Temperature anomalies by month in Madagascar
Madagascar: Temperature anomalies by month was -0.0487 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Temperature anomalies by month in Madagascar, 1940–2026
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 temperature anomalies by month in Madagascar is -0.0487 °C, measured in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 104.2% on the previous year and down 109.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature anomalies by month in Madagascar peaked at 1.16 °C in 2025 and was at its lowest, -2.29 °C, in 1965.
Madagascar ranks 138th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Madagascar, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.33 °C | — |
| 1941 | -1.61 °C | +20.8% |
| 1942 | -0.8847 °C | -45.0% |
| 1943 | -1.36 °C | +53.4% |
| 1944 | -0.7261 °C | -46.5% |
| 1945 | -1.23 °C | +69.3% |
| 1946 | -1.05 °C | -14.5% |
| 1947 | -1.03 °C | -2.1% |
| 1948 | -1.08 °C | +5.0% |
| 1949 | -0.6434 °C | -40.5% |
| 1950 | -1.42 °C | +120.9% |
| 1951 | -1.43 °C | +0.5% |
| 1952 | -0.6701 °C | -53.1% |
| 1953 | -1.09 °C | +62.5% |
| 1954 | -0.9637 °C | -11.5% |
| 1955 | -1.13 °C | +17.6% |
| 1956 | -1.59 °C | +39.9% |
| 1957 | -1.07 °C | -32.6% |
| 1958 | -0.9313 °C | -12.9% |
| 1959 | -1.41 °C | +51.1% |
| 1960 | -1.21 °C | -13.8% |
| 1961 | -0.9998 °C | -17.5% |
| 1962 | -0.6821 °C | -31.8% |
| 1963 | -1.4 °C | +105.2% |
| 1964 | -1.14 °C | -18.4% |
| 1965 | -2.29 °C | +100.9% |
| 1966 | -0.6687 °C | -70.9% |
| 1967 | -1.11 °C | +65.5% |
| 1968 | -0.7334 °C | -33.7% |
| 1969 | -0.5566 °C | -24.1% |
| 1970 | -0.8325 °C | +49.6% |
| 1971 | -1.29 °C | +55.3% |
| 1972 | -0.7427 °C | -42.5% |
| 1973 | -0.1416 °C | -80.9% |
| 1974 | -0.714 °C | +404.1% |
| 1975 | -1.04 °C | +46.2% |
| 1976 | -0.9427 °C | -9.7% |
| 1977 | -0.1522 °C | -83.9% |
| 1978 | 0.3233 °C | -312.4% |
| 1979 | -0.3685 °C | -214.0% |
| 1980 | -0.6558 °C | +78.0% |
| 1981 | 0.5087 °C | -177.6% |
| 1982 | -0.7864 °C | -254.6% |
| 1983 | -0.0744 °C | -90.5% |
| 1984 | -0.6373 °C | +756.2% |
| 1985 | 0.099 °C | -115.5% |
| 1986 | -0.234 °C | -336.4% |
| 1987 | -0.635 °C | +171.3% |
| 1988 | 0.202 °C | -131.8% |
| 1989 | -0.3574 °C | -276.9% |
| 1990 | -0.362 °C | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.885 °C | -344.5% |
| 1992 | -0.3491 °C | -139.4% |
| 1993 | -0.3448 °C | -1.2% |
| 1994 | -0.7382 °C | +114.1% |
| 1995 | -0.4481 °C | -39.3% |
| 1996 | -0.1442 °C | -67.8% |
| 1997 | -0.529 °C | +267.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8177 °C | -254.6% |
| 1999 | -0.406 °C | -149.7% |
| 2000 | -0.4293 °C | +5.7% |
| 2001 | -0.3427 °C | -20.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1708 °C | -149.8% |
| 2003 | -0.1718 °C | -200.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3352 °C | -295.1% |
| 2005 | 0.236 °C | -29.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2307 °C | -2.3% |
| 2007 | -0.3071 °C | -233.1% |
| 2008 | -0.0932 °C | -69.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2349 °C | -352.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2316 °C | -1.4% |
| 2011 | -0.0231 °C | -110.0% |
| 2012 | -0.432 °C | +1769.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7015 °C | -262.4% |
| 2014 | -0.2419 °C | -134.5% |
| 2015 | -0.1311 °C | -45.8% |
| 2016 | 0.54 °C | -511.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4666 °C | -13.6% |
| 2018 | -0.4146 °C | -188.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3261 °C | -178.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3699 °C | +13.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9339 °C | +152.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0058 °C | -99.4% |
| 2023 | -0.4165 °C | -7222.1% |
| 2024 | 0.426 °C | -202.3% |
| 2025 | 1.16 °C | +173.4% |
| 2026 | -0.0487 °C | -104.2% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's -0.0487 °C is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.2824 °C. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's -0.0487 °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 Madagascar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | -7222.1% | 0.0058 °C | -0.4165 °C |
| 2012 | -1769.2% | -0.0231 °C | -0.432 °C |
| 1984 | -756.2% | -0.0744 °C | -0.6373 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.09 °C | -1.61 °C | -0.6434 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.17 °C | -1.59 °C | -0.6701 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.08 °C | -2.29 °C | -0.5566 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.5907 °C | -1.29 °C | 0.3233 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.2571 °C | -0.7864 °C | 0.5087 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1619 °C | -0.7382 °C | 0.885 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0136 °C | -0.4293 °C | 0.3352 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1023 °C | -0.432 °C | 0.7015 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3478 °C | -0.4165 °C | 1.16 °C | 7 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More climate change data for Madagascar
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 36.84 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23,568 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,815 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 29.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 562.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 9,018 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 880.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,138 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.32 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature anomalies by month in Madagascar?
- Temperature anomalies by month in Madagascar was -0.0487 °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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 °C in 2025.
- What is the lowest temperature anomalies by month recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.29 °C in 1965.
- How does Madagascar rank for temperature anomalies by month?
- Madagascar ranks 138th out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is temperature anomalies by month rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 109.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.