Benin vs South Africa: Spring temperature anomalies
Benin
0.1837 °C
in 2026
South Africa
0.191 °C
in 2026
Benin rank
123rd
South Africa rank
122nd
Spring temperature anomalies over time
- Benin
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.191 °C against 0.1837 °C in Benin, a difference of 0.0073 °C.
The two have swapped places 40 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1940 it was South Africa ahead.
Benin ranks 123rd and South Africa ranks 122nd of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -2.07 °C | -1.37 °C | 0.6987 °C | South Africa |
| 1950s | -1.58 °C | -0.8597 °C | 0.7211 °C | South Africa |
| 1960s | -1.11 °C | -0.6433 °C | 0.4657 °C | South Africa |
| 1970s | -1.24 °C | -0.8122 °C | 0.4242 °C | South Africa |
| 1980s | -0.5743 °C | -0.2884 °C | 0.286 °C | South Africa |
| 1990s | -0.3485 °C | -0.2373 °C | 0.1112 °C | South Africa |
| 2000s | -0.0493 °C | -0.3113 °C | 0.2619 °C | Benin |
| 2010s | 0.2669 °C | 0.4711 °C | 0.2042 °C | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.7447 °C | 0.3162 °C | 0.4285 °C | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher spring temperature anomalies, Benin or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.191 °C against 0.1837 °C in Benin as of 2026.
- What is the difference in spring temperature anomalies between Benin and South Africa?
- 0.0073 °C, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and South Africa?
- 87 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2026.
- How do Benin and South Africa rank globally for spring temperature anomalies?
- Benin ranks 123rd and South Africa ranks 122nd 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 Spring temperature anomalies. 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.