Summer temperature anomalies in Benin
Benin: Summer temperature anomalies was 0.3347 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2026)
0.3347 °C
Change on year
down 53.4%
World rank
139th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.43 °C
in 1942
All-time low
-2.06 °C
in 1955
Years of data
87
1940–2026
Summer temperature anomalies in Benin, 1940–2026
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Benin recorded 0.3347 °C for summer temperature anomalies in 2026.
The figure is down 53.4% on the previous year and up 70.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, summer temperature anomalies in Benin peaked at 1.43 °C in 1942 and was at its lowest, -2.06 °C, in 1955.
Benin ranks 139th 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.
Summer temperature anomalies in Benin, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.16 °C | — |
| 1941 | 0.1545 °C | -113.3% |
| 1942 | 1.43 °C | +827.0% |
| 1943 | -1.86 °C | -229.8% |
| 1944 | 0.1005 °C | -105.4% |
| 1945 | 0.5417 °C | +438.7% |
| 1946 | -0.9252 °C | -270.8% |
| 1947 | -1.59 °C | +71.7% |
| 1948 | -0.3397 °C | -78.6% |
| 1949 | 0.4707 °C | -238.5% |
| 1950 | -1 °C | -312.9% |
| 1951 | -0.8049 °C | -19.7% |
| 1952 | -0.8829 °C | +9.7% |
| 1953 | -1.58 °C | +79.3% |
| 1954 | -0.9318 °C | -41.1% |
| 1955 | -2.06 °C | +120.6% |
| 1956 | -0.5372 °C | -73.9% |
| 1957 | -1.81 °C | +237.7% |
| 1958 | -1.16 °C | -36.0% |
| 1959 | 0.3028 °C | -126.1% |
| 1960 | -0.6158 °C | -303.4% |
| 1961 | -0.9003 °C | +46.2% |
| 1962 | -1.27 °C | +41.2% |
| 1963 | -0.265 °C | -79.2% |
| 1964 | -0.8894 °C | +235.6% |
| 1965 | -1.17 °C | +31.2% |
| 1966 | -0.7687 °C | -34.1% |
| 1967 | -1.22 °C | +58.3% |
| 1968 | -1.65 °C | +36.0% |
| 1969 | -0.6038 °C | -63.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1809 °C | -130.0% |
| 1971 | -0.5743 °C | -417.5% |
| 1972 | -0.9527 °C | +65.9% |
| 1973 | -0.0231 °C | -97.6% |
| 1974 | -0.532 °C | +2205.8% |
| 1975 | -0.8974 °C | +68.7% |
| 1976 | -1.59 °C | +77.4% |
| 1977 | -0.6999 °C | -56.0% |
| 1978 | -1.04 °C | +49.0% |
| 1979 | -1.03 °C | -1.6% |
| 1980 | -0.2118 °C | -79.4% |
| 1981 | -0.0855 °C | -59.6% |
| 1982 | -0.4335 °C | +407.0% |
| 1983 | -0.4757 °C | +9.7% |
| 1984 | -0.1044 °C | -78.0% |
| 1985 | -0.1581 °C | +51.4% |
| 1986 | -0.0787 °C | -50.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1367 °C | -273.8% |
| 1988 | -0.4636 °C | -439.0% |
| 1989 | -0.3446 °C | -25.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0656 °C | -119.0% |
| 1991 | -0.2229 °C | -439.7% |
| 1992 | -0.6113 °C | +174.2% |
| 1993 | -0.0037 °C | -99.4% |
| 1994 | -0.4633 °C | +12497.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1295 °C | -128.0% |
| 1996 | -0.4223 °C | -426.0% |
| 1997 | -0.673 °C | +59.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0868 °C | -112.9% |
| 1999 | 0.4482 °C | +416.2% |
| 2000 | -0.4029 °C | -189.9% |
| 2001 | -0.2732 °C | -32.2% |
| 2002 | -0.0115 °C | -95.8% |
| 2003 | -0.6161 °C | +5238.6% |
| 2004 | -0.531 °C | -13.8% |
| 2005 | -0.4089 °C | -23.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5409 °C | -232.3% |
| 2007 | -0.0491 °C | -109.1% |
| 2008 | -0.0693 °C | +41.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2286 °C | -430.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4512 °C | +97.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5743 °C | +27.3% |
| 2012 | -0.2318 °C | -140.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0779 °C | -133.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6189 °C | +694.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9224 °C | +49.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1961 °C | -78.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0255 °C | -87.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1728 °C | +576.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1977 °C | +14.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3192 °C | +61.5% |
| 2021 | 0.805 °C | +152.2% |
| 2022 | -0.0142 °C | -101.8% |
| 2023 | 0.5065 °C | -3676.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9249 °C | +82.6% |
| 2025 | 0.7188 °C | -22.3% |
| 2026 | 0.3347 °C | -53.4% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.3347 °C is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5032 °C, 67% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.3347 °C is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6026 °C, 56% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Summer temperature anomalies in Benin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | -12497.4% | -0.0037 °C | -0.4633 °C |
| 2003 | -5238.6% | -0.0115 °C | -0.6161 °C |
| 2023 | +3676.2% | -0.0142 °C | 0.5065 °C |
| 1974 | -2205.8% | -0.0231 °C | -0.532 °C |
| 1942 | +827.0% | 0.1545 °C | 1.43 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.3175 °C | -1.86 °C | 1.43 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.05 °C | -2.06 °C | 0.3028 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.9353 °C | -1.65 °C | -0.265 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.7159 °C | -1.59 °C | 0.1809 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.2219 °C | -0.4757 °C | 0.1367 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1666 °C | -0.673 °C | 0.4482 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1592 °C | -0.6161 °C | 0.5409 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3005 °C | -0.2318 °C | 0.9224 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5136 °C | -0.0142 °C | 0.9249 °C | 7 |
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More climate change data for Benin
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.33 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,760 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,583 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,177 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 9.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 149.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 457.08 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 256.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 200.98 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.9664 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is summer temperature anomalies in Benin?
- Summer temperature anomalies in Benin was 0.3347 °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 summer temperature anomalies recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.43 °C in 1942.
- What is the lowest summer temperature anomalies recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.06 °C in 1955.
- How does Benin rank for summer temperature anomalies?
- Benin ranks 139th out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is summer temperature anomalies rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin 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 Summer 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.