Average annual surface temperature in Nigeria
Nigeria: Average annual surface temperature was 27.78 °C in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average annual surface temperature in Nigeria, 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 Nigeria stood at 27.78 °C. That is the highest value across all 86 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average annual surface temperature in Nigeria peaked at 27.78 °C in 2025 and was at its lowest, 25.48 °C, in 1957.
That places Nigeria 15th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 86 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 26.13 °C | 25.58 °C | 26.89 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | 25.97 °C | 25.48 °C | 26.53 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | 26.49 °C | 26.16 °C | 26.75 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | 26.44 °C | 25.97 °C | 27.13 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.72 °C | 26.24 °C | 27.36 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.79 °C | 26.24 °C | 27.41 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.08 °C | 26.66 °C | 27.52 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.3 °C | 27.01 °C | 27.75 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.49 °C | 26.97 °C | 27.78 °C | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is average annual surface temperature in Nigeria?
- Average annual surface temperature in Nigeria was 27.78 °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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 27.78 °C in 2025.
- What is the lowest average annual surface temperature recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.48 °C in 1957.
- How does Nigeria rank for average annual surface temperature?
- Nigeria ranks 15th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average annual surface temperature rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.