Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Somalia
Somalia: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude was 0.5678 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.5678 °C
Change on year
down 47.4%
World rank
112th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.08 °C
in 2024
All-time low
-1.42 °C
in 1951
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Somalia, 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 Somalia is 0.5678 °C, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 47.4% on the previous year and up 137.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Somalia peaked at 1.08 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -1.42 °C, in 1951.
Somalia ranks 112th 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.
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Somalia, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.754 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.3917 °C | -48.0% |
| 1942 | -0.5141 °C | +31.2% |
| 1943 | -0.7926 °C | +54.2% |
| 1944 | -0.4385 °C | -44.7% |
| 1945 | -0.7854 °C | +79.1% |
| 1946 | -0.4147 °C | -47.2% |
| 1947 | -1.16 °C | +179.9% |
| 1948 | -0.6746 °C | -41.9% |
| 1949 | -0.7622 °C | +13.0% |
| 1950 | -1.41 °C | +84.6% |
| 1951 | -1.42 °C | +1.1% |
| 1952 | -0.9752 °C | -31.4% |
| 1953 | -1.3 °C | +33.2% |
| 1954 | -0.9424 °C | -27.4% |
| 1955 | -0.6692 °C | -29.0% |
| 1956 | -0.6942 °C | +3.7% |
| 1957 | -0.7041 °C | +1.4% |
| 1958 | -0.1388 °C | -80.3% |
| 1959 | -0.3069 °C | +121.1% |
| 1960 | -0.8369 °C | +172.7% |
| 1961 | -0.4264 °C | -49.1% |
| 1962 | -0.6036 °C | +41.5% |
| 1963 | -0.707 °C | +17.1% |
| 1964 | -0.5884 °C | -16.8% |
| 1965 | -0.8704 °C | +47.9% |
| 1966 | -0.4843 °C | -44.4% |
| 1967 | -0.7711 °C | +59.2% |
| 1968 | -0.9818 °C | +27.3% |
| 1969 | -0.1643 °C | -83.3% |
| 1970 | -0.2046 °C | +24.5% |
| 1971 | -0.7608 °C | +271.9% |
| 1972 | -0.3979 °C | -47.7% |
| 1973 | -0.346 °C | -13.0% |
| 1974 | -0.5161 °C | +49.2% |
| 1975 | -0.4988 °C | -3.4% |
| 1976 | -0.5275 °C | +5.8% |
| 1977 | -0.4668 °C | -11.5% |
| 1978 | -0.3457 °C | -25.9% |
| 1979 | -0.3446 °C | -0.3% |
| 1980 | -0.0793 °C | -77.0% |
| 1981 | -0.4485 °C | +465.3% |
| 1982 | -0.2591 °C | -42.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0738 °C | -128.5% |
| 1984 | -0.6622 °C | -996.8% |
| 1985 | -0.5286 °C | -20.2% |
| 1986 | -0.4577 °C | -13.4% |
| 1987 | -0.0246 °C | -94.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0152 °C | -161.8% |
| 1989 | -0.3907 °C | -2669.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0787 °C | -120.2% |
| 1991 | -0.1336 °C | -269.7% |
| 1992 | -0.1804 °C | +35.0% |
| 1993 | -0.2846 °C | +57.8% |
| 1994 | -0.4838 °C | +70.0% |
| 1995 | -0.127 °C | -73.8% |
| 1996 | -0.3253 °C | +156.1% |
| 1997 | -0.4181 °C | +28.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2485 °C | -159.4% |
| 1999 | -0.2449 °C | -198.6% |
| 2000 | -0.306 °C | +24.9% |
| 2001 | -0.1023 °C | -66.6% |
| 2002 | -0.0574 °C | -43.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0835 °C | -245.4% |
| 2004 | -0.1223 °C | -246.5% |
| 2005 | -0.0438 °C | -64.2% |
| 2006 | -0.0355 °C | -18.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2875 °C | -910.2% |
| 2008 | -0.24 °C | -183.5% |
| 2009 | 0.3036 °C | -226.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3153 °C | +3.9% |
| 2011 | -0.0126 °C | -104.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0177 °C | -239.8% |
| 2013 | -0.1151 °C | -751.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1804 °C | -256.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2388 °C | +32.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3911 °C | +63.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3377 °C | -13.6% |
| 2018 | -0.1217 °C | -136.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3997 °C | -428.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5507 °C | +37.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2373 °C | -56.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3469 °C | +46.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4733 °C | +36.4% |
| 2024 | 1.08 °C | +128.1% |
| 2025 | 0.5678 °C | -47.4% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.5678 °C is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.6145 °C, 92% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.5678 °C is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5364 °C, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Somalia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | -2669.0% | 0.0152 °C | -0.3907 °C |
| 1984 | -996.8% | 0.0738 °C | -0.6622 °C |
| 2007 | +910.2% | -0.0355 °C | 0.2875 °C |
| 2013 | -751.4% | 0.0177 °C | -0.1151 °C |
| 1981 | -465.3% | -0.0793 °C | -0.4485 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.6689 °C | -1.16 °C | -0.3917 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.8559 °C | -1.42 °C | -0.1388 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.6434 °C | -0.9818 °C | -0.1643 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.4409 °C | -0.7608 °C | -0.2046 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.2762 °C | -0.6622 °C | 0.0738 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1871 °C | -0.4838 °C | 0.2485 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0233 °C | -0.306 °C | 0.3036 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1631 °C | -0.1217 °C | 0.3997 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5426 °C | 0.2373 °C | 1.08 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 109 Equatorial Guinea 0.5816 °C compare
- 110 Sudan 0.5781 °C compare
- 111 Nicaragua 0.573 °C compare
- 113 Burkina Faso 0.5677 °C compare
- 114 Saudi Arabia 0.5663 °C compare
- 115 Congo 0.5659 °C compare
More climate change data for Somalia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 76.68 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 40,869 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,404 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 29,465 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 43.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,052 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 530.13 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 497.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 32.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.88 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Somalia?
- Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Somalia was 0.5678 °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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest temperature anomalies vs. latitude recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.42 °C in 1951.
- How does Somalia rank for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- Somalia ranks 112th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature anomalies vs. latitude rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 137.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia 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.