Average annual surface temperature in Cameroon
Cameroon: Average annual surface temperature was 25.23 °C in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average annual surface temperature in Cameroon, 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, average annual surface temperature in Cameroon stood at 25.23 °C.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average annual surface temperature in Cameroon peaked at 25.56 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.37 °C, in 1974.
That places Cameroon 66th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 86 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 23.83 °C | 23.55 °C | 24.22 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | 23.76 °C | 23.53 °C | 24.25 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | 23.99 °C | 23.52 °C | 24.5 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | 23.72 °C | 23.37 °C | 24.19 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.98 °C | 23.71 °C | 24.62 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.26 °C | 23.87 °C | 24.96 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.49 °C | 24 °C | 24.83 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.83 °C | 24.53 °C | 25.12 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.18 °C | 24.78 °C | 25.56 °C | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is average annual surface temperature in Cameroon?
- Average annual surface temperature in Cameroon was 25.23 °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 average annual surface temperature recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 25.56 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest average annual surface temperature recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.37 °C in 1974.
- How does Cameroon rank for average annual surface temperature?
- Cameroon ranks 66th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average annual surface temperature rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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 Average annual surface temperature. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The temperature of the air measured 2 meters above the ground, encompassing land, sea, and in-land water surfaces.