Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Mauritius
Mauritius: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude was 0.5269 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.5269 °C
Change on year
up 43.5%
World rank
122nd
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.6304 °C
in 2019
All-time low
-0.8516 °C
in 1956
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Mauritius, 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 Mauritius is 0.5269 °C, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 43.5% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Mauritius peaked at 0.6304 °C in 2019 and was at its lowest, -0.8516 °C, in 1956.
That places Mauritius 122nd out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Mauritius, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.1796 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.3171 °C | +76.6% |
| 1942 | -0.5466 °C | +72.4% |
| 1943 | -0.8156 °C | +49.2% |
| 1944 | -0.4438 °C | -45.6% |
| 1945 | -0.6158 °C | +38.8% |
| 1946 | -0.428 °C | -30.5% |
| 1947 | -0.5001 °C | +16.8% |
| 1948 | -0.2874 °C | -42.5% |
| 1949 | -0.3992 °C | +38.9% |
| 1950 | -0.6676 °C | +67.2% |
| 1951 | -0.482 °C | -27.8% |
| 1952 | -0.3125 °C | -35.2% |
| 1953 | -0.0564 °C | -82.0% |
| 1954 | -0.3834 °C | +579.9% |
| 1955 | -0.6841 °C | +78.4% |
| 1956 | -0.8516 °C | +24.5% |
| 1957 | -0.6602 °C | -22.5% |
| 1958 | -0.4881 °C | -26.1% |
| 1959 | -0.5899 °C | +20.9% |
| 1960 | -0.6565 °C | +11.3% |
| 1961 | -0.3101 °C | -52.8% |
| 1962 | -0.5563 °C | +79.4% |
| 1963 | -0.7777 °C | +39.8% |
| 1964 | -0.6907 °C | -11.2% |
| 1965 | -0.6687 °C | -3.2% |
| 1966 | -0.3755 °C | -43.8% |
| 1967 | -0.2304 °C | -38.6% |
| 1968 | -0.4963 °C | +115.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1046 °C | -121.1% |
| 1970 | -0.2237 °C | -313.8% |
| 1971 | -0.4093 °C | +83.0% |
| 1972 | -0.0245 °C | -94.0% |
| 1973 | -0.0114 °C | -53.2% |
| 1974 | -0.6653 °C | +5711.3% |
| 1975 | -0.3632 °C | -45.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0013 °C | -100.4% |
| 1977 | 0.2697 °C | +19988.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0189 °C | -93.0% |
| 1979 | 0.203 °C | +973.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0795 °C | -60.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0825 °C | +3.8% |
| 1982 | -0.2185 °C | -364.7% |
| 1983 | -0.3048 °C | +39.5% |
| 1984 | -0.6993 °C | +129.5% |
| 1985 | -0.5831 °C | -16.6% |
| 1986 | -0.5571 °C | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1019 °C | -118.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0024 °C | -97.7% |
| 1989 | -0.3484 °C | -14871.3% |
| 1990 | -0.3145 °C | -9.7% |
| 1991 | -0.2471 °C | -21.4% |
| 1992 | -0.7331 °C | +196.7% |
| 1993 | -0.642 °C | -12.4% |
| 1994 | -0.3017 °C | -53.0% |
| 1995 | -0.3895 °C | +29.1% |
| 1996 | -0.5968 °C | +53.2% |
| 1997 | -0.4298 °C | -28.0% |
| 1998 | -0.1497 °C | -65.2% |
| 1999 | -0.43 °C | +187.3% |
| 2000 | -0.6256 °C | +45.5% |
| 2001 | -0.2091 °C | -66.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0766 °C | -136.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4119 °C | +437.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1442 °C | -65.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1732 °C | +20.1% |
| 2006 | 0.245 °C | +41.4% |
| 2007 | -0.0422 °C | -117.2% |
| 2008 | -0.1347 °C | +219.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2785 °C | -306.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3682 °C | +32.2% |
| 2011 | 0.2455 °C | -33.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0839 °C | -65.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2482 °C | +195.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5218 °C | +110.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5643 °C | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2371 °C | -58.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4548 °C | +91.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3288 °C | -27.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6304 °C | +91.7% |
| 2020 | -0.0812 °C | -112.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1907 °C | -335.0% |
| 2022 | -0.2211 °C | -215.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5368 °C | -342.8% |
| 2024 | 0.3671 °C | -31.6% |
| 2025 | 0.5269 °C | +43.5% |
Mauritius compared with similar countries
- Mauritius's 0.5269 °C is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7693 °C, 68% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Mauritius's 0.5269 °C is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5364 °C, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Mauritius 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +19988.8% | 0.0013 °C | 0.2697 °C |
| 1989 | -14871.3% | 0.0024 °C | -0.3484 °C |
| 1974 | -5711.3% | -0.0114 °C | -0.6653 °C |
| 1979 | +973.9% | 0.0189 °C | 0.203 °C |
| 1954 | -579.9% | -0.0564 °C | -0.3834 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.4533 °C | -0.8156 °C | -0.1796 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.5176 °C | -0.8516 °C | -0.0564 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.4658 °C | -0.7777 °C | 0.1046 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.1204 °C | -0.6653 °C | 0.2697 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.2445 °C | -0.6993 °C | 0.1019 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.4234 °C | -0.7331 °C | -0.1497 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0318 °C | -0.6256 °C | 0.4119 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3683 °C | 0.0839 °C | 0.6304 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2199 °C | -0.2211 °C | 0.5368 °C | 6 |
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More climate change data for Mauritius
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 9.11 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 96.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 74.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 21.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.2813 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.7765 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 59.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 52.18 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1969 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Mauritius?
- Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Mauritius was 0.5269 °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 Mauritius?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6304 °C in 2019.
- What is the lowest temperature anomalies vs. latitude recorded in Mauritius?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8516 °C in 1956.
- How does Mauritius rank for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- Mauritius ranks 122nd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature anomalies vs. latitude rising or falling in Mauritius?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritius 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.