Summer temperature anomalies in Uganda
Uganda: Summer temperature anomalies was 1.94 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Summer temperature anomalies in Uganda, 1940–2026
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 1.94 °C for summer temperature anomalies in 2026. That is the highest value across all 87 years on record.
That represents a change of up 109.1% on the previous year and up 148.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, summer temperature anomalies in Uganda peaked at 1.94 °C in 2026 and was at its lowest, -2.01 °C, in 1949.
Uganda ranks 24th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Summer temperature anomalies in Uganda, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.04 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.4754 °C | -54.4% |
| 1942 | -1.34 °C | +182.5% |
| 1943 | -0.4912 °C | -63.4% |
| 1944 | -0.6485 °C | +32.0% |
| 1945 | -1.34 °C | +106.5% |
| 1946 | -1.52 °C | +13.5% |
| 1947 | -1.14 °C | -25.2% |
| 1948 | -0.8203 °C | -27.9% |
| 1949 | -2.01 °C | +145.2% |
| 1950 | -1.91 °C | -5.3% |
| 1951 | -1.62 °C | -15.2% |
| 1952 | -1.54 °C | -5.0% |
| 1953 | -1.79 °C | +16.4% |
| 1954 | -1.75 °C | -2.4% |
| 1955 | -1.49 °C | -14.6% |
| 1956 | -1.94 °C | +30.0% |
| 1957 | -0.9716 °C | -49.9% |
| 1958 | -0.912 °C | -6.1% |
| 1959 | -0.529 °C | -42.0% |
| 1960 | -0.5269 °C | -0.4% |
| 1961 | -0.7197 °C | +36.6% |
| 1962 | -1.98 °C | +175.8% |
| 1963 | -1.17 °C | -41.0% |
| 1964 | -0.9778 °C | -16.4% |
| 1965 | -0.4417 °C | -54.8% |
| 1966 | -0.5144 °C | +16.5% |
| 1967 | -1.36 °C | +165.2% |
| 1968 | -1.4 °C | +2.6% |
| 1969 | -0.5525 °C | -60.5% |
| 1970 | -0.9039 °C | +63.6% |
| 1971 | -1.57 °C | +74.2% |
| 1972 | -1.6 °C | +1.8% |
| 1973 | -0.7231 °C | -54.9% |
| 1974 | -1.2 °C | +66.3% |
| 1975 | -1.41 °C | +17.4% |
| 1976 | -1.52 °C | +8.0% |
| 1977 | -1 °C | -34.3% |
| 1978 | -0.8577 °C | -14.4% |
| 1979 | -0.9129 °C | +6.4% |
| 1980 | -0.5949 °C | -34.8% |
| 1981 | -0.2566 °C | -56.9% |
| 1982 | -0.5928 °C | +131.0% |
| 1983 | -0.1619 °C | -72.7% |
| 1984 | -0.6198 °C | +282.8% |
| 1985 | -1.1 °C | +78.3% |
| 1986 | -0.9832 °C | -11.0% |
| 1987 | -0.4925 °C | -49.9% |
| 1988 | -0.3356 °C | -31.8% |
| 1989 | -0.5384 °C | +60.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0011 °C | -100.2% |
| 1991 | -0.1734 °C | -15512.1% |
| 1992 | -0.694 °C | +300.1% |
| 1993 | -0.4594 °C | -33.8% |
| 1994 | -0.5403 °C | +17.6% |
| 1995 | 0.2537 °C | -147.0% |
| 1996 | -0.5708 °C | -325.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1327 °C | -123.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1876 °C | +41.5% |
| 1999 | -0.0798 °C | -142.5% |
| 2000 | -0.0448 °C | -43.9% |
| 2001 | -0.8702 °C | +1844.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2851 °C | -132.8% |
| 2003 | -0.5275 °C | -285.0% |
| 2004 | -0.0203 °C | -96.2% |
| 2005 | 0.057 °C | -381.2% |
| 2006 | -0.0166 °C | -129.1% |
| 2007 | -0.3807 °C | +2191.8% |
| 2008 | -0.3255 °C | -14.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7663 °C | -335.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2979 °C | -61.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1 °C | -66.4% |
| 2012 | -0.2819 °C | -382.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3092 °C | -209.7% |
| 2014 | 0.4092 °C | +32.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0703 °C | -82.8% |
| 2016 | 0.784 °C | +1015.9% |
| 2017 | 1.2 °C | +53.7% |
| 2018 | -0.1793 °C | -114.9% |
| 2019 | -0.0868 °C | -51.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3936 °C | -553.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6735 °C | +71.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3636 °C | -46.0% |
| 2023 | 1.04 °C | +185.0% |
| 2024 | 1.74 °C | +67.7% |
| 2025 | 0.9301 °C | -46.5% |
| 2026 | 1.94 °C | +109.1% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 1.94 °C is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.7491 °C, 2.6× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 1.94 °C is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6026 °C, 3.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Summer temperature anomalies in Uganda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -15512.1% | 0.0011 °C | -0.1734 °C |
| 2007 | -2191.8% | -0.0166 °C | -0.3807 °C |
| 2001 | -1844.4% | -0.0448 °C | -0.8702 °C |
| 2016 | +1015.9% | 0.0703 °C | 0.784 °C |
| 2020 | +553.4% | -0.0868 °C | 0.3936 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.08 °C | -2.01 °C | -0.4754 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.44 °C | -1.94 °C | -0.529 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.9652 °C | -1.98 °C | -0.4417 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -1.17 °C | -1.6 °C | -0.7231 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.5681 °C | -1.1 °C | -0.1619 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1943 °C | -0.694 °C | 0.2537 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1077 °C | -0.8702 °C | 0.7663 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2627 °C | -0.2819 °C | 1.2 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 °C | 0.3636 °C | 1.94 °C | 7 |
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More reference data data for Uganda
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Frequently asked questions
- What is summer temperature anomalies in Uganda?
- Summer temperature anomalies in Uganda was 1.94 °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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.94 °C in 2026.
- What is the lowest summer temperature anomalies recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.01 °C in 1949.
- How does Uganda rank for summer temperature anomalies?
- Uganda ranks 24th out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is summer temperature anomalies rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 148.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda 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
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.