Annual temperature anomalies in Malawi
Malawi: Annual temperature anomalies was 0.1382 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.1382 °C
Change on year
down 79.2%
World rank
176th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.6648 °C
in 2024
All-time low
-1.23 °C
in 1965
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Annual temperature anomalies in Malawi, 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 Malawi stood at 0.1382 °C.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 79.2% on the previous year and down 71.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual temperature anomalies in Malawi peaked at 0.6648 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -1.23 °C, in 1965.
Malawi ranks 176th 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 Malawi, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.7619 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.2054 °C | -73.0% |
| 1942 | -0.3187 °C | +55.1% |
| 1943 | -0.3759 °C | +18.0% |
| 1944 | -0.6936 °C | +84.5% |
| 1945 | -0.8204 °C | +18.3% |
| 1946 | -0.8565 °C | +4.4% |
| 1947 | -0.6127 °C | -28.5% |
| 1948 | -0.385 °C | -37.2% |
| 1949 | -0.2955 °C | -23.2% |
| 1950 | -1.06 °C | +258.3% |
| 1951 | -0.1224 °C | -88.4% |
| 1952 | -0.5115 °C | +318.0% |
| 1953 | -0.9489 °C | +85.5% |
| 1954 | -0.5685 °C | -40.1% |
| 1955 | -1.06 °C | +86.1% |
| 1956 | -0.9314 °C | -11.9% |
| 1957 | -0.7122 °C | -23.5% |
| 1958 | -0.3698 °C | -48.1% |
| 1959 | -0.6267 °C | +69.5% |
| 1960 | -0.6728 °C | +7.4% |
| 1961 | -0.7121 °C | +5.8% |
| 1962 | -0.6001 °C | -15.7% |
| 1963 | -0.8427 °C | +40.4% |
| 1964 | -0.8191 °C | -2.8% |
| 1965 | -1.23 °C | +50.3% |
| 1966 | -0.4137 °C | -66.4% |
| 1967 | -0.7413 °C | +79.2% |
| 1968 | -0.7063 °C | -4.7% |
| 1969 | -0.2544 °C | -64.0% |
| 1970 | -0.4365 °C | +71.6% |
| 1971 | -0.8681 °C | +98.9% |
| 1972 | -0.648 °C | -25.4% |
| 1973 | -0.4094 °C | -36.8% |
| 1974 | -1.03 °C | +152.2% |
| 1975 | -0.7159 °C | -30.7% |
| 1976 | -0.8583 °C | +19.9% |
| 1977 | -0.2368 °C | -72.4% |
| 1978 | -0.6144 °C | +159.4% |
| 1979 | -0.5342 °C | -13.1% |
| 1980 | -0.5643 °C | +5.6% |
| 1981 | -0.6598 °C | +16.9% |
| 1982 | -0.5978 °C | -9.4% |
| 1983 | 0.3071 °C | -151.4% |
| 1984 | -0.5089 °C | -265.7% |
| 1985 | -0.8631 °C | +69.6% |
| 1986 | -0.7521 °C | -12.9% |
| 1987 | 0.1678 °C | -122.3% |
| 1988 | -0.1725 °C | -202.8% |
| 1989 | -0.614 °C | +255.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0189 °C | -103.1% |
| 1991 | -0.3042 °C | -1705.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2945 °C | -196.8% |
| 1993 | -0.0922 °C | -131.3% |
| 1994 | -0.0673 °C | -27.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2619 °C | -489.3% |
| 1996 | -0.1215 °C | -146.4% |
| 1997 | -0.1638 °C | +34.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1812 °C | -210.6% |
| 1999 | -0.5047 °C | -378.5% |
| 2000 | -0.4863 °C | -3.7% |
| 2001 | -0.1163 °C | -76.1% |
| 2002 | -0.1358 °C | +16.8% |
| 2003 | -0.2292 °C | +68.8% |
| 2004 | -0.4803 °C | +109.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3148 °C | -165.5% |
| 2006 | -0.2099 °C | -166.7% |
| 2007 | -0.2005 °C | -4.5% |
| 2008 | -0.4695 °C | +134.2% |
| 2009 | -0.2232 °C | -52.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1821 °C | -181.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0665 °C | -63.5% |
| 2012 | -0.0109 °C | -116.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1119 °C | -1123.5% |
| 2014 | 0.1723 °C | +54.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4906 °C | +184.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5732 °C | +16.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2573 °C | -55.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1828 °C | -29.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3325 °C | +81.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3939 °C | +18.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1901 °C | -51.8% |
| 2022 | -0.1213 °C | -163.8% |
| 2023 | 0.6307 °C | -619.9% |
| 2024 | 0.6648 °C | +5.4% |
| 2025 | 0.1382 °C | -79.2% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 0.1382 °C is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.6145 °C, 22% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 0.1382 °C is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5364 °C, 26% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual temperature anomalies in Malawi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -1705.6% | 0.0189 °C | -0.3042 °C |
| 2013 | +1123.5% | -0.0109 °C | 0.1119 °C |
| 2023 | +619.9% | -0.1213 °C | 0.6307 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.5326 °C | -0.8565 °C | -0.2054 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.6908 °C | -1.06 °C | -0.1224 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.6994 °C | -1.23 °C | -0.2544 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.6354 °C | -1.03 °C | -0.2368 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.4258 °C | -0.8631 °C | 0.3071 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0497 °C | -0.5047 °C | 0.2945 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.2236 °C | -0.4863 °C | 0.3148 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2358 °C | -0.0109 °C | 0.5732 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3161 °C | -0.1213 °C | 0.6648 °C | 6 |
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More reference data data for Malawi
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual temperature anomalies in Malawi?
- Annual temperature anomalies in Malawi was 0.1382 °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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6648 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.23 °C in 1965.
- How does Malawi rank for annual temperature anomalies?
- Malawi ranks 176th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual temperature anomalies rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi 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.