Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Botswana
Botswana: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude was -0.3719 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
-0.3719 °C
Change on year
down 128.2%
World rank
193rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.32 °C
in 2024
All-time low
-2 °C
in 1974
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Botswana, 1940–2025
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 temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Botswana is -0.3719 °C, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 128.2% on the previous year and down 135.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Botswana peaked at 1.32 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -2 °C, in 1974.
That places Botswana 193rd out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Botswana, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.2828 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.0559 °C | -80.2% |
| 1942 | -0.7834 °C | +1300.9% |
| 1943 | -0.9984 °C | +27.4% |
| 1944 | -0.2797 °C | -72.0% |
| 1945 | -0.2452 °C | -12.3% |
| 1946 | -0.2567 °C | +4.7% |
| 1947 | -0.431 °C | +67.9% |
| 1948 | -1.01 °C | +134.6% |
| 1949 | 0.3463 °C | -134.3% |
| 1950 | -1.04 °C | -400.3% |
| 1951 | -0.3701 °C | -64.4% |
| 1952 | -0.3764 °C | +1.7% |
| 1953 | -0.8402 °C | +123.2% |
| 1954 | 0.1062 °C | -112.6% |
| 1955 | -1.69 °C | -1690.7% |
| 1956 | -0.6387 °C | -62.2% |
| 1957 | -0.8072 °C | +26.4% |
| 1958 | -1.06 °C | +31.8% |
| 1959 | -0.8 °C | -24.8% |
| 1960 | -0.6892 °C | -13.8% |
| 1961 | -0.741 °C | +7.5% |
| 1962 | -0.5043 °C | -31.9% |
| 1963 | -1.33 °C | +163.2% |
| 1964 | -0.6833 °C | -48.5% |
| 1965 | -0.3017 °C | -55.8% |
| 1966 | -0.5864 °C | +94.3% |
| 1967 | -1.44 °C | +146.2% |
| 1968 | -0.7626 °C | -47.2% |
| 1969 | -0.6026 °C | -21.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2204 °C | -136.6% |
| 1971 | -0.5306 °C | -340.7% |
| 1972 | -0.8548 °C | +61.1% |
| 1973 | -0.5042 °C | -41.0% |
| 1974 | -2 °C | +296.3% |
| 1975 | -1.27 °C | -36.3% |
| 1976 | -1.67 °C | +31.2% |
| 1977 | -0.7747 °C | -53.6% |
| 1978 | -1.35 °C | +73.6% |
| 1979 | -0.4653 °C | -65.4% |
| 1980 | -0.8302 °C | +78.4% |
| 1981 | -1.33 °C | +59.8% |
| 1982 | -0.1232 °C | -90.7% |
| 1983 | 0.2988 °C | -342.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1603 °C | -46.3% |
| 1985 | -0.0048 °C | -103.0% |
| 1986 | -0.1822 °C | +3724.4% |
| 1987 | 0.6595 °C | -461.9% |
| 1988 | -0.7013 °C | -206.3% |
| 1989 | -0.7594 °C | +8.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1224 °C | -116.1% |
| 1991 | -0.7373 °C | -702.6% |
| 1992 | 0.6099 °C | -182.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1286 °C | -78.9% |
| 1994 | -0.412 °C | -420.5% |
| 1995 | 0.6759 °C | -264.1% |
| 1996 | -0.6007 °C | -188.9% |
| 1997 | -0.4289 °C | -28.6% |
| 1998 | 0.3516 °C | -182.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1306 °C | -62.8% |
| 2000 | -1.15 °C | -976.6% |
| 2001 | -0.4172 °C | -63.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3901 °C | -193.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8285 °C | +112.4% |
| 2004 | -0.3246 °C | -139.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7926 °C | -344.2% |
| 2006 | -1.09 °C | -237.5% |
| 2007 | -0.1425 °C | -86.9% |
| 2008 | -0.3614 °C | +153.7% |
| 2009 | -0.6189 °C | +71.2% |
| 2010 | -0.037 °C | -94.0% |
| 2011 | -0.7291 °C | +1868.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0346 °C | -104.7% |
| 2013 | 0.278 °C | +703.8% |
| 2014 | -0.5815 °C | -309.1% |
| 2015 | 1.06 °C | -282.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9769 °C | -7.9% |
| 2017 | -0.3417 °C | -135.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5067 °C | -248.3% |
| 2019 | 1.28 °C | +153.5% |
| 2020 | -0.0813 °C | -106.3% |
| 2021 | -0.6553 °C | +706.5% |
| 2022 | -0.3354 °C | -48.8% |
| 2023 | 0.7122 °C | -312.3% |
| 2024 | 1.32 °C | +85.1% |
| 2025 | -0.3719 °C | -128.2% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's -0.3719 °C is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7693 °C. (50 countries reporting)
- Botswana's -0.3719 °C is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5364 °C. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Botswana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | -3724.4% | -0.0048 °C | -0.1822 °C |
| 2011 | -1868.8% | -0.037 °C | -0.7291 °C |
| 1955 | -1690.7% | 0.1062 °C | -1.69 °C |
| 1942 | -1300.9% | -0.0559 °C | -0.7834 °C |
| 2000 | -976.6% | 0.1306 °C | -1.15 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.3998 °C | -1.01 °C | 0.3463 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.752 °C | -1.69 °C | 0.1062 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.7643 °C | -1.44 °C | -0.3017 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.9197 °C | -2 °C | 0.2204 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.2809 °C | -1.33 °C | 0.6595 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.016 °C | -0.7373 °C | 0.6759 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.2088 °C | -1.15 °C | 0.8285 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2452 °C | -0.7291 °C | 1.28 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0978 °C | -0.6553 °C | 1.32 °C | 6 |
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More climate change data for Botswana
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 17.55 million kg (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,640 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,795 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,846 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 137.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 17.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 14.07 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0531 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Botswana?
- Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Botswana was -0.3719 °C in 2025, according to Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest temperature anomalies vs. latitude recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest temperature anomalies vs. latitude recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was -2 °C in 1974.
- How does Botswana rank for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- Botswana ranks 193rd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature anomalies vs. latitude rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 135.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana 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 Temperature anomalies vs. latitude. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Difference of a specific year's average surface temperature from the 1991-2020 mean, in degrees Celsius.