Autumn temperature anomalies in Nigeria
Nigeria: Autumn temperature anomalies was 0.4187 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Autumn temperature anomalies in Nigeria, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
The most recent figure for autumn temperature anomalies in Nigeria is 0.4187 °C, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 38.7% on the previous year and up 115.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, autumn temperature anomalies in Nigeria peaked at 0.9721 °C in 2023 and was at its lowest, -1.66 °C, in 1956.
That places Nigeria 127th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Autumn temperature anomalies in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 0.6196 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.2857 °C | -146.1% |
| 1942 | -1.12 °C | +292.2% |
| 1943 | -0.6768 °C | -39.6% |
| 1944 | -1.42 °C | +110.2% |
| 1945 | -0.8718 °C | -38.7% |
| 1946 | -1.47 °C | +68.8% |
| 1947 | -1.36 °C | -7.7% |
| 1948 | -1.47 °C | +7.9% |
| 1949 | 0.1529 °C | -110.4% |
| 1950 | -1.26 °C | -926.8% |
| 1951 | -0.9246 °C | -26.9% |
| 1952 | -1.4 °C | +51.5% |
| 1953 | -0.8523 °C | -39.2% |
| 1954 | -1.18 °C | +39.0% |
| 1955 | -1.31 °C | +10.2% |
| 1956 | -1.66 °C | +26.9% |
| 1957 | -1.01 °C | -38.9% |
| 1958 | -1.05 °C | +4.1% |
| 1959 | -1.05 °C | +0.1% |
| 1960 | -0.8008 °C | -24.1% |
| 1961 | -0.9995 °C | +24.8% |
| 1962 | -0.9102 °C | -8.9% |
| 1963 | -0.0316 °C | -96.5% |
| 1964 | -0.9904 °C | +3030.7% |
| 1965 | -0.3276 °C | -66.9% |
| 1966 | -0.5801 °C | +77.1% |
| 1967 | -1.16 °C | +99.6% |
| 1968 | -0.2621 °C | -77.4% |
| 1969 | -0.6916 °C | +163.8% |
| 1970 | -0.7948 °C | +14.9% |
| 1971 | -0.9474 °C | +19.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0585 °C | -106.2% |
| 1973 | -0.2317 °C | -495.9% |
| 1974 | -1.07 °C | +361.2% |
| 1975 | -1.35 °C | +26.0% |
| 1976 | -0.5554 °C | -58.8% |
| 1977 | -0.303 °C | -45.4% |
| 1978 | -0.6928 °C | +128.7% |
| 1979 | -0.2843 °C | -59.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0945 °C | -133.2% |
| 1981 | -0.3995 °C | -522.6% |
| 1982 | -0.0888 °C | -77.8% |
| 1983 | -0.0163 °C | -81.6% |
| 1984 | -0.2098 °C | +1186.2% |
| 1985 | -0.7438 °C | +254.6% |
| 1986 | -0.5982 °C | -19.6% |
| 1987 | 0.452 °C | -175.6% |
| 1988 | -0.4718 °C | -204.4% |
| 1989 | -0.2528 °C | -46.4% |
| 1990 | -0.0547 °C | -78.4% |
| 1991 | 0.3599 °C | -758.4% |
| 1992 | -0.6831 °C | -289.8% |
| 1993 | -0.1684 °C | -75.3% |
| 1994 | -0.5884 °C | +249.3% |
| 1995 | -0.0726 °C | -87.7% |
| 1996 | -0.5302 °C | +630.8% |
| 1997 | 0.646 °C | -221.8% |
| 1998 | -0.1751 °C | -127.1% |
| 1999 | -0.7607 °C | +334.6% |
| 2000 | -0.1559 °C | -79.5% |
| 2001 | -0.3326 °C | +113.3% |
| 2002 | -0.0244 °C | -92.7% |
| 2003 | -0.1362 °C | +458.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3531 °C | -359.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2686 °C | -23.9% |
| 2006 | -0.1214 °C | -145.2% |
| 2007 | -0.1459 °C | +20.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0973 °C | -166.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7614 °C | +682.6% |
| 2010 | 0.09 °C | -88.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1845 °C | +105.0% |
| 2012 | -0.1861 °C | -200.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1318 °C | -170.8% |
| 2014 | -0.2316 °C | -275.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1947 °C | -184.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3567 °C | +83.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3594 °C | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2009 °C | -44.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5732 °C | +185.3% |
| 2020 | -0.2648 °C | -146.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5539 °C | -309.2% |
| 2022 | -0.1521 °C | -127.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9721 °C | -739.0% |
| 2024 | 0.683 °C | -29.7% |
| 2025 | 0.4187 °C | -38.7% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.4187 °C is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5834 °C, 72% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.4187 °C is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4129 °C, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Autumn temperature anomalies in Nigeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | -3030.7% | -0.0316 °C | -0.9904 °C |
| 1984 | -1186.2% | -0.0163 °C | -0.2098 °C |
| 1950 | -926.8% | 0.1529 °C | -1.26 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.79 °C | -1.47 °C | 0.6196 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.17 °C | -1.66 °C | -0.8523 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.6752 °C | -1.16 °C | -0.0316 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.6166 °C | -1.35 °C | 0.0585 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.2235 °C | -0.7438 °C | 0.452 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2027 °C | -0.7607 °C | 0.646 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0564 °C | -0.3326 °C | 0.7614 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1673 °C | -0.2316 °C | 0.5732 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3685 °C | -0.2648 °C | 0.9721 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 124 Belgium 0.4336 °C compare
- 125 Netherlands 0.4257 °C compare
- 126 Spain 0.423 °C compare
- 128 Central African Republic 0.4071 °C compare
- 129 Kazakhstan 0.4005 °C compare
- 130 Costa Rica 0.3865 °C compare
More climate change data for Nigeria
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 608.40 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 66,810 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 24,814 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 41,996 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 93.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1,500 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 22,614 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,292 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15,322 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 27.52 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is autumn temperature anomalies in Nigeria?
- Autumn temperature anomalies in Nigeria was 0.4187 °C in 2025, according to Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest autumn temperature anomalies recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9721 °C in 2023.
- What is the lowest autumn temperature anomalies recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.66 °C in 1956.
- How does Nigeria rank for autumn temperature anomalies?
- Nigeria ranks 127th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is autumn temperature anomalies rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 115.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Autumn temperature anomalies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.