Winter temperature anomalies in Madagascar
Madagascar: Winter temperature anomalies was -0.3162 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
-0.3162 °C
Change on year
down 125.4%
World rank
177th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.24 °C
in 2024
All-time low
-2.11 °C
in 1964
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Winter temperature anomalies in Madagascar, 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 Madagascar is -0.3162 °C, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 125.4% on the previous year and down 153.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, winter temperature anomalies in Madagascar peaked at 1.24 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -2.11 °C, in 1964.
That places Madagascar 177th 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.
Winter temperature anomalies in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.8984 °C | — |
| 1941 | -1.18 °C | +31.4% |
| 1942 | -1.21 °C | +2.6% |
| 1943 | -1.54 °C | +26.8% |
| 1944 | -0.7456 °C | -51.5% |
| 1945 | -1.31 °C | +75.1% |
| 1946 | -1.06 °C | -19.2% |
| 1947 | -1.01 °C | -4.0% |
| 1948 | -1.46 °C | +44.5% |
| 1949 | -0.6031 °C | -58.8% |
| 1950 | -1.02 °C | +69.2% |
| 1951 | -0.4624 °C | -54.7% |
| 1952 | -1.59 °C | +243.7% |
| 1953 | -1.12 °C | -29.8% |
| 1954 | -1.27 °C | +13.7% |
| 1955 | -1.66 °C | +31.2% |
| 1956 | -1.71 °C | +3.0% |
| 1957 | -0.8612 °C | -49.8% |
| 1958 | -1.21 °C | +40.7% |
| 1959 | -0.8503 °C | -29.8% |
| 1960 | -1.22 °C | +43.8% |
| 1961 | -1.42 °C | +16.3% |
| 1962 | -1.16 °C | -18.7% |
| 1963 | -1.43 °C | +23.4% |
| 1964 | -2.11 °C | +47.9% |
| 1965 | -1.58 °C | -25.0% |
| 1966 | -1.02 °C | -35.5% |
| 1967 | -1.64 °C | +60.0% |
| 1968 | -1.29 °C | -21.1% |
| 1969 | -0.8298 °C | -35.7% |
| 1970 | -1.35 °C | +62.9% |
| 1971 | -1.17 °C | -13.5% |
| 1972 | -0.4929 °C | -57.8% |
| 1973 | -1.46 °C | +195.5% |
| 1974 | -1.41 °C | -3.0% |
| 1975 | -1.51 °C | +7.2% |
| 1976 | -0.7054 °C | -53.4% |
| 1977 | -0.0751 °C | -89.4% |
| 1978 | -0.9019 °C | +1101.1% |
| 1979 | -0.918 °C | +1.8% |
| 1980 | -0.5283 °C | -42.4% |
| 1981 | -0.5334 °C | +1.0% |
| 1982 | -0.5274 °C | -1.1% |
| 1983 | -0.8724 °C | +65.4% |
| 1984 | -0.7225 °C | -17.2% |
| 1985 | -1.09 °C | +51.0% |
| 1986 | -0.731 °C | -33.0% |
| 1987 | 0.6956 °C | -195.2% |
| 1988 | -0.8986 °C | -229.2% |
| 1989 | -0.863 °C | -4.0% |
| 1990 | -0.3199 °C | -62.9% |
| 1991 | -1.21 °C | +279.3% |
| 1992 | -0.1775 °C | -85.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0319 °C | -118.0% |
| 1994 | -0.2672 °C | -937.7% |
| 1995 | -0.7839 °C | +193.3% |
| 1996 | -0.5306 °C | -32.3% |
| 1997 | -0.1343 °C | -74.7% |
| 1998 | -0.7595 °C | +465.7% |
| 1999 | -0.1672 °C | -78.0% |
| 2000 | -0.4392 °C | +162.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0094 °C | -102.1% |
| 2002 | -0.2838 °C | -3120.2% |
| 2003 | -0.0367 °C | -87.1% |
| 2004 | -0.1277 °C | +248.0% |
| 2005 | -0.1696 °C | +32.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2083 °C | -222.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1491 °C | -28.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3106 °C | +108.3% |
| 2009 | 0.6192 °C | +99.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0137 °C | -97.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4503 °C | +3180.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1083 °C | -76.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2348 °C | +116.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4492 °C | +91.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5894 °C | +31.2% |
| 2016 | 0.3135 °C | -46.8% |
| 2017 | -0.1266 °C | -140.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3786 °C | -399.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9589 °C | +153.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3917 °C | -59.2% |
| 2021 | 1.13 °C | +189.5% |
| 2022 | -0.1916 °C | -116.9% |
| 2023 | 1.11 °C | -677.2% |
| 2024 | 1.24 °C | +12.4% |
| 2025 | -0.3162 °C | -125.4% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's -0.3162 °C is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.4723 °C. (25 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's -0.3162 °C is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4189 °C. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Winter temperature anomalies in Madagascar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +3180.6% | 0.0137 °C | 0.4503 °C |
| 2002 | -3120.2% | 0.0094 °C | -0.2838 °C |
| 1978 | -1101.1% | -0.0751 °C | -0.9019 °C |
| 1994 | -937.7% | 0.0319 °C | -0.2672 °C |
| 2023 | +677.2% | -0.1916 °C | 1.11 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.1 °C | -1.54 °C | -0.6031 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.18 °C | -1.71 °C | -0.4624 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.37 °C | -2.11 °C | -0.8298 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.9997 °C | -1.51 °C | -0.0751 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.6072 °C | -1.09 °C | 0.6956 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.4321 °C | -1.21 °C | 0.0319 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.024 °C | -0.4392 °C | 0.6192 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.337 °C | -0.1266 °C | 0.9589 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5612 °C | -0.3162 °C | 1.24 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 174 East Timor -0.2379 °C compare
- 175 Zambia -0.2981 °C compare
- 176 Paraguay -0.3055 °C compare
- 178 Eritrea -0.3232 °C compare
- 179 Bangladesh -0.3565 °C compare
- 180 Cape Verde -0.375 °C compare
More climate change data for Madagascar
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 36.84 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 23,568 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7,815 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 15,753 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 29.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 562.62 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 9,018 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 880.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 8,138 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.32 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is winter temperature anomalies in Madagascar?
- Winter temperature anomalies in Madagascar was -0.3162 °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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest winter temperature anomalies recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.11 °C in 1964.
- How does Madagascar rank for winter temperature anomalies?
- Madagascar ranks 177th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is winter temperature anomalies rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 153.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.