Annual temperature anomalies in Botswana
Botswana: Annual temperature anomalies was -0.3719 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
-0.3719 °C
Change on year
down 128.2%
World rank
193rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.32 °C
in 2024
All-time low
-2 °C
in 1974
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Annual temperature anomalies in Botswana, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
In 2025, annual temperature anomalies in Botswana stood at -0.3719 °C.
That represents a change of down 128.2% on the previous year and down 135.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual temperature anomalies in Botswana peaked at 1.32 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -2 °C, in 1974.
Botswana ranks 193rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual temperature anomalies in Botswana, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.2828 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.0559 °C | -80.2% |
| 1942 | -0.7834 °C | +1300.9% |
| 1943 | -0.9984 °C | +27.4% |
| 1944 | -0.2797 °C | -72.0% |
| 1945 | -0.2452 °C | -12.3% |
| 1946 | -0.2567 °C | +4.7% |
| 1947 | -0.431 °C | +67.9% |
| 1948 | -1.01 °C | +134.6% |
| 1949 | 0.3463 °C | -134.3% |
| 1950 | -1.04 °C | -400.3% |
| 1951 | -0.3701 °C | -64.4% |
| 1952 | -0.3764 °C | +1.7% |
| 1953 | -0.8402 °C | +123.2% |
| 1954 | 0.1062 °C | -112.6% |
| 1955 | -1.69 °C | -1690.7% |
| 1956 | -0.6387 °C | -62.2% |
| 1957 | -0.8072 °C | +26.4% |
| 1958 | -1.06 °C | +31.8% |
| 1959 | -0.8 °C | -24.8% |
| 1960 | -0.6892 °C | -13.8% |
| 1961 | -0.741 °C | +7.5% |
| 1962 | -0.5043 °C | -31.9% |
| 1963 | -1.33 °C | +163.2% |
| 1964 | -0.6833 °C | -48.5% |
| 1965 | -0.3017 °C | -55.8% |
| 1966 | -0.5864 °C | +94.3% |
| 1967 | -1.44 °C | +146.2% |
| 1968 | -0.7626 °C | -47.2% |
| 1969 | -0.6026 °C | -21.0% |
| 1970 | 0.2204 °C | -136.6% |
| 1971 | -0.5306 °C | -340.7% |
| 1972 | -0.8548 °C | +61.1% |
| 1973 | -0.5042 °C | -41.0% |
| 1974 | -2 °C | +296.3% |
| 1975 | -1.27 °C | -36.3% |
| 1976 | -1.67 °C | +31.2% |
| 1977 | -0.7747 °C | -53.6% |
| 1978 | -1.35 °C | +73.6% |
| 1979 | -0.4653 °C | -65.4% |
| 1980 | -0.8302 °C | +78.4% |
| 1981 | -1.33 °C | +59.8% |
| 1982 | -0.1232 °C | -90.7% |
| 1983 | 0.2988 °C | -342.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1603 °C | -46.3% |
| 1985 | -0.0048 °C | -103.0% |
| 1986 | -0.1822 °C | +3724.4% |
| 1987 | 0.6595 °C | -461.9% |
| 1988 | -0.7013 °C | -206.3% |
| 1989 | -0.7594 °C | +8.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1224 °C | -116.1% |
| 1991 | -0.7373 °C | -702.6% |
| 1992 | 0.6099 °C | -182.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1286 °C | -78.9% |
| 1994 | -0.412 °C | -420.5% |
| 1995 | 0.6759 °C | -264.1% |
| 1996 | -0.6007 °C | -188.9% |
| 1997 | -0.4289 °C | -28.6% |
| 1998 | 0.3516 °C | -182.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1306 °C | -62.8% |
| 2000 | -1.15 °C | -976.6% |
| 2001 | -0.4172 °C | -63.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3901 °C | -193.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8285 °C | +112.4% |
| 2004 | -0.3246 °C | -139.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7926 °C | -344.2% |
| 2006 | -1.09 °C | -237.5% |
| 2007 | -0.1425 °C | -86.9% |
| 2008 | -0.3614 °C | +153.7% |
| 2009 | -0.6189 °C | +71.2% |
| 2010 | -0.037 °C | -94.0% |
| 2011 | -0.7291 °C | +1868.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0346 °C | -104.7% |
| 2013 | 0.278 °C | +703.8% |
| 2014 | -0.5815 °C | -309.1% |
| 2015 | 1.06 °C | -282.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9769 °C | -7.9% |
| 2017 | -0.3417 °C | -135.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5067 °C | -248.3% |
| 2019 | 1.28 °C | +153.5% |
| 2020 | -0.0813 °C | -106.3% |
| 2021 | -0.6553 °C | +706.5% |
| 2022 | -0.3354 °C | -48.8% |
| 2023 | 0.7122 °C | -312.3% |
| 2024 | 1.32 °C | +85.1% |
| 2025 | -0.3719 °C | -128.2% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's -0.3719 °C is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7693 °C. (50 countries reporting)
- Botswana's -0.3719 °C is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5364 °C. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual temperature anomalies in Botswana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | -3724.4% | -0.0048 °C | -0.1822 °C |
| 2011 | -1868.8% | -0.037 °C | -0.7291 °C |
| 1955 | -1690.7% | 0.1062 °C | -1.69 °C |
| 1942 | -1300.9% | -0.0559 °C | -0.7834 °C |
| 2000 | -976.6% | 0.1306 °C | -1.15 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.3998 °C | -1.01 °C | 0.3463 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.752 °C | -1.69 °C | 0.1062 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.7643 °C | -1.44 °C | -0.3017 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.9197 °C | -2 °C | 0.2204 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.2809 °C | -1.33 °C | 0.6595 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.016 °C | -0.7373 °C | 0.6759 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.2088 °C | -1.15 °C | 0.8285 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2452 °C | -0.7291 °C | 1.28 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0978 °C | -0.6553 °C | 1.32 °C | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual temperature anomalies in Botswana?
- Annual temperature anomalies in Botswana was -0.3719 °C in 2025, according to Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was -2 °C in 1974.
- How does Botswana rank for annual temperature anomalies?
- Botswana ranks 193rd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual temperature anomalies rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 135.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual temperature anomalies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Difference of a specific year's average surface temperature from the 1991-2020 mean, in degrees Celsius.