Annual temperature anomalies in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Annual temperature anomalies was 0.8424 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.8424 °C
Change on year
down 39.5%
World rank
66th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.39 °C
in 2024
All-time low
-1.09 °C
in 1974
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Annual temperature anomalies in Central African Republic, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Central African Republic recorded 0.8424 °C for annual temperature anomalies in 2025.
That represents a change of down 39.5% on the previous year and up 84.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual temperature anomalies in Central African Republic peaked at 1.39 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -1.09 °C, in 1974.
Central African Republic ranks 66th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual temperature anomalies in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.6301 °C | — |
| 1941 | 0.1463 °C | -123.2% |
| 1942 | -0.5265 °C | -460.0% |
| 1943 | -0.3968 °C | -24.6% |
| 1944 | -0.4038 °C | +1.8% |
| 1945 | -0.646 °C | +60.0% |
| 1946 | -0.4353 °C | -32.6% |
| 1947 | -0.4218 °C | -3.1% |
| 1948 | -0.7868 °C | +86.5% |
| 1949 | -0.264 °C | -66.5% |
| 1950 | -0.8175 °C | +209.7% |
| 1951 | -0.8018 °C | -1.9% |
| 1952 | -0.6875 °C | -14.3% |
| 1953 | -0.9286 °C | +35.1% |
| 1954 | -0.9702 °C | +4.5% |
| 1955 | -0.9528 °C | -1.8% |
| 1956 | -0.7648 °C | -19.7% |
| 1957 | -0.6263 °C | -18.1% |
| 1958 | -0.2227 °C | -64.4% |
| 1959 | -0.0455 °C | -79.6% |
| 1960 | -0.1367 °C | +200.5% |
| 1961 | -0.4273 °C | +212.7% |
| 1962 | -0.6715 °C | +57.1% |
| 1963 | -0.1343 °C | -80.0% |
| 1964 | 0.5567 °C | -514.5% |
| 1965 | 0.1289 °C | -76.8% |
| 1966 | 0.5804 °C | +350.3% |
| 1967 | -0.8145 °C | -240.3% |
| 1968 | -0.7357 °C | -9.7% |
| 1969 | -0.6638 °C | -9.8% |
| 1970 | -0.5286 °C | -20.4% |
| 1971 | -0.9199 °C | +74.0% |
| 1972 | -0.4017 °C | -56.3% |
| 1973 | -0.1841 °C | -54.2% |
| 1974 | -1.09 °C | +491.5% |
| 1975 | -1.03 °C | -5.5% |
| 1976 | -0.9459 °C | -8.0% |
| 1977 | -0.6364 °C | -32.7% |
| 1978 | -0.7635 °C | +20.0% |
| 1979 | -0.7377 °C | -3.4% |
| 1980 | -0.5278 °C | -28.4% |
| 1981 | -0.6505 °C | +23.2% |
| 1982 | -0.8006 °C | +23.1% |
| 1983 | -0.2168 °C | -72.9% |
| 1984 | -0.844 °C | +289.3% |
| 1985 | -0.9047 °C | +7.2% |
| 1986 | -0.556 °C | -38.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1147 °C | -120.6% |
| 1988 | -0.0606 °C | -152.9% |
| 1989 | -0.5415 °C | +793.4% |
| 1990 | 0.169 °C | -131.2% |
| 1991 | -0.2667 °C | -257.8% |
| 1992 | -0.8023 °C | +200.8% |
| 1993 | -0.5384 °C | -32.9% |
| 1994 | -0.396 °C | -26.4% |
| 1995 | -0.3088 °C | -22.0% |
| 1996 | -0.3753 °C | +21.5% |
| 1997 | -0.3884 °C | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.237 °C | -161.0% |
| 1999 | -0.528 °C | -322.8% |
| 2000 | -0.5179 °C | -1.9% |
| 2001 | -0.43 °C | -17.0% |
| 2002 | -0.1678 °C | -61.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0826 °C | -149.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1077 °C | +30.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3318 °C | +207.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0473 °C | -85.7% |
| 2007 | -0.0914 °C | -293.3% |
| 2008 | -0.2442 °C | +167.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2247 °C | -192.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2757 °C | +22.7% |
| 2011 | -0.2347 °C | -185.1% |
| 2012 | -0.1936 °C | -17.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2463 °C | -227.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2401 °C | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4557 °C | +89.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6669 °C | +46.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6217 °C | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 0.42 °C | -32.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7336 °C | +74.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7923 °C | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9628 °C | +21.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6095 °C | -36.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9111 °C | +49.5% |
| 2024 | 1.39 °C | +52.8% |
| 2025 | 0.8424 °C | -39.5% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 0.8424 °C is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.6145 °C, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 0.8424 °C is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5364 °C, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual temperature anomalies in Central African Republic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | -793.4% | -0.0606 °C | -0.5415 °C |
| 1964 | +514.5% | -0.1343 °C | 0.5567 °C |
| 1974 | -491.5% | -0.1841 °C | -1.09 °C |
| 1942 | -460.0% | 0.1463 °C | -0.5265 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.4365 °C | -0.7868 °C | 0.1463 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.6818 °C | -0.9702 °C | -0.0455 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.2318 °C | -0.8145 °C | 0.5804 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.7235 °C | -1.09 °C | -0.1841 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.4988 °C | -0.9047 °C | 0.1147 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.3198 °C | -0.8023 °C | 0.237 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0657 °C | -0.5179 °C | 0.3318 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3232 °C | -0.2347 °C | 0.7336 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9183 °C | 0.6095 °C | 1.39 °C | 6 |
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More reference data data for Central African Republic
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual temperature anomalies in Central African Republic?
- Annual temperature anomalies in Central African Republic was 0.8424 °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 Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 1.39 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.09 °C in 1974.
- How does Central African Republic rank for annual temperature anomalies?
- Central African Republic ranks 66th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual temperature anomalies rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Central African Republic 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.