Average continental surface temperature (2022)

Map showing the average continental surface temperature of the year 2022. This map was created by interpolating raw monthly satellite data to fill holes in the grids and subsequently adding and averaging the monthly surface temperatures of the year 2022. The data is clipped to only show the African continental region. The raw data is collected during the daytime by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), an instrument on NASA's Terra and Aqua satellites. Please note that the type of "surface" MODIS measures varies as a function of location. In some places, the measurement represents the skin temperature of the bare land surface. In other places, the temperature represents the skin temperature of whatever is on the land-including snow and ice, or the leafy canopy of forests and crop fields, or human-made structures such as pavement and building rooftops.
Values are expressed in °C. 
This dataset is part of the LEAP-RE project collection. For more information visit https://www.leap-re.eu/