Annual temperature anomalies in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Annual temperature anomalies was 0.1059 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.1059 °C
Change on year
down 87.2%
World rank
180th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.01 °C
in 2023
All-time low
-1.02 °C
in 1974
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Annual temperature anomalies in Cape Verde, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 0.1059 °C for annual temperature anomalies in 2025.
The figure is down 87.2% on the previous year and up 135.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual temperature anomalies in Cape Verde peaked at 1.01 °C in 2023 and was at its lowest, -1.02 °C, in 1974.
That places Cape Verde 180th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual temperature anomalies in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.1251 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.3694 °C | +195.3% |
| 1942 | -0.1261 °C | -65.9% |
| 1943 | -0.4773 °C | +278.6% |
| 1944 | 0.0282 °C | -105.9% |
| 1945 | 0.3623 °C | +1187.0% |
| 1946 | -0.3433 °C | -194.7% |
| 1947 | -0.4249 °C | +23.8% |
| 1948 | -0.1265 °C | -70.2% |
| 1949 | -0.417 °C | +229.6% |
| 1950 | -0.0804 °C | -80.7% |
| 1951 | -0.4368 °C | +443.0% |
| 1952 | -0.555 °C | +27.1% |
| 1953 | -0.1847 °C | -66.7% |
| 1954 | -0.513 °C | +177.7% |
| 1955 | 0.0332 °C | -106.5% |
| 1956 | -0.5099 °C | -1638.0% |
| 1957 | -0.622 °C | +22.0% |
| 1958 | 0.0537 °C | -108.6% |
| 1959 | -0.7856 °C | -1563.0% |
| 1960 | -0.5644 °C | -28.2% |
| 1961 | -0.2165 °C | -61.6% |
| 1962 | -0.1614 °C | -25.5% |
| 1963 | -0.1204 °C | -25.4% |
| 1964 | -0.3821 °C | +217.4% |
| 1965 | -0.5613 °C | +46.9% |
| 1966 | -0.0491 °C | -91.3% |
| 1967 | -0.4884 °C | +895.3% |
| 1968 | -0.6666 °C | +36.5% |
| 1969 | 0.3692 °C | -155.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0222 °C | -94.0% |
| 1971 | -0.6502 °C | -3029.8% |
| 1972 | -0.9493 °C | +46.0% |
| 1973 | -0.6176 °C | -34.9% |
| 1974 | -1.02 °C | +64.6% |
| 1975 | -0.8533 °C | -16.1% |
| 1976 | -0.97 °C | +13.7% |
| 1977 | -0.5448 °C | -43.8% |
| 1978 | -0.3541 °C | -35.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1065 °C | -130.1% |
| 1980 | -0.0298 °C | -128.0% |
| 1981 | -0.1733 °C | +480.9% |
| 1982 | -0.4229 °C | +144.0% |
| 1983 | -0.0148 °C | -96.5% |
| 1984 | -0.5553 °C | +3664.8% |
| 1985 | -0.4331 °C | -22.0% |
| 1986 | -0.7967 °C | +84.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3406 °C | -142.8% |
| 1988 | -0.1454 °C | -142.7% |
| 1989 | -0.3312 °C | +127.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1392 °C | -142.0% |
| 1991 | -0.4932 °C | -454.3% |
| 1992 | -0.284 °C | -42.4% |
| 1993 | -0.5363 °C | +88.8% |
| 1994 | -0.7128 °C | +32.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2119 °C | -129.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1234 °C | -41.8% |
| 1997 | 0.3427 °C | +177.8% |
| 1998 | 0.491 °C | +43.3% |
| 1999 | -0.4689 °C | -195.5% |
| 2000 | -0.1654 °C | -64.7% |
| 2001 | 0.1808 °C | -209.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0073 °C | -95.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1223 °C | +1567.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1946 °C | +59.1% |
| 2005 | 0.538 °C | +176.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3525 °C | -34.5% |
| 2007 | -0.1346 °C | -138.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0767 °C | -157.0% |
| 2009 | -0.1867 °C | -343.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9068 °C | -585.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2874 °C | -68.3% |
| 2012 | -0.0668 °C | -123.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0082 °C | -112.3% |
| 2014 | -0.4084 °C | -5072.7% |
| 2015 | -0.2994 °C | -26.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1311 °C | -143.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3091 °C | +135.8% |
| 2018 | -0.7234 °C | -334.0% |
| 2019 | -0.2189 °C | -69.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4148 °C | -289.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0548 °C | -86.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2074 °C | +278.3% |
| 2023 | 1.01 °C | +385.5% |
| 2024 | 0.8282 °C | -17.8% |
| 2025 | 0.1059 °C | -87.2% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.1059 °C is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7693 °C, 14% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.1059 °C is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5364 °C, 20% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual temperature anomalies in Cape Verde 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -5072.7% | 0.0082 °C | -0.4084 °C |
| 1984 | -3664.8% | -0.0148 °C | -0.5553 °C |
| 1971 | -3029.8% | 0.0222 °C | -0.6502 °C |
| 1956 | -1638.0% | 0.0332 °C | -0.5099 °C |
| 2003 | +1567.0% | 0.0073 °C | 0.1223 °C |
| 1959 | -1563.0% | 0.0537 °C | -0.7856 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.2019 °C | -0.4773 °C | 0.3623 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.3601 °C | -0.7856 °C | 0.0537 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.2841 °C | -0.6666 °C | 0.3692 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.5827 °C | -1.02 °C | 0.1065 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.2562 °C | -0.7967 °C | 0.3406 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1187 °C | -0.7128 °C | 0.491 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0986 °C | -0.1867 °C | 0.538 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0074 °C | -0.7234 °C | 0.9068 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4364 °C | 0.0548 °C | 1.01 °C | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual temperature anomalies in Cape Verde?
- Annual temperature anomalies in Cape Verde was 0.1059 °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 Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 °C in 2023.
- What is the lowest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.02 °C in 1974.
- How does Cape Verde rank for annual temperature anomalies?
- Cape Verde ranks 180th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual temperature anomalies rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 135.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde 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.