Egypt vs Nigeria: Temperature anomalies by month
Egypt
1.79 °C
in 2026
Nigeria
1.8 °C
in 2026
Egypt rank
13th
Nigeria rank
12th
Temperature anomalies by month over time
- Egypt
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 1.8 °C against 1.79 °C in Egypt, a difference of 0.01 °C.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Nigeria ahead.
Egypt ranks 13th and Nigeria ranks 12th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.63 °C | -0.2997 °C | 1.33 °C | Nigeria |
| 1950s | -1.28 °C | -0.3369 °C | 0.9434 °C | Nigeria |
| 1960s | -0.8951 °C | -0.3686 °C | 0.5265 °C | Nigeria |
| 1970s | -0.944 °C | -0.2895 °C | 0.6544 °C | Nigeria |
| 1980s | -0.939 °C | -0.4861 °C | 0.4529 °C | Nigeria |
| 1990s | -0.1584 °C | -0.0208 °C | 0.1376 °C | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.0585 °C | 0.0663 °C | 0.0079 °C | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.2294 °C | 0.0994 °C | 0.13 °C | Egypt |
| 2020s | 0.6805 °C | 0.4224 °C | 0.2582 °C | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher temperature anomalies by month, Egypt or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 1.8 °C against 1.79 °C in Egypt as of 2026.
- What is the difference in temperature anomalies by month between Egypt and Nigeria?
- 0.01 °C, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Nigeria?
- 87 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2026.
- How do Egypt and Nigeria rank globally for temperature anomalies by month?
- Egypt ranks 13th and Nigeria ranks 12th 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.