Spring temperature anomalies in Mauritania
Mauritania: Spring temperature anomalies was -0.5281 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Spring temperature anomalies in Mauritania, 1940–2026
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
In 2026, spring temperature anomalies in Mauritania stood at -0.5281 °C.
The figure is down 167.3% on the previous year and up 52.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spring temperature anomalies in Mauritania peaked at 2.68 °C in 2010 and was at its lowest, -3.88 °C, in 1943.
Mauritania ranks 170th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Spring temperature anomalies in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.46 °C | — |
| 1941 | -1.3 °C | -11.2% |
| 1942 | -0.4088 °C | -68.5% |
| 1943 | -3.88 °C | +849.1% |
| 1944 | -1.49 °C | -61.5% |
| 1945 | -2.07 °C | +38.6% |
| 1946 | -0.9945 °C | -51.9% |
| 1947 | 0.599 °C | -160.2% |
| 1948 | -1.57 °C | -362.6% |
| 1949 | -1.55 °C | -1.4% |
| 1950 | -0.9004 °C | -41.9% |
| 1951 | -0.0223 °C | -97.5% |
| 1952 | -0.4738 °C | +2029.2% |
| 1953 | -3.44 °C | +626.4% |
| 1954 | -2.38 °C | -31.0% |
| 1955 | -1.31 °C | -44.9% |
| 1956 | -2.85 °C | +117.9% |
| 1957 | -0.8301 °C | -70.9% |
| 1958 | 0.2752 °C | -133.1% |
| 1959 | -1.35 °C | -591.1% |
| 1960 | -1.75 °C | +29.6% |
| 1961 | -0.6133 °C | -65.0% |
| 1962 | -1.22 °C | +98.9% |
| 1963 | -2.15 °C | +76.6% |
| 1964 | 0.4275 °C | -119.8% |
| 1965 | -0.1435 °C | -133.6% |
| 1966 | -0.9754 °C | +579.6% |
| 1967 | -1.42 °C | +45.8% |
| 1968 | -2.33 °C | +63.8% |
| 1969 | 2.45 °C | -205.0% |
| 1970 | -0.1375 °C | -105.6% |
| 1971 | -2.35 °C | +1612.4% |
| 1972 | -1.95 °C | -17.2% |
| 1973 | -0.4289 °C | -78.0% |
| 1974 | -3.7 °C | +763.6% |
| 1975 | -1.58 °C | -57.4% |
| 1976 | -2.93 °C | +85.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1472 °C | -105.0% |
| 1978 | -0.6965 °C | -573.1% |
| 1979 | -0.8544 °C | +22.7% |
| 1980 | -0.1532 °C | -82.1% |
| 1981 | 0.801 °C | -622.9% |
| 1982 | -0.4451 °C | -155.6% |
| 1983 | 1.65 °C | -471.2% |
| 1984 | -0.7009 °C | -142.4% |
| 1985 | -1.01 °C | +44.4% |
| 1986 | -2.29 °C | +125.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0784 °C | -103.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1325 °C | +68.9% |
| 1989 | -0.6799 °C | -613.2% |
| 1990 | 2.37 °C | -448.6% |
| 1991 | -1.76 °C | -174.5% |
| 1992 | -2.64 °C | +49.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2443 °C | -109.2% |
| 1994 | -1.03 °C | -520.6% |
| 1995 | -1.04 °C | +0.8% |
| 1996 | -0.4345 °C | -58.0% |
| 1997 | -2.07 °C | +376.3% |
| 1998 | 0.8652 °C | -141.8% |
| 1999 | -1.47 °C | -269.4% |
| 2000 | 1.38 °C | -194.3% |
| 2001 | 1.45 °C | +5.2% |
| 2002 | -0.5049 °C | -134.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9934 °C | -296.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0715 °C | -92.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2741 °C | +283.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8813 °C | +221.5% |
| 2007 | -0.5419 °C | -161.5% |
| 2008 | 2.03 °C | -474.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4445 °C | -78.1% |
| 2010 | 2.68 °C | +503.7% |
| 2011 | 0.495 °C | -81.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3378 °C | -31.7% |
| 2013 | 1.28 °C | +278.7% |
| 2014 | -0.7488 °C | -158.5% |
| 2015 | -1.36 °C | +81.5% |
| 2016 | -1.1 °C | -18.8% |
| 2017 | 2.21 °C | -300.2% |
| 2018 | 0.3443 °C | -84.4% |
| 2019 | -1.1 °C | -419.2% |
| 2020 | -0.1923 °C | -82.5% |
| 2021 | -0.2689 °C | +39.8% |
| 2022 | -0.8268 °C | +207.5% |
| 2023 | 2.68 °C | -424.5% |
| 2024 | 0.4504 °C | -83.2% |
| 2025 | 0.785 °C | +74.3% |
| 2026 | -0.5281 °C | -167.3% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's -0.5281 °C is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2041 °C. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's -0.5281 °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 Mauritania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | -2029.2% | -0.0223 °C | -0.4738 °C |
| 1971 | -1612.4% | -0.1375 °C | -2.35 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.41 °C | -3.88 °C | 0.599 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.33 °C | -3.44 °C | 0.2752 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.7735 °C | -2.33 °C | 2.45 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.45 °C | -3.7 °C | 0.1472 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.2613 °C | -2.29 °C | 1.65 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.6962 °C | -2.64 °C | 2.37 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6484 °C | -0.5419 °C | 2.03 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.304 °C | -1.36 °C | 2.68 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3003 °C | -0.8268 °C | 2.68 °C | 7 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More climate change data for Mauritania
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 5.05 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 13,025 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,939 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,086 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 324.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 339.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60.39 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 279.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2279 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spring temperature anomalies in Mauritania?
- Spring temperature anomalies in Mauritania was -0.5281 °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 Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.68 °C in 2010.
- What is the lowest spring temperature anomalies recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.88 °C in 1943.
- How does Mauritania rank for spring temperature anomalies?
- Mauritania ranks 170th out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is spring temperature anomalies rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania 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.