Benin vs Niger: Average annual surface temperature
Benin
28.26 °C
in 2025
Niger
28.38 °C
in 2025
Benin rank
8th
Niger rank
6th
Average annual surface temperature over time
- Benin
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 28.38 °C against 28.26 °C in Benin, a difference of 0.12 °C.
The two have swapped places 27 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 8th and Niger ranks 6th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 8 and Niger in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 26.41 °C | 25.31 °C | 1.1 °C | Benin |
| 1950s | 26.26 °C | 25.76 °C | 0.4925 °C | Benin |
| 1960s | 26.66 °C | 26.3 °C | 0.362 °C | Benin |
| 1970s | 26.66 °C | 26.63 °C | 0.0301 °C | Benin |
| 1980s | 27.26 °C | 26.69 °C | 0.569 °C | Benin |
| 1990s | 27.3 °C | 26.99 °C | 0.3136 °C | Benin |
| 2000s | 27.55 °C | 27.43 °C | 0.1172 °C | Benin |
| 2010s | 27.85 °C | 27.96 °C | 0.1114 °C | Niger |
| 2020s | 28.13 °C | 28.06 °C | 0.067 °C | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average annual surface temperature, Benin or Niger?
- Niger, at 28.38 °C against 28.26 °C in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average annual surface temperature between Benin and Niger?
- 0.12 °C, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Niger?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Niger rank globally for average annual surface temperature?
- Benin ranks 8th and Niger ranks 6th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Average annual surface temperature. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Temperature of the air measured 2 meters above the ground, encompassing land, sea, and in-land water surfaces.