Summer temperature anomalies in Mozambique
Mozambique: Summer temperature anomalies was 0.7491 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Summer temperature anomalies in Mozambique, 1940–2026
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
The most recent figure for summer temperature anomalies in Mozambique is 0.7491 °C, measured in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.4% on the previous year and up 3,608.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, summer temperature anomalies in Mozambique peaked at 1.65 °C in 2023 and was at its lowest, -1.79 °C, in 1946.
Mozambique ranks 91st 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 Mozambique, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 0.0826 °C | — |
| 1941 | 0.051 °C | -38.2% |
| 1942 | 1.04 °C | +1933.1% |
| 1943 | -0.628 °C | -160.6% |
| 1944 | -0.4896 °C | -22.0% |
| 1945 | -0.8302 °C | +69.6% |
| 1946 | -1.79 °C | +115.9% |
| 1947 | -0.3549 °C | -80.2% |
| 1948 | -0.4556 °C | +28.4% |
| 1949 | -1.05 °C | +130.4% |
| 1950 | -0.7537 °C | -28.2% |
| 1951 | -0.138 °C | -81.7% |
| 1952 | -0.5334 °C | +286.6% |
| 1953 | -1.04 °C | +94.2% |
| 1954 | -1.18 °C | +14.0% |
| 1955 | -0.9441 °C | -20.0% |
| 1956 | -0.5962 °C | -36.9% |
| 1957 | -1.1 °C | +83.7% |
| 1958 | -0.2184 °C | -80.1% |
| 1959 | 0.0348 °C | -115.9% |
| 1960 | -0.2142 °C | -715.3% |
| 1961 | 0.2989 °C | -239.5% |
| 1962 | -0.0153 °C | -105.1% |
| 1963 | -1.13 °C | +7264.0% |
| 1964 | -0.707 °C | -37.2% |
| 1965 | -1.67 °C | +135.9% |
| 1966 | -0.0961 °C | -94.2% |
| 1967 | 0.4029 °C | -519.1% |
| 1968 | -1.63 °C | -503.4% |
| 1969 | -0.0635 °C | -96.1% |
| 1970 | -0.0869 °C | +36.8% |
| 1971 | -0.9556 °C | +1000.0% |
| 1972 | -1.47 °C | +53.7% |
| 1973 | -0.5718 °C | -61.1% |
| 1974 | -1.1 °C | +93.1% |
| 1975 | -0.7219 °C | -34.6% |
| 1976 | -0.8275 °C | +14.6% |
| 1977 | -0.2814 °C | -66.0% |
| 1978 | -1.2 °C | +328.2% |
| 1979 | -0.8995 °C | -25.4% |
| 1980 | -1.42 °C | +57.9% |
| 1981 | -1.5 °C | +5.9% |
| 1982 | -0.1958 °C | -87.0% |
| 1983 | 0.51 °C | -360.5% |
| 1984 | -0.7247 °C | -242.1% |
| 1985 | -1.08 °C | +48.5% |
| 1986 | -1.05 °C | -2.5% |
| 1987 | -0.8442 °C | -19.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1021 °C | -112.1% |
| 1989 | -0.174 °C | -270.4% |
| 1990 | 0.806 °C | -563.3% |
| 1991 | -0.5649 °C | -170.1% |
| 1992 | 0.4421 °C | -178.3% |
| 1993 | -0.1514 °C | -134.2% |
| 1994 | -0.1824 °C | +20.5% |
| 1995 | -0.816 °C | +347.3% |
| 1996 | -0.7031 °C | -13.8% |
| 1997 | 0.9234 °C | -231.3% |
| 1998 | -0.0271 °C | -102.9% |
| 1999 | -0.3555 °C | +1212.1% |
| 2000 | -0.1227 °C | -65.5% |
| 2001 | -0.3632 °C | +196.0% |
| 2002 | -0.2304 °C | -36.6% |
| 2003 | -0.3756 °C | +63.0% |
| 2004 | -0.8292 °C | +120.8% |
| 2005 | 0.8807 °C | -206.2% |
| 2006 | -0.1446 °C | -116.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1699 °C | -217.5% |
| 2008 | -0.7017 °C | -512.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6386 °C | -191.0% |
| 2010 | -0.0266 °C | -104.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4184 °C | -1671.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2055 °C | -50.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0351 °C | -82.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2327 °C | +562.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2985 °C | +28.3% |
| 2016 | -0.0214 °C | -107.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6375 °C | -3085.6% |
| 2018 | 0.3053 °C | -52.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1217 °C | -60.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3063 °C | +151.7% |
| 2021 | -0.1868 °C | -161.0% |
| 2022 | -0.6747 °C | +261.2% |
| 2023 | 1.65 °C | -344.7% |
| 2024 | 0.914 °C | -44.6% |
| 2025 | 1.03 °C | +12.9% |
| 2026 | 0.7491 °C | -27.4% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.7491 °C is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.7491 °C, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.7491 °C is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6026 °C, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Summer temperature anomalies in Mozambique 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | -7264.0% | -0.0153 °C | -1.13 °C |
| 2017 | +3085.6% | -0.0214 °C | 0.6375 °C |
| 1942 | +1933.1% | 0.051 °C | 1.04 °C |
| 2011 | +1671.3% | -0.0266 °C | 0.4184 °C |
| 1999 | -1212.1% | -0.0271 °C | -0.3555 °C |
| 1971 | -1000.0% | -0.0869 °C | -0.9556 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.4431 °C | -1.79 °C | 1.04 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.6461 °C | -1.18 °C | 0.0348 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.4813 °C | -1.67 °C | 0.4029 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.8122 °C | -1.47 °C | -0.0869 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.6378 °C | -1.5 °C | 0.51 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0629 °C | -0.816 °C | 0.9234 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1078 °C | -0.8292 °C | 0.8807 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2207 °C | -0.0266 °C | 0.6375 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5415 °C | -0.6747 °C | 1.65 °C | 7 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More climate change data for Mozambique
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 81.74 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,495 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6,629 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 5,867 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 25.01 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 209.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,596 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 923.79 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,672 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.49 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is summer temperature anomalies in Mozambique?
- Summer temperature anomalies in Mozambique was 0.7491 °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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 1.65 °C in 2023.
- What is the lowest summer temperature anomalies recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.79 °C in 1946.
- How does Mozambique rank for summer temperature anomalies?
- Mozambique ranks 91st out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is summer temperature anomalies rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,608.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.