Summer temperature anomalies in Gambia
Gambia: Summer temperature anomalies was -0.0963 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2026)
-0.0963 °C
Change on year
down 153.3%
World rank
177th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.8373 °C
in 2023
All-time low
-2.88 °C
in 1943
Years of data
87
1940–2026
Summer temperature anomalies in Gambia, 1940–2026
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Gambia recorded -0.0963 °C for summer temperature anomalies in 2026.
That represents a change of down 153.3% on the previous year and down 380.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, summer temperature anomalies in Gambia peaked at 0.8373 °C in 2023 and was at its lowest, -2.88 °C, in 1943.
Gambia ranks 177th 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 Gambia, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.0954 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.5274 °C | +452.9% |
| 1942 | -0.2352 °C | -55.4% |
| 1943 | -2.88 °C | +1126.6% |
| 1944 | -0.4955 °C | -82.8% |
| 1945 | -0.2344 °C | -52.7% |
| 1946 | -1.09 °C | +366.6% |
| 1947 | -0.9296 °C | -15.0% |
| 1948 | -1.79 °C | +92.3% |
| 1949 | -0.8045 °C | -55.0% |
| 1950 | -1.66 °C | +106.5% |
| 1951 | -1.02 °C | -38.8% |
| 1952 | -0.875 °C | -14.0% |
| 1953 | -1.27 °C | +45.5% |
| 1954 | -1.33 °C | +4.1% |
| 1955 | -1.66 °C | +24.9% |
| 1956 | -1.35 °C | -18.3% |
| 1957 | -1.28 °C | -5.1% |
| 1958 | -1.57 °C | +22.4% |
| 1959 | -0.8226 °C | -47.7% |
| 1960 | -0.9493 °C | +15.4% |
| 1961 | -0.5356 °C | -43.6% |
| 1962 | -1.63 °C | +204.8% |
| 1963 | -0.166 °C | -89.8% |
| 1964 | -1.48 °C | +793.6% |
| 1965 | -1.72 °C | +16.0% |
| 1966 | -0.9161 °C | -46.8% |
| 1967 | -1.28 °C | +40.0% |
| 1968 | -1.68 °C | +31.2% |
| 1969 | -0.2132 °C | -87.3% |
| 1970 | -0.3129 °C | +46.8% |
| 1971 | -0.7778 °C | +148.6% |
| 1972 | -0.7935 °C | +2.0% |
| 1973 | -0.0591 °C | -92.6% |
| 1974 | -0.7714 °C | +1205.9% |
| 1975 | -0.564 °C | -26.9% |
| 1976 | -0.9607 °C | +70.3% |
| 1977 | -0.2684 °C | -72.1% |
| 1978 | -0.7206 °C | +168.5% |
| 1979 | -1.12 °C | +55.3% |
| 1980 | -0.5663 °C | -49.4% |
| 1981 | 0.2778 °C | -149.1% |
| 1982 | -0.4591 °C | -265.3% |
| 1983 | -0.3605 °C | -21.5% |
| 1984 | -1.14 °C | +217.0% |
| 1985 | -0.6685 °C | -41.5% |
| 1986 | -0.4332 °C | -35.2% |
| 1987 | -0.2253 °C | -48.0% |
| 1988 | -0.5949 °C | +164.0% |
| 1989 | -0.9351 °C | +57.2% |
| 1990 | -0.5794 °C | -38.0% |
| 1991 | -0.1519 °C | -73.8% |
| 1992 | -0.4267 °C | +180.9% |
| 1993 | -0.0728 °C | -82.9% |
| 1994 | -0.3267 °C | +349.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3002 °C | -191.9% |
| 1996 | -0.118 °C | -139.3% |
| 1997 | -0.7337 °C | +521.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1005 °C | -113.7% |
| 1999 | -0.104 °C | -203.5% |
| 2000 | -0.5769 °C | +454.7% |
| 2001 | -0.6633 °C | +15.0% |
| 2002 | -0.0705 °C | -89.4% |
| 2003 | -0.4549 °C | +545.1% |
| 2004 | -0.401 °C | -11.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6358 °C | -258.5% |
| 2006 | -0.0287 °C | -104.5% |
| 2007 | -0.484 °C | +1584.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0065 °C | -101.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0483 °C | +639.2% |
| 2010 | 0.6281 °C | +1199.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2007 °C | -68.0% |
| 2012 | 0.303 °C | +51.0% |
| 2013 | 0.263 °C | -13.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7015 °C | +166.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6399 °C | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0344 °C | -94.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3625 °C | +954.2% |
| 2018 | -0.1435 °C | -139.6% |
| 2019 | -0.134 °C | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6661 °C | -597.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6063 °C | -9.0% |
| 2022 | -0.4023 °C | -166.3% |
| 2023 | 0.8373 °C | -308.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0827 °C | -90.1% |
| 2025 | 0.1808 °C | +118.7% |
| 2026 | -0.0963 °C | -153.3% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's -0.0963 °C is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.7491 °C. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's -0.0963 °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 Gambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -1584.9% | -0.0287 °C | -0.484 °C |
| 1974 | -1205.9% | -0.0591 °C | -0.7714 °C |
| 2010 | +1199.2% | 0.0483 °C | 0.6281 °C |
| 1943 | -1126.6% | -0.2352 °C | -2.88 °C |
| 2017 | +954.2% | 0.0344 °C | 0.3625 °C |
| 1964 | -793.6% | -0.166 °C | -1.48 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.9088 °C | -2.88 °C | -0.0954 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.28 °C | -1.66 °C | -0.8226 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.06 °C | -1.72 °C | -0.166 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.6347 °C | -1.12 °C | -0.0591 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.5108 °C | -1.14 °C | 0.2778 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2112 °C | -0.7337 °C | 0.3002 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1989 °C | -0.6633 °C | 0.6358 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2856 °C | -0.1435 °C | 0.7015 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2678 °C | -0.4023 °C | 0.8373 °C | 7 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 174 Seychelles -0.0283 °C compare
- 175 Ghana -0.0419 °C compare
- 176 French Polynesia -0.0591 °C compare
- 178 American Samoa -0.1017 °C compare
- 179 Palestine -0.1468 °C compare
- 180 Lebanon -0.1718 °C compare
More climate change data for Gambia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 7.29 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,177 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 380.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 795.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 28.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 275.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 74.92 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 201.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2827 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is summer temperature anomalies in Gambia?
- Summer temperature anomalies in Gambia was -0.0963 °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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8373 °C in 2023.
- What is the lowest summer temperature anomalies recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.88 °C in 1943.
- How does Gambia rank for summer temperature anomalies?
- Gambia ranks 177th out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is summer temperature anomalies rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 380.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia 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.