Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude was 0.2417 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.2417 °C
Change on year
down 82.3%
World rank
167th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.36 °C
in 2024
All-time low
-1.7 °C
in 1974
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Zimbabwe, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
In 2025, temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Zimbabwe stood at 0.2417 °C.
The figure is down 82.3% on the previous year and down 61.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Zimbabwe peaked at 1.36 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -1.7 °C, in 1974.
That places Zimbabwe 167th 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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.1917 °C | — |
| 1941 | 0.2343 °C | -222.3% |
| 1942 | -0.7408 °C | -416.1% |
| 1943 | -1.13 °C | +53.0% |
| 1944 | -0.6733 °C | -40.6% |
| 1945 | -0.7374 °C | +9.5% |
| 1946 | -1.35 °C | +83.7% |
| 1947 | -0.9193 °C | -32.1% |
| 1948 | -1.38 °C | +50.5% |
| 1949 | -0.8495 °C | -38.6% |
| 1950 | -0.8547 °C | +0.6% |
| 1951 | 0.7488 °C | -187.6% |
| 1952 | -0.5378 °C | -171.8% |
| 1953 | -1.35 °C | +150.3% |
| 1954 | 0.0686 °C | -105.1% |
| 1955 | -1.63 °C | -2474.3% |
| 1956 | -1.41 °C | -13.3% |
| 1957 | -0.6396 °C | -54.7% |
| 1958 | -1.21 °C | +89.2% |
| 1959 | -0.7785 °C | -35.7% |
| 1960 | -0.6199 °C | -20.4% |
| 1961 | -0.4121 °C | -33.5% |
| 1962 | -0.7494 °C | +81.8% |
| 1963 | -1.1 °C | +47.1% |
| 1964 | -0.8049 °C | -27.0% |
| 1965 | -0.8875 °C | +10.3% |
| 1966 | -0.5047 °C | -43.1% |
| 1967 | -0.848 °C | +68.0% |
| 1968 | -0.6471 °C | -23.7% |
| 1969 | -0.8694 °C | +34.3% |
| 1970 | -0.0405 °C | -95.3% |
| 1971 | -0.535 °C | +1221.1% |
| 1972 | -1.01 °C | +89.0% |
| 1973 | -0.6166 °C | -39.0% |
| 1974 | -1.7 °C | +176.5% |
| 1975 | -1.36 °C | -20.5% |
| 1976 | -1.52 °C | +12.2% |
| 1977 | -0.779 °C | -48.8% |
| 1978 | -1.32 °C | +68.8% |
| 1979 | -0.9641 °C | -26.7% |
| 1980 | -0.8214 °C | -14.8% |
| 1981 | -1.43 °C | +74.3% |
| 1982 | -0.3569 °C | -75.1% |
| 1983 | 0.5328 °C | -249.3% |
| 1984 | -0.3237 °C | -160.7% |
| 1985 | -0.8588 °C | +165.3% |
| 1986 | -0.8216 °C | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 0.5219 °C | -163.5% |
| 1988 | -0.4944 °C | -194.7% |
| 1989 | -0.4242 °C | -14.2% |
| 1990 | -0.0443 °C | -89.6% |
| 1991 | -0.124 °C | +180.1% |
| 1992 | 0.8678 °C | -800.0% |
| 1993 | -0.0725 °C | -108.4% |
| 1994 | -0.2985 °C | +311.9% |
| 1995 | 0.5052 °C | -269.2% |
| 1996 | -0.5423 °C | -207.3% |
| 1997 | -0.5794 °C | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0977 °C | -116.9% |
| 1999 | -0.5982 °C | -712.3% |
| 2000 | -0.9303 °C | +55.5% |
| 2001 | -0.4377 °C | -52.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1724 °C | -139.4% |
| 2003 | -0.0131 °C | -107.6% |
| 2004 | -0.3858 °C | +2854.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7044 °C | -282.6% |
| 2006 | -0.2615 °C | -137.1% |
| 2007 | -0.1772 °C | -32.2% |
| 2008 | -0.2926 °C | +65.1% |
| 2009 | -0.5312 °C | +81.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2502 °C | -147.1% |
| 2011 | -0.0684 °C | -127.3% |
| 2012 | 0.233 °C | -440.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0342 °C | -85.3% |
| 2014 | -0.1021 °C | -399.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6263 °C | -713.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7903 °C | +26.2% |
| 2017 | -0.3274 °C | -141.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3533 °C | -207.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8781 °C | +148.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2293 °C | -73.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0168 °C | -92.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0357 °C | +111.8% |
| 2023 | 0.7929 °C | +2123.4% |
| 2024 | 1.36 °C | +72.2% |
| 2025 | 0.2417 °C | -82.3% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.2417 °C is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5654 °C, 43% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.2417 °C is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5364 °C, 45% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Zimbabwe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -2854.6% | -0.0131 °C | -0.3858 °C |
| 1955 | -2474.3% | 0.0686 °C | -1.63 °C |
| 2023 | +2123.4% | 0.0357 °C | 0.7929 °C |
| 1971 | -1221.1% | -0.0405 °C | -0.535 °C |
| 1992 | +800.0% | -0.124 °C | 0.8678 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.775 °C | -1.38 °C | 0.2343 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.7593 °C | -1.63 °C | 0.7488 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.7445 °C | -1.1 °C | -0.4121 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.9843 °C | -1.7 °C | -0.0405 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.4478 °C | -1.43 °C | 0.5328 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0788 °C | -0.5982 °C | 0.8678 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.2153 °C | -0.9303 °C | 0.7044 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2667 °C | -0.3274 °C | 0.8781 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4469 °C | 0.0168 °C | 1.36 °C | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Zimbabwe?
- Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Zimbabwe was 0.2417 °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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.36 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest temperature anomalies vs. latitude recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.7 °C in 1974.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- Zimbabwe ranks 167th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature anomalies vs. latitude rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.