Nigeria vs Sudan: Average annual surface temperature
Nigeria
27.78 °C
in 2025
Sudan
27.76 °C
in 2025
Nigeria rank
15th
Sudan rank
16th
Average annual surface temperature over time
- Nigeria
- Sudan
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 27.78 °C against 27.76 °C in Sudan, a difference of 0.02 °C.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 15th and Sudan ranks 16th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 6 and Sudan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 26.13 °C | 25.2 °C | 0.9272 °C | Nigeria |
| 1950s | 25.97 °C | 25.72 °C | 0.248 °C | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 26.49 °C | 26.19 °C | 0.292 °C | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 26.44 °C | 26.13 °C | 0.3083 °C | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 26.72 °C | 26.34 °C | 0.3735 °C | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 26.79 °C | 26.73 °C | 0.0648 °C | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 27.08 °C | 27.23 °C | 0.1535 °C | Sudan |
| 2010s | 27.3 °C | 27.6 °C | 0.3016 °C | Sudan |
| 2020s | 27.49 °C | 27.68 °C | 0.1919 °C | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average annual surface temperature, Nigeria or Sudan?
- Nigeria, at 27.78 °C against 27.76 °C in Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average annual surface temperature between Nigeria and Sudan?
- 0.02 °C, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sudan?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Sudan rank globally for average annual surface temperature?
- Nigeria ranks 15th and Sudan ranks 16th 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.