Temperature Dataset for West Africa 1901 – 2024

About the Dataset

This dataset comprises temperature records for all countries in west Africa, covering the period from 1901 to 2024. The data fwere sourced directly from the World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal, which compiles standardized climate information based on globally recognized reanalysis products such as CRU TS and ERA5.

This dataset provides historical average temperature for all the West African countries,  The data covers multiple years and is ideal for climate analysis, environmental research, agricultural planning, and policy studies related to climate change in the region.

Source:
The data was obtained from the World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal: https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org/

Variables Included:
Annual average temperature in degrees Celsius

Countries Covered:
Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo