Summer temperature anomalies in Turkey
Turkey: Summer temperature anomalies was 0.4067 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2026)
0.4067 °C
Change on year
down 60.6%
World rank
136th
of 193 countries
All-time high
3.58 °C
in 2024
All-time low
-2.69 °C
in 1945
Years of data
87
1940–2026
Summer temperature anomalies in Turkey, 1940–2026
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
In 2026, summer temperature anomalies in Turkey stood at 0.4067 °C.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 60.6% on the previous year and down 61.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, summer temperature anomalies in Turkey peaked at 3.58 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -2.69 °C, in 1945.
Turkey ranks 136th 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 Turkey, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.7 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.853 °C | -49.7% |
| 1942 | 0.0053 °C | -100.6% |
| 1943 | -1.62 °C | -30658.9% |
| 1944 | -1.16 °C | -28.5% |
| 1945 | -2.69 °C | +132.3% |
| 1946 | -1.63 °C | -39.3% |
| 1947 | -0.8165 °C | -50.0% |
| 1948 | -1.95 °C | +138.8% |
| 1949 | -0.9713 °C | -50.2% |
| 1950 | -1.83 °C | +88.3% |
| 1951 | -1.2 °C | -34.4% |
| 1952 | -2.38 °C | +98.3% |
| 1953 | -1.19 °C | -50.1% |
| 1954 | 0.0262 °C | -102.2% |
| 1955 | -0.2388 °C | -1010.3% |
| 1956 | -1.5 °C | +528.0% |
| 1957 | -1.12 °C | -25.2% |
| 1958 | -1.67 °C | +48.7% |
| 1959 | -2.08 °C | +25.0% |
| 1960 | -2.16 °C | +3.5% |
| 1961 | -0.8637 °C | -60.0% |
| 1962 | -0.4265 °C | -50.6% |
| 1963 | -1.28 °C | +199.5% |
| 1964 | -0.8749 °C | -31.5% |
| 1965 | -0.3116 °C | -64.4% |
| 1966 | -0.627 °C | +101.2% |
| 1967 | -2.45 °C | +290.2% |
| 1968 | -1.84 °C | -24.6% |
| 1969 | 0.2833 °C | -115.4% |
| 1970 | -0.4564 °C | -261.1% |
| 1971 | -1.33 °C | +190.5% |
| 1972 | -1.29 °C | -2.8% |
| 1973 | -2.03 °C | +57.2% |
| 1974 | -0.0037 °C | -99.8% |
| 1975 | -0.7115 °C | +19168.5% |
| 1976 | -1.97 °C | +177.5% |
| 1977 | -1.05 °C | -46.6% |
| 1978 | -1.61 °C | +52.5% |
| 1979 | -1.02 °C | -36.8% |
| 1980 | -0.468 °C | -53.9% |
| 1981 | -0.6876 °C | +46.9% |
| 1982 | -1.36 °C | +98.2% |
| 1983 | -2.08 °C | +52.7% |
| 1984 | -1.12 °C | -46.1% |
| 1985 | -0.6362 °C | -43.3% |
| 1986 | -1.42 °C | +123.0% |
| 1987 | -0.9268 °C | -34.7% |
| 1988 | -1.38 °C | +48.5% |
| 1989 | -0.7335 °C | -46.7% |
| 1990 | -1.12 °C | +52.3% |
| 1991 | -0.4484 °C | -59.9% |
| 1992 | -1.84 °C | +310.3% |
| 1993 | -1.36 °C | -25.9% |
| 1994 | -0.7337 °C | -46.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1484 °C | -120.2% |
| 1996 | -0.946 °C | -737.3% |
| 1997 | -0.6502 °C | -31.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3892 °C | -159.9% |
| 1999 | -0.0961 °C | -124.7% |
| 2000 | -0.4385 °C | +356.4% |
| 2001 | 0.6435 °C | -246.8% |
| 2002 | -0.1543 °C | -124.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0597 °C | -138.7% |
| 2004 | -0.5335 °C | -992.9% |
| 2005 | -1.11 °C | +107.5% |
| 2006 | 1.17 °C | -205.9% |
| 2007 | 1.05 °C | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3609 °C | -65.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3859 °C | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5389 °C | +39.6% |
| 2011 | -0.8643 °C | -260.4% |
| 2012 | 1.28 °C | -248.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2292 °C | -82.1% |
| 2014 | -0.4339 °C | -289.3% |
| 2015 | -0.7003 °C | +61.4% |
| 2016 | 1.06 °C | -251.1% |
| 2017 | 0.369 °C | -65.1% |
| 2018 | 0.6071 °C | +64.5% |
| 2019 | 1.88 °C | +208.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1337 °C | -92.9% |
| 2021 | 0.016 °C | -88.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5298 °C | +3216.8% |
| 2023 | -0.4319 °C | -181.5% |
| 2024 | 3.58 °C | -928.4% |
| 2025 | 1.03 °C | -71.2% |
| 2026 | 0.4067 °C | -60.6% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.4067 °C is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5571 °C, 73% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.4067 °C is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.68 °C, 24% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Summer temperature anomalies in Turkey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | -30658.9% | 0.0053 °C | -1.62 °C |
| 1975 | -19168.5% | -0.0037 °C | -0.7115 °C |
| 2022 | +3216.8% | 0.016 °C | 0.5298 °C |
| 1955 | -1010.3% | 0.0262 °C | -0.2388 °C |
| 2004 | -992.9% | 0.0597 °C | -0.5335 °C |
| 2024 | +928.4% | -0.4319 °C | 3.58 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.34 °C | -2.69 °C | 0.0053 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.32 °C | -2.38 °C | 0.0262 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.05 °C | -2.45 °C | 0.2833 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.15 °C | -2.03 °C | -0.0037 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.08 °C | -2.08 °C | -0.468 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.6656 °C | -1.84 °C | 0.3892 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1445 °C | -1.11 °C | 1.17 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.396 °C | -0.8643 °C | 1.88 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7521 °C | -0.4319 °C | 3.58 °C | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is summer temperature anomalies in Turkey?
- Summer temperature anomalies in Turkey was 0.4067 °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 Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 3.58 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest summer temperature anomalies recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.69 °C in 1945.
- How does Turkey rank for summer temperature anomalies?
- Turkey ranks 136th out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is summer temperature anomalies rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turkey 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.