Climate & Land

Temperature Rise Across African Countries

How fast is Africa warming – and which countries are heating up the most compared to their 1991–2020 climate?

From anomalies to lived heat

This dashboard uses country-level monthly temperature anomalies (relative to 1991–2020) to track how much warmer African countries have become over time.

We combine monthly anomalies, absolute temperatures and global reference trends to show both the overall warming and the changing seasonal patterns of heat across the continent.

Dashboard Highlights

Data sources: ERA5-based reconstructions compiled by Our World in Data. Temperatures are expressed as anomalies relative to each country's 1991–2020 mean climate.

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Countries with data
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Latest anomaly year
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Avg. warming (°C)

Use the tabs below to explore the warming map, country pathways, seasonal heatmaps and a downloadable registry for further analysis.

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Merging anomalies, absolute temperatures and global references...
Average Temperature Anomaly (Africa, latest year per country)
Annual mean temperature anomaly relative to each country's 1991–2020 climate. Positive values indicate warming.
Click a country for details
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Latest anomaly (annual mean) --
Warmest anomaly year --
Trend since 1970 --
Latest absolute temp --
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Temperature Anomaly Pathways (Annual)
Annual mean temperature anomalies for the selected country, compared to the global average anomaly.
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Latest anomaly (°C)
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Trend since 1970 (°C / decade)
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Latest absolute temp (°C)
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Seasonal Warming Patterns
Monthly temperature anomalies for the selected country, by year and month. Darker reds indicate stronger warming relative to 1991–2020.
Select a country in the previous tab
DATASET CURATED, VERIFIED & DESIGNED BY PaneoTech FOR CLIMATE WATCH AFRICA
Country Latest anomaly (°C) Latest anomaly year Trend since 1970 (°C/decade) Warmest anomaly year Latest absolute temp (°C)
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