Summer temperature anomalies in Rwanda
Rwanda: Summer temperature anomalies was 0.9964 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Summer temperature anomalies in Rwanda, 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 Rwanda is 0.9964 °C, measured in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 53.3% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, summer temperature anomalies in Rwanda peaked at 1.8 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -1.77 °C, in 1956.
That places Rwanda 70th 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 Rwanda, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.758 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.4794 °C | -36.8% |
| 1942 | -0.7684 °C | +60.3% |
| 1943 | -0.7256 °C | -5.6% |
| 1944 | -0.3634 °C | -49.9% |
| 1945 | -0.7199 °C | +98.1% |
| 1946 | -0.8819 °C | +22.5% |
| 1947 | -0.6024 °C | -31.7% |
| 1948 | 0.0352 °C | -105.8% |
| 1949 | -1.03 °C | -3018.0% |
| 1950 | -1.18 °C | +14.8% |
| 1951 | -1.15 °C | -2.0% |
| 1952 | -1.18 °C | +2.1% |
| 1953 | -1.13 °C | -3.9% |
| 1954 | -1.12 °C | -0.8% |
| 1955 | -1.55 °C | +38.3% |
| 1956 | -1.77 °C | +14.0% |
| 1957 | -0.6828 °C | -61.4% |
| 1958 | -0.0958 °C | -86.0% |
| 1959 | -0.2797 °C | +192.0% |
| 1960 | -0.4323 °C | +54.6% |
| 1961 | -0.3925 °C | -9.2% |
| 1962 | -1.64 °C | +318.7% |
| 1963 | -0.9814 °C | -40.3% |
| 1964 | -1.04 °C | +6.4% |
| 1965 | -0.7718 °C | -26.1% |
| 1966 | -0.9298 °C | +20.5% |
| 1967 | -1.46 °C | +56.9% |
| 1968 | -1.5 °C | +2.9% |
| 1969 | -0.6209 °C | -58.6% |
| 1970 | -0.9248 °C | +48.9% |
| 1971 | -1.05 °C | +13.7% |
| 1972 | -1.7 °C | +61.9% |
| 1973 | -1 °C | -41.2% |
| 1974 | -1.06 °C | +6.3% |
| 1975 | -1.51 °C | +41.6% |
| 1976 | -1.73 °C | +14.8% |
| 1977 | -0.7875 °C | -54.4% |
| 1978 | -0.8016 °C | +1.8% |
| 1979 | -1.01 °C | +25.9% |
| 1980 | -0.3808 °C | -62.3% |
| 1981 | -0.4157 °C | +9.2% |
| 1982 | -0.3321 °C | -20.1% |
| 1983 | 0.3217 °C | -196.9% |
| 1984 | -0.3819 °C | -218.7% |
| 1985 | -0.6988 °C | +83.0% |
| 1986 | -0.7205 °C | +3.1% |
| 1987 | -0.245 °C | -66.0% |
| 1988 | -0.082 °C | -66.5% |
| 1989 | -0.7446 °C | +807.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2144 °C | -128.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0111 °C | -94.8% |
| 1992 | -0.561 °C | -5136.7% |
| 1993 | -0.3933 °C | -29.9% |
| 1994 | -0.3248 °C | -17.4% |
| 1995 | -0.0817 °C | -74.8% |
| 1996 | -0.2852 °C | +249.0% |
| 1997 | -0.3556 °C | +24.7% |
| 1998 | -0.1509 °C | -57.6% |
| 1999 | -0.3609 °C | +139.2% |
| 2000 | -0.1379 °C | -61.8% |
| 2001 | -0.7458 °C | +440.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0862 °C | -111.6% |
| 2003 | -0.4837 °C | -661.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0716 °C | -114.8% |
| 2005 | -0.2185 °C | -405.2% |
| 2006 | -0.2904 °C | +32.9% |
| 2007 | -0.5418 °C | +86.6% |
| 2008 | -0.5514 °C | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1819 °C | -133.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6176 °C | +239.5% |
| 2011 | -0.0734 °C | -111.9% |
| 2012 | -0.5029 °C | +585.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3451 °C | -168.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4223 °C | +22.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4561 °C | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8037 °C | +76.2% |
| 2017 | 1.21 °C | +50.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3581 °C | -70.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5828 °C | +62.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9134 °C | +56.7% |
| 2021 | 0.9922 °C | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3612 °C | -63.6% |
| 2023 | 1.57 °C | +335.1% |
| 2024 | 1.8 °C | +14.3% |
| 2025 | 0.65 °C | -63.8% |
| 2026 | 0.9964 °C | +53.3% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.9964 °C is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.7491 °C, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.9964 °C is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6026 °C, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Summer temperature anomalies in Rwanda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -5136.7% | 0.0111 °C | -0.561 °C |
| 1949 | -3018.0% | 0.0352 °C | -1.03 °C |
| 1989 | -807.8% | -0.082 °C | -0.7446 °C |
| 2003 | -661.1% | 0.0862 °C | -0.4837 °C |
| 2012 | -585.6% | -0.0734 °C | -0.5029 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.629 °C | -1.03 °C | 0.0352 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.01 °C | -1.77 °C | -0.0958 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.9776 °C | -1.64 °C | -0.3925 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.16 °C | -1.73 °C | -0.7875 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.368 °C | -0.7446 °C | 0.3217 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2288 °C | -0.561 °C | 0.2144 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.263 °C | -0.7458 °C | 0.1819 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4219 °C | -0.5029 °C | 1.21 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 °C | 0.3612 °C | 1.8 °C | 7 |
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More climate change data for Rwanda
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 14.59 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,059 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,586 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,473 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 5.98 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 88.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 388.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 261.95 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 126.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.9885 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is summer temperature anomalies in Rwanda?
- Summer temperature anomalies in Rwanda was 0.9964 °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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest summer temperature anomalies recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.77 °C in 1956.
- How does Rwanda rank for summer temperature anomalies?
- Rwanda ranks 70th out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is summer temperature anomalies rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.