Brazil vs South Africa

Brazil vs South Africa: Days above 35 °C

Days above 35 °C in 2014: 18.8 days in Brazil and 13.2 days in South Africa, in the CMIP6 climate models’ median run. In 2014 the value was higher in Brazil, by 5.7 days, or 1.43 times that in South Africa.

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Brazil vs South Africa: Days above 35 °CDays above 35 °C in 2014: 18.8 days in Brazil and 13.2 days in South Africa, in the CMIP6 climate models’ median run. In 2014 the value was higher in Brazil, by 5.7 days, or 1.43 times that in South Africa.
BrazilSouth AfricaCMIP6 model median (SSP2-4.5, middle of the road)models’ 10th–90th percentile

Latest figures

days a year · CMIP6

CountryLatest10 years beforeProjected
Brazil18.8 201416.280.8 2100
South Africa13.2 201413.940 2100

What the numbers say

  • Brazil has been higher since 2008, when it overtook South Africa.
  • The CMIP6 model median (SSP2-4.5, middle of the road) puts Brazil at 80.8 days and South Africa at 40 days in 2100.

Every year

days a year · CMIP6

YearBrazilSouth Africa
201418.813.2
201321.815.2
201219.514.3
201119.611.7
201015.412.5
200916.613.2
200814.612.3
200711.612
20061211.9
200514.213.3
200416.213.9
200315.512.6
200212.412.6
200116.111.1
200013.511.8
199911.411
199812.812.1
199711.711.3
1996109.4
19958.88.3
19949.18.5
19937.87.8
19925.67.1
19918.511.1
199013.310.1
198910.211.5
19889.79.4
19879.411.5
19869.910.2
19857.58.7
198478.7
19836.48.6
19828.510.5
19819.49.7
19808.110.3
19799.19.4
197899.5
197789.3
19766.99
19756.89.3
19747.18.8
19737.39.5
197278.4
19715.88.7
19706.78.2
19696.98.9
19686.48.4
19676.46.9
19666.47.8
196567.9
19645.96.4
19634.97
19627.28.9
19617.510.5
19607.89.7
19597.58.9
19587.99.3
1957810.3
19566.97.9
19558.610.3
19548.39.1
19536.87.8
19527.29
19517.28.4
19507.78.7
CMIP6 model median (SSP2-4.5, middle of the road) · 2015–2100
YearBrazilSouth Africa
201518.56.9–38.814.76.8–24
201618.57–35.913.46.3–22.2
201719.47.7–41.415.27.7–24.6
201819.87.6–41.4179.7–28
2019218.9–47.114.67.1–24.5
202021.98.7–43.215.77.4–23.5
202124.69.7–51.817.99.4–27
202223.410–51.2189.8–29
202325.710.5–55.518.69.9–27.1
202427.713.3–51.117.89.8–28
202527.210.5–57.616.57.5–29.6
202624.48.1–53.120.19.3–29.4
202728.28.9–55.719.910.5–32.8
202829.411.9–61.919.110.6–33.2
202933.916.4–66.721.412.9–33.6
203028.211.6–56.621.19.6–33.9
203135.315.2–70.720.79.9–35.4
203235.616.6–67.32110.9–34.8
20333113.5–63.222.612.2–34.2
203431.214.1–75.124.615–35.1
203530.814.4–6820.911.7–31.3
203632.413.7–58.721.111.9–32.2
203739.419.6–66.523.412.6–35.2
203838.215.4–71.326.216–36.7
203937.214.6–75.522.611.4–35.9
204038.518.6–76.221.510.9–35.4
204141.819.9–76.623.213.2–35.8
204239.917–86.125.214.3–39.6
204337.614.9–81.225.613.4–39.9
204438.416.1–84.426.113.1–41.6
204540.420.4–74.926.813.1–40.3
20465023.7–86.725.914.5–40.8
204743.522.9–86.426.713.7–41.4
204850.424.6–96.229.215.6–45.4
204949.823.9–90.229.117.3–44.7
205046.922–92.729.815.7–48.6
205147.324.9–95.627.913.6–45.2
205254.728.7–97.531.918.3–46.8
205347.122.6–92.328.318.6–43.2
205445.221.6–92.230.717.3–50.1
205552.228.6–103.82917.8–48
205653.223.6–110.829.916–45.3
205750.620.2–94.73117.4–50.1
205855.325–117.331.115.7–46
205961.229–118.53216.1–49.9
20606531.1–111.333.419.8–49.7
206154.123.5–115.432.718.1–51.1
206254.924.7–127.731.317.7–52.6
206359.428.6–112.932.317.4–50.7
206454.828.7–106.131.817.7–47.6
206562.330.3–119.531.716.2–50.7
206662.330.6–113.534.318.4–55.3
206760.926.9–113.132.617.2–52.4
206866.730.1–119.733.819.2–54.3
206960.631.5–113.834.621.3–52.4
207059.932.1–124.832.819.3–51.1
207164.433.8–11135.320.8–55.8
20726830.5–128.137.820.3–54.6
207372.736–127.64425.6–62.1
207468.832.6–125.738.320.7–55.8
207567.832.7–116.434.218.7–53.1
207667.933.7–124.938.822.9–57.5
207772.535.5–128.939.124.2–60.3
20787336.7–13235.521.6–53.4
207969.233.6–125.540.522.9–59.7
208067.834.9–122.240.523.4–59
208170.936.9–140.438.523.8–59.9
208270.640.7–125.838.622.5–58.2
208375.735.7–152.538.518.7–62.9
20847734.1–140.339.720.6–58.4
208583.937.2–147.84021.5–65.8
208673.334.6–14140.823–63.7
208778.439.2–144.238.324.6–58.6
208879.335.1–15242.222.6–66.3
208975.239–146.441.624.2–59.1
209078.341.8–148.642.326.1–66.4
20918135.2–147.943.324.2–63.6
20927936.6–14843.928–61.6
20937739.3–148.737.521.3–63.4
20947939.6–144.541.325.4–65.9
209588.636.5–155.943.522.9–70.2
209675.736.1–152.841.224.1–66.8
20977936.7–135.637.723.7–60.9
209882.737.9–166.446.425.1–71.4
209977.941–144.742.525.1–64.8
210080.840.2–141.34022.2–64.5

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • Days in a year whose highest temperature passes 35 °C, averaged over the country.
  • Source: World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal, CMIP6 multi-model median.
  • The dashed line is the CMIP6 model median (SSP2-4.5, middle of the road), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its models’ 10th–90th percentile.
  • Climate model values are the median of the CMIP6 models, run on past emissions to 2014 and on SSP2-4.5, a middle-of-the-road path, after: they are not measurements.

How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time