Cape Verde vs Malawi: Average annual surface temperature
Cape Verde
22.86 °C
in 2025
Malawi
22.29 °C
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
98th
Malawi rank
101st
Average annual surface temperature over time
- Cape Verde
- Malawi
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 22.86 °C against 22.29 °C in Malawi, a difference of 0.57 °C.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 98th and Malawi ranks 101st of 193 countries.
Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 22.55 °C | 21.61 °C | 0.9375 °C | Cape Verde |
| 1950s | 22.39 °C | 21.46 °C | 0.9376 °C | Cape Verde |
| 1960s | 22.47 °C | 21.45 °C | 1.02 °C | Cape Verde |
| 1970s | 22.17 °C | 21.51 °C | 0.6595 °C | Cape Verde |
| 1980s | 22.5 °C | 21.72 °C | 0.7764 °C | Cape Verde |
| 1990s | 22.64 °C | 22.1 °C | 0.5379 °C | Cape Verde |
| 2000s | 22.85 °C | 21.92 °C | 0.929 °C | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 22.75 °C | 22.38 °C | 0.3636 °C | Cape Verde |
| 2020s | 23.19 °C | 22.46 °C | 0.7272 °C | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average annual surface temperature, Cape Verde or Malawi?
- Cape Verde, at 22.86 °C against 22.29 °C in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average annual surface temperature between Cape Verde and Malawi?
- 0.57 °C, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Malawi?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Malawi rank globally for average annual surface temperature?
- Cape Verde ranks 98th and Malawi ranks 101st 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.