Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Tanzania
Tanzania: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude was 0.4464 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.4464 °C
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
141st
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.5469 °C
in 2017
All-time low
-1.33 °C
in 1953
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Tanzania, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 0.4464 °C for temperature anomalies vs. latitude in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Tanzania peaked at 0.5469 °C in 2017 and was at its lowest, -1.33 °C, in 1953.
That places Tanzania 141st 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 Tanzania, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.01 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.9274 °C | -7.8% |
| 1942 | -0.6011 °C | -35.2% |
| 1943 | -0.307 °C | -48.9% |
| 1944 | -0.2445 °C | -20.3% |
| 1945 | -0.9786 °C | +300.2% |
| 1946 | -0.2298 °C | -76.5% |
| 1947 | -0.9063 °C | +294.4% |
| 1948 | -0.5825 °C | -35.7% |
| 1949 | -0.6431 °C | +10.4% |
| 1950 | -1.14 °C | +78.0% |
| 1951 | -1.02 °C | -10.6% |
| 1952 | -0.7661 °C | -25.2% |
| 1953 | -1.33 °C | +73.8% |
| 1954 | -0.9985 °C | -25.0% |
| 1955 | -1.16 °C | +16.2% |
| 1956 | -1.2 °C | +3.0% |
| 1957 | -1.07 °C | -10.6% |
| 1958 | -0.5076 °C | -52.5% |
| 1959 | -0.6585 °C | +29.7% |
| 1960 | -0.7125 °C | +8.2% |
| 1961 | -0.6372 °C | -10.6% |
| 1962 | -1.15 °C | +81.1% |
| 1963 | -1.29 °C | +12.2% |
| 1964 | -1.14 °C | -11.9% |
| 1965 | -1.15 °C | +1.0% |
| 1966 | -0.5586 °C | -51.5% |
| 1967 | -0.7869 °C | +40.9% |
| 1968 | -1.24 °C | +57.8% |
| 1969 | -0.4372 °C | -64.8% |
| 1970 | -0.837 °C | +91.5% |
| 1971 | -1.18 °C | +41.0% |
| 1972 | -1.11 °C | -5.9% |
| 1973 | -0.6144 °C | -44.7% |
| 1974 | -0.9139 °C | +48.7% |
| 1975 | -0.7835 °C | -14.3% |
| 1976 | -0.6235 °C | -20.4% |
| 1977 | -0.5961 °C | -4.4% |
| 1978 | -0.8081 °C | +35.6% |
| 1979 | -0.8346 °C | +3.3% |
| 1980 | -0.5888 °C | -29.5% |
| 1981 | -0.5654 °C | -4.0% |
| 1982 | -0.5688 °C | +0.6% |
| 1983 | -0.1401 °C | -75.4% |
| 1984 | -0.899 °C | +541.6% |
| 1985 | -0.9305 °C | +3.5% |
| 1986 | -0.8264 °C | -11.2% |
| 1987 | -0.1629 °C | -80.3% |
| 1988 | -0.094 °C | -42.3% |
| 1989 | -0.867 °C | +822.4% |
| 1990 | -0.4607 °C | -46.9% |
| 1991 | -0.3652 °C | -20.7% |
| 1992 | -0.4495 °C | +23.1% |
| 1993 | -0.1506 °C | -66.5% |
| 1994 | -0.183 °C | +21.5% |
| 1995 | -0.1507 °C | -17.7% |
| 1996 | -0.3711 °C | +146.3% |
| 1997 | -0.1176 °C | -68.3% |
| 1998 | -0.0445 °C | -62.2% |
| 1999 | -0.3844 °C | +763.8% |
| 2000 | -0.2464 °C | -35.9% |
| 2001 | -0.4501 °C | +82.7% |
| 2002 | -0.3783 °C | -16.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1747 °C | -146.2% |
| 2004 | -0.1205 °C | -169.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4348 °C | -460.7% |
| 2006 | -0.0107 °C | -102.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0412 °C | -485.1% |
| 2008 | -0.2682 °C | -751.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2293 °C | -185.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3128 °C | +36.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0256 °C | -91.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1085 °C | +323.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1785 °C | +64.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1516 °C | -15.0% |
| 2015 | 0.416 °C | +174.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4085 °C | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5469 °C | +33.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0238 °C | -95.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5047 °C | +2018.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1338 °C | -73.5% |
| 2021 | 0.183 °C | +36.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1185 °C | -35.2% |
| 2023 | 0.5395 °C | +355.1% |
| 2024 | 0.4383 °C | -18.7% |
| 2025 | 0.4464 °C | +1.8% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.4464 °C is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5654 °C, 79% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.4464 °C is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5364 °C, 83% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Tanzania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +2018.9% | 0.0238 °C | 0.5047 °C |
| 1989 | -822.4% | -0.094 °C | -0.867 °C |
| 1999 | -763.8% | -0.0445 °C | -0.3844 °C |
| 2008 | -751.1% | 0.0412 °C | -0.2682 °C |
| 1984 | -541.6% | -0.1401 °C | -0.899 °C |
| 2007 | +485.1% | -0.0107 °C | 0.0412 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.6426 °C | -1.01 °C | -0.2298 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.9856 °C | -1.33 °C | -0.5076 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.9114 °C | -1.29 °C | -0.4372 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.8302 °C | -1.18 °C | -0.5961 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.5643 °C | -0.9305 °C | -0.094 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2677 °C | -0.4607 °C | -0.0445 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0594 °C | -0.4501 °C | 0.4348 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2677 °C | 0.0238 °C | 0.5469 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3099 °C | 0.1185 °C | 0.5395 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
- 138 Antigua and Barbuda 0.4657 °C compare
- 139 Falkland Islands 0.4642 °C compare
- 140 Brunei 0.4634 °C compare
- 142 South Sudan 0.4435 °C compare
- 143 East Timor 0.4414 °C compare
- 144 South Africa 0.4358 °C compare
More climate change data for Tanzania
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.6683 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.3295 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.5126 °C (2026)
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 2.6% (2100)
- Population, total, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate 4.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.3688 units per person (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate -140.91 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Tanzania?
- Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Tanzania was 0.4464 °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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5469 °C in 2017.
- What is the lowest temperature anomalies vs. latitude recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.33 °C in 1953.
- How does Tanzania rank for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- Tanzania ranks 141st out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature anomalies vs. latitude rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.