Spring temperature anomalies in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Spring temperature anomalies was -0.56 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Spring temperature anomalies in Cape Verde, 1940–2026
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded -0.56 °C for spring temperature anomalies in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 128.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spring temperature anomalies in Cape Verde peaked at 1.68 °C in 2010 and was at its lowest, -1.71 °C, in 1943.
That places Cape Verde 174th out of 193 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Spring temperature anomalies in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 0.2955 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.3517 °C | -219.0% |
| 1942 | 0.2021 °C | -157.5% |
| 1943 | -1.71 °C | -946.1% |
| 1944 | 0.1126 °C | -106.6% |
| 1945 | 0.725 °C | +543.9% |
| 1946 | -0.2428 °C | -133.5% |
| 1947 | 0.0367 °C | -115.1% |
| 1948 | 0.5299 °C | +1343.5% |
| 1949 | -1.04 °C | -296.7% |
| 1950 | -0.4173 °C | -60.0% |
| 1951 | -0.6639 °C | +59.1% |
| 1952 | -0.8298 °C | +25.0% |
| 1953 | -0.3692 °C | -55.5% |
| 1954 | -1.01 °C | +173.4% |
| 1955 | -0.4494 °C | -55.5% |
| 1956 | -0.7229 °C | +60.8% |
| 1957 | -0.6835 °C | -5.5% |
| 1958 | 0.7394 °C | -208.2% |
| 1959 | -0.3376 °C | -145.7% |
| 1960 | -0.4425 °C | +31.1% |
| 1961 | 0.0286 °C | -106.5% |
| 1962 | -0.0021 °C | -107.3% |
| 1963 | 0.4161 °C | -20041.3% |
| 1964 | -0.2784 °C | -166.9% |
| 1965 | -0.3455 °C | +24.1% |
| 1966 | 0.3583 °C | -203.7% |
| 1967 | -0.4746 °C | -232.5% |
| 1968 | -1.15 °C | +142.4% |
| 1969 | 1.44 °C | -225.1% |
| 1970 | 0.6526 °C | -54.7% |
| 1971 | -0.8178 °C | -225.3% |
| 1972 | -1.28 °C | +56.6% |
| 1973 | -0.9092 °C | -29.0% |
| 1974 | -1.4 °C | +53.6% |
| 1975 | -1.16 °C | -16.8% |
| 1976 | -1.43 °C | +23.4% |
| 1977 | -0.3703 °C | -74.2% |
| 1978 | -0.0272 °C | -92.7% |
| 1979 | 0.2542 °C | -1034.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0715 °C | -71.9% |
| 1981 | 0.4107 °C | +474.2% |
| 1982 | -0.0063 °C | -101.5% |
| 1983 | 0.891 °C | -14233.6% |
| 1984 | -0.7744 °C | -186.9% |
| 1985 | -0.8491 °C | +9.7% |
| 1986 | -1.06 °C | +24.5% |
| 1987 | 0.7692 °C | -172.7% |
| 1988 | 0.4467 °C | -41.9% |
| 1989 | -1.03 °C | -330.4% |
| 1990 | 0.5224 °C | -150.8% |
| 1991 | -0.5552 °C | -206.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2432 °C | -143.8% |
| 1993 | -0.308 °C | -226.7% |
| 1994 | -0.8371 °C | +171.8% |
| 1995 | -0.6149 °C | -26.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1453 °C | -123.6% |
| 1997 | 0.828 °C | +469.9% |
| 1998 | 1.39 °C | +67.7% |
| 1999 | -1.38 °C | -199.4% |
| 2000 | 0.5706 °C | -141.3% |
| 2001 | 0.5782 °C | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5125 °C | -11.4% |
| 2003 | -0.2009 °C | -139.2% |
| 2004 | 0.029 °C | -114.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2904 °C | +900.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3245 °C | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3026 °C | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3974 °C | +31.3% |
| 2009 | -1.03 °C | -360.1% |
| 2010 | 1.68 °C | -262.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0485 °C | -97.1% |
| 2012 | -0.3212 °C | -762.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5562 °C | -273.2% |
| 2014 | -0.985 °C | -277.1% |
| 2015 | -0.904 °C | -8.2% |
| 2016 | -0.2448 °C | -72.9% |
| 2017 | -0.2933 °C | +19.8% |
| 2018 | -0.3666 °C | +25.0% |
| 2019 | -0.1775 °C | -51.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3248 °C | -282.9% |
| 2021 | -0.5034 °C | -255.0% |
| 2022 | -0.5147 °C | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 1.01 °C | -296.4% |
| 2024 | 0.7451 °C | -26.3% |
| 2025 | -0.5307 °C | -171.2% |
| 2026 | -0.56 °C | +5.5% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's -0.56 °C is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4682 °C. (50 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's -0.56 °C is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0838 °C. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spring temperature anomalies in Cape Verde 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +20041.3% | -0.0021 °C | 0.4161 °C |
| 1983 | +14233.6% | -0.0063 °C | 0.891 °C |
| 1948 | +1343.5% | 0.0367 °C | 0.5299 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.1445 °C | -1.71 °C | 0.725 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.4744 °C | -1.01 °C | 0.7394 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.0451 °C | -1.15 °C | 1.44 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.649 °C | -1.43 °C | 0.6526 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.1127 °C | -1.06 °C | 0.891 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0569 °C | -1.38 °C | 1.39 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1771 °C | -1.03 °C | 0.5782 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1004 °C | -0.985 °C | 1.68 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.004 °C | -0.56 °C | 1.01 °C | 7 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More reference data data for Cape Verde
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0443 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0284 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0737 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0737 (2050)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.3107 °C (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.7188 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.1352 °C (2026)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 33.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2054 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spring temperature anomalies in Cape Verde?
- Spring temperature anomalies in Cape Verde was -0.56 °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 spring temperature anomalies recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 1.68 °C in 2010.
- What is the lowest spring temperature anomalies recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.71 °C in 1943.
- How does Cape Verde rank for spring temperature anomalies?
- Cape Verde ranks 174th out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is spring temperature anomalies rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 128.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde 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 Spring 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.