Winter temperature anomalies in Mozambique
Mozambique: Winter temperature anomalies was -0.637 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
-0.637 °C
Change on year
down 124.9%
World rank
184th
of 193 countries
All-time high
2.56 °C
in 2024
All-time low
-1.83 °C
in 1955
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Winter temperature anomalies in Mozambique, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded -0.637 °C for winter temperature anomalies in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 124.9% on the previous year and down 151.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, winter temperature anomalies in Mozambique peaked at 2.56 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -1.83 °C, in 1955.
Mozambique ranks 184th 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 Mozambique, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 0.9445 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.4307 °C | -145.6% |
| 1942 | -1.03 °C | +138.1% |
| 1943 | 0.1846 °C | -118.0% |
| 1944 | -0.2399 °C | -229.9% |
| 1945 | -0.9101 °C | +279.5% |
| 1946 | -1.35 °C | +48.0% |
| 1947 | -1.39 °C | +3.1% |
| 1948 | -0.9317 °C | -32.9% |
| 1949 | 0.188 °C | -120.2% |
| 1950 | 0.324 °C | +72.3% |
| 1951 | -0.0212 °C | -106.5% |
| 1952 | -0.7642 °C | +3508.7% |
| 1953 | -1.21 °C | +57.7% |
| 1954 | -1.18 °C | -2.1% |
| 1955 | -1.83 °C | +54.8% |
| 1956 | -1.29 °C | -29.4% |
| 1957 | -0.4053 °C | -68.6% |
| 1958 | -0.2987 °C | -26.3% |
| 1959 | -0.7153 °C | +139.4% |
| 1960 | 0.1428 °C | -120.0% |
| 1961 | -0.8402 °C | -688.5% |
| 1962 | -1.43 °C | +69.7% |
| 1963 | -0.9269 °C | -35.0% |
| 1964 | -1.56 °C | +68.2% |
| 1965 | -0.3522 °C | -77.4% |
| 1966 | -0.1692 °C | -52.0% |
| 1967 | -1.23 °C | +627.1% |
| 1968 | -0.6919 °C | -43.7% |
| 1969 | -1.23 °C | +77.4% |
| 1970 | -0.8143 °C | -33.7% |
| 1971 | -0.6178 °C | -24.1% |
| 1972 | -0.0572 °C | -90.7% |
| 1973 | -1.52 °C | +2559.1% |
| 1974 | -1.33 °C | -12.8% |
| 1975 | -0.9273 °C | -30.1% |
| 1976 | -0.0861 °C | -90.7% |
| 1977 | -0.3107 °C | +260.8% |
| 1978 | -1.81 °C | +483.6% |
| 1979 | -1.11 °C | -38.8% |
| 1980 | -0.8044 °C | -27.5% |
| 1981 | -0.7248 °C | -9.9% |
| 1982 | -0.022 °C | -97.0% |
| 1983 | -0.7531 °C | +3325.7% |
| 1984 | -1.13 °C | +49.6% |
| 1985 | -1.26 °C | +11.5% |
| 1986 | -0.8467 °C | -32.6% |
| 1987 | 0.9067 °C | -207.1% |
| 1988 | -1.23 °C | -236.2% |
| 1989 | -0.9155 °C | -25.9% |
| 1990 | 0.406 °C | -144.3% |
| 1991 | -0.9775 °C | -340.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3732 °C | -138.2% |
| 1993 | 0.5706 °C | +52.9% |
| 1994 | -0.1636 °C | -128.7% |
| 1995 | -0.814 °C | +397.5% |
| 1996 | -0.2353 °C | -71.1% |
| 1997 | -0.5567 °C | +136.6% |
| 1998 | -0.234 °C | -58.0% |
| 1999 | 0.267 °C | -214.1% |
| 2000 | -1 °C | -474.5% |
| 2001 | 0.2254 °C | -122.5% |
| 2002 | -0.1253 °C | -155.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2678 °C | -313.7% |
| 2004 | -0.5812 °C | -317.0% |
| 2005 | -0.0709 °C | -87.8% |
| 2006 | 0.618 °C | -971.7% |
| 2007 | -1.02 °C | -265.4% |
| 2008 | -0.1261 °C | -87.7% |
| 2009 | 0.7936 °C | -729.3% |
| 2010 | -0.1014 °C | -112.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1297 °C | -227.9% |
| 2012 | -0.0224 °C | -117.3% |
| 2013 | -0.2269 °C | +912.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1606 °C | -170.8% |
| 2015 | 1.23 °C | +664.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7719 °C | -37.1% |
| 2017 | -0.4966 °C | -164.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2159 °C | -143.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5779 °C | +167.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5543 °C | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 2.06 °C | +271.5% |
| 2022 | -0.1318 °C | -106.4% |
| 2023 | 1.37 °C | -1141.7% |
| 2024 | 2.56 °C | +86.0% |
| 2025 | -0.637 °C | -124.9% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's -0.637 °C is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.4723 °C. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's -0.637 °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 Mozambique 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | -3508.7% | -0.0212 °C | -0.7642 °C |
| 1983 | -3325.7% | -0.022 °C | -0.7531 °C |
| 1973 | -2559.1% | -0.0572 °C | -1.52 °C |
| 2023 | +1141.7% | -0.1318 °C | 1.37 °C |
| 2006 | +971.7% | -0.0709 °C | 0.618 °C |
| 2013 | -912.9% | -0.0224 °C | -0.2269 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.4957 °C | -1.39 °C | 0.9445 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.7383 °C | -1.83 °C | 0.324 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.828 °C | -1.56 °C | 0.1428 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.8584 °C | -1.81 °C | -0.0572 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.6778 °C | -1.26 °C | 0.9067 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1364 °C | -0.9775 °C | 0.5706 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1021 °C | -1.02 °C | 0.7936 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2237 °C | -0.4966 °C | 1.23 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9622 °C | -0.637 °C | 2.56 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More climate change data for Mozambique
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 81.74 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,495 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6,629 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 5,867 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 25.01 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 209.52 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,596 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 923.79 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,672 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.49 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is winter temperature anomalies in Mozambique?
- Winter temperature anomalies in Mozambique was -0.637 °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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 2.56 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest winter temperature anomalies recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.83 °C in 1955.
- How does Mozambique rank for winter temperature anomalies?
- Mozambique ranks 184th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is winter temperature anomalies rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 151.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.