Summer temperature anomalies in Yemen
Yemen: Summer temperature anomalies was 0.942 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2026)
0.942 °C
Change on year
up 22.3%
World rank
73rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.79 °C
in 2024
All-time low
-3.31 °C
in 1948
Years of data
87
1940–2026
Summer temperature anomalies in Yemen, 1940–2026
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 0.942 °C for summer temperature anomalies in 2026.
That represents a change of up 22.3% on the previous year and up 109.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, summer temperature anomalies in Yemen peaked at 1.79 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -3.31 °C, in 1948.
Yemen ranks 73rd 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 Yemen, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.58 °C | — |
| 1941 | -1.72 °C | +9.0% |
| 1942 | -1.93 °C | +12.1% |
| 1943 | -3.05 °C | +57.9% |
| 1944 | -1.72 °C | -43.6% |
| 1945 | -1.94 °C | +12.8% |
| 1946 | -1.67 °C | -13.9% |
| 1947 | -1.56 °C | -6.3% |
| 1948 | -3.31 °C | +111.3% |
| 1949 | -2.58 °C | -22.0% |
| 1950 | -2.85 °C | +10.6% |
| 1951 | -1.91 °C | -32.9% |
| 1952 | -1.88 °C | -1.7% |
| 1953 | -1.85 °C | -1.7% |
| 1954 | -1.77 °C | -4.6% |
| 1955 | -1.87 °C | +6.0% |
| 1956 | -2.16 °C | +15.6% |
| 1957 | -1.42 °C | -34.5% |
| 1958 | -1.65 °C | +16.7% |
| 1959 | -2.49 °C | +50.4% |
| 1960 | -1.57 °C | -36.7% |
| 1961 | -1.96 °C | +24.3% |
| 1962 | -2.27 °C | +15.8% |
| 1963 | -1.99 °C | -12.0% |
| 1964 | -1.47 °C | -26.4% |
| 1965 | -1.66 °C | +13.1% |
| 1966 | -1.28 °C | -22.7% |
| 1967 | -2.18 °C | +69.8% |
| 1968 | -1.54 °C | -29.4% |
| 1969 | -1.48 °C | -3.6% |
| 1970 | -1.18 °C | -20.5% |
| 1971 | -2.33 °C | +97.8% |
| 1972 | -1.26 °C | -45.9% |
| 1973 | -1.34 °C | +6.5% |
| 1974 | -1.86 °C | +38.4% |
| 1975 | -1.56 °C | -16.0% |
| 1976 | -1.51 °C | -3.1% |
| 1977 | -1.9 °C | +25.4% |
| 1978 | -1.15 °C | -39.4% |
| 1979 | -0.8711 °C | -24.2% |
| 1980 | -0.2633 °C | -69.8% |
| 1981 | -0.6582 °C | +150.0% |
| 1982 | -1.12 °C | +69.6% |
| 1983 | -0.8417 °C | -24.6% |
| 1984 | -1.09 °C | +29.6% |
| 1985 | -1.27 °C | +16.7% |
| 1986 | -0.672 °C | -47.2% |
| 1987 | -0.2224 °C | -66.9% |
| 1988 | -0.6441 °C | +189.6% |
| 1989 | -1.18 °C | +83.0% |
| 1990 | -0.2806 °C | -76.2% |
| 1991 | -0.4869 °C | +73.6% |
| 1992 | -1.03 °C | +110.8% |
| 1993 | -0.4291 °C | -58.2% |
| 1994 | -0.2965 °C | -30.9% |
| 1995 | -0.5408 °C | +82.4% |
| 1996 | -2.2 °C | +306.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1175 °C | -105.4% |
| 1998 | 0.7383 °C | +528.2% |
| 1999 | -0.3262 °C | -144.2% |
| 2000 | -0.6086 °C | +86.6% |
| 2001 | -0.0547 °C | -91.0% |
| 2002 | -0.4232 °C | +674.2% |
| 2003 | -0.291 °C | -31.2% |
| 2004 | -0.2432 °C | -16.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4128 °C | -269.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3572 °C | -13.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3306 °C | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2464 °C | -25.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2045 °C | -17.0% |
| 2010 | 0.826 °C | +304.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7724 °C | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4816 °C | -37.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3607 °C | -25.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2722 °C | -24.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4891 °C | +79.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4488 °C | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8339 °C | +85.8% |
| 2018 | -0.0218 °C | -102.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3505 °C | -1708.2% |
| 2020 | -0.2984 °C | -185.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0146 °C | -104.9% |
| 2022 | 0.5368 °C | +3589.4% |
| 2023 | 0.575 °C | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 1.79 °C | +211.3% |
| 2025 | 0.7703 °C | -57.0% |
| 2026 | 0.942 °C | +22.3% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.942 °C is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.7491 °C, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.942 °C is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.5222 °C, 1.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Summer temperature anomalies in Yemen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +3589.4% | 0.0146 °C | 0.5368 °C |
| 2019 | +1708.2% | -0.0218 °C | 0.3505 °C |
| 2002 | -674.2% | -0.0547 °C | -0.4232 °C |
| 1998 | +528.2% | 0.1175 °C | 0.7383 °C |
| 2010 | +304.0% | 0.2045 °C | 0.826 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -2.11 °C | -3.31 °C | -1.56 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.99 °C | -2.85 °C | -1.42 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.74 °C | -2.27 °C | -1.28 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.5 °C | -2.33 °C | -0.8711 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.7961 °C | -1.27 °C | -0.2224 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.4726 °C | -2.2 °C | 0.7383 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0069 °C | -0.6086 °C | 0.4128 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4813 °C | -0.0218 °C | 0.8339 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6186 °C | -0.2984 °C | 1.79 °C | 7 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More climate change data for Yemen
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 64.14 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 11,632 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,282 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 7,350 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 16.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 262.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 485.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 474.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 11.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.79 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is summer temperature anomalies in Yemen?
- Summer temperature anomalies in Yemen was 0.942 °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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 1.79 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest summer temperature anomalies recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.31 °C in 1948.
- How does Yemen rank for summer temperature anomalies?
- Yemen ranks 73rd out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is summer temperature anomalies rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen 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.