Winter temperature anomalies in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Winter temperature anomalies was 0.5548 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Winter temperature anomalies in Saudi Arabia, 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 Saudi Arabia is 0.5548 °C, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 68.3% on the previous year and up 163.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, winter temperature anomalies in Saudi Arabia peaked at 2.36 °C in 2001 and was at its lowest, -4.81 °C, in 1964.
That places Saudi Arabia 117th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.8443 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.6594 °C | -21.9% |
| 1942 | -2.55 °C | +287.2% |
| 1943 | -1.4 °C | -45.3% |
| 1944 | -3.19 °C | +128.3% |
| 1945 | -2.03 °C | -36.4% |
| 1946 | -1.16 °C | -42.7% |
| 1947 | -2.6 °C | +124.0% |
| 1948 | -1.64 °C | -37.1% |
| 1949 | -2.42 °C | +48.0% |
| 1950 | -1.95 °C | -19.7% |
| 1951 | -2.76 °C | +42.0% |
| 1952 | -1.18 °C | -57.4% |
| 1953 | -3.45 °C | +193.0% |
| 1954 | -1.74 °C | -49.6% |
| 1955 | -1.59 °C | -8.6% |
| 1956 | -1.48 °C | -7.1% |
| 1957 | -1.81 °C | +22.4% |
| 1958 | -0.8464 °C | -53.2% |
| 1959 | -3.08 °C | +263.7% |
| 1960 | -0.594 °C | -80.7% |
| 1961 | -1.43 °C | +140.5% |
| 1962 | -0.8616 °C | -39.7% |
| 1963 | -3.26 °C | +277.9% |
| 1964 | -4.81 °C | +47.7% |
| 1965 | -1.89 °C | -60.7% |
| 1966 | -1.23 °C | -35.2% |
| 1967 | -3.2 °C | +161.5% |
| 1968 | -0.0333 °C | -99.0% |
| 1969 | -0.3457 °C | +937.2% |
| 1970 | -2.5 °C | +622.8% |
| 1971 | -3.21 °C | +28.6% |
| 1972 | -3.59 °C | +11.7% |
| 1973 | -2.1 °C | -41.4% |
| 1974 | -1.62 °C | -22.9% |
| 1975 | -1.95 °C | +20.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0203 °C | -101.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0746 °C | +268.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1851 °C | +147.9% |
| 1979 | -1.61 °C | -969.8% |
| 1980 | -1.19 °C | -26.0% |
| 1981 | 0.299 °C | -125.1% |
| 1982 | -3.14 °C | -1148.9% |
| 1983 | -1.03 °C | -67.2% |
| 1984 | -1.2 °C | +16.9% |
| 1985 | -1.38 °C | +14.4% |
| 1986 | -2.25 °C | +63.9% |
| 1987 | -0.0598 °C | -97.3% |
| 1988 | -0.2712 °C | +353.5% |
| 1989 | -1.11 °C | +309.2% |
| 1990 | 0.9202 °C | -182.9% |
| 1991 | -0.1535 °C | -116.7% |
| 1992 | -0.9328 °C | +507.7% |
| 1993 | 0.4794 °C | -151.4% |
| 1994 | -1.75 °C | -465.6% |
| 1995 | -0.7969 °C | -54.5% |
| 1996 | 0.4143 °C | -152.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0678 °C | -83.6% |
| 1998 | 1.48 °C | +2077.2% |
| 1999 | -0.399 °C | -127.0% |
| 2000 | -0.3261 °C | -18.3% |
| 2001 | 2.36 °C | -824.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1422 °C | -94.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5182 °C | +264.4% |
| 2004 | -1.5 °C | -390.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9745 °C | -164.8% |
| 2006 | -2.69 °C | -375.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1013 °C | -103.8% |
| 2008 | -1.58 °C | -1659.0% |
| 2009 | 1.19 °C | -175.4% |
| 2010 | -0.2685 °C | -122.6% |
| 2011 | -1.9 °C | +609.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8945 °C | -147.0% |
| 2013 | -0.8285 °C | -192.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9256 °C | -211.7% |
| 2015 | -0.8682 °C | -193.8% |
| 2016 | 1.05 °C | -221.3% |
| 2017 | -0.2964 °C | -128.2% |
| 2018 | 1.46 °C | -591.4% |
| 2019 | 1.32 °C | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 0.917 °C | -30.6% |
| 2021 | 1.03 °C | +12.9% |
| 2022 | 1.32 °C | +27.6% |
| 2023 | 2.02 °C | +53.2% |
| 2024 | 0.3297 °C | -83.7% |
| 2025 | 0.5548 °C | +68.3% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.5548 °C is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.2 °C, 46% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.5548 °C is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.01 °C, 55% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Winter temperature anomalies in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +2077.2% | 0.0678 °C | 1.48 °C |
| 2008 | -1659.0% | 0.1013 °C | -1.58 °C |
| 1982 | -1148.9% | 0.299 °C | -3.14 °C |
| 1979 | -969.8% | 0.1851 °C | -1.61 °C |
| 1969 | -937.2% | -0.0333 °C | -0.3457 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.85 °C | -3.19 °C | -0.6594 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.99 °C | -3.45 °C | -0.8464 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.76 °C | -4.81 °C | -0.0333 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.63 °C | -3.59 °C | 0.1851 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.13 °C | -3.14 °C | 0.299 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0676 °C | -1.75 °C | 1.48 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0807 °C | -2.69 °C | 2.36 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1486 °C | -1.9 °C | 1.46 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 °C | 0.3297 °C | 2.02 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More climate change data for Saudi Arabia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 134.54 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,043 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,830 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,213 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 79.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,017 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,002 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.78 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is winter temperature anomalies in Saudi Arabia?
- Winter temperature anomalies in Saudi Arabia was 0.5548 °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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.36 °C in 2001.
- What is the lowest winter temperature anomalies recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.81 °C in 1964.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for winter temperature anomalies?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 117th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is winter temperature anomalies rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 163.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.