Botswana vs Zimbabwe: Summer temperature anomalies
Botswana
0.8179 °C
in 2026
Zimbabwe
0.8086 °C
in 2026
Botswana rank
85th
Zimbabwe rank
87th
Summer temperature anomalies over time
- Botswana
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0.8179 °C against 0.8086 °C in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.0093 °C.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 85th and Zimbabwe ranks 87th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 5 and Zimbabwe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.0357 °C | -0.439 °C | 0.4747 °C | Botswana |
| 1950s | -0.7599 °C | -0.8626 °C | 0.1027 °C | Botswana |
| 1960s | -1.13 °C | -0.4939 °C | 0.6387 °C | Zimbabwe |
| 1970s | -0.7557 °C | -1.16 °C | 0.4065 °C | Botswana |
| 1980s | -0.6502 °C | -0.6435 °C | 0.0067 °C | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | -0.1081 °C | 0.0878 °C | 0.1959 °C | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 0.0811 °C | -0.1339 °C | 0.215 °C | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.176 °C | 0.1695 °C | 0.0065 °C | Botswana |
| 2020s | -0.017 °C | 0.5524 °C | 0.5694 °C | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher summer temperature anomalies, Botswana or Zimbabwe?
- Botswana, at 0.8179 °C against 0.8086 °C in Zimbabwe as of 2026.
- What is the difference in summer temperature anomalies between Botswana and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0093 °C, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Zimbabwe?
- 87 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2026.
- How do Botswana and Zimbabwe rank globally for summer temperature anomalies?
- Botswana ranks 85th and Zimbabwe ranks 87th 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 Summer 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.