Summer temperature anomalies in Mauritania
Mauritania: Summer temperature anomalies was 1.47 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Summer temperature anomalies in Mauritania, 1940–2026
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Mauritania recorded 1.47 °C for summer temperature anomalies in 2026.
The figure is up 52.0% on the previous year and up 16,507.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, summer temperature anomalies in Mauritania peaked at 1.79 °C in 2020 and was at its lowest, -2.75 °C, in 1972.
That places Mauritania 43rd out of 193 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.03 °C | -2.33 °C | -0.3022 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.24 °C | -2.18 °C | 0.0743 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.45 °C | -2.53 °C | -0.7257 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.29 °C | -2.75 °C | -0.2781 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.5046 °C | -1.57 °C | 0.5875 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2101 °C | -1.97 °C | 1.17 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0627 °C | -0.8237 °C | 0.9778 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1078 °C | -0.5071 °C | 0.6794 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7767 °C | -0.1202 °C | 1.79 °C | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is summer temperature anomalies in Mauritania?
- Summer temperature anomalies in Mauritania was 1.47 °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 summer temperature anomalies recorded in Mauritania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.79 °C in 2020.
- What is the lowest summer temperature anomalies recorded in Mauritania?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.75 °C in 1972.
- How does Mauritania rank for summer temperature anomalies?
- Mauritania ranks 43rd out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is summer temperature anomalies rising or falling in Mauritania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16,507.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mauritania 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 Summer temperature anomalies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The 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.