Annual temperature anomalies in Seychelles
Seychelles: Annual temperature anomalies was 0.2043 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.2043 °C
Change on year
down 70.5%
World rank
170th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.6934 °C
in 2024
All-time low
-0.8358 °C
in 1943
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Annual temperature anomalies in Seychelles, 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 Seychelles is 0.2043 °C, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 70.5% on the previous year and down 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual temperature anomalies in Seychelles peaked at 0.6934 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -0.8358 °C, in 1943.
Seychelles ranks 170th 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 Seychelles, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.3795 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.1384 °C | -63.5% |
| 1942 | -0.7224 °C | +422.0% |
| 1943 | -0.8358 °C | +15.7% |
| 1944 | -0.4537 °C | -45.7% |
| 1945 | -0.758 °C | +67.1% |
| 1946 | -0.3339 °C | -56.0% |
| 1947 | -0.5455 °C | +63.4% |
| 1948 | -0.4715 °C | -13.6% |
| 1949 | -0.6337 °C | +34.4% |
| 1950 | -0.8276 °C | +30.6% |
| 1951 | -0.4848 °C | -41.4% |
| 1952 | -0.3422 °C | -29.4% |
| 1953 | -0.4705 °C | +37.5% |
| 1954 | -0.652 °C | +38.6% |
| 1955 | -0.7447 °C | +14.2% |
| 1956 | -0.8182 °C | +9.9% |
| 1957 | -0.5075 °C | -38.0% |
| 1958 | -0.2899 °C | -42.9% |
| 1959 | -0.2278 °C | -21.4% |
| 1960 | -0.4596 °C | +101.8% |
| 1961 | -0.3896 °C | -15.2% |
| 1962 | -0.3952 °C | +1.5% |
| 1963 | -0.3967 °C | +0.4% |
| 1964 | -0.3986 °C | +0.5% |
| 1965 | -0.5548 °C | +39.2% |
| 1966 | -0.341 °C | -38.5% |
| 1967 | -0.4739 °C | +39.0% |
| 1968 | -0.4185 °C | -11.7% |
| 1969 | -0.0532 °C | -87.3% |
| 1970 | -0.1802 °C | +238.9% |
| 1971 | -0.6437 °C | +257.3% |
| 1972 | -0.1424 °C | -77.9% |
| 1973 | -0.1936 °C | +36.0% |
| 1974 | -0.7712 °C | +298.2% |
| 1975 | -0.7178 °C | -6.9% |
| 1976 | -0.4673 °C | -34.9% |
| 1977 | -0.256 °C | -45.2% |
| 1978 | -0.3744 °C | +46.2% |
| 1979 | -0.1661 °C | -55.6% |
| 1980 | -0.1655 °C | -0.3% |
| 1981 | -0.3285 °C | +98.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0219 °C | -106.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1125 °C | +414.2% |
| 1984 | -0.7417 °C | -759.4% |
| 1985 | -0.6812 °C | -8.2% |
| 1986 | -0.4246 °C | -37.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1262 °C | -129.7% |
| 1988 | -0.0011 °C | -100.9% |
| 1989 | -0.3142 °C | +28306.8% |
| 1990 | -0.0583 °C | -81.4% |
| 1991 | -0.0548 °C | -6.0% |
| 1992 | -0.2737 °C | +399.5% |
| 1993 | -0.3215 °C | +17.5% |
| 1994 | -0.1286 °C | -60.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0262 °C | -120.4% |
| 1996 | -0.3403 °C | -1399.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0935 °C | -127.5% |
| 1998 | 0.3533 °C | +277.7% |
| 1999 | -0.3717 °C | -205.2% |
| 2000 | -0.3974 °C | +6.9% |
| 2001 | -0.0856 °C | -78.4% |
| 2002 | -0.2023 °C | +136.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0766 °C | -137.9% |
| 2004 | -0.048 °C | -162.7% |
| 2005 | -0.0322 °C | -33.0% |
| 2006 | -0.0308 °C | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2169 °C | -803.5% |
| 2008 | -0.3137 °C | -244.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1264 °C | -140.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1058 °C | -16.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0335 °C | -68.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1178 °C | +251.2% |
| 2013 | -0.0361 °C | -130.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0347 °C | -196.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3346 °C | +865.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2157 °C | -35.5% |
| 2017 | 0.084 °C | -61.1% |
| 2018 | -0.0708 °C | -184.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3863 °C | -646.0% |
| 2020 | 0.502 °C | +29.9% |
| 2021 | 0.062 °C | -87.7% |
| 2022 | -0.051 °C | -182.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3525 °C | -791.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6934 °C | +96.7% |
| 2025 | 0.2043 °C | -70.5% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 0.2043 °C is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8095 °C, 25% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 0.2043 °C is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5364 °C, 38% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual temperature anomalies in Seychelles 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 | -28306.8% | -0.0011 °C | -0.3142 °C |
| 1996 | -1399.5% | 0.0262 °C | -0.3403 °C |
| 2015 | +865.3% | 0.0347 °C | 0.3346 °C |
| 2007 | +803.5% | -0.0308 °C | 0.2169 °C |
| 2023 | +791.0% | -0.051 °C | 0.3525 °C |
| 1984 | -759.4% | 0.1125 °C | -0.7417 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.5272 °C | -0.8358 °C | -0.1384 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.5365 °C | -0.8276 °C | -0.2278 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.3881 °C | -0.5548 °C | -0.0532 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.3913 °C | -0.7712 °C | -0.1424 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.2396 °C | -0.7417 °C | 0.1262 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1076 °C | -0.3717 °C | 0.3533 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.069 °C | -0.3974 °C | 0.2169 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1206 °C | -0.0708 °C | 0.3863 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2939 °C | -0.051 °C | 0.6934 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
- 167 Zimbabwe 0.2417 °C compare
- 168 Panama 0.2395 °C compare
- 169 Hong Kong 0.2065 °C compare
- 171 French Polynesia 0.1841 °C compare
- 172 American Samoa 0.1717 °C compare
- 173 Cook Islands 0.1703 °C compare
More reference data data for Seychelles
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0024 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0046 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0082 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0082 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0247 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.043 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0348 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 2.17 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual temperature anomalies in Seychelles?
- Annual temperature anomalies in Seychelles was 0.2043 °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 Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6934 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8358 °C in 1943.
- How does Seychelles rank for annual temperature anomalies?
- Seychelles ranks 170th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual temperature anomalies rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Seychelles 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.