Winter temperature anomalies in Mauritania
Mauritania: Winter temperature anomalies was -1.5 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
-1.5 °C
Change on year
down 298.8%
World rank
191st
of 193 countries
All-time high
2.76 °C
in 2010
All-time low
-4.06 °C
in 1967
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Winter temperature anomalies in Mauritania, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded -1.5 °C for winter temperature anomalies in 2025.
The figure is down 298.8% on the previous year and down 663.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, winter temperature anomalies in Mauritania peaked at 2.76 °C in 2010 and was at its lowest, -4.06 °C, in 1967.
Mauritania ranks 191st of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Winter temperature anomalies in Mauritania, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -3.11 °C | — |
| 1941 | -2 °C | -35.6% |
| 1942 | -2.35 °C | +17.3% |
| 1943 | -3.49 °C | +48.7% |
| 1944 | -3.03 °C | -13.2% |
| 1945 | 0.111 °C | -103.7% |
| 1946 | -2.91 °C | -2724.4% |
| 1947 | -3.06 °C | +5.1% |
| 1948 | -2.99 °C | -2.4% |
| 1949 | 0.1303 °C | -104.4% |
| 1950 | -2.51 °C | -2022.6% |
| 1951 | -2.33 °C | -7.0% |
| 1952 | -2.91 °C | +24.9% |
| 1953 | -1.28 °C | -56.1% |
| 1954 | -2.71 °C | +112.0% |
| 1955 | -1.76 °C | -35.0% |
| 1956 | -3.3 °C | +87.0% |
| 1957 | -1.94 °C | -41.2% |
| 1958 | -1.35 °C | -30.5% |
| 1959 | -2.66 °C | +97.5% |
| 1960 | -2.97 °C | +11.7% |
| 1961 | -0.3347 °C | -88.7% |
| 1962 | -1.58 °C | +371.6% |
| 1963 | -2.71 °C | +71.4% |
| 1964 | -1.86 °C | -31.2% |
| 1965 | -2.11 °C | +13.4% |
| 1966 | -0.9999 °C | -52.7% |
| 1967 | -4.06 °C | +305.6% |
| 1968 | -0.2768 °C | -93.2% |
| 1969 | -1.35 °C | +387.4% |
| 1970 | -0.9642 °C | -28.5% |
| 1971 | -0.8562 °C | -11.2% |
| 1972 | -2.53 °C | +195.1% |
| 1973 | -3.8 °C | +50.5% |
| 1974 | -1.18 °C | -68.9% |
| 1975 | 0.4174 °C | -135.3% |
| 1976 | -1.34 °C | -421.1% |
| 1977 | 0.7589 °C | -156.6% |
| 1978 | -0.3523 °C | -146.4% |
| 1979 | -0.7252 °C | +105.8% |
| 1980 | -1.86 °C | +156.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0737 °C | -104.0% |
| 1982 | -2.67 °C | -3725.2% |
| 1983 | -1.36 °C | -49.1% |
| 1984 | -1.01 °C | -25.9% |
| 1985 | -1.38 °C | +37.2% |
| 1986 | -1.85 °C | +33.5% |
| 1987 | 0.6457 °C | -135.0% |
| 1988 | -2.37 °C | -467.7% |
| 1989 | 1.8 °C | -175.6% |
| 1990 | -0.6263 °C | -134.9% |
| 1991 | 0.3279 °C | -152.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3334 °C | +1.7% |
| 1993 | -0.8995 °C | -369.8% |
| 1994 | -0.0272 °C | -97.0% |
| 1995 | -0.7947 °C | +2818.7% |
| 1996 | -0.5882 °C | -26.0% |
| 1997 | -0.4541 °C | -22.8% |
| 1998 | -1.07 °C | +135.5% |
| 1999 | -1.19 °C | +11.0% |
| 2000 | -0.0149 °C | -98.7% |
| 2001 | 2.75 °C | -18532.6% |
| 2002 | 1.31 °C | -52.4% |
| 2003 | -0.0581 °C | -104.4% |
| 2004 | -0.5212 °C | +796.5% |
| 2005 | 1.67 °C | -420.2% |
| 2006 | -1.46 °C | -187.7% |
| 2007 | -0.8443 °C | -42.3% |
| 2008 | -1.07 °C | +26.6% |
| 2009 | 2.14 °C | -300.4% |
| 2010 | 2.76 °C | +29.0% |
| 2011 | -0.8382 °C | -130.3% |
| 2012 | -1.33 °C | +59.0% |
| 2013 | -0.1402 °C | -89.5% |
| 2014 | -0.8491 °C | +505.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2655 °C | -131.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7474 °C | +181.5% |
| 2017 | -1.89 °C | -352.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0811 °C | -104.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7106 °C | +776.6% |
| 2020 | 0.94 °C | +32.3% |
| 2021 | 1.75 °C | +86.5% |
| 2022 | 2.63 °C | +50.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7695 °C | -70.8% |
| 2024 | 0.7519 °C | -2.3% |
| 2025 | -1.5 °C | -298.8% |
Mauritania compared with similar countries
- Mauritania's -1.5 °C is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5762 °C. (47 countries reporting)
- Mauritania's -1.5 °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 Mauritania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +18532.6% | -0.0149 °C | 2.75 °C |
| 1982 | -3725.2% | 0.0737 °C | -2.67 °C |
| 1995 | -2818.7% | -0.0272 °C | -0.7947 °C |
| 1946 | -2724.4% | 0.111 °C | -2.91 °C |
| 1950 | -2022.6% | 0.1303 °C | -2.51 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -2.27 °C | -3.49 °C | 0.1303 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -2.27 °C | -3.3 °C | -1.28 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.82 °C | -4.06 °C | -0.2768 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.06 °C | -3.8 °C | 0.7589 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.9984 °C | -2.67 °C | 1.8 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.4985 °C | -1.19 °C | 0.3334 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3903 °C | -1.46 °C | 2.75 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0484 °C | -1.89 °C | 2.76 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8921 °C | -1.5 °C | 2.63 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mauritania
More climate change data for Mauritania
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 5.05 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 13,025 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 3,939 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,086 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14.87 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 324.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 339.5 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 60.39 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 279.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.2279 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is winter temperature anomalies in Mauritania?
- Winter temperature anomalies in Mauritania 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 Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.76 °C in 2010.
- What is the lowest winter temperature anomalies recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.06 °C in 1967.
- How does Mauritania rank for winter temperature anomalies?
- Mauritania ranks 191st out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is winter temperature anomalies rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 663.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania 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.