Ghana vs Nigeria: Average annual surface temperature

Ghana

27.92 °C

in 2025

Nigeria

27.78 °C

in 2025

Ghana rank

12th

Nigeria rank

15th

Average annual surface temperature over time

Ghana currently reports 27.92 °C against 27.78 °C in Nigeria, a difference of 0.1337 °C.

The two have swapped places 19 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Nigeria ahead.

Ghana ranks 12th and Nigeria ranks 15th of 193 countries.

Indicator: Average annual surface temperature
Unit: °C
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 193 places, 16,598 data points, 1940–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The temperature of the air measured 2 meters above the ground, encompassing land, sea, and in-land water surfaces.