Spring temperature anomalies in Cameroon
Cameroon: Spring temperature anomalies was -0.282 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2026)
-0.282 °C
Change on year
down 125.9%
World rank
161st
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.6 °C
in 2024
All-time low
-1.87 °C
in 1956
Years of data
87
1940–2026
Spring temperature anomalies in Cameroon, 1940–2026
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded -0.282 °C for spring temperature anomalies in 2026.
The figure is down 125.9% on the previous year and down 147.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spring temperature anomalies in Cameroon peaked at 1.6 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -1.87 °C, in 1956.
That places Cameroon 161st 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.
Spring temperature anomalies in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.71 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.2709 °C | -84.1% |
| 1942 | -1.27 °C | +369.8% |
| 1943 | -1.66 °C | +30.2% |
| 1944 | -1.34 °C | -19.4% |
| 1945 | -1 °C | -25.0% |
| 1946 | -0.8039 °C | -19.8% |
| 1947 | -0.9182 °C | +14.2% |
| 1948 | -1.7 °C | +85.2% |
| 1949 | -0.4936 °C | -71.0% |
| 1950 | -1.48 °C | +199.7% |
| 1951 | -1.67 °C | +13.2% |
| 1952 | -1.15 °C | -31.1% |
| 1953 | -1.46 °C | +26.1% |
| 1954 | -1.37 °C | -5.7% |
| 1955 | -1.24 °C | -9.3% |
| 1956 | -1.87 °C | +50.5% |
| 1957 | -1.35 °C | -28.0% |
| 1958 | 0.0431 °C | -103.2% |
| 1959 | -0.3001 °C | -796.9% |
| 1960 | -0.6086 °C | +102.8% |
| 1961 | -0.4379 °C | -28.1% |
| 1962 | -1.29 °C | +195.2% |
| 1963 | -0.6117 °C | -52.7% |
| 1964 | -0.147 °C | -76.0% |
| 1965 | -1.41 °C | +856.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0445 °C | -103.2% |
| 1967 | -1.52 °C | -3514.3% |
| 1968 | -1.86 °C | +22.3% |
| 1969 | -1.25 °C | -33.0% |
| 1970 | -1.08 °C | -13.1% |
| 1971 | -1.24 °C | +14.6% |
| 1972 | -1.51 °C | +22.0% |
| 1973 | -0.5834 °C | -61.4% |
| 1974 | -1.52 °C | +160.3% |
| 1975 | -1.36 °C | -10.7% |
| 1976 | -1.62 °C | +19.6% |
| 1977 | -0.9101 °C | -43.9% |
| 1978 | -0.9279 °C | +2.0% |
| 1979 | -1.1 °C | +18.8% |
| 1980 | -0.7816 °C | -29.1% |
| 1981 | -0.8912 °C | +14.0% |
| 1982 | -1.36 °C | +52.8% |
| 1983 | -0.1134 °C | -91.7% |
| 1984 | -0.957 °C | +743.7% |
| 1985 | -0.9978 °C | +4.3% |
| 1986 | -1.44 °C | +44.3% |
| 1987 | -0.4904 °C | -65.9% |
| 1988 | -0.4266 °C | -13.0% |
| 1989 | -1.02 °C | +138.4% |
| 1990 | -0.3855 °C | -62.1% |
| 1991 | -0.2862 °C | -25.7% |
| 1992 | -0.657 °C | +129.5% |
| 1993 | -0.9075 °C | +38.1% |
| 1994 | -0.1073 °C | -88.2% |
| 1995 | -0.4867 °C | +353.6% |
| 1996 | -0.7551 °C | +55.2% |
| 1997 | -0.2147 °C | -71.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5125 °C | -338.7% |
| 1999 | -0.3975 °C | -177.6% |
| 2000 | -0.7037 °C | +77.0% |
| 2001 | -0.6903 °C | -1.9% |
| 2002 | -0.3782 °C | -45.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1569 °C | -141.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1708 °C | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2279 °C | +33.4% |
| 2006 | -0.1585 °C | -169.5% |
| 2007 | 0.481 °C | -403.4% |
| 2008 | -0.2259 °C | -147.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4765 °C | -311.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5563 °C | +16.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3445 °C | -38.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2 °C | -41.9% |
| 2013 | -0.0159 °C | -107.9% |
| 2014 | -0.1451 °C | +813.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2372 °C | -263.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6001 °C | +153.0% |
| 2017 | 0.6827 °C | +13.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0177 °C | -97.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5955 °C | +3260.5% |
| 2020 | 0.8699 °C | +46.1% |
| 2021 | -0.1534 °C | -117.6% |
| 2022 | 0.5725 °C | -473.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0522 °C | -90.9% |
| 2024 | 1.6 °C | +2961.3% |
| 2025 | 1.09 °C | -31.8% |
| 2026 | -0.282 °C | -125.9% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's -0.282 °C is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2041 °C. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's -0.282 °C is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0838 °C. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spring temperature anomalies in Cameroon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | -3514.3% | 0.0445 °C | -1.52 °C |
| 2019 | +3260.5% | 0.0177 °C | 0.5955 °C |
| 2024 | +2961.3% | 0.0522 °C | 1.6 °C |
| 1965 | -856.4% | -0.147 °C | -1.41 °C |
| 2014 | -813.3% | -0.0159 °C | -0.1451 °C |
| 1959 | -796.9% | 0.0431 °C | -0.3001 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.12 °C | -1.71 °C | -0.2709 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.19 °C | -1.87 °C | 0.0431 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.9081 °C | -1.86 °C | 0.0445 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.19 °C | -1.62 °C | -0.5834 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.8476 °C | -1.44 °C | -0.1134 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.3685 °C | -0.9075 °C | 0.5125 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0643 °C | -0.7037 °C | 0.481 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3073 °C | -0.1451 °C | 0.6827 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.535 °C | -0.282 °C | 1.6 °C | 7 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 158 East Timor -0.2327 °C compare
- 159 Bangladesh -0.2576 °C compare
- 160 Turkey -0.2619 °C compare
- 162 Ghana -0.2851 °C compare
- 163 Philippines -0.2869 °C compare
- 164 Greenland -0.3783 °C compare
More climate change data for Cameroon
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 90.03 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 15,120 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,419 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,701 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 20.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 346.46 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,047 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 798.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 248.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.01 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spring temperature anomalies in Cameroon?
- Spring temperature anomalies in Cameroon was -0.282 °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 spring temperature anomalies recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest spring temperature anomalies recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.87 °C in 1956.
- How does Cameroon rank for spring temperature anomalies?
- Cameroon ranks 161st out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is spring temperature anomalies rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 147.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon 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 Spring 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.