Winter temperature anomalies in Ghana
Ghana: Winter temperature anomalies was 0.6214 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.6214 °C
Change on year
up 17.1%
World rank
111th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.09 °C
in 2020
All-time low
-2.11 °C
in 1956
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Winter temperature anomalies in Ghana, 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, winter temperature anomalies in Ghana stood at 0.6214 °C.
That represents a change of up 17.1% on the previous year and up 300.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, winter temperature anomalies in Ghana peaked at 1.09 °C in 2020 and was at its lowest, -2.11 °C, in 1956.
Ghana ranks 111th 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 Ghana, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.1107 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.7188 °C | +549.4% |
| 1942 | -1.34 °C | +86.3% |
| 1943 | 0.0788 °C | -105.9% |
| 1944 | -1.07 °C | -1462.3% |
| 1945 | -1.55 °C | +44.1% |
| 1946 | -0.7199 °C | -53.5% |
| 1947 | -0.7872 °C | +9.3% |
| 1948 | -0.5443 °C | -30.9% |
| 1949 | -0.5793 °C | +6.4% |
| 1950 | -0.7119 °C | +22.9% |
| 1951 | -1.05 °C | +46.9% |
| 1952 | -0.8138 °C | -22.2% |
| 1953 | -0.1713 °C | -78.9% |
| 1954 | -1.17 °C | +584.0% |
| 1955 | -1.25 °C | +6.4% |
| 1956 | -2.11 °C | +69.1% |
| 1957 | -1.25 °C | -40.5% |
| 1958 | -0.3946 °C | -68.5% |
| 1959 | -0.9379 °C | +137.7% |
| 1960 | -0.848 °C | -9.6% |
| 1961 | -0.8647 °C | +2.0% |
| 1962 | -1.22 °C | +41.3% |
| 1963 | -1.14 °C | -7.1% |
| 1964 | -1.15 °C | +1.3% |
| 1965 | -1.17 °C | +2.0% |
| 1966 | -0.4775 °C | -59.3% |
| 1967 | -0.8451 °C | +77.0% |
| 1968 | -0.7238 °C | -14.4% |
| 1969 | -0.5234 °C | -27.7% |
| 1970 | -0.6079 °C | +16.1% |
| 1971 | -1.38 °C | +127.2% |
| 1972 | -0.216 °C | -84.4% |
| 1973 | -0.7515 °C | +247.9% |
| 1974 | -1.34 °C | +77.8% |
| 1975 | -0.7824 °C | -41.4% |
| 1976 | -1.34 °C | +70.9% |
| 1977 | -0.8498 °C | -36.5% |
| 1978 | -0.387 °C | -54.5% |
| 1979 | -1.15 °C | +197.5% |
| 1980 | -1.61 °C | +40.1% |
| 1981 | 0.3742 °C | -123.2% |
| 1982 | -0.119 °C | -131.8% |
| 1983 | -0.0248 °C | -79.1% |
| 1984 | -1.02 °C | +4005.8% |
| 1985 | -1.43 °C | +39.8% |
| 1986 | -1.04 °C | -27.1% |
| 1987 | -0.0443 °C | -95.7% |
| 1988 | -0.8943 °C | +1916.7% |
| 1989 | -0.5492 °C | -38.6% |
| 1990 | -0.3358 °C | -38.9% |
| 1991 | -0.8032 °C | +139.2% |
| 1992 | -0.4961 °C | -38.2% |
| 1993 | -0.4236 °C | -14.6% |
| 1994 | -0.7271 °C | +71.7% |
| 1995 | -0.4933 °C | -32.2% |
| 1996 | -0.5103 °C | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0481 °C | -109.4% |
| 1998 | -0.0305 °C | -163.4% |
| 1999 | -0.9766 °C | +3101.7% |
| 2000 | -0.5076 °C | -48.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6791 °C | -233.8% |
| 2002 | -0.3973 °C | -158.5% |
| 2003 | -0.4 °C | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.5185 °C | -229.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1481 °C | -71.4% |
| 2006 | -0.3817 °C | -357.7% |
| 2007 | -0.006 °C | -98.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4172 °C | -7079.5% |
| 2009 | 0.5456 °C | +30.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2288 °C | -58.1% |
| 2011 | -0.3618 °C | -258.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5596 °C | -254.7% |
| 2013 | -0.2192 °C | -139.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0505 °C | -123.0% |
| 2015 | -0.3103 °C | -715.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9383 °C | -402.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5921 °C | -36.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4599 °C | -22.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7646 °C | +66.2% |
| 2020 | 1.09 °C | +43.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8458 °C | -22.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0945 °C | -88.8% |
| 2023 | 0.6061 °C | +541.5% |
| 2024 | 0.5307 °C | -12.4% |
| 2025 | 0.6214 °C | +17.1% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 0.6214 °C is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5762 °C, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 0.6214 °C is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4189 °C, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Winter temperature anomalies in Ghana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +7079.5% | -0.006 °C | 0.4172 °C |
| 1984 | -4005.8% | -0.0248 °C | -1.02 °C |
| 1999 | -3101.7% | -0.0305 °C | -0.9766 °C |
| 1988 | -1916.7% | -0.0443 °C | -0.8943 °C |
| 1944 | -1462.3% | 0.0788 °C | -1.07 °C |
| 2015 | -715.0% | 0.0505 °C | -0.3103 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.7341 °C | -1.55 °C | 0.0788 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.9856 °C | -2.11 °C | -0.1713 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.8962 °C | -1.22 °C | -0.4775 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.88 °C | -1.38 °C | -0.216 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.6356 °C | -1.61 °C | 0.3742 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.4748 °C | -0.9766 °C | 0.0481 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0616 °C | -0.5076 °C | 0.6791 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2703 °C | -0.3618 °C | 0.9383 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6321 °C | 0.0945 °C | 1.09 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More climate change data for Ghana
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- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 6,671 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,693 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,979 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 10.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 142.09 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,417 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 670.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 746.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.53 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is winter temperature anomalies in Ghana?
- Winter temperature anomalies in Ghana was 0.6214 °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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 °C in 2020.
- What is the lowest winter temperature anomalies recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.11 °C in 1956.
- How does Ghana rank for winter temperature anomalies?
- Ghana ranks 111th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is winter temperature anomalies rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 300.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ghana 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.