Winter temperature anomalies in Qatar
Qatar: Winter temperature anomalies was 0.9579 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.9579 °C
Change on year
up 634.7%
World rank
80th
of 193 countries
All-time high
2.93 °C
in 2001
All-time low
-3.25 °C
in 1964
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Winter temperature anomalies in Qatar, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 0.9579 °C for winter temperature anomalies in 2025.
That represents a change of up 634.7% on the previous year and up 383.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, winter temperature anomalies in Qatar peaked at 2.93 °C in 2001 and was at its lowest, -3.25 °C, in 1964.
Qatar ranks 80th 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 Qatar, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 0.0894 °C | — |
| 1941 | 0.7027 °C | +686.0% |
| 1942 | -2.49 °C | -454.7% |
| 1943 | -0.3148 °C | -87.4% |
| 1944 | -2.01 °C | +536.9% |
| 1945 | -0.7695 °C | -61.6% |
| 1946 | 0.1147 °C | -114.9% |
| 1947 | -1.36 °C | -1285.9% |
| 1948 | -0.5034 °C | -63.0% |
| 1949 | -0.8441 °C | +67.7% |
| 1950 | -0.4992 °C | -40.9% |
| 1951 | -0.954 °C | +91.1% |
| 1952 | -0.437 °C | -54.2% |
| 1953 | -2.36 °C | +439.1% |
| 1954 | 0.5249 °C | -122.3% |
| 1955 | -0.4294 °C | -181.8% |
| 1956 | -0.8897 °C | +107.2% |
| 1957 | -0.5941 °C | -33.2% |
| 1958 | -0.1872 °C | -68.5% |
| 1959 | -2.7 °C | +1342.7% |
| 1960 | -0.6139 °C | -77.3% |
| 1961 | -0.0935 °C | -84.8% |
| 1962 | -0.3907 °C | +317.7% |
| 1963 | -2.27 °C | +480.4% |
| 1964 | -3.25 °C | +43.5% |
| 1965 | -0.9124 °C | -72.0% |
| 1966 | -0.2723 °C | -70.2% |
| 1967 | -2.46 °C | +804.0% |
| 1968 | 0.7773 °C | -131.6% |
| 1969 | -0.4031 °C | -151.9% |
| 1970 | -0.793 °C | +96.7% |
| 1971 | -2.29 °C | +188.8% |
| 1972 | -2.96 °C | +29.1% |
| 1973 | -1.63 °C | -44.8% |
| 1974 | -0.6299 °C | -61.4% |
| 1975 | -1.64 °C | +161.1% |
| 1976 | -0.1961 °C | -88.1% |
| 1977 | 0.8411 °C | -529.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0675 °C | -92.0% |
| 1979 | -0.5383 °C | -897.3% |
| 1980 | -1.36 °C | +151.8% |
| 1981 | 0.2044 °C | -115.1% |
| 1982 | -2.99 °C | -1562.8% |
| 1983 | -0.7011 °C | -76.6% |
| 1984 | -1.04 °C | +47.8% |
| 1985 | -0.8177 °C | -21.1% |
| 1986 | -2.25 °C | +174.8% |
| 1987 | -0.5052 °C | -77.5% |
| 1988 | -0.0582 °C | -88.5% |
| 1989 | -1.13 °C | +1838.1% |
| 1990 | 0.5466 °C | -148.4% |
| 1991 | 0.282 °C | -48.4% |
| 1992 | -0.3962 °C | -240.5% |
| 1993 | -0.2788 °C | -29.6% |
| 1994 | -1.27 °C | +357.1% |
| 1995 | -0.8021 °C | -37.1% |
| 1996 | -0.0866 °C | -89.2% |
| 1997 | -0.1599 °C | +84.6% |
| 1998 | 2.22 °C | -1491.7% |
| 1999 | -0.1648 °C | -107.4% |
| 2000 | -0.2577 °C | +56.3% |
| 2001 | 2.93 °C | -1236.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4888 °C | -83.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2333 °C | -52.3% |
| 2004 | -1.12 °C | -578.7% |
| 2005 | 0.888 °C | -179.5% |
| 2006 | -3.07 °C | -445.2% |
| 2007 | -0.1787 °C | -94.2% |
| 2008 | -1.7 °C | +853.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4209 °C | -124.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4171 °C | -0.9% |
| 2011 | -2.21 °C | -628.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2823 °C | -112.8% |
| 2013 | -0.8478 °C | -400.3% |
| 2014 | -0.0788 °C | -90.7% |
| 2015 | -0.3374 °C | +328.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6498 °C | -292.6% |
| 2017 | -0.0498 °C | -107.7% |
| 2018 | 1.59 °C | -3301.4% |
| 2019 | 1.33 °C | -16.3% |
| 2020 | 1.26 °C | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 1.5 °C | +19.0% |
| 2022 | 1.87 °C | +24.9% |
| 2023 | 2.01 °C | +7.1% |
| 2024 | -0.1792 °C | -108.9% |
| 2025 | 0.9579 °C | -634.7% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 0.9579 °C is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.2 °C, 80% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 0.9579 °C is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.01 °C, 95% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Winter temperature anomalies in Qatar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +3301.4% | -0.0498 °C | 1.59 °C |
| 1989 | -1838.1% | -0.0582 °C | -1.13 °C |
| 1982 | -1562.8% | 0.2044 °C | -2.99 °C |
| 1998 | +1491.7% | -0.1599 °C | 2.22 °C |
| 1959 | -1342.7% | -0.1872 °C | -2.7 °C |
| 1947 | -1285.9% | 0.1147 °C | -1.36 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.7383 °C | -2.49 °C | 0.7027 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.8523 °C | -2.7 °C | 0.5249 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.9892 °C | -3.25 °C | 0.7773 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.9773 °C | -2.96 °C | 0.8411 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.06 °C | -2.99 °C | 0.2044 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0109 °C | -1.27 °C | 2.22 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1363 °C | -3.07 °C | 2.93 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0759 °C | -2.21 °C | 1.59 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.24 °C | -0.1792 °C | 2.01 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
- 77 Cayman Islands 0.9854 °C compare
- 78 North Korea 0.9637 °C compare
- 79 Sudan 0.9627 °C compare
- 81 Laos 0.95 °C compare
- 82 Egypt 0.9319 °C compare
- 83 United States 0.9189 °C compare
More climate change data for Qatar
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 639,640 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 127.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 53.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 74.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.2016 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.65 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3.98 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3.98 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.0084 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.015 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is winter temperature anomalies in Qatar?
- Winter temperature anomalies in Qatar was 0.9579 °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 Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 2.93 °C in 2001.
- What is the lowest winter temperature anomalies recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.25 °C in 1964.
- How does Qatar rank for winter temperature anomalies?
- Qatar ranks 80th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is winter temperature anomalies rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 383.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Qatar 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.