Winter temperature anomalies in Benin
Benin: Winter temperature anomalies was 1.5 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Winter temperature anomalies in Benin, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
The most recent figure for winter temperature anomalies in Benin is 1.5 °C, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 86 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 570.6% on the previous year and up 201.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, winter temperature anomalies in Benin peaked at 1.5 °C in 2025 and was at its lowest, -2.3 °C, in 1951.
That places Benin 48th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Winter temperature anomalies in Benin, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.5485 °C | — |
| 1941 | -1.31 °C | +138.1% |
| 1942 | -0.7607 °C | -41.7% |
| 1943 | -0.2334 °C | -69.3% |
| 1944 | -1.57 °C | +571.7% |
| 1945 | -2.11 °C | +34.6% |
| 1946 | -1.44 °C | -31.8% |
| 1947 | -1.01 °C | -30.0% |
| 1948 | -1.23 °C | +22.0% |
| 1949 | -0.9748 °C | -20.7% |
| 1950 | -0.7485 °C | -23.2% |
| 1951 | -2.3 °C | +207.5% |
| 1952 | -1.01 °C | -56.0% |
| 1953 | -1.36 °C | +33.9% |
| 1954 | -1.62 °C | +19.4% |
| 1955 | -1.58 °C | -2.5% |
| 1956 | -1.93 °C | +22.7% |
| 1957 | -0.7508 °C | -61.2% |
| 1958 | -0.3535 °C | -52.9% |
| 1959 | -0.9116 °C | +157.9% |
| 1960 | 0.3706 °C | -140.6% |
| 1961 | -1.62 °C | -535.9% |
| 1962 | -0.6463 °C | -60.0% |
| 1963 | -0.873 °C | +35.1% |
| 1964 | -0.3853 °C | -55.9% |
| 1965 | -1.34 °C | +248.1% |
| 1966 | -0.4967 °C | -63.0% |
| 1967 | -0.3755 °C | -24.4% |
| 1968 | -0.4618 °C | +23.0% |
| 1969 | -0.6402 °C | +38.6% |
| 1970 | -1.39 °C | +117.7% |
| 1971 | -1.11 °C | -20.0% |
| 1972 | -0.3971 °C | -64.4% |
| 1973 | -0.7658 °C | +92.9% |
| 1974 | -2.04 °C | +166.7% |
| 1975 | -1.11 °C | -45.8% |
| 1976 | -1.34 °C | +20.7% |
| 1977 | -1.18 °C | -11.4% |
| 1978 | -0.4764 °C | -59.8% |
| 1979 | -1.66 °C | +247.7% |
| 1980 | -1.44 °C | -12.9% |
| 1981 | -0.0292 °C | -98.0% |
| 1982 | -0.6681 °C | +2190.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4337 °C | -164.9% |
| 1984 | -0.9635 °C | -322.2% |
| 1985 | -1.55 °C | +60.7% |
| 1986 | -1.34 °C | -13.4% |
| 1987 | -0.1105 °C | -91.8% |
| 1988 | -0.7099 °C | +542.3% |
| 1989 | -0.3151 °C | -55.6% |
| 1990 | 0.6205 °C | -296.9% |
| 1991 | -0.8471 °C | -236.5% |
| 1992 | -0.556 °C | -34.4% |
| 1993 | -0.0042 °C | -99.2% |
| 1994 | -1.31 °C | +30814.4% |
| 1995 | 0.6024 °C | -146.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2763 °C | -54.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2557 °C | -7.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1515 °C | -40.7% |
| 1999 | -0.7442 °C | -591.1% |
| 2000 | -0.5011 °C | -32.7% |
| 2001 | 0.6579 °C | -231.3% |
| 2002 | -0.3037 °C | -146.2% |
| 2003 | -0.3645 °C | +20.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7478 °C | -305.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7151 °C | -4.4% |
| 2006 | -0.7308 °C | -202.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0388 °C | -105.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6726 °C | +1633.5% |
| 2009 | 0.582 °C | -13.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0773 °C | -86.7% |
| 2011 | -0.3592 °C | -564.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2199 °C | -161.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1356 °C | -38.3% |
| 2014 | -0.0319 °C | -123.5% |
| 2015 | -1.47 °C | +4509.5% |
| 2016 | 1.03 °C | -170.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4288 °C | -58.3% |
| 2018 | -0.4378 °C | -202.1% |
| 2019 | 0.046 °C | -110.5% |
| 2020 | 1.02 °C | +2123.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4761 °C | -53.5% |
| 2022 | -0.1508 °C | -131.7% |
| 2023 | 0.5828 °C | -486.6% |
| 2024 | -0.3183 °C | -154.6% |
| 2025 | 1.5 °C | -570.6% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 1.5 °C is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5762 °C, 2.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Benin's 1.5 °C is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4189 °C, 3.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Winter temperature anomalies in Benin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | -30814.4% | -0.0042 °C | -1.31 °C |
| 2015 | -4509.5% | -0.0319 °C | -1.47 °C |
| 1982 | -2190.1% | -0.0292 °C | -0.6681 °C |
| 2020 | +2123.0% | 0.046 °C | 1.02 °C |
| 2008 | +1633.5% | 0.0388 °C | 0.6726 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.12 °C | -2.11 °C | -0.2334 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.26 °C | -2.3 °C | -0.3535 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.6465 °C | -1.62 °C | 0.3706 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.15 °C | -2.04 °C | -0.3971 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.6695 °C | -1.55 °C | 0.4337 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1555 °C | -1.31 °C | 0.6205 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1514 °C | -0.7308 °C | 0.7478 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0362 °C | -1.47 °C | 1.03 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5185 °C | -0.3183 °C | 1.5 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 45 Netherlands 1.62 °C compare
- 46 Azerbaijan 1.52 °C compare
- 47 Uruguay 1.51 °C compare
- 49 Burkina Faso 1.47 °C compare
- 50 Montenegro 1.45 °C compare
- 51 Georgia 1.39 °C compare
More climate change data for Benin
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.33 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,760 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,583 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,177 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 9.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 149.17 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 457.08 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 256.1 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 200.98 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.9664 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is winter temperature anomalies in Benin?
- Winter temperature anomalies in Benin was 1.5 °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 winter temperature anomalies recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5 °C in 2025.
- What is the lowest winter temperature anomalies recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.3 °C in 1951.
- How does Benin rank for winter temperature anomalies?
- Benin ranks 48th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is winter temperature anomalies rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 201.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Benin 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 Winter temperature anomalies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Difference in a specific month's average surface temperature from the mean temperature of the same month during the period 1991-2020, measured in degrees Celsius.