Winter temperature anomalies in Turkey
Turkey: Winter temperature anomalies was 1.69 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
1.69 °C
Change on year
up 15.1%
World rank
43rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
3.75 °C
in 2023
All-time low
-6.13 °C
in 1948
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Winter temperature anomalies in Turkey, 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 Turkey is 1.69 °C, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.1% on the previous year and up 229.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, winter temperature anomalies in Turkey peaked at 3.75 °C in 2023 and was at its lowest, -6.13 °C, in 1948.
Turkey ranks 43rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Winter temperature anomalies in Turkey, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.8108 °C | — |
| 1941 | -5.5 °C | +578.1% |
| 1942 | -1.62 °C | -70.6% |
| 1943 | -0.2648 °C | -83.6% |
| 1944 | -0.5998 °C | +126.5% |
| 1945 | -2.5 °C | +316.6% |
| 1946 | -0.458 °C | -81.7% |
| 1947 | 0.9799 °C | -314.0% |
| 1948 | -6.13 °C | -725.9% |
| 1949 | -0.0815 °C | -98.7% |
| 1950 | 1.23 °C | -1608.9% |
| 1951 | -2.9 °C | -336.0% |
| 1952 | 2.7 °C | -193.0% |
| 1953 | -5.4 °C | -300.0% |
| 1954 | 1.27 °C | -123.5% |
| 1955 | 0.3772 °C | -70.2% |
| 1956 | -3.92 °C | -1139.2% |
| 1957 | -0.4368 °C | -88.9% |
| 1958 | 0.4348 °C | -199.5% |
| 1959 | 1.13 °C | +159.7% |
| 1960 | 2.98 °C | +163.8% |
| 1961 | 0.4807 °C | -83.9% |
| 1962 | 1.33 °C | +175.9% |
| 1963 | 0.015 °C | -98.9% |
| 1964 | 0.2379 °C | +1485.7% |
| 1965 | 1.08 °C | +353.9% |
| 1966 | 1.25 °C | +15.6% |
| 1967 | 0.3157 °C | -74.7% |
| 1968 | 1.14 °C | +260.7% |
| 1969 | 1.83 °C | +60.6% |
| 1970 | -1.66 °C | -190.8% |
| 1971 | -2.05 °C | +23.4% |
| 1972 | -2.83 °C | +38.3% |
| 1973 | -1.17 °C | -58.6% |
| 1974 | -1.25 °C | +6.4% |
| 1975 | -3.03 °C | +142.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1075 °C | -103.5% |
| 1977 | -1.98 °C | -1938.4% |
| 1978 | 0.6497 °C | -132.9% |
| 1979 | -0.5295 °C | -181.5% |
| 1980 | 0.6466 °C | -222.1% |
| 1981 | 2.93 °C | +352.7% |
| 1982 | -1.14 °C | -138.8% |
| 1983 | 0.493 °C | -143.4% |
| 1984 | -3.32 °C | -774.3% |
| 1985 | -0.7446 °C | -77.6% |
| 1986 | -1.61 °C | +115.6% |
| 1987 | -0.1545 °C | -90.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0729 °C | -147.2% |
| 1989 | -1.35 °C | -1954.2% |
| 1990 | 0.878 °C | -164.9% |
| 1991 | -2.98 °C | -439.4% |
| 1992 | -3.64 °C | +22.0% |
| 1993 | 1.26 °C | -134.8% |
| 1994 | -2.79 °C | -320.8% |
| 1995 | -0.9714 °C | -65.2% |
| 1996 | 3.24 °C | -433.1% |
| 1997 | 0.4886 °C | -84.9% |
| 1998 | 1.38 °C | +183.1% |
| 1999 | 2.03 °C | +47.0% |
| 2000 | 0.525 °C | -74.2% |
| 2001 | -0.0689 °C | -113.1% |
| 2002 | -3.19 °C | +4532.4% |
| 2003 | -0.403 °C | -87.4% |
| 2004 | -1.59 °C | +294.5% |
| 2005 | 1.09 °C | -168.8% |
| 2006 | -1.7 °C | -255.1% |
| 2007 | -1.3 °C | -23.0% |
| 2008 | -0.8441 °C | -35.3% |
| 2009 | 2.85 °C | -437.3% |
| 2010 | 3.25 °C | +14.0% |
| 2011 | -0.5832 °C | -118.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9475 °C | -262.5% |
| 2013 | -3.46 °C | -464.7% |
| 2014 | 3.21 °C | -193.0% |
| 2015 | -1.31 °C | -140.6% |
| 2016 | -3.22 °C | +146.6% |
| 2017 | 2.22 °C | -168.9% |
| 2018 | 1.08 °C | -51.3% |
| 2019 | 1.91 °C | +76.8% |
| 2020 | 2.55 °C | +33.7% |
| 2021 | 1.17 °C | -54.2% |
| 2022 | 3.45 °C | +195.1% |
| 2023 | 3.75 °C | +8.6% |
| 2024 | 1.47 °C | -60.7% |
| 2025 | 1.69 °C | +15.1% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 1.69 °C is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8542 °C, 2.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 1.69 °C is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.93 °C, 88% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Winter temperature anomalies in Turkey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -4532.4% | -0.0689 °C | -3.19 °C |
| 1989 | -1954.2% | 0.0729 °C | -1.35 °C |
| 1977 | -1938.4% | 0.1075 °C | -1.98 °C |
| 1950 | +1608.9% | -0.0815 °C | 1.23 °C |
| 1964 | +1485.7% | 0.015 °C | 0.2379 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.7 °C | -6.13 °C | 0.9799 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.5519 °C | -5.4 °C | 2.7 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.07 °C | 0.015 °C | 2.98 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.38 °C | -3.03 °C | 0.6497 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.4177 °C | -3.32 °C | 2.93 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1095 °C | -3.64 °C | 3.24 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.463 °C | -3.19 °C | 2.85 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4051 °C | -3.46 °C | 3.25 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.35 °C | 1.17 °C | 3.75 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 40 Greece 1.73 °C compare
- 41 Hong Kong 1.72 °C compare
- 42 Italy 1.7 °C compare
- 44 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.64 °C compare
- 45 Netherlands 1.62 °C compare
- 46 Azerbaijan 1.52 °C compare
More climate change data for Turkey
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 40,751 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 15,231 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 25,520 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 57.48 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 911.41 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 13,814 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 12,063 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,751 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 45.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 62.55 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is winter temperature anomalies in Turkey?
- Winter temperature anomalies in Turkey was 1.69 °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 Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 3.75 °C in 2023.
- What is the lowest winter temperature anomalies recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.13 °C in 1948.
- How does Turkey rank for winter temperature anomalies?
- Turkey ranks 43rd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is winter temperature anomalies rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 229.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turkey 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.