Summer temperature anomalies in Libya
Libya: Summer temperature anomalies was 0.4458 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2026)
0.4458 °C
Change on year
up 216.5%
World rank
132nd
of 193 countries
All-time high
2.89 °C
in 2024
All-time low
-5.31 °C
in 1943
Years of data
87
1940–2026
Summer temperature anomalies in Libya, 1940–2026
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Libya recorded 0.4458 °C for summer temperature anomalies in 2026.
The figure is up 216.5% on the previous year and down 72.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, summer temperature anomalies in Libya peaked at 2.89 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -5.31 °C, in 1943.
That places Libya 132nd 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 Libya, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.5912 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.7712 °C | +30.5% |
| 1942 | -1.39 °C | +80.4% |
| 1943 | -5.31 °C | +281.3% |
| 1944 | -1.41 °C | -73.4% |
| 1945 | -1.99 °C | +41.1% |
| 1946 | -1.42 °C | -28.7% |
| 1947 | -1.74 °C | +22.5% |
| 1948 | -1.28 °C | -26.5% |
| 1949 | -1.57 °C | +22.3% |
| 1950 | -2.52 °C | +60.9% |
| 1951 | -1.01 °C | -59.8% |
| 1952 | -1.82 °C | +79.9% |
| 1953 | 0.2361 °C | -113.0% |
| 1954 | -0.836 °C | -454.1% |
| 1955 | -0.4291 °C | -48.7% |
| 1956 | -0.7191 °C | +67.6% |
| 1957 | -0.7098 °C | -1.3% |
| 1958 | 0.135 °C | -119.0% |
| 1959 | -1.04 °C | -869.5% |
| 1960 | -0.3709 °C | -64.3% |
| 1961 | 0.2009 °C | -154.2% |
| 1962 | -1.87 °C | -1031.0% |
| 1963 | -0.4333 °C | -76.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0981 °C | -122.6% |
| 1965 | -1.05 °C | -1174.2% |
| 1966 | -0.219 °C | -79.2% |
| 1967 | -0.7599 °C | +246.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0798 °C | -110.5% |
| 1969 | 1.02 °C | +1180.4% |
| 1970 | -1.04 °C | -201.8% |
| 1971 | -1 °C | -3.7% |
| 1972 | 0.4865 °C | -148.6% |
| 1973 | -0.3531 °C | -172.6% |
| 1974 | -0.4198 °C | +18.9% |
| 1975 | -1.33 °C | +216.3% |
| 1976 | -0.9054 °C | -31.8% |
| 1977 | -0.1651 °C | -81.8% |
| 1978 | -0.6111 °C | +270.1% |
| 1979 | -0.5477 °C | -10.4% |
| 1980 | -0.2402 °C | -56.2% |
| 1981 | 0.3793 °C | -258.0% |
| 1982 | -1.07 °C | -382.6% |
| 1983 | -1.37 °C | +27.6% |
| 1984 | -2.17 °C | +58.8% |
| 1985 | 0.229 °C | -110.5% |
| 1986 | -0.2951 °C | -228.9% |
| 1987 | -0.7482 °C | +153.5% |
| 1988 | 1.77 °C | -336.7% |
| 1989 | 0.6479 °C | -63.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0891 °C | -86.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0008 °C | -99.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5845 °C | +77672.2% |
| 1993 | 0.064 °C | -89.1% |
| 1994 | -1.63 °C | -2651.6% |
| 1995 | 1.84 °C | -212.5% |
| 1996 | -1.41 °C | -176.9% |
| 1997 | 1.79 °C | -227.0% |
| 1998 | -0.8763 °C | -148.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0239 °C | -102.7% |
| 2000 | -2.11 °C | -8920.7% |
| 2001 | -1.32 °C | -37.2% |
| 2002 | -1.73 °C | +30.7% |
| 2003 | -0.1518 °C | -91.2% |
| 2004 | -0.5359 °C | +253.1% |
| 2005 | -0.8574 °C | +60.0% |
| 2006 | -0.8097 °C | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6298 °C | -177.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8968 °C | +42.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3462 °C | -61.4% |
| 2010 | 1.51 °C | +334.9% |
| 2011 | -0.545 °C | -136.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2861 °C | -152.5% |
| 2013 | -0.7062 °C | -346.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1815 °C | -125.7% |
| 2015 | -0.6517 °C | -459.1% |
| 2016 | 1.6 °C | -345.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4029 °C | -74.8% |
| 2018 | 1.56 °C | +286.2% |
| 2019 | 1.21 °C | -22.0% |
| 2020 | 0.42 °C | -65.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4931 °C | +17.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5709 °C | +15.8% |
| 2023 | 0.271 °C | -52.5% |
| 2024 | 2.89 °C | +967.6% |
| 2025 | -0.3825 °C | -113.2% |
| 2026 | 0.4458 °C | -216.5% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.4458 °C is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5571 °C, 80% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.4458 °C is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.5222 °C, 85% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Summer temperature anomalies in Libya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +77672.2% | 0.0008 °C | 0.5845 °C |
| 2000 | -8920.7% | 0.0239 °C | -2.11 °C |
| 1994 | -2651.6% | 0.064 °C | -1.63 °C |
| 1969 | +1180.4% | 0.0798 °C | 1.02 °C |
| 1965 | -1174.2% | 0.0981 °C | -1.05 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.75 °C | -5.31 °C | -0.5912 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.8715 °C | -2.52 °C | 0.2361 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.3307 °C | -1.87 °C | 1.02 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.5884 °C | -1.33 °C | 0.4865 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.2869 °C | -2.17 °C | 1.77 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0471 °C | -1.63 °C | 1.84 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.5647 °C | -2.11 °C | 0.8968 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4845 °C | -0.7062 °C | 1.6 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6731 °C | -0.3825 °C | 2.89 °C | 7 |
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More climate change data for Libya
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 76.27 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,350 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,621 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,729 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.12 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 97.48 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 455.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 452.01 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.71 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is summer temperature anomalies in Libya?
- Summer temperature anomalies in Libya was 0.4458 °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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 2.89 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest summer temperature anomalies recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.31 °C in 1943.
- How does Libya rank for summer temperature anomalies?
- Libya ranks 132nd out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is summer temperature anomalies rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya 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.