Temperature anomalies by month in Gabon
Gabon: Temperature anomalies by month was 0.6821 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2026)
0.6821 °C
Change on year
up 25.8%
World rank
60th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.31 °C
in 2024
All-time low
-1.85 °C
in 1957
Years of data
87
1940–2026
Temperature anomalies by month in Gabon, 1940–2026
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 0.6821 °C for temperature anomalies by month in 2026.
The figure is up 25.8% on the previous year and down 32.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature anomalies by month in Gabon peaked at 1.31 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -1.85 °C, in 1957.
That places Gabon 60th out of 193 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Temperature anomalies by month in Gabon, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.47 °C | — |
| 1941 | -1.12 °C | -24.1% |
| 1942 | -1.41 °C | +26.3% |
| 1943 | -1.4 °C | -1.1% |
| 1944 | -1.12 °C | -19.7% |
| 1945 | -1.21 °C | +8.2% |
| 1946 | -0.8371 °C | -31.1% |
| 1947 | -1.12 °C | +33.7% |
| 1948 | -1.38 °C | +23.5% |
| 1949 | -0.6827 °C | -50.6% |
| 1950 | -1.3 °C | +89.8% |
| 1951 | -1.38 °C | +6.4% |
| 1952 | -0.9393 °C | -31.9% |
| 1953 | -1.18 °C | +25.1% |
| 1954 | -1.25 °C | +6.1% |
| 1955 | -1.62 °C | +30.3% |
| 1956 | -1.46 °C | -10.4% |
| 1957 | -1.85 °C | +27.0% |
| 1958 | -0.3201 °C | -82.7% |
| 1959 | -0.7518 °C | +134.9% |
| 1960 | -1 °C | +33.4% |
| 1961 | -0.9823 °C | -2.1% |
| 1962 | -1.53 °C | +55.4% |
| 1963 | -1.42 °C | -6.8% |
| 1964 | -0.8712 °C | -38.7% |
| 1965 | -1.52 °C | +75.0% |
| 1966 | -1.26 °C | -17.3% |
| 1967 | -1.59 °C | +26.2% |
| 1968 | -1.47 °C | -7.5% |
| 1969 | -0.9232 °C | -37.2% |
| 1970 | -0.7333 °C | -20.6% |
| 1971 | -0.9912 °C | +35.2% |
| 1972 | -1.06 °C | +7.4% |
| 1973 | -0.6205 °C | -41.7% |
| 1974 | -1.56 °C | +151.8% |
| 1975 | -1.18 °C | -24.4% |
| 1976 | -1.05 °C | -11.2% |
| 1977 | -1 °C | -4.5% |
| 1978 | -0.5161 °C | -48.5% |
| 1979 | -0.6469 °C | +25.4% |
| 1980 | -0.8281 °C | +28.0% |
| 1981 | -0.8638 °C | +4.3% |
| 1982 | -0.7627 °C | -11.7% |
| 1983 | 0.2728 °C | -135.8% |
| 1984 | -0.7855 °C | -387.9% |
| 1985 | -0.7305 °C | -7.0% |
| 1986 | -0.5205 °C | -28.7% |
| 1987 | -0.1494 °C | -71.3% |
| 1988 | -0.247 °C | +65.3% |
| 1989 | -0.9031 °C | +265.6% |
| 1990 | -0.5488 °C | -39.2% |
| 1991 | -0.5558 °C | +1.3% |
| 1992 | -0.4373 °C | -21.3% |
| 1993 | -0.6035 °C | +38.0% |
| 1994 | -0.5865 °C | -2.8% |
| 1995 | -0.2276 °C | -61.2% |
| 1996 | -0.7767 °C | +241.2% |
| 1997 | -0.5872 °C | -24.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4335 °C | -173.8% |
| 1999 | -0.4946 °C | -214.1% |
| 2000 | -0.5196 °C | +5.1% |
| 2001 | -1.08 °C | +107.0% |
| 2002 | -0.1235 °C | -88.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0076 °C | -106.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1929 °C | +2441.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4049 °C | +109.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1133 °C | -72.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5577 °C | +392.4% |
| 2008 | -0.4026 °C | -172.2% |
| 2009 | -0.3322 °C | -17.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1517 °C | -145.7% |
| 2011 | -0.1192 °C | -178.5% |
| 2012 | -0.0031 °C | -97.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7647 °C | -24666.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3691 °C | -51.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2958 °C | -19.9% |
| 2016 | 1.01 °C | +241.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4997 °C | -50.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2524 °C | -49.5% |
| 2019 | 0.7163 °C | +183.8% |
| 2020 | 1.07 °C | +50.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2096 °C | -80.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4919 °C | +134.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1285 °C | -73.9% |
| 2024 | 1.31 °C | +919.0% |
| 2025 | 0.5424 °C | -58.6% |
| 2026 | 0.6821 °C | +25.8% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.6821 °C is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3535 °C, 1.9× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.6821 °C is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6534 °C, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature anomalies by month in Gabon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +24666.1% | -0.0031 °C | 0.7647 °C |
| 2004 | +2441.0% | 0.0076 °C | 0.1929 °C |
| 2024 | +919.0% | 0.1285 °C | 1.31 °C |
| 1984 | -387.9% | 0.2728 °C | -0.7855 °C |
| 2007 | +392.4% | 0.1133 °C | 0.5577 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.18 °C | -1.47 °C | -0.6827 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.2 °C | -1.85 °C | -0.3201 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.26 °C | -1.59 °C | -0.8712 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.9368 °C | -1.56 °C | -0.5161 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.5518 °C | -0.9031 °C | 0.2728 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.4385 °C | -0.7767 °C | 0.4335 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1177 °C | -1.08 °C | 0.5577 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3939 °C | -0.1192 °C | 1.01 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6342 °C | 0.1285 °C | 1.31 °C | 7 |
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More climate change data for Gabon
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.51 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 241.41 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 126.48 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 114.93 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.4773 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 17.66 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 13.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0509 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature anomalies by month in Gabon?
- Temperature anomalies by month in Gabon was 0.6821 °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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.31 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest temperature anomalies by month recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.85 °C in 1957.
- How does Gabon rank for temperature anomalies by month?
- Gabon ranks 60th out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is temperature anomalies by month rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gabon 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.