Cape Verde vs French Polynesia: Temperature anomalies by month
Cape Verde
-0.3107 °C
in 2026
French Polynesia
-0.2816 °C
in 2026
Cape Verde rank
157th
French Polynesia rank
155th
Temperature anomalies by month over time
- Cape Verde
- French Polynesia
How they compare
French Polynesia currently reports -0.2816 °C against -0.3107 °C in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.0291 °C.
The two have swapped places 34 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1940 it was French Polynesia ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 157th and French Polynesia ranks 155th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 5 and French Polynesia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | French Polynesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.2795 °C | -0.3632 °C | 0.0837 °C | Cape Verde |
| 1950s | -0.2614 °C | -0.4241 °C | 0.1627 °C | Cape Verde |
| 1960s | -0.3365 °C | -0.3078 °C | 0.0288 °C | French Polynesia |
| 1970s | -0.3756 °C | -0.5446 °C | 0.169 °C | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | -0.5103 °C | -0.0453 °C | 0.465 °C | French Polynesia |
| 1990s | -0.2157 °C | -0.0253 °C | 0.1904 °C | French Polynesia |
| 2000s | -0.0202 °C | -0.0035 °C | 0.0167 °C | French Polynesia |
| 2010s | 0.1673 °C | -0.0255 °C | 0.1928 °C | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 0.5941 °C | -0.0589 °C | 0.6529 °C | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher temperature anomalies by month, Cape Verde or French Polynesia?
- French Polynesia, at -0.2816 °C against -0.3107 °C in Cape Verde as of 2026.
- What is the difference in temperature anomalies by month between Cape Verde and French Polynesia?
- 0.0291 °C, with French Polynesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and French Polynesia?
- 87 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2026.
- How do Cape Verde and French Polynesia rank globally for temperature anomalies by month?
- Cape Verde ranks 157th and French Polynesia ranks 155th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Temperature anomalies by month. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.