Winter temperature anomalies in Libya
Libya: Winter temperature anomalies was 1.15 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
1.15 °C
Change on year
up 1,194.8%
World rank
68th
of 193 countries
All-time high
3.45 °C
in 2022
All-time low
-4.86 °C
in 1940
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Winter temperature anomalies in Libya, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Libya recorded 1.15 °C for winter temperature anomalies in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1,194.8% on the previous year and up 221.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, winter temperature anomalies in Libya peaked at 3.45 °C in 2022 and was at its lowest, -4.86 °C, in 1940.
Libya ranks 68th 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 Libya, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -4.86 °C | — |
| 1941 | -4.84 °C | -0.5% |
| 1942 | -1.55 °C | -68.0% |
| 1943 | -0.6278 °C | -59.5% |
| 1944 | -1.37 °C | +118.1% |
| 1945 | -2.24 °C | +63.9% |
| 1946 | -3.05 °C | +35.8% |
| 1947 | -1.8 °C | -41.1% |
| 1948 | -3.25 °C | +80.9% |
| 1949 | -0.633 °C | -80.5% |
| 1950 | -1.7 °C | +167.9% |
| 1951 | -2.91 °C | +71.9% |
| 1952 | -3.13 °C | +7.5% |
| 1953 | -2.11 °C | -32.7% |
| 1954 | -2.14 °C | +1.4% |
| 1955 | -1.44 °C | -32.6% |
| 1956 | -3.09 °C | +114.7% |
| 1957 | -0.7907 °C | -74.4% |
| 1958 | 0.8709 °C | -210.1% |
| 1959 | -1.51 °C | -273.1% |
| 1960 | 0.478 °C | -131.7% |
| 1961 | -1.3 °C | -372.6% |
| 1962 | -1.41 °C | +7.9% |
| 1963 | 0.5089 °C | -136.2% |
| 1964 | -0.4107 °C | -180.7% |
| 1965 | -2.42 °C | +489.8% |
| 1966 | -2.49 °C | +2.8% |
| 1967 | -1.93 °C | -22.4% |
| 1968 | -0.033 °C | -98.3% |
| 1969 | -1.23 °C | +3643.3% |
| 1970 | -0.8632 °C | -30.1% |
| 1971 | -0.567 °C | -34.3% |
| 1972 | -0.8256 °C | +45.6% |
| 1973 | -0.0887 °C | -89.3% |
| 1974 | -2.23 °C | +2416.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1002 °C | -104.5% |
| 1976 | -0.2818 °C | -381.2% |
| 1977 | -1.73 °C | +514.6% |
| 1978 | -0.1444 °C | -91.7% |
| 1979 | -1.54 °C | +964.9% |
| 1980 | -1.97 °C | +28.2% |
| 1981 | 0.3011 °C | -115.3% |
| 1982 | -1.52 °C | -606.3% |
| 1983 | -1.48 °C | -2.9% |
| 1984 | -1.31 °C | -11.4% |
| 1985 | -0.4773 °C | -63.6% |
| 1986 | -2.53 °C | +429.6% |
| 1987 | 1.19 °C | -147.2% |
| 1988 | -1.63 °C | -237.1% |
| 1989 | 0.5337 °C | -132.7% |
| 1990 | 0.632 °C | +18.4% |
| 1991 | -2.46 °C | -489.1% |
| 1992 | -0.8986 °C | -63.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1087 °C | -112.1% |
| 1994 | -1.47 °C | -1448.6% |
| 1995 | 0.7154 °C | -148.8% |
| 1996 | 0.6816 °C | -4.7% |
| 1997 | -0.292 °C | -142.8% |
| 1998 | -0.7703 °C | +163.8% |
| 1999 | -0.9607 °C | +24.7% |
| 2000 | 0.4166 °C | -143.4% |
| 2001 | -0.1289 °C | -130.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2856 °C | -321.6% |
| 2003 | -0.371 °C | -229.9% |
| 2004 | 0.287 °C | -177.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7381 °C | +157.2% |
| 2006 | -0.385 °C | -152.2% |
| 2007 | -0.608 °C | +57.9% |
| 2008 | 1.21 °C | -298.4% |
| 2009 | 1.55 °C | +28.7% |
| 2010 | 1.7 °C | +9.7% |
| 2011 | -1.34 °C | -178.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1604 °C | -112.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0777 °C | -51.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2966 °C | +281.6% |
| 2015 | -0.9401 °C | -417.0% |
| 2016 | -0.195 °C | -79.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2046 °C | -204.9% |
| 2018 | -0.123 °C | -160.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9784 °C | -895.5% |
| 2020 | 1.52 °C | +55.8% |
| 2021 | -0.6349 °C | -141.7% |
| 2022 | 3.45 °C | -642.8% |
| 2023 | 1.36 °C | -60.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0885 °C | -93.5% |
| 2025 | 1.15 °C | +1194.8% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 1.15 °C is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8542 °C, 1.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Libya's 1.15 °C is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.01 °C, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Winter temperature anomalies in Libya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | -3643.3% | -0.033 °C | -1.23 °C |
| 1974 | -2416.0% | -0.0887 °C | -2.23 °C |
| 1994 | -1448.6% | 0.1087 °C | -1.47 °C |
| 2025 | +1194.8% | 0.0885 °C | 1.15 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -2.42 °C | -4.86 °C | -0.6278 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.8 °C | -3.13 °C | 0.8709 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.02 °C | -2.49 °C | 0.5089 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.8173 °C | -2.23 °C | 0.1002 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.8901 °C | -2.53 °C | 1.19 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.4709 °C | -2.46 °C | 0.7154 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2994 °C | -0.608 °C | 1.55 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0823 °C | -1.34 °C | 1.7 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.16 °C | -0.6349 °C | 3.45 °C | 6 |
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More climate change data for Libya
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 76.27 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,350 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,621 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,729 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.12 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 97.48 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 455.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 452.01 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.59 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.71 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is winter temperature anomalies in Libya?
- Winter temperature anomalies in Libya was 1.15 °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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 3.45 °C in 2022.
- What is the lowest winter temperature anomalies recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.86 °C in 1940.
- How does Libya rank for winter temperature anomalies?
- Libya ranks 68th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is winter temperature anomalies rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 221.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya 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.