Summer temperature anomalies in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Summer temperature anomalies was 0.1352 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2026)
0.1352 °C
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
159th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.43 °C
in 2023
All-time low
-1.21 °C
in 1974
Years of data
87
1940–2026
Summer temperature anomalies in Cape Verde, 1940–2026
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 0.1352 °C for summer temperature anomalies in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.4% on the previous year and up 170.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, summer temperature anomalies in Cape Verde peaked at 1.43 °C in 2023 and was at its lowest, -1.21 °C, in 1974.
Cape Verde ranks 159th 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.
Summer temperature anomalies in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 0.5123 °C | — |
| 1941 | -1.11 °C | -316.7% |
| 1942 | 0.0407 °C | -103.7% |
| 1943 | 0.1408 °C | +245.9% |
| 1944 | 0.0396 °C | -71.9% |
| 1945 | 0.506 °C | +1177.1% |
| 1946 | -0.459 °C | -190.7% |
| 1947 | -0.6688 °C | +45.7% |
| 1948 | -0.0469 °C | -93.0% |
| 1949 | -0.3472 °C | +640.9% |
| 1950 | 0.1993 °C | -157.4% |
| 1951 | -0.2327 °C | -216.8% |
| 1952 | 0.4505 °C | -293.6% |
| 1953 | -0.0877 °C | -119.5% |
| 1954 | -0.6825 °C | +678.3% |
| 1955 | -0.0295 °C | -95.7% |
| 1956 | -0.7293 °C | +2372.3% |
| 1957 | -0.6245 °C | -14.4% |
| 1958 | 0.0277 °C | -104.4% |
| 1959 | -0.9372 °C | -3488.4% |
| 1960 | -0.2011 °C | -78.5% |
| 1961 | 0.0056 °C | -102.8% |
| 1962 | -0.4499 °C | -8128.4% |
| 1963 | -0.4381 °C | -2.6% |
| 1964 | -0.0782 °C | -82.1% |
| 1965 | -0.6102 °C | +680.2% |
| 1966 | 0.2063 °C | -133.8% |
| 1967 | -0.3221 °C | -256.1% |
| 1968 | -0.9919 °C | +208.0% |
| 1969 | -0.1848 °C | -81.4% |
| 1970 | -0.1492 °C | -19.3% |
| 1971 | -1.15 °C | +669.5% |
| 1972 | -0.5764 °C | -49.8% |
| 1973 | -0.4784 °C | -17.0% |
| 1974 | -1.21 °C | +153.1% |
| 1975 | -0.999 °C | -17.5% |
| 1976 | -1.16 °C | +15.9% |
| 1977 | -0.3697 °C | -68.1% |
| 1978 | -0.6187 °C | +67.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1821 °C | -129.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1537 °C | -15.6% |
| 1981 | -0.0591 °C | -138.5% |
| 1982 | -0.1365 °C | +130.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1689 °C | -223.7% |
| 1984 | -0.5444 °C | -422.4% |
| 1985 | -0.2165 °C | -60.2% |
| 1986 | -0.6794 °C | +213.7% |
| 1987 | 0.9268 °C | -236.4% |
| 1988 | 0.04 °C | -95.7% |
| 1989 | 0.2469 °C | +516.7% |
| 1990 | -0.0159 °C | -106.5% |
| 1991 | -0.6233 °C | +3808.2% |
| 1992 | -0.1444 °C | -76.8% |
| 1993 | -0.1835 °C | +27.1% |
| 1994 | -0.7091 °C | +286.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5832 °C | -182.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4738 °C | -18.8% |
| 1997 | 0.7807 °C | +64.8% |
| 1998 | 0.212 °C | -72.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1096 °C | -48.3% |
| 2000 | -0.0554 °C | -150.5% |
| 2001 | -0.212 °C | +282.9% |
| 2002 | -0.5412 °C | +155.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2795 °C | -151.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0963 °C | -65.5% |
| 2005 | 0.9967 °C | +935.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0271 °C | -97.3% |
| 2007 | -0.15 °C | -653.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1105 °C | -173.7% |
| 2009 | -0.0787 °C | -171.2% |
| 2010 | 0.648 °C | -923.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3518 °C | -45.7% |
| 2012 | -0.0348 °C | -109.9% |
| 2013 | -0.6685 °C | +1823.3% |
| 2014 | -0.33 °C | -50.6% |
| 2015 | -0.782 °C | +137.0% |
| 2016 | -0.1916 °C | -75.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5628 °C | -393.7% |
| 2018 | -1.02 °C | -280.9% |
| 2019 | -0.262 °C | -74.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7522 °C | -387.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0588 °C | -92.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2911 °C | +395.1% |
| 2023 | 1.43 °C | +392.5% |
| 2024 | 0.2336 °C | -83.7% |
| 2025 | 0.1385 °C | -40.7% |
| 2026 | 0.1352 °C | -2.4% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.1352 °C is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5571 °C, 24% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.1352 °C is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6026 °C, 22% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Summer temperature anomalies in Cape Verde 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -8128.4% | 0.0056 °C | -0.4499 °C |
| 1991 | -3808.2% | -0.0159 °C | -0.6233 °C |
| 1959 | -3488.4% | 0.0277 °C | -0.9372 °C |
| 1956 | -2372.3% | -0.0295 °C | -0.7293 °C |
| 2013 | -1823.3% | -0.0348 °C | -0.6685 °C |
| 1945 | +1177.1% | 0.0396 °C | 0.506 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.1393 °C | -1.11 °C | 0.5123 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.2646 °C | -0.9372 °C | 0.4505 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.3065 °C | -0.9919 °C | 0.2063 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.6527 °C | -1.21 °C | 0.1821 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.01 °C | -0.6794 °C | 0.9268 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0483 °C | -0.7091 °C | 0.7807 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0473 °C | -0.5412 °C | 0.9967 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1724 °C | -1.02 °C | 0.648 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4347 °C | 0.0588 °C | 1.43 °C | 7 |
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More climate change data for Cape Verde
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.56 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.3107 °C (2026)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.4666 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.7763 units per person (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate -101.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.2626 °C (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is summer temperature anomalies in Cape Verde?
- Summer temperature anomalies in Cape Verde was 0.1352 °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 Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 1.43 °C in 2023.
- What is the lowest summer temperature anomalies recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.21 °C in 1974.
- How does Cape Verde rank for summer temperature anomalies?
- Cape Verde ranks 159th out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is summer temperature anomalies rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 170.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde 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.