Nigeria vs United Kingdom: Winter temperature anomalies
Nigeria
1.76 °C
in 2025
United Kingdom
1.74 °C
in 2025
Nigeria rank
37th
United Kingdom rank
39th
Winter temperature anomalies over time
- Nigeria
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 1.76 °C against 1.74 °C in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.02 °C.
The two have swapped places 44 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 37th and United Kingdom ranks 39th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and United Kingdom in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.6441 °C | -0.4354 °C | 0.2087 °C | United Kingdom |
| 1950s | -0.7565 °C | -0.3895 °C | 0.367 °C | United Kingdom |
| 1960s | -0.1268 °C | -1.69 °C | 1.56 °C | Nigeria |
| 1970s | -0.6624 °C | 0.132 °C | 0.7944 °C | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | -0.3828 °C | 0.0872 °C | 0.47 °C | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | -0.0709 °C | -0.4523 °C | 0.3814 °C | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.2657 °C | -0.1173 °C | 0.3831 °C | Nigeria |
| 2010s | -0.1688 °C | 0.4801 °C | 0.6489 °C | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 0.4905 °C | 0.9045 °C | 0.414 °C | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher winter temperature anomalies, Nigeria or United Kingdom?
- Nigeria, at 1.76 °C against 1.74 °C in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in winter temperature anomalies between Nigeria and United Kingdom?
- 0.02 °C, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and United Kingdom?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and United Kingdom rank globally for winter temperature anomalies?
- Nigeria ranks 37th and United Kingdom ranks 39th 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 Winter 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.