Winter temperature anomalies in Niger
Niger: Winter temperature anomalies was 2.76 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Winter temperature anomalies in Niger, 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 Niger stood at 2.76 °C. That is the highest value across all 86 years on record.
The figure is up 532.6% on the previous year and up 223.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, winter temperature anomalies in Niger peaked at 2.76 °C in 2025 and was at its lowest, -3.25 °C, in 1948.
That places Niger 12th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Winter temperature anomalies in Niger, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -2.44 °C | — |
| 1941 | -3.2 °C | +31.0% |
| 1942 | -0.6125 °C | -80.8% |
| 1943 | -0.8305 °C | +35.6% |
| 1944 | -1.29 °C | +55.5% |
| 1945 | -2.87 °C | +122.6% |
| 1946 | -3.23 °C | +12.4% |
| 1947 | -1.03 °C | -68.0% |
| 1948 | -3.25 °C | +214.3% |
| 1949 | -1.28 °C | -60.5% |
| 1950 | -1.28 °C | -0.1% |
| 1951 | -2.8 °C | +118.6% |
| 1952 | -2.49 °C | -11.2% |
| 1953 | -2.89 °C | +16.3% |
| 1954 | -1.65 °C | -43.0% |
| 1955 | -1.94 °C | +17.8% |
| 1956 | -2.74 °C | +40.9% |
| 1957 | 0.6497 °C | -123.7% |
| 1958 | 0.9793 °C | +50.7% |
| 1959 | -1.68 °C | -271.1% |
| 1960 | 1.68 °C | -200.1% |
| 1961 | -3.04 °C | -281.3% |
| 1962 | -0.2715 °C | -91.1% |
| 1963 | -0.6519 °C | +140.1% |
| 1964 | 1.03 °C | -258.0% |
| 1965 | -2.74 °C | -366.5% |
| 1966 | -1.82 °C | -33.8% |
| 1967 | 0.4969 °C | -127.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1938 °C | -61.0% |
| 1969 | 1.09 °C | +464.2% |
| 1970 | -0.7743 °C | -170.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0017 °C | -100.2% |
| 1972 | 0.4567 °C | +26800.9% |
| 1973 | 1.27 °C | +177.4% |
| 1974 | -2.85 °C | -325.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1521 °C | -105.3% |
| 1976 | -0.1641 °C | -207.9% |
| 1977 | -1.91 °C | +1066.6% |
| 1978 | -0.0582 °C | -97.0% |
| 1979 | -1.83 °C | +3039.9% |
| 1980 | -2.05 °C | +12.0% |
| 1981 | -0.6177 °C | -69.8% |
| 1982 | -0.6948 °C | +12.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1908 °C | -127.5% |
| 1984 | -1.99 °C | -1142.6% |
| 1985 | -1.84 °C | -7.7% |
| 1986 | -2.88 °C | +56.8% |
| 1987 | 0.5386 °C | -118.7% |
| 1988 | -1.74 °C | -424.0% |
| 1989 | -0.5649 °C | -67.6% |
| 1990 | 2.45 °C | -533.3% |
| 1991 | -2.2 °C | -189.9% |
| 1992 | -1.2 °C | -45.6% |
| 1993 | -0.8252 °C | -31.0% |
| 1994 | -2.55 °C | +208.6% |
| 1995 | 1.83 °C | -171.9% |
| 1996 | -0.027 °C | -101.5% |
| 1997 | -0.7441 °C | +2654.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0242 °C | -103.3% |
| 1999 | -1.18 °C | -4987.0% |
| 2000 | -0.8128 °C | -31.3% |
| 2001 | 0.895 °C | -210.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6491 °C | -27.5% |
| 2003 | -0.3763 °C | -158.0% |
| 2004 | 1.5 °C | -499.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8729 °C | -41.9% |
| 2006 | -1.61 °C | -284.7% |
| 2007 | 0.053 °C | -103.3% |
| 2008 | 1.53 °C | +2789.4% |
| 2009 | 1.17 °C | -23.4% |
| 2010 | 0.4726 °C | -59.7% |
| 2011 | -1.16 °C | -345.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7146 °C | -161.5% |
| 2013 | 0.749 °C | +4.8% |
| 2014 | -0.2902 °C | -138.7% |
| 2015 | -2.23 °C | +670.2% |
| 2016 | 1.98 °C | -188.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4194 °C | -78.8% |
| 2018 | -0.6564 °C | -256.5% |
| 2019 | 0.485 °C | -173.9% |
| 2020 | 2.52 °C | +418.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2418 °C | -90.4% |
| 2022 | 1.37 °C | +466.7% |
| 2023 | 0.624 °C | -54.5% |
| 2024 | -0.6391 °C | -202.4% |
| 2025 | 2.76 °C | -532.6% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 2.76 °C is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.4723 °C, 5.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 2.76 °C is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4189 °C, 6.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Winter temperature anomalies in Niger 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +26800.9% | 0.0017 °C | 0.4567 °C |
| 1999 | -4987.0% | 0.0242 °C | -1.18 °C |
| 1979 | -3039.9% | -0.0582 °C | -1.83 °C |
| 2008 | +2789.4% | 0.053 °C | 1.53 °C |
| 1997 | -2654.6% | -0.027 °C | -0.7441 °C |
| 1984 | -1142.6% | 0.1908 °C | -1.99 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -2 °C | -3.25 °C | -0.6125 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.58 °C | -2.89 °C | 0.9793 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.4033 °C | -3.04 °C | 1.68 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.5714 °C | -2.85 °C | 1.27 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.16 °C | -2.88 °C | 0.5386 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.4419 °C | -2.55 °C | 2.45 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3873 °C | -1.61 °C | 1.53 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0478 °C | -2.23 °C | 1.98 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.15 °C | -0.6391 °C | 2.76 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More climate change data for Niger
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 45.94 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 32,615 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 10,272 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 22,344 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 38.76 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 797.98 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,168 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,078 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 89.82 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.07 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is winter temperature anomalies in Niger?
- Winter temperature anomalies in Niger was 2.76 °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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 2.76 °C in 2025.
- What is the lowest winter temperature anomalies recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.25 °C in 1948.
- How does Niger rank for winter temperature anomalies?
- Niger ranks 12th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is winter temperature anomalies rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 223.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger 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.