Summer temperature anomalies in Somalia
Somalia: Summer temperature anomalies was 0.484 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2026)
0.484 °C
Change on year
down 31.5%
World rank
125th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.15 °C
in 2020
All-time low
-1.56 °C
in 1950
Years of data
87
1940–2026
Summer temperature anomalies in Somalia, 1940–2026
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 0.484 °C for summer temperature anomalies in 2026.
The figure is down 31.5% on the previous year and up 139.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, summer temperature anomalies in Somalia peaked at 1.15 °C in 2020 and was at its lowest, -1.56 °C, in 1950.
Somalia ranks 125th 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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.1385 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.2359 °C | +70.4% |
| 1942 | -0.305 °C | +29.3% |
| 1943 | -0.8115 °C | +166.1% |
| 1944 | -0.3044 °C | -62.5% |
| 1945 | -0.9172 °C | +201.3% |
| 1946 | 0.1292 °C | -114.1% |
| 1947 | -0.8072 °C | -724.8% |
| 1948 | -0.2986 °C | -63.0% |
| 1949 | -0.9586 °C | +221.0% |
| 1950 | -1.56 °C | +63.3% |
| 1951 | -1.23 °C | -21.5% |
| 1952 | -1.31 °C | +6.5% |
| 1953 | -1.55 °C | +18.7% |
| 1954 | -0.6526 °C | -58.0% |
| 1955 | -0.8405 °C | +28.8% |
| 1956 | -0.4413 °C | -47.5% |
| 1957 | -0.5749 °C | +30.3% |
| 1958 | -0.1785 °C | -69.0% |
| 1959 | -0.2277 °C | +27.6% |
| 1960 | -0.4471 °C | +96.3% |
| 1961 | -0.1173 °C | -73.8% |
| 1962 | -0.4843 °C | +313.0% |
| 1963 | -0.6918 °C | +42.8% |
| 1964 | -0.6471 °C | -6.5% |
| 1965 | -0.9613 °C | +48.5% |
| 1966 | -0.5743 °C | -40.3% |
| 1967 | -0.83 °C | +44.5% |
| 1968 | -0.8406 °C | +1.3% |
| 1969 | -0.405 °C | -51.8% |
| 1970 | -0.0644 °C | -84.1% |
| 1971 | -0.9092 °C | +1311.2% |
| 1972 | -0.3939 °C | -56.7% |
| 1973 | -0.299 °C | -24.1% |
| 1974 | -0.6016 °C | +101.2% |
| 1975 | -0.4683 °C | -22.2% |
| 1976 | -0.6208 °C | +32.6% |
| 1977 | -0.55 °C | -11.4% |
| 1978 | -0.0601 °C | -89.1% |
| 1979 | -1.29 °C | +2047.9% |
| 1980 | -0.0201 °C | -98.4% |
| 1981 | -0.4164 °C | +1976.8% |
| 1982 | -0.2374 °C | -43.0% |
| 1983 | -0.1496 °C | -37.0% |
| 1984 | -0.7518 °C | +402.6% |
| 1985 | -0.8454 °C | +12.4% |
| 1986 | -0.9111 °C | +7.8% |
| 1987 | -0.6061 °C | -33.5% |
| 1988 | -0.1567 °C | -74.1% |
| 1989 | -0.502 °C | +220.3% |
| 1990 | -0.0729 °C | -85.5% |
| 1991 | -0.4506 °C | +518.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1442 °C | -132.0% |
| 1993 | -0.1444 °C | -200.1% |
| 1994 | -0.4621 °C | +220.1% |
| 1995 | -0.359 °C | -22.3% |
| 1996 | -0.7829 °C | +118.1% |
| 1997 | -0.1095 °C | -86.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4521 °C | -513.0% |
| 1999 | -0.6294 °C | -239.2% |
| 2000 | -0.6541 °C | +3.9% |
| 2001 | -0.1284 °C | -80.4% |
| 2002 | -0.4176 °C | +225.3% |
| 2003 | -0.038 °C | -90.9% |
| 2004 | -0.3642 °C | +859.3% |
| 2005 | -0.0089 °C | -97.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1495 °C | -1781.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0346 °C | -76.8% |
| 2008 | -0.7183 °C | -2173.1% |
| 2009 | 0.502 °C | -169.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5258 °C | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5072 °C | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1387 °C | -72.7% |
| 2013 | -0.3196 °C | -330.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2389 °C | -174.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7993 °C | +234.5% |
| 2016 | 0.202 °C | -74.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5628 °C | +178.5% |
| 2018 | -0.1723 °C | -130.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3487 °C | -302.3% |
| 2020 | 1.15 °C | +230.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1061 °C | -90.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3971 °C | +274.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8069 °C | +103.2% |
| 2024 | 1.13 °C | +40.1% |
| 2025 | 0.7064 °C | -37.5% |
| 2026 | 0.484 °C | -31.5% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.484 °C is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.7491 °C, 65% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.484 °C is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6026 °C, 80% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Summer temperature anomalies in Somalia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -2173.1% | 0.0346 °C | -0.7183 °C |
| 1979 | -2047.9% | -0.0601 °C | -1.29 °C |
| 1981 | -1976.8% | -0.0201 °C | -0.4164 °C |
| 2006 | +1781.7% | -0.0089 °C | 0.1495 °C |
| 1971 | -1311.2% | -0.0644 °C | -0.9092 °C |
| 2004 | -859.3% | -0.038 °C | -0.3642 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.4648 °C | -0.9586 °C | 0.1292 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.8572 °C | -1.56 °C | -0.1785 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.5999 °C | -0.9613 °C | -0.1173 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.5259 °C | -1.29 °C | -0.0601 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.4597 °C | -0.9111 °C | -0.0201 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2415 °C | -0.7829 °C | 0.4521 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1643 °C | -0.7183 °C | 0.502 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2832 °C | -0.3196 °C | 0.7993 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6834 °C | 0.1061 °C | 1.15 °C | 7 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More climate change data for Somalia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 76.68 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 40,869 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,404 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 29,465 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 43.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,052 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 530.13 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 497.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 32.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.88 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is summer temperature anomalies in Somalia?
- Summer temperature anomalies in Somalia was 0.484 °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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 °C in 2020.
- What is the lowest summer temperature anomalies recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.56 °C in 1950.
- How does Somalia rank for summer temperature anomalies?
- Somalia ranks 125th out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is summer temperature anomalies rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 139.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia 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.