Summer temperature anomalies in Madagascar
Madagascar: Summer temperature anomalies was 0.1142 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2026)
0.1142 °C
Change on year
down 82.6%
World rank
161st
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.06 °C
in 2017
All-time low
-2.08 °C
in 1965
Years of data
87
1940–2026
Summer temperature anomalies in Madagascar, 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 Madagascar stood at 0.1142 °C.
That represents a change of down 82.6% on the previous year and up 129.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, summer temperature anomalies in Madagascar peaked at 1.06 °C in 2017 and was at its lowest, -2.08 °C, in 1965.
Madagascar ranks 161st 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 Madagascar, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.3474 °C | — |
| 1941 | -1.71 °C | +391.6% |
| 1942 | -0.6752 °C | -60.5% |
| 1943 | -1.95 °C | +189.2% |
| 1944 | -0.7766 °C | -60.2% |
| 1945 | -0.9192 °C | +18.4% |
| 1946 | -1.29 °C | +40.3% |
| 1947 | -0.2794 °C | -78.3% |
| 1948 | -0.8113 °C | +190.4% |
| 1949 | -0.8984 °C | +10.7% |
| 1950 | -1.09 °C | +21.8% |
| 1951 | -1.25 °C | +14.0% |
| 1952 | -1.33 °C | +6.7% |
| 1953 | -0.4818 °C | -63.8% |
| 1954 | -1.28 °C | +164.8% |
| 1955 | -1.3 °C | +1.6% |
| 1956 | -0.5328 °C | -58.9% |
| 1957 | -0.9356 °C | +75.6% |
| 1958 | -0.8316 °C | -11.1% |
| 1959 | -0.7162 °C | -13.9% |
| 1960 | -0.0837 °C | -88.3% |
| 1961 | -0.0527 °C | -37.0% |
| 1962 | -1.27 °C | +2308.4% |
| 1963 | -1.07 °C | -15.7% |
| 1964 | -0.7548 °C | -29.4% |
| 1965 | -2.08 °C | +175.8% |
| 1966 | -0.5557 °C | -73.3% |
| 1967 | -0.1384 °C | -75.1% |
| 1968 | -1.58 °C | +1039.6% |
| 1969 | -1.2 °C | -23.8% |
| 1970 | -0.4473 °C | -62.8% |
| 1971 | -1.24 °C | +176.2% |
| 1972 | -1.26 °C | +2.2% |
| 1973 | -0.1784 °C | -85.9% |
| 1974 | -0.7718 °C | +332.6% |
| 1975 | -0.5414 °C | -29.9% |
| 1976 | -0.2345 °C | -56.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0516 °C | -122.0% |
| 1978 | 0.1297 °C | +151.1% |
| 1979 | -0.7957 °C | -713.7% |
| 1980 | -0.7295 °C | -8.3% |
| 1981 | -0.7222 °C | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3311 °C | -145.9% |
| 1983 | 0.6787 °C | +105.0% |
| 1984 | -0.508 °C | -174.9% |
| 1985 | -0.9054 °C | +78.2% |
| 1986 | -1.67 °C | +84.1% |
| 1987 | -0.9346 °C | -43.9% |
| 1988 | 0.4979 °C | -153.3% |
| 1989 | -0.0969 °C | -119.5% |
| 1990 | 0.2201 °C | -327.2% |
| 1991 | -0.6455 °C | -393.3% |
| 1992 | -0.0996 °C | -84.6% |
| 1993 | -0.903 °C | +806.5% |
| 1994 | -0.5812 °C | -35.6% |
| 1995 | -0.468 °C | -19.5% |
| 1996 | -0.4908 °C | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.4401 °C | -189.7% |
| 1998 | -0.0321 °C | -107.3% |
| 1999 | -0.3958 °C | +1132.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0086 °C | -102.2% |
| 2001 | -0.5401 °C | -6403.9% |
| 2002 | -0.3385 °C | -37.3% |
| 2003 | -0.0189 °C | -94.4% |
| 2004 | -0.4853 °C | +2468.5% |
| 2005 | 0.5078 °C | -204.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4913 °C | -3.3% |
| 2007 | -0.5334 °C | -208.6% |
| 2008 | -0.7461 °C | +39.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7558 °C | -201.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8788 °C | +16.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6197 °C | -29.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2842 °C | -54.1% |
| 2013 | -0.6132 °C | -315.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3797 °C | -161.9% |
| 2015 | 0.6392 °C | +68.4% |
| 2016 | -0.3936 °C | -161.6% |
| 2017 | 1.06 °C | -368.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4758 °C | -55.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4595 °C | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2884 °C | -37.2% |
| 2021 | -0.1608 °C | -155.8% |
| 2022 | -0.2079 °C | +29.3% |
| 2023 | 0.367 °C | -276.5% |
| 2024 | 0.7661 °C | +108.8% |
| 2025 | 0.6583 °C | -14.1% |
| 2026 | 0.1142 °C | -82.6% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.1142 °C is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.7491 °C, 15% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.1142 °C is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6026 °C, 19% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Summer temperature anomalies in Madagascar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -6403.9% | 0.0086 °C | -0.5401 °C |
| 2004 | -2468.5% | -0.0189 °C | -0.4853 °C |
| 1962 | -2308.4% | -0.0527 °C | -1.27 °C |
| 1999 | -1132.6% | -0.0321 °C | -0.3958 °C |
| 1968 | -1039.6% | -0.1384 °C | -1.58 °C |
| 1993 | -806.5% | -0.0996 °C | -0.903 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.9657 °C | -1.95 °C | -0.2794 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.9742 °C | -1.33 °C | -0.4818 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.8784 °C | -2.08 °C | -0.0527 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.5286 °C | -1.26 °C | 0.1297 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.4056 °C | -1.67 °C | 0.6787 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2956 °C | -0.903 °C | 0.4401 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0899 °C | -0.7461 °C | 0.7558 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3786 °C | -0.6132 °C | 1.06 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2607 °C | -0.2079 °C | 0.7661 °C | 7 |
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More climate change data for Madagascar
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 36.84 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23,568 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,815 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 29.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 562.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 9,018 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 880.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,138 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.32 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is summer temperature anomalies in Madagascar?
- Summer temperature anomalies in Madagascar was 0.1142 °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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 °C in 2017.
- What is the lowest summer temperature anomalies recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.08 °C in 1965.
- How does Madagascar rank for summer temperature anomalies?
- Madagascar ranks 161st out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is summer temperature anomalies rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 129.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.