Winter temperature anomalies in Malawi
Malawi: Winter temperature anomalies was -0.5269 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Winter temperature anomalies in Malawi, 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 Malawi stood at -0.5269 °C.
That represents a change of down 127.2% on the previous year and down 155.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, winter temperature anomalies in Malawi peaked at 2.61 °C in 2021 and was at its lowest, -1.83 °C, in 1970.
That places Malawi 182nd out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom 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 | -0.5844 °C | -1.6 °C | 1.49 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.05 °C | -1.62 °C | -0.6882 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.9258 °C | -1.42 °C | 0.4163 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.9565 °C | -1.83 °C | -0.1292 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.6289 °C | -1.29 °C | 1.05 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0982 °C | -0.8823 °C | 1.15 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.2873 °C | -1.07 °C | 0.6562 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2263 °C | -0.4229 °C | 1.17 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9161 °C | -0.6486 °C | 2.61 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 179 Bangladesh -0.3565 °C compare
- 180 Cape Verde -0.375 °C compare
- 181 Lesotho -0.4131 °C compare
- 183 Guinea-Bissau -0.6203 °C compare
- 184 Mozambique -0.637 °C compare
- 185 Eswatini -0.6507 °C compare
More reference data data for Malawi
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- Temperature anomalies by month 0.3659 °C (2026)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is winter temperature anomalies in Malawi?
- Winter temperature anomalies in Malawi was -0.5269 °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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 2.61 °C in 2021.
- What is the lowest winter temperature anomalies recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.83 °C in 1970.
- How does Malawi rank for winter temperature anomalies?
- Malawi ranks 182nd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is winter temperature anomalies rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 155.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Malawi 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
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.