Spring temperature anomalies in Malawi
Malawi: Spring temperature anomalies was -0.0372 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Spring temperature anomalies in Malawi, 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 spring temperature anomalies in Malawi is -0.0372 °C, measured in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 125.3% on the previous year and down 102.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spring temperature anomalies in Malawi peaked at 1.52 °C in 2016 and was at its lowest, -1.82 °C, in 1943.
That places Malawi 145th 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 Malawi, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.25 °C | — |
| 1941 | 0.8457 °C | -167.8% |
| 1942 | -1.25 °C | -248.3% |
| 1943 | -1.82 °C | +45.1% |
| 1944 | -1.38 °C | -24.0% |
| 1945 | -1.82 °C | +31.3% |
| 1946 | -0.8134 °C | -55.2% |
| 1947 | -1.29 °C | +58.1% |
| 1948 | -0.6742 °C | -47.6% |
| 1949 | -0.5151 °C | -23.6% |
| 1950 | -0.9565 °C | +85.7% |
| 1951 | -0.0792 °C | -91.7% |
| 1952 | -0.653 °C | +724.8% |
| 1953 | -1.2 °C | +83.7% |
| 1954 | -0.4802 °C | -60.0% |
| 1955 | -1.76 °C | +266.3% |
| 1956 | -1.38 °C | -21.8% |
| 1957 | -1.51 °C | +9.6% |
| 1958 | -0.6961 °C | -53.8% |
| 1959 | -1.22 °C | +74.9% |
| 1960 | -1.5 °C | +23.6% |
| 1961 | -0.7529 °C | -50.0% |
| 1962 | -1.2 °C | +59.5% |
| 1963 | -1.54 °C | +28.1% |
| 1964 | -0.3311 °C | -78.5% |
| 1965 | -1.71 °C | +416.1% |
| 1966 | -1.02 °C | -40.4% |
| 1967 | -0.8095 °C | -20.4% |
| 1968 | -1.27 °C | +56.8% |
| 1969 | -0.2249 °C | -82.3% |
| 1970 | -0.3133 °C | +39.3% |
| 1971 | -0.7413 °C | +136.6% |
| 1972 | -0.595 °C | -19.7% |
| 1973 | 0.3637 °C | -161.1% |
| 1974 | -1.1 °C | -402.8% |
| 1975 | -1.02 °C | -7.2% |
| 1976 | -0.7906 °C | -22.6% |
| 1977 | -0.4497 °C | -43.1% |
| 1978 | -0.6255 °C | +39.1% |
| 1979 | -0.5396 °C | -13.7% |
| 1980 | -0.542 °C | +0.4% |
| 1981 | -0.2838 °C | -47.6% |
| 1982 | -0.0667 °C | -76.5% |
| 1983 | 0.7658 °C | -1248.2% |
| 1984 | -0.4851 °C | -163.3% |
| 1985 | -0.369 °C | -23.9% |
| 1986 | -0.6122 °C | +65.9% |
| 1987 | 0.5063 °C | -182.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1772 °C | -65.0% |
| 1989 | -0.8091 °C | -556.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1326 °C | -116.4% |
| 1991 | -0.0707 °C | -153.3% |
| 1992 | 0.7638 °C | -1181.1% |
| 1993 | -0.5397 °C | -170.7% |
| 1994 | -0.0132 °C | -97.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1484 °C | -1222.7% |
| 1996 | -0.5682 °C | -482.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1535 °C | -127.0% |
| 1998 | 0.7036 °C | +358.4% |
| 1999 | -0.6446 °C | -191.6% |
| 2000 | -0.4882 °C | -24.3% |
| 2001 | -0.3781 °C | -22.6% |
| 2002 | -0.2279 °C | -39.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1325 °C | -158.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1267 °C | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4914 °C | +287.8% |
| 2006 | -0.3475 °C | -170.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0165 °C | -104.8% |
| 2008 | -0.9748 °C | -6002.5% |
| 2009 | -0.551 °C | -43.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3128 °C | -156.8% |
| 2011 | -0.1356 °C | -143.4% |
| 2012 | -0.0479 °C | -64.7% |
| 2013 | -0.0746 °C | +55.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1541 °C | -306.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1072 °C | -30.4% |
| 2016 | 1.52 °C | +1319.1% |
| 2017 | -0.3143 °C | -120.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2124 °C | -167.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3272 °C | +54.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2057 °C | -37.1% |
| 2021 | -0.5419 °C | -363.4% |
| 2022 | -0.03 °C | -94.5% |
| 2023 | -0.2439 °C | +712.5% |
| 2024 | 0.9033 °C | -470.4% |
| 2025 | 0.1469 °C | -83.7% |
| 2026 | -0.0372 °C | -125.3% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's -0.0372 °C is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1244 °C. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's -0.0372 °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 Malawi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -6002.5% | 0.0165 °C | -0.9748 °C |
| 2016 | +1319.1% | 0.1072 °C | 1.52 °C |
| 1983 | +1248.2% | -0.0667 °C | 0.7658 °C |
| 1995 | +1222.7% | -0.0132 °C | 0.1484 °C |
| 1992 | +1181.1% | -0.0707 °C | 0.7638 °C |
| 1952 | -724.8% | -0.0792 °C | -0.653 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.996 °C | -1.82 °C | 0.8457 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.9923 °C | -1.76 °C | -0.0792 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.04 °C | -1.71 °C | -0.2249 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.5814 °C | -1.1 °C | 0.3637 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.1719 °C | -0.8091 °C | 0.7658 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0065 °C | -0.6446 °C | 0.7638 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.22 °C | -0.9748 °C | 0.4914 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2062 °C | -0.3143 °C | 1.52 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0576 °C | -0.5419 °C | 0.9033 °C | 7 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More climate change data for Malawi
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 415.04 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,106 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,501 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 89.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,185 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,819 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 366.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 10.64 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spring temperature anomalies in Malawi?
- Spring temperature anomalies in Malawi was -0.0372 °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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.52 °C in 2016.
- What is the lowest spring temperature anomalies recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.82 °C in 1943.
- How does Malawi rank for spring temperature anomalies?
- Malawi ranks 145th out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is spring temperature anomalies rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 102.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi 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.