Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Nigeria
Nigeria: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude was 0.7199 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.7199 °C
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
90th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.7199 °C
in 2025
All-time low
-1.58 °C
in 1957
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Nigeria, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 0.7199 °C for temperature anomalies vs. latitude in 2025. That is the highest value across all 86 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 228.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Nigeria peaked at 0.7199 °C in 2025 and was at its lowest, -1.58 °C, in 1957.
That places Nigeria 90th 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 Nigeria, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.5512 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.1751 °C | -68.2% |
| 1942 | -0.7021 °C | +300.9% |
| 1943 | -0.9323 °C | +32.8% |
| 1944 | -1.26 °C | +35.7% |
| 1945 | -1.49 °C | +17.6% |
| 1946 | -1.24 °C | -16.4% |
| 1947 | -1.32 °C | +5.9% |
| 1948 | -1.41 °C | +6.8% |
| 1949 | -0.261 °C | -81.4% |
| 1950 | -1.24 °C | +375.2% |
| 1951 | -1.2 °C | -3.0% |
| 1952 | -1.15 °C | -4.7% |
| 1953 | -1.11 °C | -3.3% |
| 1954 | -1.07 °C | -3.6% |
| 1955 | -1.25 °C | +17.0% |
| 1956 | -1.22 °C | -2.7% |
| 1957 | -1.58 °C | +30.2% |
| 1958 | -0.5321 °C | -66.4% |
| 1959 | -0.5822 °C | +9.4% |
| 1960 | -0.4739 °C | -18.6% |
| 1961 | -0.9 °C | +89.9% |
| 1962 | -0.762 °C | -15.3% |
| 1963 | -0.4041 °C | -47.0% |
| 1964 | -0.3272 °C | -19.0% |
| 1965 | -0.4551 °C | +39.1% |
| 1966 | -0.3127 °C | -31.3% |
| 1967 | -0.8358 °C | +167.3% |
| 1968 | -0.8029 °C | -3.9% |
| 1969 | -0.5059 °C | -37.0% |
| 1970 | -0.5234 °C | +3.5% |
| 1971 | -0.6907 °C | +32.0% |
| 1972 | -0.408 °C | -40.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0671 °C | -116.4% |
| 1974 | -0.9261 °C | -1481.1% |
| 1975 | -1.1 °C | +18.6% |
| 1976 | -0.8912 °C | -18.8% |
| 1977 | -0.5943 °C | -33.3% |
| 1978 | -0.7394 °C | +24.4% |
| 1979 | -0.4269 °C | -42.3% |
| 1980 | -0.3502 °C | -18.0% |
| 1981 | -0.65 °C | +85.6% |
| 1982 | -0.5027 °C | -22.7% |
| 1983 | -0.1949 °C | -61.2% |
| 1984 | -0.2385 °C | +22.3% |
| 1985 | -0.4703 °C | +97.2% |
| 1986 | -0.2875 °C | -38.9% |
| 1987 | 0.3006 °C | -204.5% |
| 1988 | -0.2595 °C | -186.3% |
| 1989 | -0.8225 °C | +217.0% |
| 1990 | -0.0374 °C | -95.5% |
| 1991 | -0.3645 °C | +875.5% |
| 1992 | -0.8183 °C | +124.5% |
| 1993 | -0.2492 °C | -69.6% |
| 1994 | -0.5737 °C | +130.2% |
| 1995 | -0.3566 °C | -37.8% |
| 1996 | -0.2421 °C | -32.1% |
| 1997 | -0.2709 °C | +11.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3467 °C | -228.0% |
| 1999 | -0.1643 °C | -147.4% |
| 2000 | -0.399 °C | +142.9% |
| 2001 | -0.3369 °C | -15.6% |
| 2002 | -0.2008 °C | -40.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0151 °C | -107.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0856 °C | +467.2% |
| 2005 | 0.456 °C | +432.9% |
| 2006 | 0.402 °C | -11.8% |
| 2007 | -0.0466 °C | -111.6% |
| 2008 | -0.2439 °C | +423.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4441 °C | -282.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6894 °C | +55.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1874 °C | -72.8% |
| 2012 | -0.0549 °C | -129.3% |
| 2013 | 0.203 °C | -470.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0532 °C | -73.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2194 °C | +312.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3492 °C | +59.1% |
| 2017 | 0.331 °C | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1499 °C | -54.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1919 °C | +28.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1978 °C | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4389 °C | +121.8% |
| 2022 | -0.0908 °C | -120.7% |
| 2023 | 0.5841 °C | -743.4% |
| 2024 | 0.7047 °C | +20.6% |
| 2025 | 0.7199 °C | +2.2% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 0.7199 °C is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5654 °C, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 0.7199 °C is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5364 °C, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Nigeria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | -1481.1% | 0.0671 °C | -0.9261 °C |
| 1991 | -875.5% | -0.0374 °C | -0.3645 °C |
| 2023 | +743.4% | -0.0908 °C | 0.5841 °C |
| 2013 | +470.0% | -0.0549 °C | 0.203 °C |
| 2004 | +467.2% | 0.0151 °C | 0.0856 °C |
| 2005 | +432.9% | 0.0856 °C | 0.456 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.9341 °C | -1.49 °C | -0.1751 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.09 °C | -1.58 °C | -0.5321 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.578 °C | -0.9 °C | -0.3127 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.6231 °C | -1.1 °C | 0.0671 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.3476 °C | -0.8225 °C | 0.3006 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.273 °C | -0.8183 °C | 0.3467 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0175 °C | -0.399 °C | 0.456 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.232 °C | -0.0549 °C | 0.6894 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4258 °C | -0.0908 °C | 0.7199 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Nigeria?
- Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Nigeria was 0.7199 °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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7199 °C in 2025.
- What is the lowest temperature anomalies vs. latitude recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.58 °C in 1957.
- How does Nigeria rank for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- Nigeria ranks 90th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature anomalies vs. latitude rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 228.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.