Summer temperature anomalies in Botswana
Botswana: Summer temperature anomalies was 0.8179 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2026)
0.8179 °C
Change on year
up 198.2%
World rank
85th
of 193 countries
All-time high
2.31 °C
in 2005
All-time low
-3.69 °C
in 1968
Years of data
87
1940–2026
Summer temperature anomalies in Botswana, 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, summer temperature anomalies in Botswana stood at 0.8179 °C.
That represents a change of up 198.2% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, summer temperature anomalies in Botswana peaked at 2.31 °C in 2005 and was at its lowest, -3.69 °C, in 1968.
Botswana ranks 85th 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 Botswana, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 0.5522 °C | — |
| 1941 | 0.8156 °C | +47.7% |
| 1942 | 0.7607 °C | -6.7% |
| 1943 | -0.0686 °C | -109.0% |
| 1944 | 0.7903 °C | -1252.3% |
| 1945 | -0.0713 °C | -109.0% |
| 1946 | -1.14 °C | +1500.6% |
| 1947 | -0.2292 °C | -79.9% |
| 1948 | -0.778 °C | +239.4% |
| 1949 | -0.2735 °C | -64.8% |
| 1950 | -0.1446 °C | -47.1% |
| 1951 | -1.28 °C | +786.5% |
| 1952 | 0.3143 °C | -124.5% |
| 1953 | -1.85 °C | -687.6% |
| 1954 | -1.49 °C | -19.5% |
| 1955 | -0.0625 °C | -95.8% |
| 1956 | -1.03 °C | +1547.8% |
| 1957 | -0.6193 °C | -39.9% |
| 1958 | -1.55 °C | +150.5% |
| 1959 | 0.1114 °C | -107.2% |
| 1960 | -1.1 °C | -1083.5% |
| 1961 | -0.5563 °C | -49.2% |
| 1962 | -0.159 °C | -71.4% |
| 1963 | -1.44 °C | +806.7% |
| 1964 | -2.38 °C | +65.3% |
| 1965 | -1.84 °C | -23.0% |
| 1966 | 0.9594 °C | -152.3% |
| 1967 | -1.72 °C | -279.2% |
| 1968 | -3.69 °C | +114.7% |
| 1969 | 0.596 °C | -116.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2851 °C | -52.2% |
| 1971 | 0.3726 °C | +30.7% |
| 1972 | -1.52 °C | -506.8% |
| 1973 | 0.3131 °C | -120.7% |
| 1974 | -0.948 °C | -402.8% |
| 1975 | -1.17 °C | +23.6% |
| 1976 | -0.9531 °C | -18.6% |
| 1977 | -0.445 °C | -53.3% |
| 1978 | -2.44 °C | +448.5% |
| 1979 | -1.05 °C | -56.9% |
| 1980 | -1.74 °C | +65.2% |
| 1981 | -1.8 °C | +3.2% |
| 1982 | -0.3466 °C | -80.7% |
| 1983 | 0.2927 °C | -184.5% |
| 1984 | -0.9842 °C | -436.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0544 °C | -105.5% |
| 1986 | -0.0782 °C | -243.7% |
| 1987 | -0.604 °C | +672.8% |
| 1988 | -1.02 °C | +68.2% |
| 1989 | -0.2848 °C | -72.0% |
| 1990 | 0.7381 °C | -359.1% |
| 1991 | -0.7252 °C | -198.3% |
| 1992 | -0.0972 °C | -86.6% |
| 1993 | -0.2909 °C | +199.4% |
| 1994 | -1.55 °C | +432.3% |
| 1995 | -0.4377 °C | -71.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1094 °C | -125.0% |
| 1997 | -0.2295 °C | -309.8% |
| 1998 | 0.5477 °C | -338.6% |
| 1999 | 0.8525 °C | +55.7% |
| 2000 | -0.1628 °C | -119.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0801 °C | -149.2% |
| 2002 | -0.6461 °C | -907.1% |
| 2003 | 0.464 °C | -171.8% |
| 2004 | -0.4935 °C | -206.4% |
| 2005 | 2.31 °C | -568.2% |
| 2006 | -0.8097 °C | -135.0% |
| 2007 | -0.3591 °C | -55.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1488 °C | -141.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2788 °C | +87.4% |
| 2010 | -1.1 °C | -495.1% |
| 2011 | -1.21 °C | +9.5% |
| 2012 | -0.0674 °C | -94.4% |
| 2013 | 0.9041 °C | -1440.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0178 °C | -98.0% |
| 2015 | -0.2335 °C | -1413.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9204 °C | -494.2% |
| 2017 | 1.21 °C | +31.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6102 °C | -49.7% |
| 2019 | 0.703 °C | +15.2% |
| 2020 | -0.7519 °C | -207.0% |
| 2021 | -0.0627 °C | -91.7% |
| 2022 | -0.8929 °C | +1323.3% |
| 2023 | 1.32 °C | -247.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2867 °C | -78.2% |
| 2025 | -0.8328 °C | -390.4% |
| 2026 | 0.8179 °C | -198.2% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.8179 °C is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5571 °C, 1.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.8179 °C is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6026 °C, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Summer temperature anomalies in Botswana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | -1547.8% | -0.0625 °C | -1.03 °C |
| 1946 | -1500.6% | -0.0713 °C | -1.14 °C |
| 2013 | +1440.7% | -0.0674 °C | 0.9041 °C |
| 2015 | -1413.8% | 0.0178 °C | -0.2335 °C |
| 2022 | -1323.3% | -0.0627 °C | -0.8929 °C |
| 1944 | +1252.3% | -0.0686 °C | 0.7903 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.0357 °C | -1.14 °C | 0.8156 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.7599 °C | -1.85 °C | 0.3143 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.13 °C | -3.69 °C | 0.9594 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.7557 °C | -2.44 °C | 0.3726 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.6502 °C | -1.8 °C | 0.2927 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1081 °C | -1.55 °C | 0.8525 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0811 °C | -0.8097 °C | 2.31 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.176 °C | -1.21 °C | 1.21 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.017 °C | -0.8929 °C | 1.32 °C | 7 |
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More climate change data for Botswana
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 17.55 million kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,640 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,795 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,846 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 137.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 17.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 14.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0531 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is summer temperature anomalies in Botswana?
- Summer temperature anomalies in Botswana was 0.8179 °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 Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.31 °C in 2005.
- What is the lowest summer temperature anomalies recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.69 °C in 1968.
- How does Botswana rank for summer temperature anomalies?
- Botswana ranks 85th out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is summer temperature anomalies rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana 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.