Spring temperature anomalies in Congo
Congo: Spring temperature anomalies was 0.3226 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Spring temperature anomalies in Congo, 1940–2026
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Congo recorded 0.3226 °C for spring temperature anomalies in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 48.3% on the previous year and down 63.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spring temperature anomalies in Congo peaked at 1.5 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -1.62 °C, in 1967.
That places Congo 102nd 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.
Spring temperature anomalies in Congo, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.44 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.2061 °C | -85.7% |
| 1942 | -1.38 °C | +570.1% |
| 1943 | -1.56 °C | +13.0% |
| 1944 | -1.27 °C | -18.7% |
| 1945 | -1.43 °C | +12.7% |
| 1946 | -0.6181 °C | -56.8% |
| 1947 | -0.9115 °C | +47.5% |
| 1948 | -1.3 °C | +42.3% |
| 1949 | -0.8309 °C | -35.9% |
| 1950 | -1.42 °C | +71.4% |
| 1951 | -1.38 °C | -3.1% |
| 1952 | -1.29 °C | -6.7% |
| 1953 | -1.31 °C | +1.5% |
| 1954 | -1.25 °C | -4.2% |
| 1955 | -0.955 °C | -23.7% |
| 1956 | -1.37 °C | +43.4% |
| 1957 | -1.47 °C | +7.5% |
| 1958 | -0.1859 °C | -87.4% |
| 1959 | -0.5732 °C | +208.3% |
| 1960 | -1.07 °C | +87.4% |
| 1961 | -0.7721 °C | -28.1% |
| 1962 | -1.57 °C | +103.6% |
| 1963 | -1.02 °C | -34.8% |
| 1964 | -0.3809 °C | -62.8% |
| 1965 | -1.46 °C | +283.8% |
| 1966 | -0.3886 °C | -73.4% |
| 1967 | -1.62 °C | +316.7% |
| 1968 | -1.4 °C | -13.7% |
| 1969 | -0.7356 °C | -47.4% |
| 1970 | -0.6813 °C | -7.4% |
| 1971 | -0.9522 °C | +39.8% |
| 1972 | -1.1 °C | +15.2% |
| 1973 | -0.1662 °C | -84.9% |
| 1974 | -1.4 °C | +744.8% |
| 1975 | -1.22 °C | -12.8% |
| 1976 | -1.19 °C | -2.9% |
| 1977 | -1.14 °C | -4.4% |
| 1978 | -0.5588 °C | -50.9% |
| 1979 | -0.8699 °C | +55.7% |
| 1980 | -0.5843 °C | -32.8% |
| 1981 | -0.7269 °C | +24.4% |
| 1982 | -0.549 °C | -24.5% |
| 1983 | 0.3765 °C | -168.6% |
| 1984 | -0.686 °C | -282.2% |
| 1985 | -0.5724 °C | -16.6% |
| 1986 | -1.27 °C | +121.6% |
| 1987 | -0.1047 °C | -91.7% |
| 1988 | -0.3217 °C | +207.1% |
| 1989 | -1.02 °C | +218.2% |
| 1990 | -0.2042 °C | -80.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0467 °C | -122.8% |
| 1992 | -0.1766 °C | -478.5% |
| 1993 | -0.5267 °C | +198.3% |
| 1994 | -0.2034 °C | -61.4% |
| 1995 | -0.5142 °C | +152.8% |
| 1996 | -0.9589 °C | +86.5% |
| 1997 | -0.535 °C | -44.2% |
| 1998 | 0.5468 °C | -202.2% |
| 1999 | -0.3405 °C | -162.3% |
| 2000 | -0.4186 °C | +22.9% |
| 2001 | -0.828 °C | +97.8% |
| 2002 | -0.2873 °C | -65.3% |
| 2003 | -0.2118 °C | -26.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3535 °C | -266.9% |
| 2005 | 0.3063 °C | -13.3% |
| 2006 | -0.1438 °C | -146.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2364 °C | -264.5% |
| 2008 | -0.3932 °C | -266.3% |
| 2009 | 0.409 °C | -204.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5415 °C | +32.4% |
| 2011 | -0.0078 °C | -101.4% |
| 2012 | -0.0271 °C | +246.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0674 °C | -348.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0412 °C | -38.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0575 °C | +39.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8857 °C | +1439.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2871 °C | -67.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3389 °C | +18.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6703 °C | +97.8% |
| 2020 | 0.7843 °C | +17.0% |
| 2021 | -0.0858 °C | -110.9% |
| 2022 | 0.7737 °C | -1001.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0079 °C | -99.0% |
| 2024 | 1.5 °C | +18890.3% |
| 2025 | 0.6245 °C | -58.5% |
| 2026 | 0.3226 °C | -48.3% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.3226 °C is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2041 °C, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.3226 °C is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0838 °C, 3.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spring temperature anomalies in Congo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +18890.3% | 0.0079 °C | 1.5 °C |
| 2016 | +1439.7% | 0.0575 °C | 0.8857 °C |
| 2022 | +1001.7% | -0.0858 °C | 0.7737 °C |
| 1974 | -744.8% | -0.1662 °C | -1.4 °C |
| 1942 | -570.1% | -0.2061 °C | -1.38 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.09 °C | -1.56 °C | -0.2061 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.12 °C | -1.47 °C | -0.1859 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.04 °C | -1.62 °C | -0.3809 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.9281 °C | -1.4 °C | -0.1662 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.546 °C | -1.27 °C | 0.3765 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2866 °C | -0.9589 °C | 0.5468 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0977 °C | -0.828 °C | 0.409 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2855 °C | -0.0271 °C | 0.8857 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5617 °C | -0.0858 °C | 1.5 °C | 7 |
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More climate change data for Congo
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 226,333 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 762.73 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 278.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 484.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 13.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.025 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spring temperature anomalies in Congo?
- Spring temperature anomalies in Congo was 0.3226 °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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest spring temperature anomalies recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.62 °C in 1967.
- How does Congo rank for spring temperature anomalies?
- Congo ranks 102nd out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is spring temperature anomalies rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo 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.