Summer temperature anomalies in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Summer temperature anomalies was -0.0198 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Summer temperature anomalies in Burkina Faso, 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 summer temperature anomalies in Burkina Faso is -0.0198 °C, measured in 2026.
The figure is down 104.4% on the previous year and up 48.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, summer temperature anomalies in Burkina Faso peaked at 2.79 °C in 1942 and was at its lowest, -2.98 °C, in 1943.
That places Burkina Faso 173rd 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.
Summer temperature anomalies in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.6197 °C | — |
| 1941 | 0.8542 °C | -237.8% |
| 1942 | 2.79 °C | +226.8% |
| 1943 | -2.98 °C | -206.7% |
| 1944 | 0.3998 °C | -113.4% |
| 1945 | 1.08 °C | +169.9% |
| 1946 | -0.6815 °C | -163.2% |
| 1947 | -1.55 °C | +127.4% |
| 1948 | -0.6246 °C | -59.7% |
| 1949 | 0.9294 °C | -248.8% |
| 1950 | -1.11 °C | -219.8% |
| 1951 | -0.9672 °C | -13.1% |
| 1952 | -0.8835 °C | -8.7% |
| 1953 | -2.53 °C | +186.6% |
| 1954 | -1.25 °C | -50.7% |
| 1955 | -2.51 °C | +100.7% |
| 1956 | -0.5747 °C | -77.1% |
| 1957 | -2.43 °C | +323.0% |
| 1958 | -1.17 °C | -52.1% |
| 1959 | 0.2604 °C | -122.3% |
| 1960 | -0.4032 °C | -254.8% |
| 1961 | -0.4263 °C | +5.7% |
| 1962 | -0.8138 °C | +90.9% |
| 1963 | 0.3683 °C | -145.3% |
| 1964 | -0.8319 °C | -325.9% |
| 1965 | -1.37 °C | +64.9% |
| 1966 | -0.9874 °C | -28.0% |
| 1967 | -0.7781 °C | -21.2% |
| 1968 | -2.12 °C | +172.0% |
| 1969 | -0.6753 °C | -68.1% |
| 1970 | 0.415 °C | -161.5% |
| 1971 | -0.3134 °C | -175.5% |
| 1972 | -1.34 °C | +327.6% |
| 1973 | 0.4065 °C | -130.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1361 °C | -66.5% |
| 1975 | -0.5621 °C | -513.1% |
| 1976 | -1.91 °C | +239.1% |
| 1977 | -0.4774 °C | -75.0% |
| 1978 | -1.27 °C | +166.8% |
| 1979 | -1.69 °C | +32.7% |
| 1980 | -0.6343 °C | -62.5% |
| 1981 | -0.1352 °C | -78.7% |
| 1982 | -0.6522 °C | +382.5% |
| 1983 | -0.537 °C | -17.7% |
| 1984 | -0.3001 °C | -44.1% |
| 1985 | -0.1163 °C | -61.2% |
| 1986 | -0.2387 °C | +105.3% |
| 1987 | -0.1514 °C | -36.6% |
| 1988 | -0.3313 °C | +118.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1657 °C | -150.0% |
| 1990 | -0.127 °C | -176.6% |
| 1991 | -0.6387 °C | +403.0% |
| 1992 | -0.6033 °C | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0854 °C | -114.2% |
| 1994 | -0.4292 °C | -602.4% |
| 1995 | 0.1581 °C | -136.8% |
| 1996 | -0.459 °C | -390.4% |
| 1997 | -1.04 °C | +127.3% |
| 1998 | -0.2417 °C | -76.8% |
| 1999 | 0.8641 °C | -457.5% |
| 2000 | -0.5239 °C | -160.6% |
| 2001 | -0.4203 °C | -19.8% |
| 2002 | 0.3413 °C | -181.2% |
| 2003 | -1.32 °C | -485.9% |
| 2004 | -0.1643 °C | -87.5% |
| 2005 | -0.5377 °C | +227.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6392 °C | -218.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6044 °C | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0957 °C | -84.2% |
| 2009 | 0.197 °C | +105.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1156 °C | -41.3% |
| 2011 | 0.4123 °C | +256.8% |
| 2012 | -0.2833 °C | -168.7% |
| 2013 | 0.5143 °C | -281.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6769 °C | +31.6% |
| 2015 | 1.12 °C | +66.2% |
| 2016 | -0.0381 °C | -103.4% |
| 2017 | -0.4963 °C | +1201.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2094 °C | -142.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7139 °C | +241.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4438 °C | -37.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1919 °C | -56.8% |
| 2022 | -0.446 °C | -332.4% |
| 2023 | 0.455 °C | -202.0% |
| 2024 | 1.04 °C | +129.5% |
| 2025 | 0.4485 °C | -57.1% |
| 2026 | -0.0198 °C | -104.4% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's -0.0198 °C is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.7491 °C. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's -0.0198 °C is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6026 °C. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Summer temperature anomalies in Burkina Faso 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -1201.1% | -0.0381 °C | -0.4963 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.0399 °C | -2.98 °C | 2.79 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.32 °C | -2.53 °C | 0.2604 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.8036 °C | -2.12 °C | 0.3683 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.6604 °C | -1.91 °C | 0.415 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.2931 °C | -0.6522 °C | 0.1657 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2435 °C | -1.04 °C | 0.8641 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1086 °C | -1.32 °C | 0.6392 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2949 °C | -0.4963 °C | 1.12 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3025 °C | -0.446 °C | 1.04 °C | 7 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
- 170 Saint Helena -0.0099 °C compare
- 171 Papua New Guinea -0.0178 °C compare
- 172 Zambia -0.018 °C compare
- 174 Seychelles -0.0283 °C compare
- 175 Ghana -0.0419 °C compare
- 176 French Polynesia -0.0591 °C compare
More climate change data for Burkina Faso
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 118.69 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 29,986 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,729 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 19,257 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 40.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 687.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,646 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,267 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,379 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.78 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is summer temperature anomalies in Burkina Faso?
- Summer temperature anomalies in Burkina Faso was -0.0198 °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 Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 2.79 °C in 1942.
- What is the lowest summer temperature anomalies recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.98 °C in 1943.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for summer temperature anomalies?
- Burkina Faso ranks 173rd out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is summer temperature anomalies rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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.