Winter temperature anomalies in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Winter temperature anomalies was 1.47 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
1.47 °C
Change on year
up 485.3%
World rank
49th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.9 °C
in 2020
All-time low
-2.36 °C
in 1965
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Winter temperature anomalies in Burkina Faso, 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, winter temperature anomalies in Burkina Faso stood at 1.47 °C.
The figure is up 485.3% on the previous year and up 190.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, winter temperature anomalies in Burkina Faso peaked at 1.9 °C in 2020 and was at its lowest, -2.36 °C, in 1965.
Burkina Faso ranks 49th 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.
Winter temperature anomalies in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 0.3166 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.5251 °C | -265.9% |
| 1942 | -0.7757 °C | +47.7% |
| 1943 | 0.169 °C | -121.8% |
| 1944 | -1.29 °C | -865.0% |
| 1945 | -2.13 °C | +64.5% |
| 1946 | -1.8 °C | -15.3% |
| 1947 | -1.52 °C | -15.7% |
| 1948 | -1.13 °C | -25.3% |
| 1949 | -0.2283 °C | -79.9% |
| 1950 | -0.652 °C | +185.6% |
| 1951 | -2.21 °C | +238.8% |
| 1952 | -0.8115 °C | -63.3% |
| 1953 | -1.17 °C | +44.5% |
| 1954 | -1.36 °C | +15.5% |
| 1955 | -1.41 °C | +4.2% |
| 1956 | -1.49 °C | +5.6% |
| 1957 | -0.3449 °C | -76.9% |
| 1958 | -0.4871 °C | +41.2% |
| 1959 | -1.83 °C | +274.9% |
| 1960 | -0.8375 °C | -54.1% |
| 1961 | -2.15 °C | +156.3% |
| 1962 | -1.29 °C | -40.1% |
| 1963 | -1.64 °C | +27.3% |
| 1964 | -0.2592 °C | -84.2% |
| 1965 | -2.36 °C | +810.1% |
| 1966 | -0.1074 °C | -95.4% |
| 1967 | -0.6872 °C | +539.9% |
| 1968 | 0.2818 °C | -141.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0137 °C | -95.2% |
| 1970 | -1.05 °C | -7753.4% |
| 1971 | -0.4334 °C | -58.5% |
| 1972 | 0.3149 °C | -172.6% |
| 1973 | -0.724 °C | -329.9% |
| 1974 | -1.93 °C | +165.9% |
| 1975 | -0.6286 °C | -67.3% |
| 1976 | -0.8129 °C | +29.3% |
| 1977 | -1.28 °C | +57.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1306 °C | -110.2% |
| 1979 | -1.29 °C | -1086.9% |
| 1980 | -1.43 °C | +11.1% |
| 1981 | -0.2668 °C | -81.4% |
| 1982 | -0.946 °C | +254.6% |
| 1983 | 0.4231 °C | -144.7% |
| 1984 | -1.36 °C | -422.1% |
| 1985 | -2.2 °C | +61.2% |
| 1986 | -1.91 °C | -12.9% |
| 1987 | -0.3112 °C | -83.7% |
| 1988 | -1.56 °C | +400.4% |
| 1989 | -0.4945 °C | -68.2% |
| 1990 | 1.03 °C | -307.5% |
| 1991 | -1.12 °C | -208.9% |
| 1992 | -0.4261 °C | -61.9% |
| 1993 | -0.3351 °C | -21.4% |
| 1994 | -1.55 °C | +362.8% |
| 1995 | 0.477 °C | -130.8% |
| 1996 | -0.0082 °C | -101.7% |
| 1997 | -0.3193 °C | +3785.3% |
| 1998 | -0.0187 °C | -94.1% |
| 1999 | -1.1 °C | +5776.0% |
| 2000 | -0.6903 °C | -37.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9707 °C | -240.6% |
| 2002 | -0.0715 °C | -107.4% |
| 2003 | -0.4435 °C | +520.0% |
| 2004 | 1.71 °C | -485.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6435 °C | -62.3% |
| 2006 | -0.939 °C | -245.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1596 °C | -117.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5853 °C | +266.7% |
| 2009 | 1.08 °C | +84.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1417 °C | -86.9% |
| 2011 | -0.8162 °C | -675.9% |
| 2012 | 0.3161 °C | -138.7% |
| 2013 | -0.257 °C | -181.3% |
| 2014 | 0.085 °C | -133.1% |
| 2015 | -1.63 °C | -2016.9% |
| 2016 | 1.23 °C | -175.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1284 °C | -89.6% |
| 2018 | -0.1771 °C | -237.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4729 °C | -367.1% |
| 2020 | 1.9 °C | +300.9% |
| 2021 | 0.8837 °C | -53.4% |
| 2022 | 0.42 °C | -52.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2662 °C | -36.6% |
| 2024 | -0.3814 °C | -243.3% |
| 2025 | 1.47 °C | -485.3% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 1.47 °C is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.4723 °C, 3.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 1.47 °C is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4189 °C, 3.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Winter temperature anomalies in Burkina Faso 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | -7753.4% | 0.0137 °C | -1.05 °C |
| 1999 | -5776.0% | -0.0187 °C | -1.1 °C |
| 1997 | -3785.3% | -0.0082 °C | -0.3193 °C |
| 2015 | -2016.9% | 0.085 °C | -1.63 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.8913 °C | -2.13 °C | 0.3166 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.18 °C | -2.21 °C | -0.3449 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.9026 °C | -2.36 °C | 0.2818 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.7696 °C | -1.93 °C | 0.3149 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.01 °C | -2.2 °C | 0.4231 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.3372 °C | -1.55 °C | 1.03 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3004 °C | -0.939 °C | 1.71 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0502 °C | -1.63 °C | 1.23 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.759 °C | -0.3814 °C | 1.9 °C | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is winter temperature anomalies in Burkina Faso?
- Winter temperature anomalies in Burkina Faso was 1.47 °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 winter temperature anomalies recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9 °C in 2020.
- What is the lowest winter temperature anomalies recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.36 °C in 1965.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for winter temperature anomalies?
- Burkina Faso ranks 49th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is winter temperature anomalies rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 190.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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 Winter 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.