Winter temperature anomalies in Cameroon
Cameroon: Winter temperature anomalies was 1.22 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Winter temperature anomalies in Cameroon, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 1.22 °C for winter temperature anomalies in 2025. That is the highest value across all 86 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 62.8% on the previous year and up 255.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, winter temperature anomalies in Cameroon peaked at 1.22 °C in 2025 and was at its lowest, -1.59 °C, in 1974.
Cameroon ranks 62nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Winter temperature anomalies in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.2593 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.5537 °C | +113.5% |
| 1942 | -0.5764 °C | +4.1% |
| 1943 | -0.0401 °C | -93.0% |
| 1944 | -0.0855 °C | +113.4% |
| 1945 | -0.6859 °C | +702.2% |
| 1946 | -0.3987 °C | -41.9% |
| 1947 | -0.5804 °C | +45.6% |
| 1948 | -0.7687 °C | +32.4% |
| 1949 | -0.4156 °C | -45.9% |
| 1950 | -0.2315 °C | -44.3% |
| 1951 | -0.6882 °C | +197.2% |
| 1952 | -0.1824 °C | -73.5% |
| 1953 | -0.8046 °C | +341.2% |
| 1954 | -0.6531 °C | -18.8% |
| 1955 | -0.6845 °C | +4.8% |
| 1956 | -0.964 °C | +40.8% |
| 1957 | -0.2463 °C | -74.5% |
| 1958 | 0.1168 °C | -147.4% |
| 1959 | -0.142 °C | -221.5% |
| 1960 | 0.2611 °C | -284.0% |
| 1961 | -0.9049 °C | -446.5% |
| 1962 | -0.2279 °C | -74.8% |
| 1963 | -0.3555 °C | +56.0% |
| 1964 | -0.6977 °C | +96.3% |
| 1965 | -0.7084 °C | +1.5% |
| 1966 | -0.5427 °C | -23.4% |
| 1967 | -0.5202 °C | -4.2% |
| 1968 | -0.2767 °C | -46.8% |
| 1969 | -0.5701 °C | +106.1% |
| 1970 | -1.02 °C | +78.8% |
| 1971 | -1.45 °C | +42.0% |
| 1972 | 0.4459 °C | -130.8% |
| 1973 | -0.9233 °C | -307.0% |
| 1974 | -1.59 °C | +72.0% |
| 1975 | -1.54 °C | -3.1% |
| 1976 | -0.7408 °C | -51.9% |
| 1977 | -1 °C | +35.0% |
| 1978 | -0.7179 °C | -28.2% |
| 1979 | -1.06 °C | +47.5% |
| 1980 | -1.21 °C | +14.7% |
| 1981 | -0.4976 °C | -59.0% |
| 1982 | -0.6909 °C | +38.9% |
| 1983 | -0.7608 °C | +10.1% |
| 1984 | -1.1 °C | +44.8% |
| 1985 | -0.7919 °C | -28.1% |
| 1986 | -1.2 °C | +51.5% |
| 1987 | 0.2298 °C | -119.2% |
| 1988 | -0.746 °C | -424.6% |
| 1989 | -0.5042 °C | -32.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4185 °C | -183.0% |
| 1991 | -0.4151 °C | -199.2% |
| 1992 | -0.6797 °C | +63.7% |
| 1993 | -0.1685 °C | -75.2% |
| 1994 | -0.5623 °C | +233.7% |
| 1995 | -0.2234 °C | -60.3% |
| 1996 | -0.1263 °C | -43.5% |
| 1997 | -0.1624 °C | +28.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1179 °C | -172.6% |
| 1999 | -0.5393 °C | -557.5% |
| 2000 | -0.7929 °C | +47.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2606 °C | -132.9% |
| 2002 | -0.1177 °C | -145.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1914 °C | -262.6% |
| 2004 | 0.5137 °C | +168.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4142 °C | -19.4% |
| 2006 | -0.2583 °C | -162.3% |
| 2007 | -0.0197 °C | -92.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1844 °C | -1036.3% |
| 2009 | 0.66 °C | +257.9% |
| 2010 | -0.1212 °C | -118.4% |
| 2011 | -0.2468 °C | +103.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0832 °C | -133.7% |
| 2013 | -0.202 °C | -342.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0727 °C | -136.0% |
| 2015 | -0.7797 °C | -1172.3% |
| 2016 | 0.5144 °C | -166.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7245 °C | +40.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2267 °C | -68.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3654 °C | +61.1% |
| 2020 | 1.09 °C | +197.3% |
| 2021 | 0.7377 °C | -32.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2196 °C | -70.2% |
| 2023 | 0.5498 °C | +150.4% |
| 2024 | 0.7468 °C | +35.8% |
| 2025 | 1.22 °C | +62.8% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1.22 °C is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5762 °C, 2.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1.22 °C is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4189 °C, 2.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Winter temperature anomalies in Cameroon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -1172.3% | 0.0727 °C | -0.7797 °C |
| 2008 | +1036.3% | -0.0197 °C | 0.1844 °C |
| 1945 | -702.2% | -0.0855 °C | -0.6859 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.4364 °C | -0.7687 °C | -0.0401 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.448 °C | -0.964 °C | 0.1168 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.4543 °C | -0.9049 °C | 0.2611 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.9589 °C | -1.59 °C | 0.4459 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.7278 °C | -1.21 °C | 0.2298 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2341 °C | -0.6797 °C | 0.4185 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1036 °C | -0.7929 °C | 0.66 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0637 °C | -0.7797 °C | 0.7245 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7593 °C | 0.2196 °C | 1.22 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More climate change data for Cameroon
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 90.03 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 15,120 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5,419 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,701 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 20.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 346.46 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,047 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 798.71 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 248.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.01 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is winter temperature anomalies in Cameroon?
- Winter temperature anomalies in Cameroon was 1.22 °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 Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1.22 °C in 2025.
- What is the lowest winter temperature anomalies recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.59 °C in 1974.
- How does Cameroon rank for winter temperature anomalies?
- Cameroon ranks 62nd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is winter temperature anomalies rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 255.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon 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.