Autumn temperature anomalies in Congo
Congo: Autumn temperature anomalies was 1.15 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2026)
1.15 °C
Change on year
up 56.1%
World rank
77th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.15 °C
in 2026
All-time low
-1.22 °C
in 1961
Years of data
87
1940–2026
Autumn temperature anomalies in Congo, 1940–2026
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
In 2026, autumn temperature anomalies in Congo stood at 1.15 °C. That is the highest value across all 87 years on record.
That represents a change of up 56.1% on the previous year and up 85.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, autumn temperature anomalies in Congo peaked at 1.15 °C in 2026 and was at its lowest, -1.22 °C, in 1961.
Congo ranks 77th 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.
Autumn temperature anomalies in Congo, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 0.0355 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.1709 °C | -581.0% |
| 1942 | -0.3563 °C | +108.4% |
| 1943 | 0.0672 °C | -118.9% |
| 1944 | 0.4033 °C | +499.7% |
| 1945 | -0.2884 °C | -171.5% |
| 1946 | -0.4417 °C | +53.1% |
| 1947 | 0.7057 °C | -259.8% |
| 1948 | -0.58 °C | -182.2% |
| 1949 | -0.2178 °C | -62.4% |
| 1950 | 0.4718 °C | -316.6% |
| 1951 | -0.3038 °C | -164.4% |
| 1952 | -0.6811 °C | +124.2% |
| 1953 | -0.6245 °C | -8.3% |
| 1954 | -0.3861 °C | -38.2% |
| 1955 | -0.7074 °C | +83.2% |
| 1956 | -0.5643 °C | -20.2% |
| 1957 | -0.0368 °C | -93.5% |
| 1958 | -0.1114 °C | +202.6% |
| 1959 | -0.8996 °C | +707.8% |
| 1960 | -0.9654 °C | +7.3% |
| 1961 | -1.22 °C | +26.4% |
| 1962 | -0.6302 °C | -48.4% |
| 1963 | -0.0047 °C | -99.3% |
| 1964 | -0.5912 °C | +12432.8% |
| 1965 | -0.5932 °C | +0.3% |
| 1966 | -0.2538 °C | -57.2% |
| 1967 | -1.18 °C | +366.4% |
| 1968 | -0.8353 °C | -29.4% |
| 1969 | -0.9307 °C | +11.4% |
| 1970 | -0.8359 °C | -10.2% |
| 1971 | -0.985 °C | +17.8% |
| 1972 | -0.6959 °C | -29.4% |
| 1973 | -0.5495 °C | -21.0% |
| 1974 | -1.18 °C | +114.6% |
| 1975 | -1.02 °C | -13.9% |
| 1976 | -0.6601 °C | -35.0% |
| 1977 | -0.4936 °C | -25.2% |
| 1978 | -0.6877 °C | +39.3% |
| 1979 | -0.5044 °C | -26.7% |
| 1980 | -0.4056 °C | -19.6% |
| 1981 | -0.5863 °C | +44.5% |
| 1982 | -0.9349 °C | +59.4% |
| 1983 | -0.3162 °C | -66.2% |
| 1984 | -0.7799 °C | +146.7% |
| 1985 | -0.8812 °C | +13.0% |
| 1986 | -0.5281 °C | -40.1% |
| 1987 | -0.0733 °C | -86.1% |
| 1988 | -0.5536 °C | +655.3% |
| 1989 | -0.3988 °C | -28.0% |
| 1990 | -0.641 °C | +60.7% |
| 1991 | -0.2727 °C | -57.5% |
| 1992 | -0.7915 °C | +190.3% |
| 1993 | -0.6378 °C | -19.4% |
| 1994 | -0.2455 °C | -61.5% |
| 1995 | -0.0774 °C | -68.5% |
| 1996 | -0.3179 °C | +310.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0909 °C | -128.6% |
| 1998 | -0.0984 °C | -208.2% |
| 1999 | -0.6819 °C | +593.1% |
| 2000 | -0.5829 °C | -14.5% |
| 2001 | -0.4654 °C | -20.2% |
| 2002 | -0.1689 °C | -63.7% |
| 2003 | -0.1285 °C | -23.9% |
| 2004 | -0.153 °C | +19.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2415 °C | -257.9% |
| 2006 | -0.2753 °C | -214.0% |
| 2007 | -0.1911 °C | -30.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2171 °C | -213.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4189 °C | +93.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2347 °C | -44.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1963 °C | -16.4% |
| 2012 | 0.153 °C | -22.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2523 °C | +64.8% |
| 2014 | -0.0075 °C | -103.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5219 °C | -7091.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6218 °C | +19.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5468 °C | -12.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5544 °C | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.606 °C | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 0.44 °C | -27.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5988 °C | +36.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3977 °C | -33.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9283 °C | +133.4% |
| 2024 | 1.1 °C | +18.3% |
| 2025 | 0.7385 °C | -32.8% |
| 2026 | 1.15 °C | +56.1% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 1.15 °C is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6436 °C, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Congo's 1.15 °C is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7511 °C, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Autumn 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | -12432.8% | -0.0047 °C | -0.5912 °C |
| 2015 | +7091.2% | -0.0075 °C | 0.5219 °C |
| 1959 | -707.8% | -0.1114 °C | -0.8996 °C |
| 1988 | -655.3% | -0.0733 °C | -0.5536 °C |
| 1999 | -593.1% | -0.0984 °C | -0.6819 °C |
| 1941 | -581.0% | 0.0355 °C | -0.1709 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.0843 °C | -0.58 °C | 0.7057 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.3843 °C | -0.8996 °C | 0.4718 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.7209 °C | -1.22 °C | -0.0047 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.7607 °C | -1.18 °C | -0.4936 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.5458 °C | -0.9349 °C | -0.0733 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.3673 °C | -0.7915 °C | 0.0909 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1088 °C | -0.5829 °C | 0.4189 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.368 °C | -0.0075 °C | 0.6218 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.765 °C | 0.3977 °C | 1.15 °C | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is autumn temperature anomalies in Congo?
- Autumn temperature anomalies in Congo was 1.15 °C in 2026, according to Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest autumn temperature anomalies recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 1.15 °C in 2026.
- What is the lowest autumn temperature anomalies recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.22 °C in 1961.
- How does Congo rank for autumn temperature anomalies?
- Congo ranks 77th out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is autumn temperature anomalies rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.4%. 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 Autumn temperature anomalies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Difference in a specific month's average surface temperature from the mean temperature of the same month during the period 1991-2020, measured in degrees Celsius.