Winter temperature anomalies in Kuwait
Kuwait: Winter temperature anomalies was 1.2 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Winter temperature anomalies in Kuwait, 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 winter temperature anomalies in Kuwait is 1.2 °C, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3,075.8% on the previous year and up 182.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, winter temperature anomalies in Kuwait peaked at 3.02 °C in 2023 and was at its lowest, -4.77 °C, in 1972.
Kuwait ranks 66th 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.
Winter temperature anomalies in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 1.43 °C | — |
| 1941 | 0.1327 °C | -90.7% |
| 1942 | -2.44 °C | -1940.4% |
| 1943 | -0.1444 °C | -94.1% |
| 1944 | -2.98 °C | +1963.2% |
| 1945 | -1.84 °C | -38.3% |
| 1946 | -0.8635 °C | -53.0% |
| 1947 | -0.8805 °C | +2.0% |
| 1948 | -1.82 °C | +106.9% |
| 1949 | -0.8108 °C | -55.5% |
| 1950 | -0.5535 °C | -31.7% |
| 1951 | -1.92 °C | +247.2% |
| 1952 | -0.0729 °C | -96.2% |
| 1953 | -4.29 °C | +5784.7% |
| 1954 | -0.6052 °C | -85.9% |
| 1955 | -0.3284 °C | -45.7% |
| 1956 | -1.75 °C | +432.1% |
| 1957 | -2.11 °C | +20.9% |
| 1958 | -0.7928 °C | -62.5% |
| 1959 | -1.43 °C | +80.3% |
| 1960 | -0.2729 °C | -80.9% |
| 1961 | -1.76 °C | +543.6% |
| 1962 | 1.02 °C | -158.0% |
| 1963 | -2.65 °C | -360.1% |
| 1964 | -3.34 °C | +26.3% |
| 1965 | -0.9783 °C | -70.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0056 °C | -100.6% |
| 1967 | -2.57 °C | -46283.3% |
| 1968 | 1.29 °C | -150.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4268 °C | -66.8% |
| 1970 | -2.45 °C | -673.8% |
| 1971 | -2.72 °C | +11.1% |
| 1972 | -4.77 °C | +75.4% |
| 1973 | -1.69 °C | -64.7% |
| 1974 | -2.05 °C | +21.8% |
| 1975 | -2.91 °C | +41.6% |
| 1976 | 1.39 °C | -147.8% |
| 1977 | 0.2659 °C | -80.9% |
| 1978 | 1.6 °C | +502.3% |
| 1979 | -1.28 °C | -180.2% |
| 1980 | -1.08 °C | -16.1% |
| 1981 | 1.4 °C | -230.3% |
| 1982 | -3.22 °C | -329.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2852 °C | -108.9% |
| 1984 | -2.62 °C | -1019.5% |
| 1985 | -0.537 °C | -79.5% |
| 1986 | -2.7 °C | +402.5% |
| 1987 | 0.7533 °C | -127.9% |
| 1988 | -0.2658 °C | -135.3% |
| 1989 | -1.47 °C | +453.5% |
| 1990 | 1.66 °C | -212.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1379 °C | -91.7% |
| 1992 | -1.65 °C | -1293.1% |
| 1993 | 1.28 °C | -178.0% |
| 1994 | -2.93 °C | -328.7% |
| 1995 | -1.85 °C | -37.1% |
| 1996 | 2.24 °C | -221.6% |
| 1997 | -0.7238 °C | -132.3% |
| 1998 | 2.7 °C | -472.5% |
| 1999 | -0.5043 °C | -118.7% |
| 2000 | -0.3499 °C | -30.6% |
| 2001 | 2.07 °C | -692.0% |
| 2002 | -0.0715 °C | -103.5% |
| 2003 | -0.116 °C | +62.3% |
| 2004 | -2.91 °C | +2408.7% |
| 2005 | 1.92 °C | -166.1% |
| 2006 | -3.72 °C | -293.3% |
| 2007 | -0.1555 °C | -95.8% |
| 2008 | -0.7226 °C | +364.6% |
| 2009 | 1.26 °C | -275.0% |
| 2010 | 1.37 °C | +8.6% |
| 2011 | -1.75 °C | -227.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9272 °C | -152.9% |
| 2013 | -0.9362 °C | -201.0% |
| 2014 | 1.56 °C | -266.4% |
| 2015 | -1.46 °C | -193.6% |
| 2016 | -0.1971 °C | -86.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9792 °C | -596.8% |
| 2018 | 1.69 °C | +72.6% |
| 2019 | 1.39 °C | -17.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4997 °C | -64.1% |
| 2021 | 1.19 °C | +138.0% |
| 2022 | 2.08 °C | +74.6% |
| 2023 | 3.02 °C | +45.6% |
| 2024 | -0.0403 °C | -101.3% |
| 2025 | 1.2 °C | -3075.8% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 1.2 °C is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.2 °C, 1.0× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 1.2 °C is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.01 °C, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Winter temperature anomalies in Kuwait 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | -46283.3% | 0.0056 °C | -2.57 °C |
| 1953 | -5784.7% | -0.0729 °C | -4.29 °C |
| 2025 | +3075.8% | -0.0403 °C | 1.2 °C |
| 2004 | -2408.7% | -0.116 °C | -2.91 °C |
| 1944 | -1963.2% | -0.1444 °C | -2.98 °C |
| 1942 | -1940.4% | 0.1327 °C | -2.44 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.02 °C | -2.98 °C | 1.43 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.39 °C | -4.29 °C | -0.0729 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.8833 °C | -3.34 °C | 1.29 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.46 °C | -4.77 °C | 1.6 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.9448 °C | -3.22 °C | 1.4 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0366 °C | -2.93 °C | 2.7 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.2784 °C | -3.72 °C | 2.07 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3575 °C | -1.75 °C | 1.69 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.32 °C | -0.0403 °C | 3.02 °C | 6 |
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More climate change data for Kuwait
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 639,640 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 721.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 515.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 205.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.95 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 7.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4.93 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0186 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is winter temperature anomalies in Kuwait?
- Winter temperature anomalies in Kuwait was 1.2 °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 Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 3.02 °C in 2023.
- What is the lowest winter temperature anomalies recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.77 °C in 1972.
- How does Kuwait rank for winter temperature anomalies?
- Kuwait ranks 66th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is winter temperature anomalies rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 182.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kuwait 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.