Winter temperature anomalies in Eritrea
Eritrea: Winter temperature anomalies was -0.3232 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
-0.3232 °C
Change on year
down 188.2%
World rank
178th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.18 °C
in 2023
All-time low
-2.82 °C
in 1953
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Winter temperature anomalies in Eritrea, 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, winter temperature anomalies in Eritrea stood at -0.3232 °C.
The figure is down 188.2% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, winter temperature anomalies in Eritrea peaked at 1.18 °C in 2023 and was at its lowest, -2.82 °C, in 1953.
Eritrea ranks 178th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Winter temperature anomalies in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.7937 °C | — |
| 1941 | -1.67 °C | +110.0% |
| 1942 | -1.84 °C | +10.3% |
| 1943 | -1.76 °C | -4.2% |
| 1944 | -2.02 °C | +14.6% |
| 1945 | -1.4 °C | -30.8% |
| 1946 | -1.78 °C | +27.3% |
| 1947 | -1.93 °C | +8.8% |
| 1948 | -1.7 °C | -12.4% |
| 1949 | -2.63 °C | +55.3% |
| 1950 | -1.67 °C | -36.7% |
| 1951 | -2.21 °C | +32.8% |
| 1952 | -0.4333 °C | -80.4% |
| 1953 | -2.82 °C | +551.9% |
| 1954 | -1.77 °C | -37.4% |
| 1955 | -1.1 °C | -37.7% |
| 1956 | -0.6589 °C | -40.2% |
| 1957 | 0.242 °C | -136.7% |
| 1958 | -0.1153 °C | -147.6% |
| 1959 | -0.5496 °C | +376.6% |
| 1960 | 0.6658 °C | -221.2% |
| 1961 | -1.12 °C | -267.6% |
| 1962 | -0.1254 °C | -88.8% |
| 1963 | -1.17 °C | +836.2% |
| 1964 | -2.66 °C | +126.4% |
| 1965 | -1.1 °C | -58.4% |
| 1966 | -0.6361 °C | -42.4% |
| 1967 | -0.5069 °C | -20.3% |
| 1968 | 0.02 °C | -103.9% |
| 1969 | 0.2865 °C | +1333.3% |
| 1970 | -1.31 °C | -556.4% |
| 1971 | -2.81 °C | +114.7% |
| 1972 | -1.14 °C | -59.3% |
| 1973 | -1.08 °C | -5.7% |
| 1974 | -1.13 °C | +5.0% |
| 1975 | -1.37 °C | +21.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0431 °C | -103.1% |
| 1977 | -0.6113 °C | -1519.8% |
| 1978 | -0.2858 °C | -53.3% |
| 1979 | -0.8123 °C | +184.2% |
| 1980 | -0.417 °C | -48.7% |
| 1981 | -0.0717 °C | -82.8% |
| 1982 | -1.34 °C | +1772.7% |
| 1983 | -0.5598 °C | -58.3% |
| 1984 | -0.3691 °C | -34.1% |
| 1985 | -0.4782 °C | +29.6% |
| 1986 | -1.1 °C | +129.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1147 °C | -110.5% |
| 1988 | -0.138 °C | -220.4% |
| 1989 | -0.3205 °C | +132.2% |
| 1990 | 0.765 °C | -338.7% |
| 1991 | -0.5855 °C | -176.5% |
| 1992 | -0.7539 °C | +28.8% |
| 1993 | 0.4385 °C | -158.2% |
| 1994 | -0.4923 °C | -212.3% |
| 1995 | -0.2966 °C | -39.8% |
| 1996 | -0.071 °C | -76.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5344 °C | -852.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2551 °C | -52.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2039 °C | -20.1% |
| 2000 | -0.1803 °C | -188.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8351 °C | -563.3% |
| 2002 | -0.5439 °C | -165.1% |
| 2003 | -0.0831 °C | -84.7% |
| 2004 | -0.2788 °C | +235.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3488 °C | -225.1% |
| 2006 | -0.7683 °C | -320.3% |
| 2007 | -0.4991 °C | -35.0% |
| 2008 | -0.0725 °C | -85.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4935 °C | -780.7% |
| 2010 | -0.5924 °C | -220.0% |
| 2011 | -0.5399 °C | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5378 °C | -199.6% |
| 2013 | -0.6468 °C | -220.3% |
| 2014 | 0.149 °C | -123.0% |
| 2015 | -0.2984 °C | -300.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8038 °C | -369.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2185 °C | -72.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7073 °C | +223.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4805 °C | -32.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6964 °C | +44.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3764 °C | -46.0% |
| 2022 | -0.0415 °C | -111.0% |
| 2023 | 1.18 °C | -2935.8% |
| 2024 | 0.3664 °C | -68.9% |
| 2025 | -0.3232 °C | -188.2% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's -0.3232 °C is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.4723 °C. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's -0.3232 °C is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4189 °C. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Winter temperature anomalies in Eritrea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +2935.8% | -0.0415 °C | 1.18 °C |
| 1982 | -1772.7% | -0.0717 °C | -1.34 °C |
| 1977 | -1519.8% | 0.0431 °C | -0.6113 °C |
| 1969 | +1333.3% | 0.02 °C | 0.2865 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.75 °C | -2.63 °C | -0.7937 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.11 °C | -2.82 °C | 0.242 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.6349 °C | -2.66 °C | 0.6658 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.05 °C | -2.81 °C | 0.0431 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.468 °C | -1.34 °C | 0.1147 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0002 °C | -0.7539 °C | 0.765 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0748 °C | -0.7683 °C | 0.8351 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0819 °C | -0.6468 °C | 0.8038 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3751 °C | -0.3232 °C | 1.18 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 175 Zambia -0.2981 °C compare
- 176 Paraguay -0.3055 °C compare
- 177 Madagascar -0.3162 °C compare
- 179 Bangladesh -0.3565 °C compare
- 180 Cape Verde -0.375 °C compare
- 181 Lesotho -0.4131 °C compare
More climate change data for Eritrea
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.10 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,163 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,872 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,292 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 153.28 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 87.04 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 82.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.312 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is winter temperature anomalies in Eritrea?
- Winter temperature anomalies in Eritrea was -0.3232 °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 winter temperature anomalies recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 °C in 2023.
- What is the lowest winter temperature anomalies recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.82 °C in 1953.
- How does Eritrea rank for winter temperature anomalies?
- Eritrea ranks 178th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is winter temperature anomalies rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eritrea 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 Winter 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.