Autumn temperature anomalies in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Autumn temperature anomalies was 1.68 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
1.68 °C
Change on year
up 48.8%
World rank
22nd
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.75 °C
in 2018
All-time low
-2.91 °C
in 1953
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Autumn temperature anomalies in Zimbabwe, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 1.68 °C for autumn temperature anomalies in 2025.
That represents a change of up 48.8% on the previous year and up 543.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, autumn temperature anomalies in Zimbabwe peaked at 1.75 °C in 2018 and was at its lowest, -2.91 °C, in 1953.
That places Zimbabwe 22nd out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Autumn temperature anomalies in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 0.0046 °C | — |
| 1941 | 1.33 °C | +29027.0% |
| 1942 | -0.101 °C | -107.6% |
| 1943 | -2.14 °C | +2019.9% |
| 1944 | 1.13 °C | -152.6% |
| 1945 | 0.339 °C | -69.9% |
| 1946 | -0.0767 °C | -122.6% |
| 1947 | -0.4369 °C | +469.7% |
| 1948 | -0.7434 °C | +70.1% |
| 1949 | -0.2648 °C | -64.4% |
| 1950 | -0.8532 °C | +222.1% |
| 1951 | 0.4634 °C | -154.3% |
| 1952 | 0.3422 °C | -26.2% |
| 1953 | -2.91 °C | -950.2% |
| 1954 | -0.5681 °C | -80.5% |
| 1955 | -1.66 °C | +191.4% |
| 1956 | -1.34 °C | -19.2% |
| 1957 | 0.9027 °C | -167.5% |
| 1958 | -0.3724 °C | -141.3% |
| 1959 | -2.34 °C | +529.0% |
| 1960 | -0.7799 °C | -66.7% |
| 1961 | -0.0401 °C | -94.9% |
| 1962 | -0.5337 °C | +1232.0% |
| 1963 | -0.6091 °C | +14.1% |
| 1964 | -1.21 °C | +98.4% |
| 1965 | -2 °C | +65.1% |
| 1966 | -0.9496 °C | -52.4% |
| 1967 | -1.74 °C | +83.4% |
| 1968 | -1.23 °C | -29.4% |
| 1969 | -1.41 °C | +14.6% |
| 1970 | 0.786 °C | -155.7% |
| 1971 | -0.6942 °C | -188.3% |
| 1972 | -0.4471 °C | -35.6% |
| 1973 | -0.1592 °C | -64.4% |
| 1974 | -2.53 °C | +1486.3% |
| 1975 | -1.06 °C | -58.0% |
| 1976 | -1.21 °C | +13.7% |
| 1977 | -0.6894 °C | -42.8% |
| 1978 | -0.2756 °C | -60.0% |
| 1979 | -0.5807 °C | +110.7% |
| 1980 | -1.21 °C | +109.2% |
| 1981 | -2.11 °C | +74.1% |
| 1982 | -1.67 °C | -21.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4157 °C | -124.9% |
| 1984 | 0.2055 °C | -50.6% |
| 1985 | -1.07 °C | -623.0% |
| 1986 | -1.22 °C | +13.1% |
| 1987 | 0.3937 °C | -132.4% |
| 1988 | -0.7089 °C | -280.1% |
| 1989 | -0.5071 °C | -28.5% |
| 1990 | -1.75 °C | +244.1% |
| 1991 | 0.6573 °C | -137.7% |
| 1992 | 0.7787 °C | +18.5% |
| 1993 | -0.4169 °C | -153.5% |
| 1994 | -0.41 °C | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.5002 °C | -222.0% |
| 1996 | 0.4006 °C | -19.9% |
| 1997 | -0.6619 °C | -265.2% |
| 1998 | -0.0935 °C | -85.9% |
| 1999 | -1.4 °C | +1393.7% |
| 2000 | -0.581 °C | -58.4% |
| 2001 | -0.1835 °C | -68.4% |
| 2002 | -0.8347 °C | +354.8% |
| 2003 | -0.3947 °C | -52.7% |
| 2004 | -0.9067 °C | +129.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4649 °C | -151.3% |
| 2006 | -1.47 °C | -415.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4872 °C | -133.2% |
| 2008 | -0.2822 °C | -157.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3291 °C | -216.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0731 °C | -77.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0462 °C | -36.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8045 °C | +1642.3% |
| 2013 | 1.06 °C | +31.4% |
| 2014 | -0.1398 °C | -113.2% |
| 2015 | 0.2606 °C | -286.5% |
| 2016 | 1.13 °C | +332.3% |
| 2017 | 0.117 °C | -89.6% |
| 2018 | 1.75 °C | +1397.5% |
| 2019 | -0.8959 °C | -151.1% |
| 2020 | -0.1906 °C | -78.7% |
| 2021 | 0.4264 °C | -323.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3891 °C | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 1.6 °C | +312.3% |
| 2024 | 1.13 °C | -29.7% |
| 2025 | 1.68 °C | +48.8% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 1.68 °C is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5834 °C, 2.9× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 1.68 °C is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4129 °C, 4.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Autumn temperature anomalies in Zimbabwe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | +29027.0% | 0.0046 °C | 1.33 °C |
| 1943 | -2019.9% | -0.101 °C | -2.14 °C |
| 2012 | +1642.3% | 0.0462 °C | 0.8045 °C |
| 1974 | -1486.3% | -0.1592 °C | -2.53 °C |
| 2018 | +1397.5% | 0.117 °C | 1.75 °C |
| 1999 | -1393.7% | -0.0935 °C | -1.4 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.0965 °C | -2.14 °C | 1.33 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.8329 °C | -2.91 °C | 0.9027 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.05 °C | -2 °C | -0.0401 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.6852 °C | -2.53 °C | 0.786 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.7488 °C | -2.11 °C | 0.4157 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2387 °C | -1.75 °C | 0.7787 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.3368 °C | -1.47 °C | 0.4872 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4201 °C | -0.8959 °C | 1.75 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.839 °C | -0.1906 °C | 1.68 °C | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is autumn temperature anomalies in Zimbabwe?
- Autumn temperature anomalies in Zimbabwe was 1.68 °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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.75 °C in 2018.
- What is the lowest autumn temperature anomalies recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.91 °C in 1953.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for autumn temperature anomalies?
- Zimbabwe ranks 22nd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is autumn temperature anomalies rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 543.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.