Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Egypt
Egypt: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude was 0.5179 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.5179 °C
Change on year
down 47.7%
World rank
125th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.63 °C
in 2010
All-time low
-2.35 °C
in 1945
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Egypt, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
The most recent figure for temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Egypt is 0.5179 °C, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 47.7% on the previous year and up 71.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Egypt peaked at 1.63 °C in 2010 and was at its lowest, -2.35 °C, in 1945.
That places Egypt 125th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Egypt, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.68 °C | — |
| 1941 | -1.15 °C | -31.4% |
| 1942 | -1.29 °C | +12.2% |
| 1943 | -1.79 °C | +38.3% |
| 1944 | -1.61 °C | -9.8% |
| 1945 | -2.35 °C | +45.6% |
| 1946 | -1.44 °C | -38.8% |
| 1947 | -0.9421 °C | -34.5% |
| 1948 | -2.29 °C | +143.4% |
| 1949 | -2.33 °C | +1.8% |
| 1950 | -1.65 °C | -29.3% |
| 1951 | -1.21 °C | -26.9% |
| 1952 | -1.18 °C | -2.5% |
| 1953 | -1.69 °C | +43.9% |
| 1954 | -1.62 °C | -4.3% |
| 1955 | -0.9647 °C | -40.5% |
| 1956 | -1.14 °C | +17.9% |
| 1957 | -0.7577 °C | -33.4% |
| 1958 | -0.5872 °C | -22.5% |
| 1959 | -1.56 °C | +166.2% |
| 1960 | -0.3474 °C | -77.8% |
| 1961 | -1.75 °C | +403.2% |
| 1962 | -0.5326 °C | -69.5% |
| 1963 | -0.3263 °C | -38.7% |
| 1964 | -1.54 °C | +372.5% |
| 1965 | -1.39 °C | -9.9% |
| 1966 | -0.7011 °C | -49.5% |
| 1967 | -1.61 °C | +129.2% |
| 1968 | -1.03 °C | -36.1% |
| 1969 | -0.5188 °C | -49.5% |
| 1970 | -1.24 °C | +138.2% |
| 1971 | -1.17 °C | -5.2% |
| 1972 | -0.925 °C | -21.0% |
| 1973 | -1.17 °C | +26.5% |
| 1974 | -1.23 °C | +5.3% |
| 1975 | -1.58 °C | +28.1% |
| 1976 | -1.24 °C | -21.7% |
| 1977 | -1.44 °C | +16.9% |
| 1978 | -1.12 °C | -22.1% |
| 1979 | -0.4763 °C | -57.7% |
| 1980 | -0.9488 °C | +99.2% |
| 1981 | -1.21 °C | +27.9% |
| 1982 | -1.51 °C | +24.7% |
| 1983 | -1.72 °C | +13.5% |
| 1984 | -1.02 °C | -40.9% |
| 1985 | -0.6347 °C | -37.5% |
| 1986 | -0.9449 °C | +48.9% |
| 1987 | -0.9134 °C | -3.3% |
| 1988 | -0.4364 °C | -52.2% |
| 1989 | -0.8743 °C | +100.3% |
| 1990 | -0.6304 °C | -27.9% |
| 1991 | -0.6034 °C | -4.3% |
| 1992 | -1.31 °C | +117.4% |
| 1993 | -0.4024 °C | -69.3% |
| 1994 | -0.4733 °C | +17.6% |
| 1995 | -0.4493 °C | -5.1% |
| 1996 | -0.2385 °C | -46.9% |
| 1997 | -0.6932 °C | +190.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0134 °C | -101.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0802 °C | +497.7% |
| 2000 | -0.7403 °C | -1023.2% |
| 2001 | -0.0484 °C | -93.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1009 °C | -308.7% |
| 2003 | -0.1185 °C | -217.4% |
| 2004 | -0.1054 °C | -11.1% |
| 2005 | -0.04 °C | -62.1% |
| 2006 | -0.1136 °C | +184.1% |
| 2007 | -0.0021 °C | -98.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2985 °C | -14371.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1575 °C | -47.2% |
| 2010 | 1.63 °C | +933.6% |
| 2011 | -0.3998 °C | -124.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2128 °C | -153.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2583 °C | +21.4% |
| 2014 | 0.569 °C | +120.3% |
| 2015 | 0.302 °C | -46.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6793 °C | +125.0% |
| 2017 | -0.0382 °C | -105.6% |
| 2018 | 1.05 °C | -2850.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3179 °C | -69.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1102 °C | -65.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5759 °C | +422.7% |
| 2022 | -0.0946 °C | -116.4% |
| 2023 | 0.7967 °C | -941.9% |
| 2024 | 0.99 °C | +24.3% |
| 2025 | 0.5179 °C | -47.7% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 0.5179 °C is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5654 °C, 92% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 0.5179 °C is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8554 °C, 61% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Egypt 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 | +14371.3% | -0.0021 °C | 0.2985 °C |
| 2018 | +2850.9% | -0.0382 °C | 1.05 °C |
| 2000 | -1023.2% | 0.0802 °C | -0.7403 °C |
| 2023 | +941.9% | -0.0946 °C | 0.7967 °C |
| 2010 | +933.6% | 0.1575 °C | 1.63 °C |
| 1999 | +497.7% | 0.0134 °C | 0.0802 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.69 °C | -2.35 °C | -0.9421 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.24 °C | -1.69 °C | -0.5872 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.9739 °C | -1.75 °C | -0.3263 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.16 °C | -1.58 °C | -0.4763 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.02 °C | -1.72 °C | -0.4364 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.4709 °C | -1.31 °C | 0.0802 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0611 °C | -0.7403 °C | 0.2985 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4579 °C | -0.3998 °C | 1.63 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4827 °C | -0.0946 °C | 0.99 °C | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Egypt?
- Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Egypt was 0.5179 °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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1.63 °C in 2010.
- What is the lowest temperature anomalies vs. latitude recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.35 °C in 1945.
- How does Egypt rank for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- Egypt ranks 125th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature anomalies vs. latitude rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt 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.