Winter temperature anomalies in Congo
Congo: Winter temperature anomalies was 0.6531 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Winter temperature anomalies in Congo, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Congo recorded 0.6531 °C for winter temperature anomalies in 2025.
That represents a change of down 14.2% on the previous year and up 46.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, winter temperature anomalies in Congo peaked at 0.9191 °C in 2023 and was at its lowest, -1.37 °C, in 1955.
That places Congo 109th 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.
Winter temperature anomalies in Congo, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.9157 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.4268 °C | -53.4% |
| 1942 | -0.9908 °C | +132.2% |
| 1943 | -0.8634 °C | -12.9% |
| 1944 | -0.4476 °C | -48.2% |
| 1945 | -0.7143 °C | +59.6% |
| 1946 | -0.8881 °C | +24.3% |
| 1947 | -1.23 °C | +38.8% |
| 1948 | -1.3 °C | +5.2% |
| 1949 | -0.329 °C | -74.6% |
| 1950 | -1.21 °C | +267.7% |
| 1951 | -0.7614 °C | -37.1% |
| 1952 | -0.923 °C | +21.2% |
| 1953 | -0.6309 °C | -31.6% |
| 1954 | -1.24 °C | +95.9% |
| 1955 | -1.37 °C | +10.6% |
| 1956 | -1.29 °C | -5.3% |
| 1957 | -0.6651 °C | -48.6% |
| 1958 | -0.4038 °C | -39.3% |
| 1959 | -0.4488 °C | +11.1% |
| 1960 | -0.4222 °C | -5.9% |
| 1961 | -0.8502 °C | +101.4% |
| 1962 | -0.8597 °C | +1.1% |
| 1963 | -0.6415 °C | -25.4% |
| 1964 | -1.34 °C | +109.4% |
| 1965 | -1.17 °C | -12.6% |
| 1966 | -1.22 °C | +4.1% |
| 1967 | -0.6338 °C | -48.2% |
| 1968 | -0.6959 °C | +9.8% |
| 1969 | -0.6747 °C | -3.0% |
| 1970 | -0.6582 °C | -2.4% |
| 1971 | -1.35 °C | +105.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1488 °C | -111.0% |
| 1973 | -1.23 °C | -926.7% |
| 1974 | -1.35 °C | +9.7% |
| 1975 | -1.19 °C | -12.0% |
| 1976 | -1.19 °C | +0.7% |
| 1977 | -0.7586 °C | -36.5% |
| 1978 | -0.5648 °C | -25.5% |
| 1979 | -0.6302 °C | +11.6% |
| 1980 | -0.8649 °C | +37.2% |
| 1981 | -0.6247 °C | -27.8% |
| 1982 | -0.37 °C | -40.8% |
| 1983 | -0.91 °C | +146.0% |
| 1984 | -0.7461 °C | -18.0% |
| 1985 | -0.5282 °C | -29.2% |
| 1986 | -0.6705 °C | +26.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0685 °C | -110.2% |
| 1988 | -0.8784 °C | -1382.5% |
| 1989 | -0.1256 °C | -85.7% |
| 1990 | -0.2986 °C | +137.7% |
| 1991 | -0.2207 °C | -26.1% |
| 1992 | -0.4882 °C | +121.2% |
| 1993 | -0.3574 °C | -26.8% |
| 1994 | -0.2457 °C | -31.3% |
| 1995 | -0.4339 °C | +76.6% |
| 1996 | -0.5958 °C | +37.3% |
| 1997 | -0.1881 °C | -68.4% |
| 1998 | -0.1473 °C | -21.7% |
| 1999 | -0.4833 °C | +228.1% |
| 2000 | -0.7344 °C | +51.9% |
| 2001 | -0.0576 °C | -92.2% |
| 2002 | -0.0163 °C | -71.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1259 °C | -870.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3252 °C | +158.4% |
| 2005 | -0.0739 °C | -122.7% |
| 2006 | -0.0607 °C | -17.9% |
| 2007 | -0.1256 °C | +107.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0343 °C | -127.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0911 °C | +165.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1418 °C | +55.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1299 °C | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0078 °C | -94.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0052 °C | -33.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1925 °C | +3616.9% |
| 2015 | 0.447 °C | +132.3% |
| 2016 | 0.575 °C | +28.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4882 °C | -15.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3053 °C | -37.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6706 °C | +119.7% |
| 2020 | 0.6891 °C | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.6394 °C | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2601 °C | -59.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9191 °C | +253.3% |
| 2024 | 0.761 °C | -17.2% |
| 2025 | 0.6531 °C | -14.2% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.6531 °C is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5762 °C, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.6531 °C is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4189 °C, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Winter temperature anomalies in Congo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +3616.9% | 0.0052 °C | 0.1925 °C |
| 1988 | -1382.5% | 0.0685 °C | -0.8784 °C |
| 1973 | -926.7% | 0.1488 °C | -1.23 °C |
| 2003 | +870.8% | -0.0163 °C | 0.1259 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.8105 °C | -1.3 °C | -0.329 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.8938 °C | -1.37 °C | -0.4038 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.8518 °C | -1.34 °C | -0.4222 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.8774 °C | -1.35 °C | 0.1488 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.565 °C | -0.91 °C | 0.0685 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.3459 °C | -0.5958 °C | -0.1473 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0492 °C | -0.7344 °C | 0.3252 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2963 °C | 0.0052 °C | 0.6706 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6536 °C | 0.2601 °C | 0.9191 °C | 6 |
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More climate change data for Congo
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 226,333 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 762.73 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 278.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 484.03 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 17.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 13.23 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.025 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is winter temperature anomalies in Congo?
- Winter temperature anomalies in Congo was 0.6531 °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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9191 °C in 2023.
- What is the lowest winter temperature anomalies recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.37 °C in 1955.
- How does Congo rank for winter temperature anomalies?
- Congo ranks 109th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is winter temperature anomalies rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo 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.