Summer temperature anomalies in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Summer temperature anomalies was 0.988 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2026)
0.988 °C
Change on year
up 90.4%
World rank
71st
of 193 countries
All-time high
2.54 °C
in 2024
All-time low
-3.42 °C
in 1967
Years of data
87
1940–2026
Summer temperature anomalies in Saudi Arabia, 1940–2026
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.988 °C for summer temperature anomalies in 2026.
That represents a change of up 90.4% on the previous year and up 65.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, summer temperature anomalies in Saudi Arabia peaked at 2.54 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -3.42 °C, in 1967.
Saudi Arabia ranks 71st of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -2.38 °C | — |
| 1941 | -2.59 °C | +8.5% |
| 1942 | -2.3 °C | -11.1% |
| 1943 | -3.12 °C | +35.8% |
| 1944 | -1.26 °C | -59.7% |
| 1945 | -1.99 °C | +58.1% |
| 1946 | -3.07 °C | +54.6% |
| 1947 | -1.64 °C | -46.5% |
| 1948 | -2.74 °C | +66.9% |
| 1949 | -2.4 °C | -12.5% |
| 1950 | -3.02 °C | +26.0% |
| 1951 | -2.51 °C | -17.0% |
| 1952 | -2.89 °C | +15.4% |
| 1953 | -2.38 °C | -17.7% |
| 1954 | -2.2 °C | -7.5% |
| 1955 | -1.76 °C | -20.2% |
| 1956 | -2.85 °C | +62.0% |
| 1957 | -2.25 °C | -21.1% |
| 1958 | -2.26 °C | +0.5% |
| 1959 | -2.4 °C | +6.3% |
| 1960 | -1.54 °C | -35.8% |
| 1961 | -1.9 °C | +23.1% |
| 1962 | -2.02 °C | +6.6% |
| 1963 | -1.71 °C | -15.2% |
| 1964 | -1.67 °C | -2.6% |
| 1965 | -1.66 °C | -0.6% |
| 1966 | -1.2 °C | -27.9% |
| 1967 | -3.42 °C | +185.3% |
| 1968 | -1.91 °C | -44.0% |
| 1969 | -0.9879 °C | -48.3% |
| 1970 | -1.87 °C | +89.7% |
| 1971 | -3.19 °C | +70.3% |
| 1972 | -1.23 °C | -61.6% |
| 1973 | -2.46 °C | +100.8% |
| 1974 | -1.24 °C | -49.7% |
| 1975 | -1.79 °C | +44.9% |
| 1976 | -1.67 °C | -7.2% |
| 1977 | -1.51 °C | -9.6% |
| 1978 | -1.97 °C | +30.5% |
| 1979 | -0.4272 °C | -78.3% |
| 1980 | -0.9426 °C | +120.6% |
| 1981 | -1.36 °C | +43.8% |
| 1982 | -1.31 °C | -3.6% |
| 1983 | -0.8507 °C | -34.9% |
| 1984 | -2.14 °C | +152.0% |
| 1985 | -1.63 °C | -23.8% |
| 1986 | -1.49 °C | -8.8% |
| 1987 | -0.9796 °C | -34.3% |
| 1988 | -0.9469 °C | -3.3% |
| 1989 | -1.33 °C | +40.5% |
| 1990 | -0.9094 °C | -31.7% |
| 1991 | -0.6803 °C | -25.2% |
| 1992 | -1.46 °C | +114.2% |
| 1993 | -1.15 °C | -21.2% |
| 1994 | -1.02 °C | -11.4% |
| 1995 | -0.4245 °C | -58.3% |
| 1996 | -0.6521 °C | +53.6% |
| 1997 | -0.0426 °C | -93.5% |
| 1998 | 0.8559 °C | -2109.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0824 °C | -90.4% |
| 2000 | -0.5306 °C | -744.1% |
| 2001 | -0.8588 °C | +61.8% |
| 2002 | -0.4279 °C | -50.2% |
| 2003 | -0.0037 °C | -99.1% |
| 2004 | -0.5831 °C | +15578.1% |
| 2005 | -0.1894 °C | -67.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7627 °C | -502.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2306 °C | -69.8% |
| 2008 | -0.3475 °C | -250.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6534 °C | -288.0% |
| 2010 | 0.994 °C | +52.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4094 °C | -58.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5917 °C | +44.5% |
| 2013 | -0.7737 °C | -230.8% |
| 2014 | -0.2208 °C | -71.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0633 °C | -128.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5956 °C | +840.7% |
| 2017 | 1.04 °C | +74.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9981 °C | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 1.47 °C | +47.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6135 °C | -58.3% |
| 2021 | 1.05 °C | +70.9% |
| 2022 | 1.34 °C | +27.6% |
| 2023 | 0.479 °C | -64.2% |
| 2024 | 2.54 °C | +430.9% |
| 2025 | 0.519 °C | -79.6% |
| 2026 | 0.988 °C | +90.4% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.988 °C is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.13 °C, 88% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.988 °C is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.5222 °C, 1.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Summer temperature anomalies in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -15578.1% | -0.0037 °C | -0.5831 °C |
| 1998 | +2109.5% | -0.0426 °C | 0.8559 °C |
| 2016 | +840.7% | 0.0633 °C | 0.5956 °C |
| 2000 | -744.1% | 0.0824 °C | -0.5306 °C |
| 2006 | +502.8% | -0.1894 °C | 0.7627 °C |
| 2024 | +430.9% | 0.479 °C | 2.54 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -2.35 °C | -3.12 °C | -1.26 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -2.45 °C | -3.02 °C | -1.76 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.8 °C | -3.42 °C | -0.9879 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.74 °C | -3.19 °C | -0.4272 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.3 °C | -2.14 °C | -0.8507 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.5394 °C | -1.46 °C | 0.8559 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1294 °C | -0.8588 °C | 0.7627 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5166 °C | -0.7737 °C | 1.47 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 °C | 0.479 °C | 2.54 °C | 7 |
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More climate change data for Saudi Arabia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 134.54 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,043 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,830 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,213 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 79.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,017 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,002 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.78 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is summer temperature anomalies in Saudi Arabia?
- Summer temperature anomalies in Saudi Arabia was 0.988 °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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.54 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest summer temperature anomalies recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.42 °C in 1967.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for summer temperature anomalies?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 71st out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is summer temperature anomalies rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.