Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude was 0.1059 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.1059 °C
Change on year
down 87.2%
World rank
180th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.01 °C
in 2023
All-time low
-1.02 °C
in 1974
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Cape Verde, 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 Cape Verde is 0.1059 °C, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 87.2% on the previous year and up 135.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Cape Verde peaked at 1.01 °C in 2023 and was at its lowest, -1.02 °C, in 1974.
That places Cape Verde 180th 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 Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.1251 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.3694 °C | +195.3% |
| 1942 | -0.1261 °C | -65.9% |
| 1943 | -0.4773 °C | +278.6% |
| 1944 | 0.0282 °C | -105.9% |
| 1945 | 0.3623 °C | +1187.0% |
| 1946 | -0.3433 °C | -194.7% |
| 1947 | -0.4249 °C | +23.8% |
| 1948 | -0.1265 °C | -70.2% |
| 1949 | -0.417 °C | +229.6% |
| 1950 | -0.0804 °C | -80.7% |
| 1951 | -0.4368 °C | +443.0% |
| 1952 | -0.555 °C | +27.1% |
| 1953 | -0.1847 °C | -66.7% |
| 1954 | -0.513 °C | +177.7% |
| 1955 | 0.0332 °C | -106.5% |
| 1956 | -0.5099 °C | -1638.0% |
| 1957 | -0.622 °C | +22.0% |
| 1958 | 0.0537 °C | -108.6% |
| 1959 | -0.7856 °C | -1563.0% |
| 1960 | -0.5644 °C | -28.2% |
| 1961 | -0.2165 °C | -61.6% |
| 1962 | -0.1614 °C | -25.5% |
| 1963 | -0.1204 °C | -25.4% |
| 1964 | -0.3821 °C | +217.4% |
| 1965 | -0.5613 °C | +46.9% |
| 1966 | -0.0491 °C | -91.3% |
| 1967 | -0.4884 °C | +895.3% |
| 1968 | -0.6666 °C | +36.5% |
| 1969 | 0.3692 °C | -155.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0222 °C | -94.0% |
| 1971 | -0.6502 °C | -3029.8% |
| 1972 | -0.9493 °C | +46.0% |
| 1973 | -0.6176 °C | -34.9% |
| 1974 | -1.02 °C | +64.6% |
| 1975 | -0.8533 °C | -16.1% |
| 1976 | -0.97 °C | +13.7% |
| 1977 | -0.5448 °C | -43.8% |
| 1978 | -0.3541 °C | -35.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1065 °C | -130.1% |
| 1980 | -0.0298 °C | -128.0% |
| 1981 | -0.1733 °C | +480.9% |
| 1982 | -0.4229 °C | +144.0% |
| 1983 | -0.0148 °C | -96.5% |
| 1984 | -0.5553 °C | +3664.8% |
| 1985 | -0.4331 °C | -22.0% |
| 1986 | -0.7967 °C | +84.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3406 °C | -142.8% |
| 1988 | -0.1454 °C | -142.7% |
| 1989 | -0.3312 °C | +127.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1392 °C | -142.0% |
| 1991 | -0.4932 °C | -454.3% |
| 1992 | -0.284 °C | -42.4% |
| 1993 | -0.5363 °C | +88.8% |
| 1994 | -0.7128 °C | +32.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2119 °C | -129.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1234 °C | -41.8% |
| 1997 | 0.3427 °C | +177.8% |
| 1998 | 0.491 °C | +43.3% |
| 1999 | -0.4689 °C | -195.5% |
| 2000 | -0.1654 °C | -64.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1808 °C | -209.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0073 °C | -95.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1223 °C | +1567.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1946 °C | +59.1% |
| 2005 | 0.538 °C | +176.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3525 °C | -34.5% |
| 2007 | -0.1346 °C | -138.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0767 °C | -157.0% |
| 2009 | -0.1867 °C | -343.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9068 °C | -585.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2874 °C | -68.3% |
| 2012 | -0.0668 °C | -123.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0082 °C | -112.3% |
| 2014 | -0.4084 °C | -5072.7% |
| 2015 | -0.2994 °C | -26.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1311 °C | -143.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3091 °C | +135.8% |
| 2018 | -0.7234 °C | -334.0% |
| 2019 | -0.2189 °C | -69.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4148 °C | -289.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0548 °C | -86.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2074 °C | +278.3% |
| 2023 | 1.01 °C | +385.5% |
| 2024 | 0.8282 °C | -17.8% |
| 2025 | 0.1059 °C | -87.2% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.1059 °C is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7693 °C, 14% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.1059 °C is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5364 °C, 20% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Cape Verde 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 | -5072.7% | 0.0082 °C | -0.4084 °C |
| 1984 | -3664.8% | -0.0148 °C | -0.5553 °C |
| 1971 | -3029.8% | 0.0222 °C | -0.6502 °C |
| 1956 | -1638.0% | 0.0332 °C | -0.5099 °C |
| 2003 | +1567.0% | 0.0073 °C | 0.1223 °C |
| 1959 | -1563.0% | 0.0537 °C | -0.7856 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.2019 °C | -0.4773 °C | 0.3623 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.3601 °C | -0.7856 °C | 0.0537 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.2841 °C | -0.6666 °C | 0.3692 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.5827 °C | -1.02 °C | 0.1065 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.2562 °C | -0.7967 °C | 0.3406 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1187 °C | -0.7128 °C | 0.491 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0986 °C | -0.1867 °C | 0.538 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0074 °C | -0.7234 °C | 0.9068 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4364 °C | 0.0548 °C | 1.01 °C | 6 |
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More climate change data for Cape Verde
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.56 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.1352 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.3107 °C (2026)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 0.4666 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 1.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.7763 units per person (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate -101.1 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Cape Verde?
- Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Cape Verde was 0.1059 °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 Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 °C in 2023.
- What is the lowest temperature anomalies vs. latitude recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.02 °C in 1974.
- How does Cape Verde rank for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- Cape Verde ranks 180th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature anomalies vs. latitude rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 135.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde 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.