Cape Verde vs Iceland: Summer temperature anomalies
Cape Verde
0.1352 °C
in 2026
Iceland
0.1076 °C
in 2026
Cape Verde rank
159th
Iceland rank
162nd
Summer temperature anomalies over time
- Cape Verde
- Iceland
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 0.1352 °C against 0.1076 °C in Iceland, a difference of 0.0276 °C.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.3 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 159th and Iceland ranks 162nd of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 7 and Iceland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.1393 °C | -2.48 °C | 2.34 °C | Cape Verde |
| 1950s | -0.2646 °C | -1.71 °C | 1.45 °C | Cape Verde |
| 1960s | -0.3065 °C | -2.05 °C | 1.75 °C | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | -0.6527 °C | -2.67 °C | 2.02 °C | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | -0.01 °C | -0.6962 °C | 0.6862 °C | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 0.0483 °C | -0.8869 °C | 0.9352 °C | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 0.0473 °C | 0.3065 °C | 0.2592 °C | Iceland |
| 2010s | -0.1724 °C | 0.5268 °C | 0.6992 °C | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.4347 °C | -0.2604 °C | 0.6952 °C | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher summer temperature anomalies, Cape Verde or Iceland?
- Cape Verde, at 0.1352 °C against 0.1076 °C in Iceland as of 2026.
- What is the difference in summer temperature anomalies between Cape Verde and Iceland?
- 0.0276 °C, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Iceland?
- 87 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2026.
- How do Cape Verde and Iceland rank globally for summer temperature anomalies?
- Cape Verde ranks 159th and Iceland ranks 162nd 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.