Summer temperature anomalies in Ghana
Ghana: Summer temperature anomalies was -0.0419 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2026)
-0.0419 °C
Change on year
down 107.6%
World rank
175th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.05 °C
in 2024
All-time low
-1.91 °C
in 1955
Years of data
87
1940–2026
Summer temperature anomalies in Ghana, 1940–2026
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Ghana recorded -0.0419 °C for summer temperature anomalies in 2026.
The figure is down 107.6% on the previous year and down 114.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, summer temperature anomalies in Ghana peaked at 1.05 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -1.91 °C, in 1955.
That places Ghana 175th 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 Ghana, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.3 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.2514 °C | -80.7% |
| 1942 | 0.912 °C | -462.7% |
| 1943 | -1.86 °C | -303.7% |
| 1944 | -0.0818 °C | -95.6% |
| 1945 | 0.1965 °C | -340.1% |
| 1946 | -1.14 °C | -682.1% |
| 1947 | -0.7421 °C | -35.1% |
| 1948 | -0.6022 °C | -18.9% |
| 1949 | -0.2507 °C | -58.4% |
| 1950 | -1.12 °C | +346.9% |
| 1951 | -0.7158 °C | -36.1% |
| 1952 | -0.9432 °C | +31.8% |
| 1953 | -1.65 °C | +74.5% |
| 1954 | -1.05 °C | -35.9% |
| 1955 | -1.91 °C | +80.6% |
| 1956 | -0.9737 °C | -48.9% |
| 1957 | -1.61 °C | +65.4% |
| 1958 | -1.25 °C | -22.5% |
| 1959 | -0.3234 °C | -74.1% |
| 1960 | -0.6674 °C | +106.4% |
| 1961 | -0.8643 °C | +29.5% |
| 1962 | -1.5 °C | +73.1% |
| 1963 | -0.1857 °C | -87.6% |
| 1964 | -0.707 °C | +280.7% |
| 1965 | -1.08 °C | +52.7% |
| 1966 | -0.5206 °C | -51.8% |
| 1967 | -1.22 °C | +134.9% |
| 1968 | -1.36 °C | +11.1% |
| 1969 | -0.533 °C | -60.8% |
| 1970 | -0.1133 °C | -78.7% |
| 1971 | -0.9152 °C | +707.7% |
| 1972 | -0.9922 °C | +8.4% |
| 1973 | -0.2865 °C | -71.1% |
| 1974 | -0.4492 °C | +56.8% |
| 1975 | -0.8702 °C | +93.7% |
| 1976 | -1.53 °C | +75.4% |
| 1977 | -0.5604 °C | -63.3% |
| 1978 | -1.03 °C | +83.4% |
| 1979 | -1.19 °C | +15.5% |
| 1980 | -0.5358 °C | -54.8% |
| 1981 | -0.0404 °C | -92.5% |
| 1982 | -0.5069 °C | +1155.4% |
| 1983 | -0.6056 °C | +19.5% |
| 1984 | -0.2895 °C | -52.2% |
| 1985 | -0.5349 °C | +84.7% |
| 1986 | -0.3746 °C | -30.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1236 °C | -133.0% |
| 1988 | -0.4861 °C | -493.1% |
| 1989 | -0.5984 °C | +23.1% |
| 1990 | -0.1447 °C | -75.8% |
| 1991 | -0.0138 °C | -90.5% |
| 1992 | -0.8625 °C | +6168.5% |
| 1993 | -0.1843 °C | -78.6% |
| 1994 | -0.4756 °C | +158.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0336 °C | -107.1% |
| 1996 | -0.5771 °C | -1815.4% |
| 1997 | -0.6746 °C | +16.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1617 °C | -124.0% |
| 1999 | -0.1656 °C | -202.4% |
| 2000 | -0.5312 °C | +220.9% |
| 2001 | -0.3893 °C | -26.7% |
| 2002 | -0.1966 °C | -49.5% |
| 2003 | -0.5986 °C | +204.5% |
| 2004 | -0.253 °C | -57.7% |
| 2005 | -0.2646 °C | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4262 °C | -261.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1499 °C | -64.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1668 °C | +11.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3965 °C | +137.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4641 °C | +17.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4097 °C | -11.7% |
| 2012 | -0.2055 °C | -150.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2354 °C | -214.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5133 °C | +118.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6481 °C | +26.3% |
| 2016 | 0.29 °C | -55.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2882 °C | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2395 °C | -16.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5642 °C | +135.6% |
| 2020 | 0.4055 °C | -28.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6413 °C | +58.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0315 °C | -95.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2888 °C | +818.0% |
| 2024 | 1.05 °C | +262.0% |
| 2025 | 0.5496 °C | -47.4% |
| 2026 | -0.0419 °C | -107.6% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's -0.0419 °C is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5032 °C. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's -0.0419 °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 Ghana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -6168.5% | -0.0138 °C | -0.8625 °C |
| 1996 | -1815.4% | 0.0336 °C | -0.5771 °C |
| 1982 | -1155.4% | -0.0404 °C | -0.5069 °C |
| 2023 | +818.0% | 0.0315 °C | 0.2888 °C |
| 1971 | -707.7% | -0.1133 °C | -0.9152 °C |
| 1946 | -682.1% | 0.1965 °C | -1.14 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.5123 °C | -1.86 °C | 0.912 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.15 °C | -1.91 °C | -0.3234 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.8635 °C | -1.5 °C | -0.1857 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.7927 °C | -1.53 °C | -0.1133 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.3849 °C | -0.6056 °C | 0.1236 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2903 °C | -0.8625 °C | 0.1617 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1094 °C | -0.5986 °C | 0.4262 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3447 °C | -0.2055 °C | 0.6481 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4172 °C | -0.0419 °C | 1.05 °C | 7 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 172 Zambia -0.018 °C compare
- 173 Burkina Faso -0.0198 °C compare
- 174 Seychelles -0.0283 °C compare
- 176 French Polynesia -0.0591 °C compare
- 177 Gambia -0.0963 °C compare
- 178 American Samoa -0.1017 °C compare
More climate change data for Ghana
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 63.84 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,671 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,693 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,979 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 10.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 142.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,417 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 670.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 746.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.53 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is summer temperature anomalies in Ghana?
- Summer temperature anomalies in Ghana was -0.0419 °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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest summer temperature anomalies recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.91 °C in 1955.
- How does Ghana rank for summer temperature anomalies?
- Ghana ranks 175th out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is summer temperature anomalies rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 114.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana 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.