Winter temperature anomalies in Somalia
Somalia: Winter temperature anomalies was 0.697 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.697 °C
Change on year
up 121.5%
World rank
104th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.8167 °C
in 2015
All-time low
-1.59 °C
in 1967
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Winter temperature anomalies in Somalia, 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 Somalia stood at 0.697 °C.
That represents a change of up 121.5% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, winter temperature anomalies in Somalia peaked at 0.8167 °C in 2015 and was at its lowest, -1.59 °C, in 1967.
Somalia ranks 104th 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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.8906 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.1937 °C | -78.2% |
| 1942 | -0.0451 °C | -76.7% |
| 1943 | -0.2976 °C | +559.5% |
| 1944 | -0.4357 °C | +46.4% |
| 1945 | -0.7599 °C | +74.4% |
| 1946 | -0.209 °C | -72.5% |
| 1947 | -1.28 °C | +510.4% |
| 1948 | -0.7056 °C | -44.7% |
| 1949 | -0.4915 °C | -30.3% |
| 1950 | -0.6706 °C | +36.4% |
| 1951 | -0.8234 °C | +22.8% |
| 1952 | -0.5344 °C | -35.1% |
| 1953 | -0.5898 °C | +10.4% |
| 1954 | -0.8825 °C | +49.6% |
| 1955 | -0.0321 °C | -96.4% |
| 1956 | -0.8314 °C | +2487.3% |
| 1957 | -0.7317 °C | -12.0% |
| 1958 | -0.0944 °C | -87.1% |
| 1959 | -0.4218 °C | +346.8% |
| 1960 | -0.3843 °C | -8.9% |
| 1961 | -0.9117 °C | +137.3% |
| 1962 | -0.2166 °C | -76.2% |
| 1963 | -0.3183 °C | +47.0% |
| 1964 | -0.9578 °C | +200.9% |
| 1965 | -0.6194 °C | -35.3% |
| 1966 | -0.5477 °C | -11.6% |
| 1967 | -1.59 °C | +190.3% |
| 1968 | -0.632 °C | -60.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0583 °C | -109.2% |
| 1970 | -0.1306 °C | -323.9% |
| 1971 | -0.4607 °C | +252.9% |
| 1972 | 0.2846 °C | -161.8% |
| 1973 | -1.07 °C | -477.6% |
| 1974 | -0.0667 °C | -93.8% |
| 1975 | -0.3613 °C | +441.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2292 °C | -163.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0462 °C | -79.8% |
| 1978 | -0.2481 °C | -636.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0886 °C | -135.7% |
| 1980 | -0.0077 °C | -108.7% |
| 1981 | -0.3773 °C | +4771.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0407 °C | -110.8% |
| 1983 | -0.1846 °C | -553.6% |
| 1984 | -0.3382 °C | +83.3% |
| 1985 | -0.3767 °C | +11.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0712 °C | -118.9% |
| 1987 | 0.4173 °C | +485.8% |
| 1988 | -0.1542 °C | -136.9% |
| 1989 | 0.3432 °C | -322.6% |
| 1990 | -0.5165 °C | -250.5% |
| 1991 | -0.2849 °C | -44.8% |
| 1992 | -0.3529 °C | +23.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0734 °C | -120.8% |
| 1994 | -0.3916 °C | -633.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2549 °C | -165.1% |
| 1996 | -0.19 °C | -174.5% |
| 1997 | -0.8581 °C | +351.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0998 °C | -111.6% |
| 1999 | -0.9698 °C | -1072.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2487 °C | -125.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2278 °C | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 0.6853 °C | +200.8% |
| 2003 | -0.5125 °C | -174.8% |
| 2004 | -0.4588 °C | -10.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0276 °C | -106.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1323 °C | +378.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1085 °C | -18.0% |
| 2008 | -0.095 °C | -187.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7875 °C | -929.2% |
| 2010 | -0.1918 °C | -124.4% |
| 2011 | -0.2929 °C | +52.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4085 °C | -239.5% |
| 2013 | -0.2005 °C | -149.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1763 °C | -187.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8167 °C | +363.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3592 °C | -56.0% |
| 2017 | -0.555 °C | -254.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5419 °C | -197.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0918 °C | -83.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3135 °C | +241.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3063 °C | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4722 °C | +54.2% |
| 2023 | 0.7927 °C | +67.9% |
| 2024 | 0.3146 °C | -60.3% |
| 2025 | 0.697 °C | +121.5% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.697 °C is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.4723 °C, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.697 °C is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4189 °C, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Winter temperature anomalies in Somalia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -4771.6% | -0.0077 °C | -0.3773 °C |
| 1956 | -2487.3% | -0.0321 °C | -0.8314 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.5304 °C | -1.28 °C | -0.0451 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.5612 °C | -0.8825 °C | -0.0321 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.6119 °C | -1.59 °C | 0.0583 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.1694 °C | -1.07 °C | 0.2846 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.0566 °C | -0.3773 °C | 0.4173 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.3136 °C | -0.9698 °C | 0.2549 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1151 °C | -0.5125 °C | 0.7875 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1154 °C | -0.555 °C | 0.8167 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4827 °C | 0.3063 °C | 0.7927 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 101 Venezuela 0.7491 °C compare
- 102 Dominican Republic 0.7309 °C compare
- 103 Philippines 0.6992 °C compare
- 105 Bahamas 0.6825 °C compare
- 106 Tanzania 0.6747 °C compare
- 107 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.6722 °C compare
More climate change data for Somalia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 76.68 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 40,869 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 11,404 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 29,465 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 43.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,052 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 530.13 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 497.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 32.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.88 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is winter temperature anomalies in Somalia?
- Winter temperature anomalies in Somalia was 0.697 °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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8167 °C in 2015.
- What is the lowest winter temperature anomalies recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.59 °C in 1967.
- How does Somalia rank for winter temperature anomalies?
- Somalia ranks 104th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is winter temperature anomalies rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia 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.