Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Mozambique
Mozambique: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude was 0.4333 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.4333 °C
Change on year
down 56.8%
World rank
145th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1 °C
in 2024
All-time low
-1.17 °C
in 1965
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Mozambique, 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 Mozambique is 0.4333 °C, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 56.8% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Mozambique peaked at 1 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -1.17 °C, in 1965.
Mozambique ranks 145th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Mozambique, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.2047 °C | — |
| 1941 | 0.1221 °C | -159.6% |
| 1942 | -0.1444 °C | -218.3% |
| 1943 | -0.4722 °C | +227.0% |
| 1944 | -0.3943 °C | -16.5% |
| 1945 | -0.6281 °C | +59.3% |
| 1946 | -0.7001 °C | +11.5% |
| 1947 | -0.4483 °C | -36.0% |
| 1948 | -0.5456 °C | +21.7% |
| 1949 | -0.3709 °C | -32.0% |
| 1950 | -0.6551 °C | +76.6% |
| 1951 | 0.2209 °C | -133.7% |
| 1952 | -0.2867 °C | -229.8% |
| 1953 | -0.7049 °C | +145.9% |
| 1954 | -0.378 °C | -46.4% |
| 1955 | -1.03 °C | +173.6% |
| 1956 | -0.8275 °C | -20.0% |
| 1957 | -0.3684 °C | -55.5% |
| 1958 | -0.3059 °C | -17.0% |
| 1959 | -0.4359 °C | +42.5% |
| 1960 | -0.511 °C | +17.2% |
| 1961 | -0.3229 °C | -36.8% |
| 1962 | -0.5053 °C | +56.5% |
| 1963 | -0.9517 °C | +88.3% |
| 1964 | -0.7921 °C | -16.8% |
| 1965 | -1.17 °C | +47.6% |
| 1966 | -0.3099 °C | -73.5% |
| 1967 | -0.6253 °C | +101.8% |
| 1968 | -0.7641 °C | +22.2% |
| 1969 | -0.1922 °C | -74.8% |
| 1970 | -0.1968 °C | +2.4% |
| 1971 | -0.6408 °C | +225.6% |
| 1972 | -0.7699 °C | +20.2% |
| 1973 | -0.4891 °C | -36.5% |
| 1974 | -1.06 °C | +117.3% |
| 1975 | -0.8657 °C | -18.5% |
| 1976 | -0.9319 °C | +7.6% |
| 1977 | -0.3634 °C | -61.0% |
| 1978 | -0.6773 °C | +86.4% |
| 1979 | -0.5021 °C | -25.9% |
| 1980 | -0.5657 °C | +12.7% |
| 1981 | -0.8798 °C | +55.5% |
| 1982 | -0.5821 °C | -33.8% |
| 1983 | 0.2066 °C | -135.5% |
| 1984 | -0.6106 °C | -395.6% |
| 1985 | -0.7671 °C | +25.6% |
| 1986 | -0.715 °C | -6.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0856 °C | -112.0% |
| 1988 | -0.2785 °C | -425.4% |
| 1989 | -0.5573 °C | +100.1% |
| 1990 | -0.1557 °C | -72.1% |
| 1991 | -0.3036 °C | +94.9% |
| 1992 | 0.3934 °C | -229.6% |
| 1993 | -0.1178 °C | -129.9% |
| 1994 | -0.3167 °C | +168.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0668 °C | -121.1% |
| 1996 | -0.3689 °C | -652.4% |
| 1997 | -0.3609 °C | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0706 °C | -119.6% |
| 1999 | -0.5591 °C | -891.8% |
| 2000 | -0.5994 °C | +7.2% |
| 2001 | -0.1093 °C | -81.8% |
| 2002 | -0.0207 °C | -81.1% |
| 2003 | -0.1254 °C | +506.9% |
| 2004 | -0.2737 °C | +118.2% |
| 2005 | 0.46 °C | -268.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0217 °C | -95.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0081 °C | -62.5% |
| 2008 | -0.1806 °C | -2321.9% |
| 2009 | -0.0952 °C | -47.3% |
| 2010 | 0.3416 °C | -459.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0285 °C | -91.6% |
| 2012 | -0.009 °C | -131.4% |
| 2013 | -0.1504 °C | +1578.0% |
| 2014 | -0.1146 °C | -23.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3817 °C | -433.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6239 °C | +63.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0623 °C | -90.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2291 °C | +267.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5055 °C | +120.6% |
| 2020 | 0.512 °C | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2038 °C | -60.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1349 °C | -33.8% |
| 2023 | 0.5674 °C | +320.6% |
| 2024 | 1 °C | +76.8% |
| 2025 | 0.4333 °C | -56.8% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.4333 °C is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.6145 °C, 71% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.4333 °C is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5364 °C, 81% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Mozambique 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -2321.9% | 0.0081 °C | -0.1806 °C |
| 2013 | -1578.0% | -0.009 °C | -0.1504 °C |
| 1999 | -891.8% | 0.0706 °C | -0.5591 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.3786 °C | -0.7001 °C | 0.1221 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.4776 °C | -1.03 °C | 0.2209 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.6143 °C | -1.17 °C | -0.1922 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.65 °C | -1.06 °C | -0.1968 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.4664 °C | -0.8798 °C | 0.2066 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1652 °C | -0.5591 °C | 0.3934 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0914 °C | -0.5994 °C | 0.46 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1899 °C | -0.1504 °C | 0.6239 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4757 °C | 0.1349 °C | 1 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 142 South Sudan 0.4435 °C compare
- 143 East Timor 0.4414 °C compare
- 144 South Africa 0.4358 °C compare
- 146 Lesotho 0.43 °C compare
- 147 Bahrain 0.4148 °C compare
- 148 Cote d'Ivoire 0.4119 °C compare
More climate change data for Mozambique
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 81.74 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,495 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6,629 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 5,867 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 25.01 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 209.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,596 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 923.79 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,672 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.49 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Mozambique?
- Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Mozambique was 0.4333 °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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 1 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest temperature anomalies vs. latitude recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.17 °C in 1965.
- How does Mozambique rank for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- Mozambique ranks 145th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature anomalies vs. latitude rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.