Annual temperature anomalies in Gambia
Gambia: Annual temperature anomalies was 0.1059 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.1059 °C
Change on year
down 77.5%
World rank
179th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.5789 °C
in 2020
All-time low
-1.92 °C
in 1943
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Annual temperature anomalies in Gambia, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 0.1059 °C for annual temperature anomalies in 2025.
That represents a change of down 77.5% on the previous year and up 319.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual temperature anomalies in Gambia peaked at 0.5789 °C in 2020 and was at its lowest, -1.92 °C, in 1943.
Gambia ranks 179th 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 Gambia, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.4493 °C | — |
| 1941 | 0.0042 °C | -100.9% |
| 1942 | -0.9945 °C | -23791.7% |
| 1943 | -1.92 °C | +92.7% |
| 1944 | -0.8608 °C | -55.1% |
| 1945 | -0.5888 °C | -31.6% |
| 1946 | -0.9089 °C | +54.4% |
| 1947 | -0.6976 °C | -23.2% |
| 1948 | -0.955 °C | +36.9% |
| 1949 | -0.7722 °C | -19.1% |
| 1950 | -1.26 °C | +63.5% |
| 1951 | -1.34 °C | +6.2% |
| 1952 | -1.47 °C | +9.3% |
| 1953 | -0.9113 °C | -37.8% |
| 1954 | -1.28 °C | +40.2% |
| 1955 | -1.01 °C | -21.2% |
| 1956 | -1.22 °C | +21.0% |
| 1957 | -1.18 °C | -3.2% |
| 1958 | -0.9497 °C | -19.5% |
| 1959 | -0.9201 °C | -3.1% |
| 1960 | -0.7765 °C | -15.6% |
| 1961 | -0.9892 °C | +27.4% |
| 1962 | -1.27 °C | +28.0% |
| 1963 | -0.7956 °C | -37.2% |
| 1964 | -1.09 °C | +36.5% |
| 1965 | -1.74 °C | +60.7% |
| 1966 | -1.29 °C | -25.9% |
| 1967 | -1.5 °C | +16.1% |
| 1968 | -1.48 °C | -1.2% |
| 1969 | -0.4867 °C | -67.2% |
| 1970 | -0.6038 °C | +24.1% |
| 1971 | -0.9838 °C | +62.9% |
| 1972 | -0.5733 °C | -41.7% |
| 1973 | -0.3333 °C | -41.9% |
| 1974 | -1.1 °C | +229.1% |
| 1975 | -0.9972 °C | -9.1% |
| 1976 | -1.05 °C | +5.5% |
| 1977 | -0.1544 °C | -85.3% |
| 1978 | -0.5345 °C | +246.2% |
| 1979 | -0.3759 °C | -29.7% |
| 1980 | -0.189 °C | -49.7% |
| 1981 | -0.311 °C | +64.5% |
| 1982 | -0.9163 °C | +194.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0244 °C | -102.7% |
| 1984 | -0.428 °C | -1856.9% |
| 1985 | -0.4983 °C | +16.4% |
| 1986 | -0.742 °C | +48.9% |
| 1987 | -0.1879 °C | -74.7% |
| 1988 | -0.4209 °C | +124.0% |
| 1989 | -0.5157 °C | +22.5% |
| 1990 | -0.2084 °C | -59.6% |
| 1991 | -0.2749 °C | +32.0% |
| 1992 | -0.3387 °C | +23.2% |
| 1993 | -0.2044 °C | -39.7% |
| 1994 | -0.3113 °C | +52.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0255 °C | -108.2% |
| 1996 | -0.1182 °C | -564.0% |
| 1997 | -0.0168 °C | -85.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4293 °C | -2648.3% |
| 1999 | -0.555 °C | -229.3% |
| 2000 | -0.1778 °C | -68.0% |
| 2001 | -0.1383 °C | -22.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2601 °C | -288.0% |
| 2003 | -0.2465 °C | -194.8% |
| 2004 | -0.2257 °C | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2771 °C | -222.8% |
| 2006 | -0.1619 °C | -158.4% |
| 2007 | -0.146 °C | -9.8% |
| 2008 | -0.0771 °C | -47.2% |
| 2009 | -0.2872 °C | +272.3% |
| 2010 | 0.505 °C | -275.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1165 °C | -76.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1192 °C | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2015 °C | +69.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0507 °C | -74.8% |
| 2015 | -0.0483 °C | -195.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3617 °C | -848.1% |
| 2017 | 0.533 °C | +47.4% |
| 2018 | -0.1376 °C | -125.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0076 °C | -105.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5789 °C | +7555.3% |
| 2021 | 0.461 °C | -20.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0514 °C | -88.8% |
| 2023 | 0.5586 °C | +985.9% |
| 2024 | 0.47 °C | -15.8% |
| 2025 | 0.1059 °C | -77.5% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.1059 °C is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.6145 °C, 17% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia'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 Gambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | -23791.7% | 0.0042 °C | -0.9945 °C |
| 2020 | +7555.3% | 0.0076 °C | 0.5789 °C |
| 1998 | +2648.3% | -0.0168 °C | 0.4293 °C |
| 1984 | -1856.9% | 0.0244 °C | -0.428 °C |
| 2023 | +985.9% | 0.0514 °C | 0.5586 °C |
| 2016 | +848.1% | -0.0483 °C | 0.3617 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.8139 °C | -1.92 °C | 0.0042 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.15 °C | -1.47 °C | -0.9113 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.14 °C | -1.74 °C | -0.4867 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.6706 °C | -1.1 °C | -0.1544 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.4185 °C | -0.9163 °C | 0.0244 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1573 °C | -0.555 °C | 0.4293 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0923 °C | -0.2872 °C | 0.2771 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1709 °C | -0.1376 °C | 0.533 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.371 °C | 0.0514 °C | 0.5789 °C | 6 |
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More reference data data for Gambia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual temperature anomalies in Gambia?
- Annual temperature anomalies in Gambia 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5789 °C in 2020.
- What is the lowest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.92 °C in 1943.
- How does Gambia rank for annual temperature anomalies?
- Gambia ranks 179th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual temperature anomalies rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 319.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia 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.