Temperature anomalies by month in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Temperature anomalies by month was -0.3107 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2026)
-0.3107 °C
Change on year
down 143.5%
World rank
157th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.54 °C
in 2024
All-time low
-1.79 °C
in 1952
Years of data
87
1940–2026
Temperature anomalies by month in Cape Verde, 1940–2026
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded -0.3107 °C for temperature anomalies by month in 2026.
That represents a change of down 143.5% on the previous year and down 123.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature anomalies by month in Cape Verde peaked at 1.54 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -1.79 °C, in 1952.
That places Cape Verde 157th out of 193 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Temperature anomalies by month in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.5624 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.0958 °C | -83.0% |
| 1942 | -0.5868 °C | +512.6% |
| 1943 | -0.2425 °C | -58.7% |
| 1944 | -0.2037 °C | -16.0% |
| 1945 | 0.476 °C | -333.7% |
| 1946 | -0.3483 °C | -173.2% |
| 1947 | -0.8909 °C | +155.7% |
| 1948 | 0.151 °C | -116.9% |
| 1949 | -0.4911 °C | -425.3% |
| 1950 | -0.2904 °C | -40.9% |
| 1951 | -0.1045 °C | -64.0% |
| 1952 | -1.79 °C | +1610.8% |
| 1953 | 0.5845 °C | -132.7% |
| 1954 | -0.0604 °C | -110.3% |
| 1955 | 0.4333 °C | -817.5% |
| 1956 | 0.3089 °C | -28.7% |
| 1957 | -1.01 °C | -427.7% |
| 1958 | -0.1145 °C | -88.7% |
| 1959 | -0.5705 °C | +398.4% |
| 1960 | -0.9935 °C | +74.2% |
| 1961 | -0.9666 °C | -2.7% |
| 1962 | -0.0643 °C | -93.3% |
| 1963 | 0.7062 °C | -1198.2% |
| 1964 | -0.7189 °C | -201.8% |
| 1965 | -0.9418 °C | +31.0% |
| 1966 | -0.4087 °C | -56.6% |
| 1967 | 0.2642 °C | -164.6% |
| 1968 | -0.9368 °C | -454.6% |
| 1969 | 0.695 °C | -174.2% |
| 1970 | 0.5951 °C | -14.4% |
| 1971 | -0.1447 °C | -124.3% |
| 1972 | -0.897 °C | +520.0% |
| 1973 | -0.7579 °C | -15.5% |
| 1974 | -0.5747 °C | -24.2% |
| 1975 | -0.3942 °C | -31.4% |
| 1976 | -0.7341 °C | +86.2% |
| 1977 | -0.647 °C | -11.9% |
| 1978 | -0.1937 °C | -70.1% |
| 1979 | -0.0074 °C | -96.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1826 °C | -2557.6% |
| 1981 | -0.0519 °C | -128.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1232 °C | -337.2% |
| 1983 | -0.592 °C | -580.6% |
| 1984 | -0.7659 °C | +29.4% |
| 1985 | -0.9767 °C | +27.5% |
| 1986 | -1.36 °C | +39.7% |
| 1987 | -0.3971 °C | -70.9% |
| 1988 | -0.5666 °C | +42.7% |
| 1989 | -0.6939 °C | +22.5% |
| 1990 | -0.6322 °C | -8.9% |
| 1991 | -0.3738 °C | -40.9% |
| 1992 | -0.1141 °C | -69.5% |
| 1993 | -0.6522 °C | +471.5% |
| 1994 | -1.24 °C | +90.7% |
| 1995 | -0.0042 °C | -99.7% |
| 1996 | 0.8307 °C | -20015.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2973 °C | -64.2% |
| 1998 | 0.4871 °C | +63.8% |
| 1999 | -0.752 °C | -254.4% |
| 2000 | -0.6276 °C | -16.5% |
| 2001 | -0.2512 °C | -60.0% |
| 2002 | 1.3 °C | -617.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0051 °C | -99.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1182 °C | +2223.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2493 °C | +110.9% |
| 2006 | -0.0808 °C | -132.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3263 °C | -503.8% |
| 2008 | -0.1544 °C | -147.3% |
| 2009 | -1.09 °C | +603.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9626 °C | -188.6% |
| 2011 | 1.26 °C | +30.7% |
| 2012 | -0.257 °C | -120.4% |
| 2013 | -0.09 °C | -65.0% |
| 2014 | -0.4267 °C | +374.1% |
| 2015 | -0.9761 °C | +128.8% |
| 2016 | 1.35 °C | -238.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3904 °C | -71.1% |
| 2018 | -0.5474 °C | -240.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0084 °C | -101.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0536 °C | +541.8% |
| 2021 | 0.6982 °C | +1202.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7044 °C | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.7612 °C | +8.1% |
| 2024 | 1.54 °C | +102.0% |
| 2025 | 0.7146 °C | -53.5% |
| 2026 | -0.3107 °C | -143.5% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's -0.3107 °C is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3535 °C. (50 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's -0.3107 °C is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6534 °C. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature anomalies by month in Cape Verde 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +20015.1% | -0.0042 °C | 0.8307 °C |
| 1980 | +2557.6% | -0.0074 °C | 0.1826 °C |
| 2004 | +2223.0% | 0.0051 °C | 0.1182 °C |
| 1952 | -1610.8% | -0.1045 °C | -1.79 °C |
| 1963 | +1198.2% | -0.0643 °C | 0.7062 °C |
| 2021 | +1202.4% | 0.0536 °C | 0.6982 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.2795 °C | -0.8909 °C | 0.476 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.2614 °C | -1.79 °C | 0.5845 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.3365 °C | -0.9935 °C | 0.7062 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.3756 °C | -0.897 °C | 0.5951 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.5103 °C | -1.36 °C | 0.1826 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2157 °C | -1.24 °C | 0.8307 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0202 °C | -1.09 °C | 1.3 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1673 °C | -0.9761 °C | 1.35 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5941 °C | -0.3107 °C | 1.54 °C | 7 |
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More climate change data for Cape Verde
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.56 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.1352 °C (2026)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.4666 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.7763 units per person (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate -101.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2626 °C (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature anomalies by month in Cape Verde?
- Temperature anomalies by month in Cape Verde was -0.3107 °C in 2026, according to Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest temperature anomalies by month recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 1.54 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest temperature anomalies by month recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.79 °C in 1952.
- How does Cape Verde rank for temperature anomalies by month?
- Cape Verde ranks 157th out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is temperature anomalies by month rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 123.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde 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 Temperature anomalies by month. 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.