Summer temperature anomalies in Senegal
Senegal: Summer temperature anomalies was -0.265 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2026)
-0.265 °C
Change on year
up 54.3%
World rank
184th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.09 °C
in 2023
All-time low
-3.1 °C
in 1943
Years of data
87
1940–2026
Summer temperature anomalies in Senegal, 1940–2026
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Senegal recorded -0.265 °C for summer temperature anomalies in 2026.
That represents a change of up 54.3% on the previous year and down 221.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, summer temperature anomalies in Senegal peaked at 1.09 °C in 2023 and was at its lowest, -3.1 °C, in 1943.
Senegal ranks 184th 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 Senegal, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.0255 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.319 °C | +1149.4% |
| 1942 | -0.4352 °C | +36.4% |
| 1943 | -3.1 °C | +612.9% |
| 1944 | -0.4668 °C | -85.0% |
| 1945 | -0.559 °C | +19.8% |
| 1946 | -1.32 °C | +136.5% |
| 1947 | -0.8631 °C | -34.7% |
| 1948 | -1.51 °C | +75.5% |
| 1949 | -0.8587 °C | -43.3% |
| 1950 | -1.74 °C | +102.6% |
| 1951 | -1.08 °C | -37.7% |
| 1952 | -1.08 °C | -0.5% |
| 1953 | -1.34 °C | +24.6% |
| 1954 | -1.31 °C | -2.3% |
| 1955 | -1.95 °C | +48.4% |
| 1956 | -1.64 °C | -15.8% |
| 1957 | -1.18 °C | -28.0% |
| 1958 | -1.65 °C | +39.8% |
| 1959 | -0.8189 °C | -50.4% |
| 1960 | -0.8937 °C | +9.1% |
| 1961 | -0.6348 °C | -29.0% |
| 1962 | -1.53 °C | +140.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0998 °C | -106.5% |
| 1964 | -1.73 °C | -1831.5% |
| 1965 | -1.64 °C | -5.1% |
| 1966 | -1.18 °C | -27.9% |
| 1967 | -1.43 °C | +20.5% |
| 1968 | -1.68 °C | +18.1% |
| 1969 | -0.4038 °C | -76.0% |
| 1970 | -0.4049 °C | +0.3% |
| 1971 | -0.7702 °C | +90.2% |
| 1972 | -1.1 °C | +42.5% |
| 1973 | -0.4126 °C | -62.4% |
| 1974 | -0.5825 °C | +41.2% |
| 1975 | -0.4376 °C | -24.9% |
| 1976 | -1.18 °C | +169.3% |
| 1977 | -0.3721 °C | -68.4% |
| 1978 | -1.16 °C | +212.6% |
| 1979 | -0.9843 °C | -15.4% |
| 1980 | -0.4287 °C | -56.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1202 °C | -128.0% |
| 1982 | -0.2846 °C | -336.8% |
| 1983 | -0.608 °C | +113.7% |
| 1984 | -1.35 °C | +121.9% |
| 1985 | -0.4082 °C | -69.7% |
| 1986 | -0.3271 °C | -19.9% |
| 1987 | -0.0794 °C | -75.7% |
| 1988 | -0.326 °C | +310.6% |
| 1989 | -0.6241 °C | +91.4% |
| 1990 | -0.1695 °C | -72.8% |
| 1991 | -0.1371 °C | -19.1% |
| 1992 | -0.4711 °C | +243.7% |
| 1993 | -0.0496 °C | -89.5% |
| 1994 | -0.8431 °C | +1600.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4032 °C | -147.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0313 °C | -92.2% |
| 1997 | -0.6951 °C | -2320.3% |
| 1998 | 0.6551 °C | -194.2% |
| 1999 | -0.0988 °C | -115.1% |
| 2000 | -0.7174 °C | +626.3% |
| 2001 | -0.6632 °C | -7.6% |
| 2002 | -0.0647 °C | -90.2% |
| 2003 | -0.6113 °C | +844.6% |
| 2004 | -0.5721 °C | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0064 °C | -101.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0402 °C | +524.9% |
| 2007 | -0.0311 °C | -177.5% |
| 2008 | -0.1637 °C | +426.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1478 °C | -190.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2395 °C | +62.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0953 °C | -60.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1584 °C | +66.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0254 °C | -84.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6535 °C | +2470.6% |
| 2015 | 0.7279 °C | +11.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2181 °C | -70.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1408 °C | -35.4% |
| 2018 | 0.067 °C | -52.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7673 °C | +1044.8% |
| 2020 | 0.7408 °C | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7953 °C | +7.4% |
| 2022 | -0.4475 °C | -156.3% |
| 2023 | 1.09 °C | -342.5% |
| 2024 | 0.4001 °C | -63.1% |
| 2025 | -0.5795 °C | -244.8% |
| 2026 | -0.265 °C | -54.3% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's -0.265 °C is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5032 °C. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's -0.265 °C is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6026 °C. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Summer temperature anomalies in Senegal 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 | +2470.6% | 0.0254 °C | 0.6535 °C |
| 1997 | -2320.3% | 0.0313 °C | -0.6951 °C |
| 1964 | -1831.5% | 0.0998 °C | -1.73 °C |
| 1994 | -1600.0% | -0.0496 °C | -0.8431 °C |
| 1941 | -1149.4% | -0.0255 °C | -0.319 °C |
| 2019 | +1044.8% | 0.067 °C | 0.7673 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.9466 °C | -3.1 °C | -0.0255 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.38 °C | -1.95 °C | -0.8189 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.1 °C | -1.73 °C | 0.0998 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.7403 °C | -1.18 °C | -0.3721 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.4315 °C | -1.35 °C | 0.1202 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1375 °C | -0.8431 °C | 0.6551 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.2629 °C | -0.7174 °C | 0.1478 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3093 °C | 0.0254 °C | 0.7673 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2471 °C | -0.5795 °C | 1.09 °C | 7 |
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More climate change data for Senegal
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 52.87 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 14,177 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,966 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,211 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 18.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 328.96 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,197 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 536.47 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 660.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.02 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is summer temperature anomalies in Senegal?
- Summer temperature anomalies in Senegal was -0.265 °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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 °C in 2023.
- What is the lowest summer temperature anomalies recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.1 °C in 1943.
- How does Senegal rank for summer temperature anomalies?
- Senegal ranks 184th out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is summer temperature anomalies rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 221.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal 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.