Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Namibia
Namibia: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude was 0.1047 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.1047 °C
Change on year
down 91.8%
World rank
181st
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.7 °C
in 2019
All-time low
-2.07 °C
in 1974
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Namibia, 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 Namibia is 0.1047 °C, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 91.8% on the previous year and down 85.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Namibia peaked at 1.7 °C in 2019 and was at its lowest, -2.07 °C, in 1974.
That places Namibia 181st 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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.9365 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.5071 °C | -45.9% |
| 1942 | -0.8184 °C | +61.4% |
| 1943 | -0.8487 °C | +3.7% |
| 1944 | -0.9379 °C | +10.5% |
| 1945 | -0.4475 °C | -52.3% |
| 1946 | -0.6673 °C | +49.1% |
| 1947 | -0.643 °C | -3.6% |
| 1948 | -0.9202 °C | +43.1% |
| 1949 | -0.0848 °C | -90.8% |
| 1950 | -1.57 °C | +1754.1% |
| 1951 | -1.26 °C | -19.7% |
| 1952 | -0.8905 °C | -29.5% |
| 1953 | -1.03 °C | +15.3% |
| 1954 | -0.463 °C | -54.9% |
| 1955 | -1.41 °C | +204.0% |
| 1956 | -0.872 °C | -38.1% |
| 1957 | -1.18 °C | +35.7% |
| 1958 | -0.8125 °C | -31.3% |
| 1959 | -0.7042 °C | -13.3% |
| 1960 | -0.7214 °C | +2.4% |
| 1961 | -0.7864 °C | +9.0% |
| 1962 | -0.6502 °C | -17.3% |
| 1963 | -1.31 °C | +101.1% |
| 1964 | -0.9852 °C | -24.6% |
| 1965 | -1.02 °C | +4.0% |
| 1966 | -0.651 °C | -36.5% |
| 1967 | -1.38 °C | +111.3% |
| 1968 | -1.11 °C | -19.4% |
| 1969 | -0.7346 °C | -33.7% |
| 1970 | -0.4223 °C | -42.5% |
| 1971 | -0.9747 °C | +130.8% |
| 1972 | -0.7929 °C | -18.7% |
| 1973 | -0.4421 °C | -44.2% |
| 1974 | -2.07 °C | +368.8% |
| 1975 | -1.02 °C | -50.9% |
| 1976 | -1.8 °C | +76.6% |
| 1977 | -1.05 °C | -41.6% |
| 1978 | -1.47 °C | +39.8% |
| 1979 | -0.8448 °C | -42.4% |
| 1980 | -0.7235 °C | -14.4% |
| 1981 | -0.9535 °C | +31.8% |
| 1982 | -0.6785 °C | -28.8% |
| 1983 | -0.2954 °C | -56.5% |
| 1984 | -0.1917 °C | -35.1% |
| 1985 | -0.669 °C | +248.9% |
| 1986 | -0.4239 °C | -36.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0734 °C | -117.3% |
| 1988 | -0.309 °C | -521.2% |
| 1989 | -0.5722 °C | +85.2% |
| 1990 | -0.1009 °C | -82.4% |
| 1991 | -0.6931 °C | +586.6% |
| 1992 | -0.012 °C | -98.3% |
| 1993 | -0.0879 °C | +629.6% |
| 1994 | -0.3549 °C | +304.0% |
| 1995 | 0.05 °C | -114.1% |
| 1996 | -0.6321 °C | -1363.9% |
| 1997 | -0.5145 °C | -18.6% |
| 1998 | 0.5993 °C | -216.5% |
| 1999 | -0.0151 °C | -102.5% |
| 2000 | -0.5836 °C | +3758.4% |
| 2001 | -0.6381 °C | +9.3% |
| 2002 | -0.1528 °C | -76.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2231 °C | -246.1% |
| 2004 | -0.0642 °C | -128.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4413 °C | -786.9% |
| 2006 | -0.9206 °C | -308.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1666 °C | -118.1% |
| 2008 | -0.2712 °C | -262.8% |
| 2009 | -0.2456 °C | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0516 °C | -121.0% |
| 2011 | -1.14 °C | -2317.9% |
| 2012 | -0.4376 °C | -61.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4089 °C | -193.4% |
| 2014 | -0.2143 °C | -152.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7338 °C | -442.4% |
| 2016 | 1.13 °C | +54.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3392 °C | -70.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6397 °C | +88.6% |
| 2019 | 1.7 °C | +165.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4991 °C | -70.6% |
| 2021 | -0.2475 °C | -149.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0622 °C | -125.1% |
| 2023 | 0.6913 °C | +1010.8% |
| 2024 | 1.28 °C | +85.8% |
| 2025 | 0.1047 °C | -91.8% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.1047 °C is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5654 °C, 19% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.1047 °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 Namibia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -3758.4% | -0.0151 °C | -0.5836 °C |
| 2011 | -2317.9% | 0.0516 °C | -1.14 °C |
| 1950 | -1754.1% | -0.0848 °C | -1.57 °C |
| 1996 | -1363.9% | 0.05 °C | -0.6321 °C |
| 2023 | +1010.8% | 0.0622 °C | 0.6913 °C |
| 2005 | +786.9% | -0.0642 °C | 0.4413 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.6811 °C | -0.9379 °C | -0.0848 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.02 °C | -1.57 °C | -0.463 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.9346 °C | -1.38 °C | -0.6502 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.09 °C | -2.07 °C | -0.4223 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.4743 °C | -0.9535 °C | 0.0734 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1761 °C | -0.6931 °C | 0.5993 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.2045 °C | -0.9206 °C | 0.4413 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3206 °C | -1.14 °C | 1.7 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3991 °C | -0.2475 °C | 1.28 °C | 6 |
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More climate change data for Namibia
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 5.64 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,137 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,384 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 6.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 120.84 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 57.2 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 54.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2054 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Namibia?
- Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Namibia was 0.1047 °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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7 °C in 2019.
- What is the lowest temperature anomalies vs. latitude recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.07 °C in 1974.
- How does Namibia rank for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- Namibia ranks 181st out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature anomalies vs. latitude rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia 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.