Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude was 0.5829 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.5829 °C
Change on year
down 48.7%
World rank
108th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.14 °C
in 2024
All-time low
-1.18 °C
in 1954
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Sierra Leone, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 0.5829 °C for temperature anomalies vs. latitude in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 48.7% on the previous year and up 1,307.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Sierra Leone peaked at 1.14 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -1.18 °C, in 1954.
That places Sierra Leone 108th 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 Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.9763 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.784 °C | -19.7% |
| 1942 | -1.03 °C | +31.4% |
| 1943 | -1.18 °C | +14.2% |
| 1944 | -1.09 °C | -7.0% |
| 1945 | -0.7928 °C | -27.5% |
| 1946 | -0.9128 °C | +15.1% |
| 1947 | -0.5247 °C | -42.5% |
| 1948 | -0.6974 °C | +32.9% |
| 1949 | -0.7188 °C | +3.1% |
| 1950 | -0.8524 °C | +18.6% |
| 1951 | -0.9016 °C | +5.8% |
| 1952 | -0.623 °C | -30.9% |
| 1953 | -0.4815 °C | -22.7% |
| 1954 | -1.18 °C | +144.9% |
| 1955 | -1.04 °C | -11.9% |
| 1956 | -1.18 °C | +13.4% |
| 1957 | -1.05 °C | -11.2% |
| 1958 | -0.8831 °C | -15.6% |
| 1959 | -0.6066 °C | -31.3% |
| 1960 | -0.4791 °C | -21.0% |
| 1961 | -0.4962 °C | +3.6% |
| 1962 | -0.6406 °C | +29.1% |
| 1963 | -0.3658 °C | -42.9% |
| 1964 | -0.554 °C | +51.4% |
| 1965 | -0.7222 °C | +30.4% |
| 1966 | -0.2927 °C | -59.5% |
| 1967 | -0.6289 °C | +114.9% |
| 1968 | -0.5248 °C | -16.6% |
| 1969 | -0.5114 °C | -2.6% |
| 1970 | -0.3454 °C | -32.4% |
| 1971 | -0.6922 °C | +100.4% |
| 1972 | -0.355 °C | -48.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1728 °C | -148.7% |
| 1974 | -0.4239 °C | -345.3% |
| 1975 | -0.4166 °C | -1.7% |
| 1976 | -0.7452 °C | +78.9% |
| 1977 | -0.1593 °C | -78.6% |
| 1978 | -0.413 °C | +159.3% |
| 1979 | -0.0546 °C | -86.8% |
| 1980 | -0.1973 °C | +261.2% |
| 1981 | -0.3113 °C | +57.8% |
| 1982 | -0.3335 °C | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0329 °C | -109.9% |
| 1984 | -0.205 °C | -722.5% |
| 1985 | -0.2295 °C | +11.9% |
| 1986 | -0.2079 °C | -9.4% |
| 1987 | 0.4031 °C | -293.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1595 °C | -60.4% |
| 1989 | -0.0264 °C | -116.6% |
| 1990 | -0.1324 °C | +400.9% |
| 1991 | -0.2575 °C | +94.5% |
| 1992 | -0.5493 °C | +113.4% |
| 1993 | -0.3692 °C | -32.8% |
| 1994 | -0.416 °C | +12.7% |
| 1995 | -0.1144 °C | -72.5% |
| 1996 | -0.1736 °C | +51.7% |
| 1997 | -0.0724 °C | -58.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3671 °C | -607.3% |
| 1999 | -0.2041 °C | -155.6% |
| 2000 | -0.3539 °C | +73.4% |
| 2001 | -0.2017 °C | -43.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0123 °C | -106.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0714 °C | +482.9% |
| 2004 | -0.0296 °C | -141.5% |
| 2005 | -0.0726 °C | +145.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0865 °C | -219.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0598 °C | -30.9% |
| 2008 | -0.1884 °C | -415.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1209 °C | -164.2% |
| 2010 | 0.09 °C | -25.6% |
| 2011 | -0.1648 °C | -283.2% |
| 2012 | -0.2244 °C | +36.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0527 °C | -123.5% |
| 2014 | -0.0965 °C | -283.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0414 °C | -142.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3981 °C | +861.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5355 °C | +34.5% |
| 2018 | 0.3258 °C | -39.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6481 °C | +98.9% |
| 2020 | 0.679 °C | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.6527 °C | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.4935 °C | -24.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6655 °C | +34.9% |
| 2024 | 1.14 °C | +70.8% |
| 2025 | 0.5829 °C | -48.7% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.5829 °C is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.6145 °C, 95% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.5829 °C is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5364 °C, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Sierra Leone 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 | +861.2% | 0.0414 °C | 0.3981 °C |
| 1984 | -722.5% | 0.0329 °C | -0.205 °C |
| 1998 | +607.3% | -0.0724 °C | 0.3671 °C |
| 2003 | +482.9% | 0.0123 °C | 0.0714 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.8707 °C | -1.18 °C | -0.5247 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.8792 °C | -1.18 °C | -0.4815 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.5216 °C | -0.7222 °C | -0.2927 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.3432 °C | -0.7452 °C | 0.1728 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.0915 °C | -0.3335 °C | 0.4031 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1922 °C | -0.5493 °C | 0.3671 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0495 °C | -0.3539 °C | 0.1209 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1606 °C | -0.2244 °C | 0.6481 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7017 °C | 0.4935 °C | 1.14 °C | 6 |
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More climate change data for Sierra Leone
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 3.65 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,547 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 538.77 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,008 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 36.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,431 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 201.66 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,229 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.761 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Sierra Leone?
- Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Sierra Leone was 0.5829 °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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest temperature anomalies vs. latitude recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.18 °C in 1954.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- Sierra Leone ranks 108th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature anomalies vs. latitude rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,307.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.