Botswana vs Namibia: Average annual surface temperature
Botswana
21.74 °C
in 2025
Namibia
21.61 °C
in 2025
Botswana rank
104th
Namibia rank
106th
Average annual surface temperature over time
- Botswana
- Namibia
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 21.74 °C against 21.61 °C in Namibia, a difference of 0.13 °C.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 104th and Namibia ranks 106th of 193 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 21.71 °C | 20.83 °C | 0.8856 °C | Botswana |
| 1950s | 21.36 °C | 20.49 °C | 0.8718 °C | Botswana |
| 1960s | 21.35 °C | 20.57 °C | 0.7746 °C | Botswana |
| 1970s | 21.19 °C | 20.42 °C | 0.7726 °C | Botswana |
| 1980s | 21.83 °C | 21.03 °C | 0.7977 °C | Botswana |
| 1990s | 22.1 °C | 21.33 °C | 0.7644 °C | Botswana |
| 2000s | 21.9 °C | 21.3 °C | 0.6 °C | Botswana |
| 2010s | 22.36 °C | 21.83 °C | 0.5288 °C | Botswana |
| 2020s | 22.21 °C | 21.91 °C | 0.303 °C | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average annual surface temperature, Botswana or Namibia?
- Botswana, at 21.74 °C against 21.61 °C in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average annual surface temperature between Botswana and Namibia?
- 0.13 °C, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Namibia?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Namibia rank globally for average annual surface temperature?
- Botswana ranks 104th and Namibia ranks 106th 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.