | -0.0531 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.7141 °C | -1.4 °C | 0.4705 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1519 °C | -1.45 °C | 0.9612 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7445 °C | -0.5625 °C | 1.51 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.26 °C | 0.472 °C | 2.18 °C | 7 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More climate change data for Iran
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.0713 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2419 °C (2026)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.8% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.9283 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.7738 units per person (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate -620.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.27 °C (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is summer temperature anomalies in Iran?
- Summer temperature anomalies in Iran was 1.08 °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 Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 2.18 °C in 2021.
- What is the lowest summer temperature anomalies recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.04 °C in 1957.
- How does Iran rank for summer temperature anomalies?
- Iran ranks 62nd out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is summer temperature anomalies rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,786.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iran 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.