Winter temperature anomalies in Nigeria
Nigeria: Winter temperature anomalies was 1.76 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Winter temperature anomalies in Nigeria, 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 Nigeria stood at 1.76 °C. That is the highest value across all 86 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 645.5% on the previous year and up 204.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, winter temperature anomalies in Nigeria peaked at 1.76 °C in 2025 and was at its lowest, -2.05 °C, in 1951.
That places Nigeria 37th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Winter temperature anomalies in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 0.0605 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.9704 °C | -1703.5% |
| 1942 | 0.0946 °C | -109.7% |
| 1943 | 0.3418 °C | +261.3% |
| 1944 | -1.16 °C | -438.4% |
| 1945 | -1.51 °C | +30.2% |
| 1946 | -0.9345 °C | -38.0% |
| 1947 | -0.4283 °C | -54.2% |
| 1948 | -1.31 °C | +205.9% |
| 1949 | -0.6316 °C | -51.8% |
| 1950 | -0.0938 °C | -85.2% |
| 1951 | -2.05 °C | +2081.5% |
| 1952 | -0.4659 °C | -77.2% |
| 1953 | -1.5 °C | +221.4% |
| 1954 | -0.9429 °C | -37.0% |
| 1955 | -1.04 °C | +10.0% |
| 1956 | -1.39 °C | +34.4% |
| 1957 | -0.1563 °C | -88.8% |
| 1958 | 0.4969 °C | -417.9% |
| 1959 | -0.4283 °C | -186.2% |
| 1960 | 1.17 °C | -373.0% |
| 1961 | -1.65 °C | -241.3% |
| 1962 | 0.2089 °C | -112.6% |
| 1963 | -0.4387 °C | -310.0% |
| 1964 | -0.1392 °C | -68.3% |
| 1965 | -0.9357 °C | +572.4% |
| 1966 | -0.3261 °C | -65.2% |
| 1967 | 0.3677 °C | -212.8% |
| 1968 | 0.27 °C | -26.6% |
| 1969 | 0.2081 °C | -22.9% |
| 1970 | -0.8886 °C | -527.1% |
| 1971 | -0.7627 °C | -14.2% |
| 1972 | 0.3972 °C | -152.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0989 °C | -75.1% |
| 1974 | -1.66 °C | -1774.8% |
| 1975 | -0.9793 °C | -40.9% |
| 1976 | -0.1564 °C | -84.0% |
| 1977 | -0.9946 °C | +535.8% |
| 1978 | -0.1485 °C | -85.1% |
| 1979 | -1.53 °C | +932.3% |
| 1980 | -1.02 °C | -33.2% |
| 1981 | -0.1598 °C | -84.4% |
| 1982 | -0.3758 °C | +135.1% |
| 1983 | 0.4088 °C | -208.8% |
| 1984 | -0.5859 °C | -243.3% |
| 1985 | -0.5767 °C | -1.6% |
| 1986 | -1.13 °C | +95.9% |
| 1987 | 0.433 °C | -138.3% |
| 1988 | -0.5842 °C | -234.9% |
| 1989 | -0.233 °C | -60.1% |
| 1990 | 1.25 °C | -636.0% |
| 1991 | -0.6383 °C | -151.1% |
| 1992 | -0.6967 °C | +9.1% |
| 1993 | 0.1853 °C | -126.6% |
| 1994 | -1.5 °C | -907.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3412 °C | -122.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1577 °C | -53.8% |
| 1997 | 0.1766 °C | +12.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5083 °C | +187.8% |
| 1999 | -0.4967 °C | -197.7% |
| 2000 | -0.7664 °C | +54.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8032 °C | -204.8% |
| 2002 | -0.2651 °C | -133.0% |
| 2003 | -0.1051 °C | -60.4% |
| 2004 | 1.01 °C | -1056.5% |
| 2005 | 1.31 °C | +30.5% |
| 2006 | -0.691 °C | -152.7% |
| 2007 | -0.0682 °C | -90.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7628 °C | -1218.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6701 °C | -12.2% |
| 2010 | -0.2069 °C | -130.9% |
| 2011 | -0.5029 °C | +143.1% |
| 2012 | -0.1181 °C | -76.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1335 °C | -213.1% |
| 2014 | -0.0723 °C | -154.1% |
| 2015 | -1.68 °C | +2222.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6611 °C | -139.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9319 °C | +41.0% |
| 2018 | -0.5184 °C | -155.6% |
| 2019 | -0.3173 °C | -38.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9891 °C | -411.7% |
| 2021 | 0.2754 °C | -72.2% |
| 2022 | -0.1577 °C | -157.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3978 °C | -352.3% |
| 2024 | -0.3228 °C | -181.2% |
| 2025 | 1.76 °C | -645.5% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 1.76 °C is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5762 °C, 3.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 1.76 °C is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.4189 °C, 4.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Winter temperature anomalies in Nigeria 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -2222.6% | -0.0723 °C | -1.68 °C |
| 1951 | -2081.5% | -0.0938 °C | -2.05 °C |
| 1974 | -1774.8% | 0.0989 °C | -1.66 °C |
| 1941 | -1703.5% | 0.0605 °C | -0.9704 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.6441 °C | -1.51 °C | 0.3418 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.7565 °C | -2.05 °C | 0.4969 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.1268 °C | -1.65 °C | 1.17 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.6624 °C | -1.66 °C | 0.3972 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.3828 °C | -1.13 °C | 0.433 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0709 °C | -1.5 °C | 1.25 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2657 °C | -0.7664 °C | 1.31 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1688 °C | -1.68 °C | 0.9319 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4905 °C | -0.3228 °C | 1.76 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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Frequently asked questions
- What is winter temperature anomalies in Nigeria?
- Winter temperature anomalies in Nigeria was 1.76 °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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.76 °C in 2025.
- What is the lowest winter temperature anomalies recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.05 °C in 1951.
- How does Nigeria rank for winter temperature anomalies?
- Nigeria ranks 37th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is winter temperature anomalies rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 204.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.