Summer temperature anomalies in Cameroon
Cameroon: Summer temperature anomalies was 0.3209 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2026)
0.3209 °C
Change on year
down 60.3%
World rank
142nd
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.2 °C
in 2024
All-time low
-1.4 °C
in 1947
Years of data
87
1940–2026
Summer temperature anomalies in Cameroon, 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 Cameroon stood at 0.3209 °C.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 60.3% on the previous year and up 135.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, summer temperature anomalies in Cameroon peaked at 1.2 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -1.4 °C, in 1947.
That places Cameroon 142nd out of 193 countries with data for 2026, putting it 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 Cameroon, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.548 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.0762 °C | -86.1% |
| 1942 | -0.5946 °C | +680.4% |
| 1943 | -0.2972 °C | -50.0% |
| 1944 | -0.6825 °C | +129.6% |
| 1945 | -0.5937 °C | -13.0% |
| 1946 | -1.27 °C | +113.7% |
| 1947 | -1.4 °C | +10.6% |
| 1948 | -0.4853 °C | -65.4% |
| 1949 | -0.1467 °C | -69.8% |
| 1950 | -0.6363 °C | +333.7% |
| 1951 | -0.6864 °C | +7.9% |
| 1952 | -0.4947 °C | -27.9% |
| 1953 | -1.16 °C | +134.6% |
| 1954 | -0.9095 °C | -21.6% |
| 1955 | -1.35 °C | +48.6% |
| 1956 | -0.9397 °C | -30.5% |
| 1957 | -1.02 °C | +8.9% |
| 1958 | -0.9885 °C | -3.4% |
| 1959 | 0.0075 °C | -100.8% |
| 1960 | -0.3625 °C | -4949.2% |
| 1961 | -0.5862 °C | +61.7% |
| 1962 | -1.13 °C | +93.2% |
| 1963 | -0.1251 °C | -89.0% |
| 1964 | 0.6042 °C | -583.2% |
| 1965 | -0.2053 °C | -134.0% |
| 1966 | 0.6008 °C | -392.6% |
| 1967 | -1.06 °C | -277.0% |
| 1968 | -1.17 °C | +9.9% |
| 1969 | -0.4191 °C | -64.1% |
| 1970 | -0.4422 °C | +5.5% |
| 1971 | -0.7155 °C | +61.8% |
| 1972 | -1.02 °C | +42.9% |
| 1973 | -0.0426 °C | -95.8% |
| 1974 | -0.7517 °C | +1665.2% |
| 1975 | -0.6826 °C | -9.2% |
| 1976 | -1.14 °C | +66.6% |
| 1977 | -0.6625 °C | -41.8% |
| 1978 | -0.8846 °C | +33.5% |
| 1979 | -0.6938 °C | -21.6% |
| 1980 | -0.465 °C | -33.0% |
| 1981 | -0.3171 °C | -31.8% |
| 1982 | -0.4687 °C | +47.8% |
| 1983 | -0.1464 °C | -68.8% |
| 1984 | -0.4096 °C | +179.8% |
| 1985 | -0.8421 °C | +105.6% |
| 1986 | -0.2498 °C | -70.3% |
| 1987 | -0.012 °C | -95.2% |
| 1988 | -0.3991 °C | +3228.6% |
| 1989 | -0.2931 °C | -26.6% |
| 1990 | 0.1546 °C | -152.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1442 °C | -6.7% |
| 1992 | -0.5573 °C | -486.4% |
| 1993 | -0.1791 °C | -67.9% |
| 1994 | -0.1944 °C | +8.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0759 °C | -139.0% |
| 1996 | -0.5058 °C | -766.5% |
| 1997 | -0.4671 °C | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 0.6225 °C | -233.3% |
| 1999 | -0.1852 °C | -129.7% |
| 2000 | -0.6436 °C | +247.5% |
| 2001 | -0.5146 °C | -20.0% |
| 2002 | -0.0801 °C | -84.4% |
| 2003 | -0.4266 °C | +432.3% |
| 2004 | -0.6426 °C | +50.6% |
| 2005 | -0.0248 °C | -96.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2355 °C | -1049.6% |
| 2007 | -0.2548 °C | -208.2% |
| 2008 | -0.0813 °C | -68.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1247 °C | -253.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4527 °C | +263.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2512 °C | -44.5% |
| 2012 | -0.2131 °C | -184.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2797 °C | -231.3% |
| 2014 | 0.462 °C | +65.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3227 °C | -30.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1361 °C | -57.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5019 °C | +268.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3616 °C | -27.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3959 °C | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6036 °C | +52.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6438 °C | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1389 °C | -78.4% |
| 2023 | 0.3966 °C | +185.5% |
| 2024 | 1.2 °C | +202.0% |
| 2025 | 0.8072 °C | -32.6% |
| 2026 | 0.3209 °C | -60.3% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.3209 °C is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5032 °C, 64% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.3209 °C is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6026 °C, 53% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Summer temperature anomalies in Cameroon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -4949.2% | 0.0075 °C | -0.3625 °C |
| 1988 | -3228.6% | -0.012 °C | -0.3991 °C |
| 1974 | -1665.2% | -0.0426 °C | -0.7517 °C |
| 2006 | +1049.6% | -0.0248 °C | 0.2355 °C |
| 1996 | -766.5% | 0.0759 °C | -0.5058 °C |
| 1942 | -680.4% | -0.0762 °C | -0.5946 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.6096 °C | -1.4 °C | -0.0762 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.8183 °C | -1.35 °C | 0.0075 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.3858 °C | -1.17 °C | 0.6042 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.7035 °C | -1.14 °C | -0.0426 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.3603 °C | -0.8421 °C | -0.012 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1092 °C | -0.5573 °C | 0.6225 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.2308 °C | -0.6436 °C | 0.2355 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2951 °C | -0.2131 °C | 0.5019 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.587 °C | 0.1389 °C | 1.2 °C | 7 |
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More climate change data for Cameroon
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 90.03 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 15,120 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,419 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,701 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 20.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 346.46 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,047 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 798.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 248.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.01 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is summer temperature anomalies in Cameroon?
- Summer temperature anomalies in Cameroon was 0.3209 °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 Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest summer temperature anomalies recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.4 °C in 1947.
- How does Cameroon rank for summer temperature anomalies?
- Cameroon ranks 142nd out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is summer temperature anomalies rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 135.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon 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.