Annual temperature anomalies in Rwanda
Rwanda: Annual temperature anomalies was 0.7155 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.7155 °C
Change on year
down 47.0%
World rank
91st
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.35 °C
in 2024
All-time low
-1.49 °C
in 1962
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Annual temperature anomalies in Rwanda, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual temperature anomalies in Rwanda is 0.7155 °C, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 47.0% on the previous year and up 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual temperature anomalies in Rwanda peaked at 1.35 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -1.49 °C, in 1962.
Rwanda ranks 91st 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 Rwanda, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.13 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.5159 °C | -54.4% |
| 1942 | -0.4743 °C | -8.1% |
| 1943 | -0.5724 °C | +20.7% |
| 1944 | -0.2978 °C | -48.0% |
| 1945 | -0.587 °C | +97.1% |
| 1946 | -0.556 °C | -5.3% |
| 1947 | -0.6345 °C | +14.1% |
| 1948 | -0.8031 °C | +26.6% |
| 1949 | -0.5653 °C | -29.6% |
| 1950 | -1.16 °C | +105.7% |
| 1951 | -0.9297 °C | -20.0% |
| 1952 | -0.8216 °C | -11.6% |
| 1953 | -1.2 °C | +46.1% |
| 1954 | -0.891 °C | -25.8% |
| 1955 | -1.22 °C | +36.6% |
| 1956 | -1.36 °C | +12.0% |
| 1957 | -0.6518 °C | -52.2% |
| 1958 | -0.3191 °C | -51.0% |
| 1959 | -0.6437 °C | +101.7% |
| 1960 | -0.8086 °C | +25.6% |
| 1961 | -1.12 °C | +38.0% |
| 1962 | -1.49 °C | +33.4% |
| 1963 | -1.16 °C | -22.1% |
| 1964 | -1.31 °C | +13.4% |
| 1965 | -1.08 °C | -17.7% |
| 1966 | -0.9428 °C | -12.9% |
| 1967 | -0.9675 °C | +2.6% |
| 1968 | -1.02 °C | +5.7% |
| 1969 | -0.6696 °C | -34.5% |
| 1970 | -0.798 °C | +19.2% |
| 1971 | -1.32 °C | +65.0% |
| 1972 | -1.28 °C | -2.5% |
| 1973 | -0.7984 °C | -37.8% |
| 1974 | -1.3 °C | +62.7% |
| 1975 | -1.36 °C | +4.7% |
| 1976 | -1.26 °C | -7.0% |
| 1977 | -0.6987 °C | -44.8% |
| 1978 | -0.7231 °C | +3.5% |
| 1979 | -0.4641 °C | -35.8% |
| 1980 | -0.4568 °C | -1.6% |
| 1981 | -0.5301 °C | +16.0% |
| 1982 | -0.4041 °C | -23.8% |
| 1983 | -0.1198 °C | -70.4% |
| 1984 | -0.7929 °C | +561.8% |
| 1985 | -0.8267 °C | +4.3% |
| 1986 | -0.5089 °C | -38.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1279 °C | -125.1% |
| 1988 | -0.2967 °C | -332.0% |
| 1989 | -0.5736 °C | +93.3% |
| 1990 | -0.2142 °C | -62.7% |
| 1991 | -0.477 °C | +122.7% |
| 1992 | -0.406 °C | -14.9% |
| 1993 | -0.2149 °C | -47.1% |
| 1994 | -0.4722 °C | +119.7% |
| 1995 | -0.2586 °C | -45.2% |
| 1996 | -0.4822 °C | +86.5% |
| 1997 | -0.1606 °C | -66.7% |
| 1998 | 0.107 °C | -166.6% |
| 1999 | -0.5658 °C | -629.0% |
| 2000 | -0.238 °C | -57.9% |
| 2001 | -0.6006 °C | +152.4% |
| 2002 | -0.1884 °C | -68.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0483 °C | -125.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1216 °C | +151.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2985 °C | +145.5% |
| 2006 | -0.055 °C | -118.4% |
| 2007 | -0.2258 °C | +310.5% |
| 2008 | -0.3548 °C | +57.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0437 °C | -112.3% |
| 2010 | 0.4654 °C | +964.4% |
| 2011 | -0.2881 °C | -161.9% |
| 2012 | -0.1362 °C | -52.7% |
| 2013 | 0.1885 °C | -238.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1919 °C | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4996 °C | +160.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9344 °C | +87.0% |
| 2017 | 0.57 °C | -39.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2297 °C | -59.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6032 °C | +162.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8225 °C | +36.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6268 °C | -23.8% |
| 2022 | 0.4552 °C | -27.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9197 °C | +102.1% |
| 2024 | 1.35 °C | +46.8% |
| 2025 | 0.7155 °C | -47.0% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.7155 °C is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.6145 °C, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.7155 °C is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5364 °C, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual temperature anomalies in Rwanda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +964.4% | 0.0437 °C | 0.4654 °C |
| 1999 | -629.0% | 0.107 °C | -0.5658 °C |
| 1984 | -561.8% | -0.1198 °C | -0.7929 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.6138 °C | -1.13 °C | -0.2978 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.92 °C | -1.36 °C | -0.3191 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.06 °C | -1.49 °C | -0.6696 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -1 °C | -1.36 °C | -0.4641 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.4382 °C | -0.8267 °C | 0.1279 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.3145 °C | -0.5658 °C | 0.107 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1151 °C | -0.6006 °C | 0.2985 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3258 °C | -0.2881 °C | 0.9344 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8149 °C | 0.4552 °C | 1.35 °C | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual temperature anomalies in Rwanda?
- Annual temperature anomalies in Rwanda was 0.7155 °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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.49 °C in 1962.
- How does Rwanda rank for annual temperature anomalies?
- Rwanda ranks 91st out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual temperature anomalies rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.