Ghana vs Zambia: Summer temperature anomalies
Ghana
-0.0419 °C
in 2026
Zambia
-0.018 °C
in 2026
Ghana rank
175th
Zambia rank
172nd
Summer temperature anomalies over time
- Ghana
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports -0.018 °C against -0.0419 °C in Ghana, a difference of 0.0239 °C.
The two have swapped places 30 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Zambia ahead.
Ghana ranks 175th and Zambia ranks 172nd of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.5123 °C | -0.2054 °C | 0.3069 °C | Zambia |
| 1950s | -1.15 °C | -0.806 °C | 0.3482 °C | Zambia |
| 1960s | -0.8635 °C | -0.1664 °C | 0.6971 °C | Zambia |
| 1970s | -0.7927 °C | -1.1 °C | 0.3094 °C | Ghana |
| 1980s | -0.3849 °C | -0.5135 °C | 0.1287 °C | Ghana |
| 1990s | -0.2903 °C | 0.0882 °C | 0.3785 °C | Zambia |
| 2000s | -0.1094 °C | 0.0065 °C | 0.1159 °C | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.3447 °C | 0.0083 °C | 0.3364 °C | Ghana |
| 2020s | 0.4172 °C | -0.0022 °C | 0.4193 °C | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher summer temperature anomalies, Ghana or Zambia?
- Zambia, at -0.018 °C against -0.0419 °C in Ghana as of 2026.
- What is the difference in summer temperature anomalies between Ghana and Zambia?
- 0.0239 °C, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Zambia?
- 87 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2026.
- How do Ghana and Zambia rank globally for summer temperature anomalies?
- Ghana ranks 175th and Zambia ranks 172nd 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.