Summer temperature anomalies in Namibia
Namibia: Summer temperature anomalies was 0.0961 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2026)
0.0961 °C
Change on year
up 117.4%
World rank
167th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.73 °C
in 2019
All-time low
-2.96 °C
in 1968
Years of data
87
1940–2026
Summer temperature anomalies in Namibia, 1940–2026
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 0.0961 °C for summer temperature anomalies in 2026.
The figure is up 117.4% on the previous year and down 94.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, summer temperature anomalies in Namibia peaked at 1.73 °C in 2019 and was at its lowest, -2.96 °C, in 1968.
Namibia ranks 167th 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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.7284 °C | — |
| 1941 | 0.5941 °C | -181.6% |
| 1942 | -0.6258 °C | -205.3% |
| 1943 | 0.1951 °C | -131.2% |
| 1944 | -0.5125 °C | -362.7% |
| 1945 | -0.2197 °C | -57.1% |
| 1946 | -0.6716 °C | +205.7% |
| 1947 | -0.623 °C | -7.2% |
| 1948 | -0.3318 °C | -46.7% |
| 1949 | -0.202 °C | -39.1% |
| 1950 | -1.12 °C | +456.5% |
| 1951 | -1.19 °C | +6.1% |
| 1952 | 0.2364 °C | -119.8% |
| 1953 | -1.43 °C | -704.3% |
| 1954 | -1.23 °C | -13.7% |
| 1955 | -0.5153 °C | -58.2% |
| 1956 | -1.1 °C | +112.9% |
| 1957 | -1.74 °C | +58.3% |
| 1958 | -0.7122 °C | -59.0% |
| 1959 | 0.3053 °C | -142.9% |
| 1960 | -0.9215 °C | -401.8% |
| 1961 | -1.25 °C | +35.7% |
| 1962 | -1.22 °C | -2.8% |
| 1963 | -1.48 °C | +21.4% |
| 1964 | -2.44 °C | +65.0% |
| 1965 | -1.99 °C | -18.3% |
| 1966 | 0.3782 °C | -119.0% |
| 1967 | -1.58 °C | -517.5% |
| 1968 | -2.96 °C | +87.2% |
| 1969 | -0.1862 °C | -93.7% |
| 1970 | -0.4028 °C | +116.3% |
| 1971 | -0.2083 °C | -48.3% |
| 1972 | -1.19 °C | +471.0% |
| 1973 | 0.5821 °C | -148.9% |
| 1974 | -1.57 °C | -369.1% |
| 1975 | -0.5412 °C | -65.4% |
| 1976 | -1.17 °C | +116.2% |
| 1977 | -1.02 °C | -12.8% |
| 1978 | -1.45 °C | +42.0% |
| 1979 | -1.13 °C | -22.2% |
| 1980 | -0.8293 °C | -26.4% |
| 1981 | -1.71 °C | +106.1% |
| 1982 | -0.5644 °C | -67.0% |
| 1983 | -0.2521 °C | -55.3% |
| 1984 | -0.2798 °C | +11.0% |
| 1985 | -0.3823 °C | +36.6% |
| 1986 | -0.1449 °C | -62.1% |
| 1987 | -0.3211 °C | +121.6% |
| 1988 | -0.3956 °C | +23.2% |
| 1989 | -1.17 °C | +194.9% |
| 1990 | -0.0596 °C | -94.9% |
| 1991 | -1.07 °C | +1702.4% |
| 1992 | -0.1331 °C | -87.6% |
| 1993 | -0.1963 °C | +47.5% |
| 1994 | -1.84 °C | +835.2% |
| 1995 | -0.0854 °C | -95.3% |
| 1996 | 0.5326 °C | -723.3% |
| 1997 | -0.4472 °C | -184.0% |
| 1998 | 1.36 °C | -404.6% |
| 1999 | 0.6229 °C | -54.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2974 °C | -52.3% |
| 2001 | -0.0735 °C | -124.7% |
| 2002 | -0.9879 °C | +1244.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1681 °C | -117.0% |
| 2004 | -0.077 °C | -145.8% |
| 2005 | 1.1 °C | -1528.0% |
| 2006 | -0.403 °C | -136.6% |
| 2007 | -1.18 °C | +193.2% |
| 2008 | -0.0387 °C | -96.7% |
| 2009 | -0.0983 °C | +153.8% |
| 2010 | -0.4266 °C | +333.9% |
| 2011 | -1.95 °C | +356.6% |
| 2012 | -1.1 °C | -43.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9889 °C | -190.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2896 °C | -70.7% |
| 2015 | -1.37 °C | -574.5% |
| 2016 | 1.68 °C | -222.6% |
| 2017 | 1.45 °C | -14.0% |
| 2018 | 0.937 °C | -35.3% |
| 2019 | 1.73 °C | +85.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3144 °C | -81.9% |
| 2021 | 0.39 °C | +24.1% |
| 2022 | -0.2398 °C | -161.5% |
| 2023 | -0.0232 °C | -90.3% |
| 2024 | 0.3526 °C | -1622.5% |
| 2025 | -0.551 °C | -256.3% |
| 2026 | 0.0961 °C | -117.4% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.0961 °C is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5032 °C, 19% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.0961 °C is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6026 °C, 16% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Summer temperature anomalies in Namibia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -1702.4% | -0.0596 °C | -1.07 °C |
| 2024 | +1622.5% | -0.0232 °C | 0.3526 °C |
| 2005 | +1528.0% | -0.077 °C | 1.1 °C |
| 2002 | -1244.0% | -0.0735 °C | -0.9879 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.3126 °C | -0.7284 °C | 0.5941 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.8497 °C | -1.74 °C | 0.3053 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.36 °C | -2.96 °C | 0.3782 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.8091 °C | -1.57 °C | 0.5821 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.6046 °C | -1.71 °C | -0.1449 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1314 °C | -1.84 °C | 1.36 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1295 °C | -1.18 °C | 1.1 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2235 °C | -1.95 °C | 1.73 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0484 °C | -0.551 °C | 0.39 °C | 7 |
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More climate change data for Namibia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 5.64 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,137 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,384 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 120.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 57.2 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 54.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2054 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is summer temperature anomalies in Namibia?
- Summer temperature anomalies in Namibia was 0.0961 °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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.73 °C in 2019.
- What is the lowest summer temperature anomalies recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.96 °C in 1968.
- How does Namibia rank for summer temperature anomalies?
- Namibia ranks 167th out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is summer temperature anomalies rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 94.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia 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.