Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Cyprus
Cyprus: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude was 0.3873 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.3873 °C
Change on year
down 56.2%
World rank
153rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.3 °C
in 2018
All-time low
-1.93 °C
in 1992
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Cyprus, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
In 2025, temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Cyprus stood at 0.3873 °C.
The figure is down 56.2% on the previous year and up 346.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Cyprus peaked at 1.3 °C in 2018 and was at its lowest, -1.93 °C, in 1992.
That places Cyprus 153rd out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.28 °C | — |
| 1941 | -1.14 °C | -11.1% |
| 1942 | -1.12 °C | -1.6% |
| 1943 | -1.16 °C | +3.1% |
| 1944 | -1.27 °C | +10.0% |
| 1945 | -1.2 °C | -5.5% |
| 1946 | -0.5835 °C | -51.5% |
| 1947 | -0.4314 °C | -26.1% |
| 1948 | -1.63 °C | +277.2% |
| 1949 | -1.77 °C | +9.0% |
| 1950 | -1.2 °C | -32.1% |
| 1951 | -0.5003 °C | -58.4% |
| 1952 | -0.5483 °C | +9.6% |
| 1953 | -1.39 °C | +154.0% |
| 1954 | -0.8823 °C | -36.7% |
| 1955 | -0.2253 °C | -74.5% |
| 1956 | -1.05 °C | +365.9% |
| 1957 | -0.9144 °C | -12.9% |
| 1958 | -0.4722 °C | -48.4% |
| 1959 | -1.61 °C | +241.8% |
| 1960 | 0.1611 °C | -110.0% |
| 1961 | -0.8261 °C | -612.9% |
| 1962 | 0.0146 °C | -101.8% |
| 1963 | -0.3813 °C | -2718.6% |
| 1964 | -1.22 °C | +219.3% |
| 1965 | -0.9996 °C | -17.9% |
| 1966 | -0.3167 °C | -68.3% |
| 1967 | -1.64 °C | +418.4% |
| 1968 | -0.9105 °C | -44.5% |
| 1969 | -0.9742 °C | +7.0% |
| 1970 | -0.7833 °C | -19.6% |
| 1971 | -1.27 °C | +62.8% |
| 1972 | -1.71 °C | +34.0% |
| 1973 | -1.13 °C | -34.1% |
| 1974 | -1.16 °C | +2.6% |
| 1975 | -1.33 °C | +15.4% |
| 1976 | -1.36 °C | +2.0% |
| 1977 | -0.9131 °C | -32.8% |
| 1978 | -0.8715 °C | -4.6% |
| 1979 | -0.6718 °C | -22.9% |
| 1980 | -1.19 °C | +76.4% |
| 1981 | -0.8537 °C | -28.0% |
| 1982 | -1.54 °C | +80.1% |
| 1983 | -1.64 °C | +6.9% |
| 1984 | -1.15 °C | -30.1% |
| 1985 | -0.9652 °C | -16.0% |
| 1986 | -0.857 °C | -11.2% |
| 1987 | -1.13 °C | +31.3% |
| 1988 | -0.9389 °C | -16.5% |
| 1989 | -0.9682 °C | +3.1% |
| 1990 | -0.6361 °C | -34.3% |
| 1991 | -0.919 °C | +44.5% |
| 1992 | -1.93 °C | +110.5% |
| 1993 | -0.948 °C | -51.0% |
| 1994 | -0.0623 °C | -93.4% |
| 1995 | -0.6499 °C | +942.8% |
| 1996 | -0.4531 °C | -30.3% |
| 1997 | -0.8766 °C | +93.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3297 °C | -137.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5506 °C | +67.0% |
| 2000 | -0.0712 °C | -112.9% |
| 2001 | 0.5152 °C | -823.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1945 °C | -62.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0977 °C | -49.8% |
| 2004 | -0.1866 °C | -291.0% |
| 2005 | -0.4255 °C | +128.0% |
| 2006 | -0.4919 °C | +15.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0487 °C | -109.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3041 °C | +524.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2342 °C | -23.0% |
| 2010 | 1.02 °C | +333.5% |
| 2011 | -0.352 °C | -134.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1383 °C | -139.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1857 °C | +34.3% |
| 2014 | 0.177 °C | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0868 °C | -51.0% |
| 2016 | 0.7051 °C | +712.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3744 °C | -46.9% |
| 2018 | 1.3 °C | +247.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6139 °C | -52.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4981 °C | -18.9% |
| 2021 | 0.7369 °C | +48.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1454 °C | -80.3% |
| 2023 | 0.619 °C | +325.7% |
| 2024 | 0.8852 °C | +43.0% |
| 2025 | 0.3873 °C | -56.2% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 0.3873 °C is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8095 °C, 48% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 0.3873 °C is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.05 °C, 37% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Cyprus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | -2718.6% | 0.0146 °C | -0.3813 °C |
| 1995 | -942.8% | -0.0623 °C | -0.6499 °C |
| 2001 | +823.2% | -0.0712 °C | 0.5152 °C |
| 2016 | +712.2% | 0.0868 °C | 0.7051 °C |
| 1961 | -612.9% | 0.1611 °C | -0.8261 °C |
| 2008 | +524.2% | 0.0487 °C | 0.3041 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.16 °C | -1.77 °C | -0.4314 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.8803 °C | -1.61 °C | -0.2253 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.7092 °C | -1.64 °C | 0.1611 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.12 °C | -1.71 °C | -0.6718 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.12 °C | -1.64 °C | -0.8537 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.5599 °C | -1.93 °C | 0.5506 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0219 °C | -0.4919 °C | 0.5152 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4246 °C | -0.352 °C | 1.3 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5453 °C | 0.1454 °C | 0.8852 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More climate change data for Cyprus
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 6.63 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 350.21 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 163.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 187.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.6155 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 43.28 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 43.12 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.1624 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1627 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Cyprus?
- Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Cyprus was 0.3873 °C in 2025, according to Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest temperature anomalies vs. latitude recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3 °C in 2018.
- What is the lowest temperature anomalies vs. latitude recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.93 °C in 1992.
- How does Cyprus rank for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- Cyprus ranks 153rd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature anomalies vs. latitude rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 346.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cyprus 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 Temperature anomalies vs. latitude. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Difference of a specific year's average surface temperature from the 1991-2020 mean, in degrees Celsius.