Summer temperature anomalies in Tanzania
Tanzania: Summer temperature anomalies was 0.3295 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Summer temperature anomalies in Tanzania, 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 Tanzania is 0.3295 °C, measured in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.3% on the previous year and up 291.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, summer temperature anomalies in Tanzania peaked at 0.8068 °C in 2017 and was at its lowest, -1.54 °C, in 1955.
That places Tanzania 140th 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 Tanzania, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.2313 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.5353 °C | +131.5% |
| 1942 | -0.0763 °C | -85.7% |
| 1943 | -0.7078 °C | +827.0% |
| 1944 | 0.225 °C | -131.8% |
| 1945 | -1.11 °C | -591.8% |
| 1946 | -0.4976 °C | -55.0% |
| 1947 | -0.5973 °C | +20.0% |
| 1948 | -0.0873 °C | -85.4% |
| 1949 | -0.6622 °C | +658.5% |
| 1950 | -1.28 °C | +93.0% |
| 1951 | -0.7976 °C | -37.6% |
| 1952 | -0.6906 °C | -13.4% |
| 1953 | -1.16 °C | +67.3% |
| 1954 | -1.04 °C | -9.7% |
| 1955 | -1.54 °C | +47.4% |
| 1956 | -1.22 °C | -20.9% |
| 1957 | -1.21 °C | -0.3% |
| 1958 | -0.4718 °C | -61.1% |
| 1959 | -0.3759 °C | -20.3% |
| 1960 | -0.3455 °C | -8.1% |
| 1961 | 0.1889 °C | -154.7% |
| 1962 | -0.8257 °C | -537.0% |
| 1963 | -1.01 °C | +22.8% |
| 1964 | -0.6489 °C | -36.0% |
| 1965 | -1.2 °C | +85.1% |
| 1966 | -0.2774 °C | -76.9% |
| 1967 | -0.5425 °C | +95.6% |
| 1968 | -1.14 °C | +110.4% |
| 1969 | -0.2441 °C | -78.6% |
| 1970 | -0.598 °C | +144.9% |
| 1971 | -1.33 °C | +121.7% |
| 1972 | -1.11 °C | -16.6% |
| 1973 | -0.5215 °C | -52.8% |
| 1974 | -0.8081 °C | +55.0% |
| 1975 | -0.68 °C | -15.8% |
| 1976 | -0.6009 °C | -11.6% |
| 1977 | -0.4683 °C | -22.1% |
| 1978 | -0.414 °C | -11.6% |
| 1979 | -1.31 °C | +217.3% |
| 1980 | -0.9147 °C | -30.4% |
| 1981 | -0.8612 °C | -5.8% |
| 1982 | -0.1612 °C | -81.3% |
| 1983 | 0.3492 °C | -316.6% |
| 1984 | -0.6238 °C | -278.7% |
| 1985 | -0.8906 °C | +42.8% |
| 1986 | -1 °C | +12.4% |
| 1987 | -0.6084 °C | -39.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1921 °C | -131.6% |
| 1989 | -0.8159 °C | -524.8% |
| 1990 | -0.1011 °C | -87.6% |
| 1991 | -0.1359 °C | +34.5% |
| 1992 | -0.045 °C | -66.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1957 °C | -534.9% |
| 1994 | -0.1082 °C | -155.3% |
| 1995 | -0.0814 °C | -24.8% |
| 1996 | -0.4396 °C | +440.4% |
| 1997 | 0.2549 °C | -158.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0006 °C | -99.7% |
| 1999 | -0.3752 °C | -58470.4% |
| 2000 | -0.112 °C | -70.1% |
| 2001 | -0.4194 °C | +274.4% |
| 2002 | -0.5262 °C | +25.5% |
| 2003 | -0.034 °C | -93.5% |
| 2004 | -0.4508 °C | +1225.4% |
| 2005 | 0.3709 °C | -182.3% |
| 2006 | -0.16 °C | -143.1% |
| 2007 | -0.2513 °C | +57.0% |
| 2008 | -0.7417 °C | +195.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6392 °C | -186.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4116 °C | -35.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4266 °C | +3.7% |
| 2012 | -0.1085 °C | -125.4% |
| 2013 | -0.2449 °C | +125.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3467 °C | -241.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4537 °C | +30.9% |
| 2016 | -0.1718 °C | -137.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8068 °C | -569.7% |
| 2018 | -0.1549 °C | -119.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3108 °C | -300.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3429 °C | +10.3% |
| 2021 | -0.2145 °C | -162.6% |
| 2022 | -0.1003 °C | -53.2% |
| 2023 | 0.7371 °C | -834.8% |
| 2024 | 0.3398 °C | -53.9% |
| 2025 | 0.3716 °C | +9.4% |
| 2026 | 0.3295 °C | -11.3% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.3295 °C is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5032 °C, 65% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.3295 °C is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6026 °C, 55% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Summer temperature anomalies in Tanzania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -58470.4% | 0.0006 °C | -0.3752 °C |
| 2004 | -1225.4% | -0.034 °C | -0.4508 °C |
| 1943 | -827.0% | -0.0763 °C | -0.7078 °C |
| 2023 | +834.8% | -0.1003 °C | 0.7371 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.4277 °C | -1.11 °C | 0.225 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.9781 °C | -1.54 °C | -0.3759 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.6051 °C | -1.2 °C | 0.1889 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.7836 °C | -1.33 °C | -0.414 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.5335 °C | -1 °C | 0.3492 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0835 °C | -0.4396 °C | 0.2549 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1685 °C | -0.7417 °C | 0.6392 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2076 °C | -0.2449 °C | 0.8068 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.258 °C | -0.2145 °C | 0.7371 °C | 7 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More climate change data for Tanzania
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.6683 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.5126 °C (2026)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 2.6% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 4.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.3688 units per person (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate -140.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5023 °C (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is summer temperature anomalies in Tanzania?
- Summer temperature anomalies in Tanzania was 0.3295 °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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8068 °C in 2017.
- What is the lowest summer temperature anomalies recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.54 °C in 1955.
- How does Tanzania rank for summer temperature anomalies?
- Tanzania ranks 140th out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is summer temperature anomalies rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 291.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.