Water incorporated as hydrogenated defects in mantle minerals can influence physical properties of the mantle. Knowledge of hydrogen defects at high temperatures (T) is fundamental to understand and quantify their influence on mantle physical properties. Clinopyroxene contributes significantly to the upper mantle water budget. Here, we investigate the behavior of hydrogen defects in ten natural clinopyroxene crystals at temperatures up to 1000 o C, using in situ and quenched experiments. The in situ high T Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectra indicate no proton transfer between point defects, but the local environments of hydrogen defects vary. Dehydration rates at 1000 o C of the six samples with different chemical compositions are calculated based on the quenched experiments. These rates are not only slightly site-specific, but also increase with Fe and tetrahedrally coordinated Al contents. Indeed, the Near-FTIR spectra suggest that the dehydration of the samples in this study involves oxidation of Fe 2+. For two diopsides with a mantle affinity, the diffusivity is about 10 −12 m 2 /s at 1000 °C. The results mainly have the following implications: (1) the different local environments of hydrogen defects between high T and low T may be responsible for the different mechanism of water impact on This is a preprint, the final version is subject to change, of the American Mineralogist (MSA) Cite as Authors (Year) Title. American Mineralogist, in press.