Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Senegal
Senegal: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude was -0.2139 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
-0.2139 °C
Change on year
down 149.1%
World rank
192nd
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.7044 °C
in 2021
All-time low
-2.38 °C
in 1943
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Senegal, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Senegal recorded -0.2139 °C for temperature anomalies vs. latitude in 2025.
The figure is down 149.1% on the previous year and down 16,473.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Senegal peaked at 0.7044 °C in 2021 and was at its lowest, -2.38 °C, in 1943.
That places Senegal 192nd 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 Senegal, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.6175 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.1404 °C | -77.3% |
| 1942 | -1.24 °C | +785.8% |
| 1943 | -2.38 °C | +91.2% |
| 1944 | -1.2 °C | -49.4% |
| 1945 | -0.9933 °C | -17.5% |
| 1946 | -1.08 °C | +8.7% |
| 1947 | -1.02 °C | -5.7% |
| 1948 | -1.28 °C | +25.8% |
| 1949 | -0.9235 °C | -27.9% |
| 1950 | -1.53 °C | +66.2% |
| 1951 | -1.6 °C | +4.4% |
| 1952 | -1.8 °C | +12.5% |
| 1953 | -1.09 °C | -39.4% |
| 1954 | -1.56 °C | +42.7% |
| 1955 | -1.28 °C | -17.6% |
| 1956 | -1.52 °C | +18.6% |
| 1957 | -1.49 °C | -2.0% |
| 1958 | -1.05 °C | -29.7% |
| 1959 | -1.06 °C | +0.9% |
| 1960 | -1.02 °C | -3.5% |
| 1961 | -1.14 °C | +11.6% |
| 1962 | -1.22 °C | +7.1% |
| 1963 | -1 °C | -17.8% |
| 1964 | -1.3 °C | +29.7% |
| 1965 | -1.81 °C | +39.5% |
| 1966 | -1.35 °C | -25.4% |
| 1967 | -1.75 °C | +29.0% |
| 1968 | -1.42 °C | -18.7% |
| 1969 | -0.5561 °C | -60.8% |
| 1970 | -0.5407 °C | -2.8% |
| 1971 | -1.16 °C | +114.2% |
| 1972 | -0.6349 °C | -45.2% |
| 1973 | -0.4658 °C | -26.6% |
| 1974 | -1.41 °C | +201.7% |
| 1975 | -1.22 °C | -13.0% |
| 1976 | -1.32 °C | +7.8% |
| 1977 | -0.3032 °C | -77.0% |
| 1978 | -0.6552 °C | +116.0% |
| 1979 | -0.2481 °C | -62.1% |
| 1980 | -0.18 °C | -27.4% |
| 1981 | -0.2663 °C | +47.9% |
| 1982 | -0.8927 °C | +235.2% |
| 1983 | 0.3071 °C | -134.4% |
| 1984 | -0.3703 °C | -220.6% |
| 1985 | -0.6025 °C | +62.7% |
| 1986 | -0.8532 °C | +41.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0127 °C | -101.5% |
| 1988 | -0.4503 °C | -3634.4% |
| 1989 | -0.4511 °C | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0116 °C | -102.6% |
| 1991 | -0.3801 °C | -3384.4% |
| 1992 | -0.4329 °C | +13.9% |
| 1993 | -0.0885 °C | -79.6% |
| 1994 | -0.6067 °C | +585.4% |
| 1995 | -0.2261 °C | -62.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0314 °C | -113.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1378 °C | +338.6% |
| 1998 | 0.6011 °C | +336.1% |
| 1999 | -0.6582 °C | -209.5% |
| 2000 | -0.2783 °C | -57.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1044 °C | -137.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2047 °C | +95.9% |
| 2003 | -0.1723 °C | -184.2% |
| 2004 | -0.0881 °C | -48.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1311 °C | -248.8% |
| 2006 | -0.0929 °C | -170.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0457 °C | -149.2% |
| 2008 | -0.0998 °C | -318.3% |
| 2009 | -0.2688 °C | +169.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5139 °C | -291.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1271 °C | -75.3% |
| 2012 | -0.1385 °C | -209.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0561 °C | -140.5% |
| 2014 | 0.038 °C | -32.2% |
| 2015 | -0.0013 °C | -103.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3785 °C | -29424.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3718 °C | -1.8% |
| 2018 | -0.0547 °C | -114.7% |
| 2019 | 0.206 °C | -476.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6394 °C | +210.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7044 °C | +10.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0394 °C | -94.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6609 °C | +1578.1% |
| 2024 | 0.4355 °C | -34.1% |
| 2025 | -0.2139 °C | -149.1% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's -0.2139 °C is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5654 °C. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's -0.2139 °C is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5364 °C. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Senegal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +29424.3% | -0.0013 °C | 0.3785 °C |
| 1988 | -3634.4% | 0.0127 °C | -0.4503 °C |
| 1991 | -3384.4% | 0.0116 °C | -0.3801 °C |
| 2023 | +1578.1% | 0.0394 °C | 0.6609 °C |
| 1942 | -785.8% | -0.1404 °C | -1.24 °C |
| 1994 | -585.4% | -0.0885 °C | -0.6067 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.09 °C | -2.38 °C | -0.1404 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.4 °C | -1.8 °C | -1.05 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.26 °C | -1.81 °C | -0.5561 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.7951 °C | -1.41 °C | -0.2481 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.3747 °C | -0.8927 °C | 0.3071 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1611 °C | -0.6582 °C | 0.6011 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0514 °C | -0.2783 °C | 0.2047 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1497 °C | -0.1385 °C | 0.5139 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3776 °C | -0.2139 °C | 0.7044 °C | 6 |
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More climate change data for Senegal
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 52.87 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 14,177 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 4,966 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,211 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 18.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 328.96 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,197 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 536.47 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 660.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.02 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Senegal?
- Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Senegal was -0.2139 °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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7044 °C in 2021.
- What is the lowest temperature anomalies vs. latitude recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.38 °C in 1943.
- How does Senegal rank for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- Senegal ranks 192nd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature anomalies vs. latitude rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16,473.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal 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.