Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Pakistan
Pakistan: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude was 1.04 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Pakistan, 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 Pakistan stood at 1.04 °C. That is the highest value across all 86 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 47.3% on the previous year and up 6,898.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Pakistan peaked at 1.04 °C in 2025 and was at its lowest, -1.42 °C, in 1957.
Pakistan ranks 38th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.6797 °C | — |
| 1941 | 0.6208 °C | -191.3% |
| 1942 | 0.1597 °C | -74.3% |
| 1943 | 0.0542 °C | -66.1% |
| 1944 | -0.6126 °C | -1230.3% |
| 1945 | -0.6865 °C | +12.1% |
| 1946 | 0.3661 °C | -153.3% |
| 1947 | 0.1359 °C | -62.9% |
| 1948 | -0.5528 °C | -506.7% |
| 1949 | -0.9237 °C | +67.1% |
| 1950 | -1.41 °C | +52.8% |
| 1951 | -0.5571 °C | -60.5% |
| 1952 | -0.6278 °C | +12.7% |
| 1953 | -1 °C | +59.7% |
| 1954 | -0.5353 °C | -46.6% |
| 1955 | -0.6189 °C | +15.6% |
| 1956 | -0.8537 °C | +37.9% |
| 1957 | -1.42 °C | +66.8% |
| 1958 | -0.1742 °C | -87.8% |
| 1959 | -0.6288 °C | +260.9% |
| 1960 | -0.6111 °C | -2.8% |
| 1961 | -1.16 °C | +90.4% |
| 1962 | -1.04 °C | -10.7% |
| 1963 | -0.1122 °C | -89.2% |
| 1964 | -1.09 °C | +869.8% |
| 1965 | -0.4147 °C | -61.9% |
| 1966 | -0.5393 °C | +30.1% |
| 1967 | -1.02 °C | +88.8% |
| 1968 | -0.91 °C | -10.6% |
| 1969 | -0.2675 °C | -70.6% |
| 1970 | -0.1689 °C | -36.9% |
| 1971 | -0.2052 °C | +21.5% |
| 1972 | -1.13 °C | +450.2% |
| 1973 | -0.511 °C | -54.7% |
| 1974 | -0.785 °C | +53.6% |
| 1975 | -1.12 °C | +42.7% |
| 1976 | -0.9248 °C | -17.4% |
| 1977 | -0.069 °C | -92.5% |
| 1978 | -0.555 °C | +704.0% |
| 1979 | -0.7042 °C | +26.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0098 °C | -101.4% |
| 1981 | -0.2598 °C | -2743.8% |
| 1982 | -1.09 °C | +320.5% |
| 1983 | -1.07 °C | -1.6% |
| 1984 | -0.5934 °C | -44.8% |
| 1985 | -0.212 °C | -64.3% |
| 1986 | -0.864 °C | +307.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0165 °C | -101.9% |
| 1988 | 0.4704 °C | +2753.7% |
| 1989 | -0.8625 °C | -283.3% |
| 1990 | -0.0555 °C | -93.6% |
| 1991 | -0.7524 °C | +1256.2% |
| 1992 | -0.9716 °C | +29.1% |
| 1993 | -0.0645 °C | -93.4% |
| 1994 | -0.6124 °C | +850.0% |
| 1995 | -0.6291 °C | +2.7% |
| 1996 | -0.625 °C | -0.7% |
| 1997 | -1.12 °C | +79.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1135 °C | -110.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1861 °C | +63.9% |
| 2000 | 0.1719 °C | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3418 °C | +98.8% |
| 2002 | 0.5847 °C | +71.1% |
| 2003 | -0.0692 °C | -111.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7069 °C | -1122.3% |
| 2005 | -0.493 °C | -169.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6047 °C | -222.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1641 °C | -72.9% |
| 2008 | -0.0349 °C | -121.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3029 °C | -967.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5515 °C | +82.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1367 °C | -75.2% |
| 2012 | -0.4429 °C | -424.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0391 °C | -108.8% |
| 2014 | -0.2786 °C | -812.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0148 °C | -105.3% |
| 2016 | 0.8892 °C | +5893.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6568 °C | -26.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7655 °C | +16.6% |
| 2019 | -0.0483 °C | -106.3% |
| 2020 | -0.0867 °C | +79.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6808 °C | -885.6% |
| 2022 | 0.7672 °C | +12.7% |
| 2023 | 0.413 °C | -46.2% |
| 2024 | 0.7048 °C | +70.6% |
| 2025 | 1.04 °C | +47.3% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 1.04 °C is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5654 °C, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 1.04 °C is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.8554 °C, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Pakistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +5893.9% | 0.0148 °C | 0.8892 °C |
| 1988 | +2753.7% | 0.0165 °C | 0.4704 °C |
| 1981 | -2743.8% | 0.0098 °C | -0.2598 °C |
| 1991 | -1256.2% | -0.0555 °C | -0.7524 °C |
| 1944 | -1230.3% | 0.0542 °C | -0.6126 °C |
| 2004 | +1122.3% | -0.0692 °C | 0.7069 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.2119 °C | -0.9237 °C | 0.6208 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.7834 °C | -1.42 °C | -0.1742 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.7164 °C | -1.16 °C | -0.1122 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.6172 °C | -1.13 °C | -0.069 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.4462 °C | -1.09 °C | 0.4704 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.4533 °C | -1.12 °C | 0.1861 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.228 °C | -0.493 °C | 0.7069 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2284 °C | -0.4429 °C | 0.8892 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5862 °C | -0.0867 °C | 1.04 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More climate change data for Pakistan
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 6.32 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 170,790 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 34,017 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 136,773 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 128.37 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4,885 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 48,684 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 37,808 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 10,876 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 142.67 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Pakistan?
- Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Pakistan was 1.04 °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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 °C in 2025.
- What is the lowest temperature anomalies vs. latitude recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.42 °C in 1957.
- How does Pakistan rank for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- Pakistan ranks 38th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature anomalies vs. latitude rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6,898.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.