Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Gambia
Gambia: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude was 0.1059 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.1059 °C
Change on year
down 77.5%
World rank
179th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.5789 °C
in 2020
All-time low
-1.92 °C
in 1943
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Gambia, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
In 2025, temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Gambia stood at 0.1059 °C.
That represents a change of down 77.5% on the previous year and up 319.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Gambia peaked at 0.5789 °C in 2020 and was at its lowest, -1.92 °C, in 1943.
That places Gambia 179th 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 Gambia, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.4493 °C | — |
| 1941 | 0.0042 °C | -100.9% |
| 1942 | -0.9945 °C | -23791.7% |
| 1943 | -1.92 °C | +92.7% |
| 1944 | -0.8608 °C | -55.1% |
| 1945 | -0.5888 °C | -31.6% |
| 1946 | -0.9089 °C | +54.4% |
| 1947 | -0.6976 °C | -23.2% |
| 1948 | -0.955 °C | +36.9% |
| 1949 | -0.7722 °C | -19.1% |
| 1950 | -1.26 °C | +63.5% |
| 1951 | -1.34 °C | +6.2% |
| 1952 | -1.47 °C | +9.3% |
| 1953 | -0.9113 °C | -37.8% |
| 1954 | -1.28 °C | +40.2% |
| 1955 | -1.01 °C | -21.2% |
| 1956 | -1.22 °C | +21.0% |
| 1957 | -1.18 °C | -3.2% |
| 1958 | -0.9497 °C | -19.5% |
| 1959 | -0.9201 °C | -3.1% |
| 1960 | -0.7765 °C | -15.6% |
| 1961 | -0.9892 °C | +27.4% |
| 1962 | -1.27 °C | +28.0% |
| 1963 | -0.7956 °C | -37.2% |
| 1964 | -1.09 °C | +36.5% |
| 1965 | -1.74 °C | +60.7% |
| 1966 | -1.29 °C | -25.9% |
| 1967 | -1.5 °C | +16.1% |
| 1968 | -1.48 °C | -1.2% |
| 1969 | -0.4867 °C | -67.2% |
| 1970 | -0.6038 °C | +24.1% |
| 1971 | -0.9838 °C | +62.9% |
| 1972 | -0.5733 °C | -41.7% |
| 1973 | -0.3333 °C | -41.9% |
| 1974 | -1.1 °C | +229.1% |
| 1975 | -0.9972 °C | -9.1% |
| 1976 | -1.05 °C | +5.5% |
| 1977 | -0.1544 °C | -85.3% |
| 1978 | -0.5345 °C | +246.2% |
| 1979 | -0.3759 °C | -29.7% |
| 1980 | -0.189 °C | -49.7% |
| 1981 | -0.311 °C | +64.5% |
| 1982 | -0.9163 °C | +194.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0244 °C | -102.7% |
| 1984 | -0.428 °C | -1856.9% |
| 1985 | -0.4983 °C | +16.4% |
| 1986 | -0.742 °C | +48.9% |
| 1987 | -0.1879 °C | -74.7% |
| 1988 | -0.4209 °C | +124.0% |
| 1989 | -0.5157 °C | +22.5% |
| 1990 | -0.2084 °C | -59.6% |
| 1991 | -0.2749 °C | +32.0% |
| 1992 | -0.3387 °C | +23.2% |
| 1993 | -0.2044 °C | -39.7% |
| 1994 | -0.3113 °C | +52.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0255 °C | -108.2% |
| 1996 | -0.1182 °C | -564.0% |
| 1997 | -0.0168 °C | -85.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4293 °C | -2648.3% |
| 1999 | -0.555 °C | -229.3% |
| 2000 | -0.1778 °C | -68.0% |
| 2001 | -0.1383 °C | -22.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2601 °C | -288.0% |
| 2003 | -0.2465 °C | -194.8% |
| 2004 | -0.2257 °C | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2771 °C | -222.8% |
| 2006 | -0.1619 °C | -158.4% |
| 2007 | -0.146 °C | -9.8% |
| 2008 | -0.0771 °C | -47.2% |
| 2009 | -0.2872 °C | +272.3% |
| 2010 | 0.505 °C | -275.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1165 °C | -76.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1192 °C | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2015 °C | +69.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0507 °C | -74.8% |
| 2015 | -0.0483 °C | -195.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3617 °C | -848.1% |
| 2017 | 0.533 °C | +47.4% |
| 2018 | -0.1376 °C | -125.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0076 °C | -105.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5789 °C | +7555.3% |
| 2021 | 0.461 °C | -20.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0514 °C | -88.8% |
| 2023 | 0.5586 °C | +985.9% |
| 2024 | 0.47 °C | -15.8% |
| 2025 | 0.1059 °C | -77.5% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.1059 °C is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.6145 °C, 17% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia'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 Gambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | -23791.7% | 0.0042 °C | -0.9945 °C |
| 2020 | +7555.3% | 0.0076 °C | 0.5789 °C |
| 1998 | +2648.3% | -0.0168 °C | 0.4293 °C |
| 1984 | -1856.9% | 0.0244 °C | -0.428 °C |
| 2023 | +985.9% | 0.0514 °C | 0.5586 °C |
| 2016 | +848.1% | -0.0483 °C | 0.3617 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.8139 °C | -1.92 °C | 0.0042 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.15 °C | -1.47 °C | -0.9113 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.14 °C | -1.74 °C | -0.4867 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.6706 °C | -1.1 °C | -0.1544 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.4185 °C | -0.9163 °C | 0.0244 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1573 °C | -0.555 °C | 0.4293 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0923 °C | -0.2872 °C | 0.2771 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1709 °C | -0.1376 °C | 0.533 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.371 °C | 0.0514 °C | 0.5789 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More climate change data for Gambia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 7.29 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,177 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 380.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 795.99 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 28.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 275.94 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 74.92 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 201.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2827 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Gambia?
- Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Gambia 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5789 °C in 2020.
- What is the lowest temperature anomalies vs. latitude recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.92 °C in 1943.
- How does Gambia rank for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- Gambia ranks 179th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature anomalies vs. latitude rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 319.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia 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.