Summer temperature anomalies in Malawi
Malawi: Summer temperature anomalies was 0.606 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2026)
0.606 °C
Change on year
down 6.1%
World rank
109th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.61 °C
in 2023
All-time low
-2.19 °C
in 1946
Years of data
87
1940–2026
Summer temperature anomalies in Malawi, 1940–2026
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 0.606 °C for summer temperature anomalies in 2026.
That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and up 490.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, summer temperature anomalies in Malawi peaked at 1.61 °C in 2023 and was at its lowest, -2.19 °C, in 1946.
Malawi ranks 109th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Malawi, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.3266 °C | — |
| 1941 | 0.248 °C | -175.9% |
| 1942 | 1.02 °C | +310.3% |
| 1943 | -1.09 °C | -207.0% |
| 1944 | -0.5437 °C | -50.1% |
| 1945 | -0.9429 °C | +73.4% |
| 1946 | -2.19 °C | +132.2% |
| 1947 | -0.6193 °C | -71.7% |
| 1948 | -0.4664 °C | -24.7% |
| 1949 | -1.29 °C | +177.5% |
| 1950 | -1.31 °C | +0.9% |
| 1951 | -0.3785 °C | -71.0% |
| 1952 | -0.8138 °C | +115.0% |
| 1953 | -1.56 °C | +91.6% |
| 1954 | -1.46 °C | -6.4% |
| 1955 | -1.3 °C | -10.8% |
| 1956 | -0.6708 °C | -48.5% |
| 1957 | -1.26 °C | +87.7% |
| 1958 | -0.1283 °C | -89.8% |
| 1959 | -0.1603 °C | +24.9% |
| 1960 | -0.086 °C | -46.4% |
| 1961 | 0.2426 °C | -382.0% |
| 1962 | 0.1473 °C | -39.3% |
| 1963 | -0.5071 °C | -444.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0301 °C | -105.9% |
| 1965 | -1.09 °C | -3729.3% |
| 1966 | -0.3605 °C | -67.0% |
| 1967 | 0.3531 °C | -198.0% |
| 1968 | -0.9602 °C | -371.9% |
| 1969 | -0.0797 °C | -91.7% |
| 1970 | -0.1405 °C | +76.4% |
| 1971 | -1.18 °C | +740.1% |
| 1972 | -1.04 °C | -11.7% |
| 1973 | -0.7488 °C | -28.1% |
| 1974 | -1.02 °C | +36.5% |
| 1975 | -0.5994 °C | -41.4% |
| 1976 | -0.898 °C | +49.8% |
| 1977 | -0.1681 °C | -81.3% |
| 1978 | -0.9949 °C | +491.9% |
| 1979 | -1.07 °C | +7.5% |
| 1980 | -1.31 °C | +22.5% |
| 1981 | -1.3 °C | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0225 °C | -101.7% |
| 1983 | 0.9613 °C | +4166.6% |
| 1984 | -0.5209 °C | -154.2% |
| 1985 | -0.9588 °C | +84.1% |
| 1986 | -1 °C | +4.7% |
| 1987 | -0.7086 °C | -29.4% |
| 1988 | 0.4882 °C | -168.9% |
| 1989 | -0.1701 °C | -134.8% |
| 1990 | 0.9135 °C | -637.1% |
| 1991 | -0.4901 °C | -153.6% |
| 1992 | 0.6962 °C | -242.1% |
| 1993 | -0.2161 °C | -131.0% |
| 1994 | -0.1356 °C | -37.3% |
| 1995 | -0.3908 °C | +188.3% |
| 1996 | -0.5947 °C | +52.2% |
| 1997 | 1.27 °C | -313.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0918 °C | -92.8% |
| 1999 | -0.2308 °C | -351.4% |
| 2000 | -0.0155 °C | -93.3% |
| 2001 | -0.521 °C | +3257.0% |
| 2002 | -0.5058 °C | -2.9% |
| 2003 | -0.3057 °C | -39.6% |
| 2004 | -0.9243 °C | +202.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7697 °C | -183.3% |
| 2006 | -0.3295 °C | -142.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0181 °C | -105.5% |
| 2008 | -1.06 °C | -5969.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7289 °C | -168.5% |
| 2010 | -0.2978 °C | -140.9% |
| 2011 | 1.06 °C | -456.1% |
| 2012 | -0.0045 °C | -100.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0039 °C | -185.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3819 °C | +9807.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4468 °C | +17.0% |
| 2016 | -0.1552 °C | -134.7% |
| 2017 | 0.6008 °C | -487.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3123 °C | -48.0% |
| 2019 | -0.4556 °C | -245.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2596 °C | -157.0% |
| 2021 | -0.3228 °C | -224.4% |
| 2022 | -0.9272 °C | +187.2% |
| 2023 | 1.61 °C | -273.6% |
| 2024 | 0.1948 °C | -87.9% |
| 2025 | 0.6455 °C | +231.3% |
| 2026 | 0.606 °C | -6.1% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.606 °C is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.7491 °C, 81% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.606 °C is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6026 °C, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Summer temperature anomalies in Malawi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +9807.8% | 0.0039 °C | 0.3819 °C |
| 2008 | -5969.0% | 0.0181 °C | -1.06 °C |
| 1983 | +4166.6% | 0.0225 °C | 0.9613 °C |
| 1965 | -3729.3% | 0.0301 °C | -1.09 °C |
| 2001 | -3257.0% | -0.0155 °C | -0.521 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.6206 °C | -2.19 °C | 1.02 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.9036 °C | -1.56 °C | -0.1283 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.2312 °C | -1.09 °C | 0.3531 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.7863 °C | -1.18 °C | -0.1405 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.4504 °C | -1.31 °C | 0.9613 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.091 °C | -0.5947 °C | 1.27 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.2149 °C | -1.06 °C | 0.7697 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1893 °C | -0.4556 °C | 1.06 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.295 °C | -0.9272 °C | 1.61 °C | 7 |
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More climate change data for Malawi
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 415.04 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,106 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,501 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 89.31 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,185 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,819 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 366.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 10.64 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is summer temperature anomalies in Malawi?
- Summer temperature anomalies in Malawi was 0.606 °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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 1.61 °C in 2023.
- What is the lowest summer temperature anomalies recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.19 °C in 1946.
- How does Malawi rank for summer temperature anomalies?
- Malawi ranks 109th out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is summer temperature anomalies rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 490.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi 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.