Summer temperature anomalies in Niger
Niger: Summer temperature anomalies was 0.5992 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Summer temperature anomalies in Niger, 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 Niger is 0.5992 °C, measured in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 320.6% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, summer temperature anomalies in Niger peaked at 1.66 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -6.36 °C, in 1947.
That places Niger 110th out of 193 countries with data for 2026, putting it 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 Niger, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.5758 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.4605 °C | -20.0% |
| 1942 | -2.19 °C | +376.3% |
| 1943 | -4.86 °C | +121.5% |
| 1944 | -0.8066 °C | -83.4% |
| 1945 | -2.05 °C | +154.1% |
| 1946 | -1.98 °C | -3.2% |
| 1947 | -6.36 °C | +220.5% |
| 1948 | -1.04 °C | -83.7% |
| 1949 | -2.17 °C | +109.3% |
| 1950 | -2.22 °C | +2.2% |
| 1951 | -1.35 °C | -39.1% |
| 1952 | -2.19 °C | +62.1% |
| 1953 | -1.75 °C | -19.9% |
| 1954 | -1.75 °C | -0.3% |
| 1955 | -2.24 °C | +28.0% |
| 1956 | -1.99 °C | -10.9% |
| 1957 | -2.74 °C | +37.5% |
| 1958 | -1.06 °C | -61.2% |
| 1959 | -1.37 °C | +28.8% |
| 1960 | -1.06 °C | -22.8% |
| 1961 | -0.6624 °C | -37.3% |
| 1962 | -1.48 °C | +123.9% |
| 1963 | -0.3464 °C | -76.6% |
| 1964 | -1.22 °C | +253.4% |
| 1965 | -1.6 °C | +30.6% |
| 1966 | -1.18 °C | -26.1% |
| 1967 | -1.42 °C | +19.7% |
| 1968 | -1.61 °C | +13.4% |
| 1969 | -0.0504 °C | -96.9% |
| 1970 | -0.5435 °C | +977.5% |
| 1971 | -1.17 °C | +115.5% |
| 1972 | -0.8758 °C | -25.2% |
| 1973 | -0.357 °C | -59.2% |
| 1974 | -1.04 °C | +192.3% |
| 1975 | -0.7457 °C | -28.5% |
| 1976 | -1.05 °C | +40.8% |
| 1977 | -0.5564 °C | -47.0% |
| 1978 | -1.35 °C | +142.8% |
| 1979 | -0.5312 °C | -60.7% |
| 1980 | -0.4477 °C | -15.7% |
| 1981 | -0.9028 °C | +101.7% |
| 1982 | -0.639 °C | -29.2% |
| 1983 | -0.5357 °C | -16.2% |
| 1984 | -1.31 °C | +145.1% |
| 1985 | -0.3637 °C | -72.3% |
| 1986 | -0.0494 °C | -86.4% |
| 1987 | -0.9907 °C | +1903.7% |
| 1988 | 0.1054 °C | -110.6% |
| 1989 | 0.3498 °C | +231.9% |
| 1990 | -0.2082 °C | -159.5% |
| 1991 | 0.1999 °C | -196.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0152 °C | -92.4% |
| 1993 | -0.4197 °C | -2865.7% |
| 1994 | -1.13 °C | +169.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5999 °C | -153.0% |
| 1996 | -0.7529 °C | -225.5% |
| 1997 | -0.0845 °C | -88.8% |
| 1998 | -0.1695 °C | +100.5% |
| 1999 | -0.9276 °C | +447.2% |
| 2000 | -1.07 °C | +15.6% |
| 2001 | -0.8237 °C | -23.2% |
| 2002 | -0.3144 °C | -61.8% |
| 2003 | -0.2044 °C | -35.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0044 °C | -102.1% |
| 2005 | -0.4352 °C | -10012.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0349 °C | -108.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0055 °C | -84.3% |
| 2008 | -0.0543 °C | -1089.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0548 °C | -201.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8119 °C | +1381.1% |
| 2011 | 0.384 °C | -52.7% |
| 2012 | -0.0977 °C | -125.5% |
| 2013 | -0.0656 °C | -32.9% |
| 2014 | 0.75 °C | -1242.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8883 °C | +18.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5874 °C | -33.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1921 °C | -67.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5864 °C | +205.2% |
| 2019 | 0.4669 °C | -20.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9715 °C | +108.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3555 °C | -63.4% |
| 2022 | -0.0415 °C | -111.7% |
| 2023 | 0.5087 °C | -1326.9% |
| 2024 | 1.66 °C | +226.1% |
| 2025 | 0.1425 °C | -91.4% |
| 2026 | 0.5992 °C | +320.6% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.5992 °C is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.7491 °C, 80% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.5992 °C is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6026 °C, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Summer temperature anomalies in Niger 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -10012.0% | 0.0044 °C | -0.4352 °C |
| 1993 | -2865.7% | 0.0152 °C | -0.4197 °C |
| 1987 | -1903.7% | -0.0494 °C | -0.9907 °C |
| 2010 | +1381.1% | 0.0548 °C | 0.8119 °C |
| 2023 | +1326.9% | -0.0415 °C | 0.5087 °C |
| 2014 | +1242.9% | -0.0656 °C | 0.75 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -2.25 °C | -6.36 °C | -0.4605 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.86 °C | -2.74 °C | -1.06 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.06 °C | -1.61 °C | -0.0504 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.8225 °C | -1.35 °C | -0.357 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.4787 °C | -1.31 °C | 0.3498 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2879 °C | -1.13 °C | 0.5999 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.2805 °C | -1.07 °C | 0.0548 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4504 °C | -0.0977 °C | 0.8883 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5993 °C | -0.0415 °C | 1.66 °C | 7 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More climate change data for Niger
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 45.94 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 32,615 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,272 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 22,344 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 38.76 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 797.98 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,168 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,078 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 89.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.07 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is summer temperature anomalies in Niger?
- Summer temperature anomalies in Niger was 0.5992 °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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 1.66 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest summer temperature anomalies recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.36 °C in 1947.
- How does Niger rank for summer temperature anomalies?
- Niger ranks 110th out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is summer temperature anomalies rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger 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.