Summer temperature anomalies in Tunisia
Tunisia: Summer temperature anomalies was 1.44 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2026)
1.44 °C
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
45th
of 193 countries
All-time high
3.35 °C
in 2022
All-time low
-3.7 °C
in 1967
Years of data
87
1940–2026
Summer temperature anomalies in Tunisia, 1940–2026
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 1.44 °C for summer temperature anomalies in 2026.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 201.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, summer temperature anomalies in Tunisia peaked at 3.35 °C in 2022 and was at its lowest, -3.7 °C, in 1967.
That places Tunisia 45th out of 193 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Summer temperature anomalies in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -2.23 °C | — |
| 1941 | -1.5 °C | -32.6% |
| 1942 | -1.36 °C | -9.7% |
| 1943 | -2.74 °C | +101.8% |
| 1944 | -2.42 °C | -11.5% |
| 1945 | -0.2662 °C | -89.0% |
| 1946 | -1.34 °C | +404.0% |
| 1947 | -0.6344 °C | -52.7% |
| 1948 | -2.16 °C | +239.9% |
| 1949 | -0.9121 °C | -57.7% |
| 1950 | -0.4979 °C | -45.4% |
| 1951 | -1.06 °C | +113.3% |
| 1952 | 1.76 °C | -265.6% |
| 1953 | -1.68 °C | -195.5% |
| 1954 | -0.4778 °C | -71.5% |
| 1955 | -1.74 °C | +264.1% |
| 1956 | -2.81 °C | +61.3% |
| 1957 | -1.5 °C | -46.7% |
| 1958 | -0.9629 °C | -35.7% |
| 1959 | -1.85 °C | +92.2% |
| 1960 | -1.93 °C | +4.0% |
| 1961 | -2.28 °C | +18.5% |
| 1962 | -3.31 °C | +45.0% |
| 1963 | -2.24 °C | -32.2% |
| 1964 | -1.02 °C | -54.5% |
| 1965 | -2.28 °C | +123.5% |
| 1966 | -0.3814 °C | -83.3% |
| 1967 | -3.7 °C | +870.7% |
| 1968 | -2.74 °C | -26.1% |
| 1969 | -2.65 °C | -3.1% |
| 1970 | -1.23 °C | -53.4% |
| 1971 | -1.23 °C | +0.1% |
| 1972 | -1.26 °C | +2.5% |
| 1973 | -0.9048 °C | -28.5% |
| 1974 | -1.08 °C | +19.3% |
| 1975 | -2.49 °C | +131.0% |
| 1976 | -2.96 °C | +18.8% |
| 1977 | -2.22 °C | -25.1% |
| 1978 | -1.53 °C | -31.2% |
| 1979 | -0.914 °C | -40.1% |
| 1980 | -1.57 °C | +72.1% |
| 1981 | -0.8651 °C | -45.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8747 °C | -201.1% |
| 1983 | -1.57 °C | -279.3% |
| 1984 | -1.84 °C | +17.3% |
| 1985 | -0.0398 °C | -97.8% |
| 1986 | -1.71 °C | +4212.1% |
| 1987 | -0.512 °C | -70.1% |
| 1988 | -0.9053 °C | +76.8% |
| 1989 | -2.01 °C | +121.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1743 °C | -108.7% |
| 1991 | -2.13 °C | -1324.2% |
| 1992 | -2.13 °C | -0.1% |
| 1993 | -0.1037 °C | -95.1% |
| 1994 | -0.4262 °C | +311.1% |
| 1995 | -0.6212 °C | +45.7% |
| 1996 | -2.43 °C | +291.4% |
| 1997 | 2.2 °C | -190.5% |
| 1998 | 0.6112 °C | -72.2% |
| 1999 | 1.95 °C | +218.6% |
| 2000 | -0.9677 °C | -149.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0782 °C | -108.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3506 °C | +348.3% |
| 2003 | 0.8817 °C | +151.5% |
| 2004 | -0.8218 °C | -193.2% |
| 2005 | -0.1206 °C | -85.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3016 °C | -350.2% |
| 2007 | 1.27 °C | +322.0% |
| 2008 | -0.9021 °C | -170.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4776 °C | -152.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0333 °C | -93.0% |
| 2011 | -1.13 °C | -3493.3% |
| 2012 | 2.01 °C | -277.8% |
| 2013 | -1.41 °C | -170.1% |
| 2014 | -0.0179 °C | -98.7% |
| 2015 | -0.3943 °C | +2099.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4767 °C | -220.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8529 °C | +78.9% |
| 2018 | -0.4181 °C | -149.0% |
| 2019 | 2.15 °C | -613.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3846 °C | -82.1% |
| 2021 | 2.63 °C | +582.7% |
| 2022 | 3.35 °C | +27.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0372 °C | -98.9% |
| 2024 | 1.82 °C | +4779.7% |
| 2025 | 1.4 °C | -22.9% |
| 2026 | 1.44 °C | +2.7% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 1.44 °C is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5032 °C, 2.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 1.44 °C is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.5222 °C, 2.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Summer temperature anomalies in Tunisia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +4779.7% | 0.0372 °C | 1.82 °C |
| 1986 | -4212.1% | -0.0398 °C | -1.71 °C |
| 2011 | -3493.3% | 0.0333 °C | -1.13 °C |
| 2015 | -2099.6% | -0.0179 °C | -0.3943 °C |
| 1991 | -1324.2% | 0.1743 °C | -2.13 °C |
| 1967 | -870.7% | -0.3814 °C | -3.7 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.56 °C | -2.74 °C | -0.2662 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.08 °C | -2.81 °C | 1.76 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -2.25 °C | -3.7 °C | -0.3814 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.58 °C | -2.96 °C | -0.9048 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.01 °C | -2.01 °C | 0.8747 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2914 °C | -2.43 °C | 2.2 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0551 °C | -0.9677 °C | 1.27 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2153 °C | -1.41 °C | 2.15 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.58 °C | 0.0372 °C | 3.35 °C | 7 |
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More climate change data for Tunisia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 241.72 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,824 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,319 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,505 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 8.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 125.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,551 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,529 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 21.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 5.77 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is summer temperature anomalies in Tunisia?
- Summer temperature anomalies in Tunisia was 1.44 °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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.35 °C in 2022.
- What is the lowest summer temperature anomalies recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.7 °C in 1967.
- How does Tunisia rank for summer temperature anomalies?
- Tunisia ranks 45th out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is summer temperature anomalies rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 201.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tunisia 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.