Average annual surface temperature in Namibia
Namibia: Average annual surface temperature was 21.61 °C in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average annual surface temperature in Namibia, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 21.61 °C for average annual surface temperature in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average annual surface temperature in Namibia peaked at 23.21 °C in 2019 and was at its lowest, 19.43 °C, in 1974.
Namibia ranks 106th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 | 20.83 °C | 20.57 °C | 21.42 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | 20.49 °C | 19.93 °C | 21.04 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | 20.57 °C | 20.13 °C | 20.86 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | 20.42 °C | 19.43 °C | 21.09 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.03 °C | 20.55 °C | 21.58 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.33 °C | 20.81 °C | 22.11 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.3 °C | 20.59 °C | 21.95 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.83 °C | 20.36 °C | 23.21 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.91 °C | 21.26 °C | 22.79 °C | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is average annual surface temperature in Namibia?
- Average annual surface temperature in Namibia was 21.61 °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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 23.21 °C in 2019.
- What is the lowest average annual surface temperature recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.43 °C in 1974.
- How does Namibia rank for average annual surface temperature?
- Namibia ranks 106th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average annual surface temperature rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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.