Cayman Islands vs Nigeria: Average annual surface temperature
Cayman Islands
27.55 °C
in 2025
Nigeria
27.78 °C
in 2025
Cayman Islands rank
18th
Nigeria rank
15th
Average annual surface temperature over time
- Cayman Islands
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 27.78 °C against 27.55 °C in Cayman Islands, a difference of 0.23 °C.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Nigeria ahead.
Cayman Islands ranks 18th and Nigeria ranks 15th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Cayman Islands averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cayman Islands | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 26.49 °C | 26.13 °C | 0.3561 °C | Cayman Islands |
| 1950s | 26.38 °C | 25.97 °C | 0.4094 °C | Cayman Islands |
| 1960s | 26.43 °C | 26.49 °C | 0.0551 °C | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 26.39 °C | 26.44 °C | 0.048 °C | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 26.42 °C | 26.72 °C | 0.3 °C | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 26.66 °C | 26.79 °C | 0.1306 °C | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 26.69 °C | 27.08 °C | 0.394 °C | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 26.94 °C | 27.3 °C | 0.353 °C | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 27.39 °C | 27.49 °C | 0.1031 °C | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average annual surface temperature, Cayman Islands or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 27.78 °C against 27.55 °C in Cayman Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average annual surface temperature between Cayman Islands and Nigeria?
- 0.23 °C, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cayman Islands and Nigeria?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Cayman Islands and Nigeria rank globally for average annual surface temperature?
- Cayman Islands ranks 18th and Nigeria ranks 15th 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.