Mauritania vs Niger: Average annual surface temperature
Mauritania
28.22 °C
in 2025
Niger
28.38 °C
in 2025
Mauritania rank
9th
Niger rank
6th
Average annual surface temperature over time
- Mauritania
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 28.38 °C against 28.22 °C in Mauritania, a difference of 0.16 °C.
The two have swapped places 39 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Mauritania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 9th and Niger ranks 6th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 7 and Niger in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 26.06 °C | 25.31 °C | 0.7533 °C | Mauritania |
| 1950s | 26.03 °C | 25.76 °C | 0.2638 °C | Mauritania |
| 1960s | 26.47 °C | 26.3 °C | 0.1762 °C | Mauritania |
| 1970s | 26.53 °C | 26.63 °C | 0.0993 °C | Niger |
| 1980s | 27.14 °C | 26.69 °C | 0.4525 °C | Mauritania |
| 1990s | 27.15 °C | 26.99 °C | 0.157 °C | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 27.58 °C | 27.43 °C | 0.1455 °C | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 27.81 °C | 27.96 °C | 0.1505 °C | Niger |
| 2020s | 28.4 °C | 28.06 °C | 0.3429 °C | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average annual surface temperature, Mauritania or Niger?
- Niger, at 28.38 °C against 28.22 °C in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average annual surface temperature between Mauritania and Niger?
- 0.16 °C, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Niger?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Mauritania and Niger rank globally for average annual surface temperature?
- Mauritania ranks 9th 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.