Annual temperature anomalies in Congo
Congo: Annual temperature anomalies was 0.5659 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.5659 °C
Change on year
down 48.6%
World rank
115th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.1 °C
in 2024
All-time low
-1.17 °C
in 1976
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Annual temperature anomalies in Congo, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Congo recorded 0.5659 °C for annual temperature anomalies in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 48.6% on the previous year and up 54.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual temperature anomalies in Congo peaked at 1.1 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -1.17 °C, in 1976.
Congo ranks 115th 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 Congo, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.7468 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.2931 °C | -60.8% |
| 1942 | -0.8082 °C | +175.7% |
| 1943 | -0.6707 °C | -17.0% |
| 1944 | -0.4065 °C | -39.4% |
| 1945 | -0.8099 °C | +99.3% |
| 1946 | -0.5977 °C | -26.2% |
| 1947 | -0.5144 °C | -13.9% |
| 1948 | -0.9286 °C | +80.5% |
| 1949 | -0.3873 °C | -58.3% |
| 1950 | -0.6972 °C | +80.0% |
| 1951 | -0.8295 °C | +19.0% |
| 1952 | -0.7491 °C | -9.7% |
| 1953 | -0.8592 °C | +14.7% |
| 1954 | -0.8579 °C | -0.2% |
| 1955 | -0.8755 °C | +2.1% |
| 1956 | -0.8621 °C | -1.5% |
| 1957 | -0.5825 °C | -32.4% |
| 1958 | -0.433 °C | -25.7% |
| 1959 | -0.5912 °C | +36.5% |
| 1960 | -0.6862 °C | +16.1% |
| 1961 | -0.9458 °C | +37.8% |
| 1962 | -0.8936 °C | -5.5% |
| 1963 | -0.5563 °C | -37.7% |
| 1964 | -0.4967 °C | -10.7% |
| 1965 | -0.6821 °C | +37.3% |
| 1966 | -0.3306 °C | -51.5% |
| 1967 | -1.14 °C | +243.5% |
| 1968 | -0.9352 °C | -17.6% |
| 1969 | -0.7535 °C | -19.4% |
| 1970 | -0.6782 °C | -10.0% |
| 1971 | -0.9624 °C | +41.9% |
| 1972 | -0.7855 °C | -18.4% |
| 1973 | -0.4915 °C | -37.4% |
| 1974 | -1.12 °C | +128.6% |
| 1975 | -1.04 °C | -7.6% |
| 1976 | -1.17 °C | +13.1% |
| 1977 | -0.7789 °C | -33.7% |
| 1978 | -0.7409 °C | -4.9% |
| 1979 | -0.6616 °C | -10.7% |
| 1980 | -0.6965 °C | +5.3% |
| 1981 | -0.6798 °C | -2.4% |
| 1982 | -0.7826 °C | +15.1% |
| 1983 | -0.3007 °C | -61.6% |
| 1984 | -0.6047 °C | +101.1% |
| 1985 | -0.8125 °C | +34.4% |
| 1986 | -0.5832 °C | -28.2% |
| 1987 | -0.0525 °C | -91.0% |
| 1988 | -0.3907 °C | +644.8% |
| 1989 | -0.546 °C | +39.7% |
| 1990 | -0.3486 °C | -36.2% |
| 1991 | -0.3228 °C | -7.4% |
| 1992 | -0.6186 °C | +91.7% |
| 1993 | -0.4571 °C | -26.1% |
| 1994 | -0.4291 °C | -6.1% |
| 1995 | -0.3015 °C | -29.7% |
| 1996 | -0.5636 °C | +86.9% |
| 1997 | -0.2472 °C | -56.1% |
| 1998 | 0.403 °C | -263.0% |
| 1999 | -0.4922 °C | -222.1% |
| 2000 | -0.5672 °C | +15.2% |
| 2001 | -0.4626 °C | -18.4% |
| 2002 | -0.1177 °C | -74.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0295 °C | -125.0% |
| 2004 | -0.0043 °C | -114.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2263 °C | -5406.1% |
| 2006 | -0.0376 °C | -116.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0332 °C | -188.4% |
| 2008 | -0.0984 °C | -396.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0933 °C | -194.9% |
| 2010 | 0.4105 °C | +339.9% |
| 2011 | 0.073 °C | -82.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0427 °C | -41.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1974 °C | +362.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1757 °C | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3662 °C | +108.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6955 °C | +89.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3377 °C | -51.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3575 °C | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6233 °C | +74.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6549 °C | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5659 °C | -13.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3788 °C | -33.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5798 °C | +53.1% |
| 2024 | 1.1 °C | +90.0% |
| 2025 | 0.5659 °C | -48.6% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 0.5659 °C is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5654 °C, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Congo's 0.5659 °C is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5364 °C, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual temperature anomalies in Congo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +5406.1% | -0.0043 °C | 0.2263 °C |
| 1988 | -644.8% | -0.0525 °C | -0.3907 °C |
| 2008 | -396.0% | 0.0332 °C | -0.0984 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.6163 °C | -0.9286 °C | -0.2931 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.7337 °C | -0.8755 °C | -0.433 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.7416 °C | -1.14 °C | -0.3306 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.8436 °C | -1.17 °C | -0.4915 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.5449 °C | -0.8125 °C | -0.0525 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.3378 °C | -0.6186 °C | 0.403 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0905 °C | -0.5672 °C | 0.2263 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3279 °C | 0.0427 °C | 0.6955 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6412 °C | 0.3788 °C | 1.1 °C | 6 |
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More reference data data for Congo
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual temperature anomalies in Congo?
- Annual temperature anomalies in Congo was 0.5659 °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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.17 °C in 1976.
- How does Congo rank for annual temperature anomalies?
- Congo ranks 115th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual temperature anomalies rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Congo 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.