American Samoa vs Costa Rica: Temperature anomalies by month
American Samoa
0.0944 °C
in 2026
Costa Rica
0.1052 °C
in 2026
American Samoa rank
120th
Costa Rica rank
118th
Temperature anomalies by month over time
- American Samoa
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.1052 °C against 0.0944 °C in American Samoa, a difference of 0.0108 °C.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times American Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 35 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1940 it was American Samoa ahead.
American Samoa ranks 120th and Costa Rica ranks 118th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, American Samoa averaged higher in 4 and Costa Rica in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | American Samoa | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.4973 °C | -0.9422 °C | 0.4448 °C | American Samoa |
| 1950s | -0.4508 °C | -0.5851 °C | 0.1343 °C | American Samoa |
| 1960s | -0.2049 °C | -0.3894 °C | 0.1844 °C | American Samoa |
| 1970s | -0.5052 °C | -0.438 °C | 0.0672 °C | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | -0.3529 °C | -0.1487 °C | 0.2042 °C | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | -0.1834 °C | -0.0879 °C | 0.0955 °C | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.0056 °C | -0.1807 °C | 0.1862 °C | American Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.1201 °C | 0.2222 °C | 0.1022 °C | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.1823 °C | 0.346 °C | 0.1637 °C | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher temperature anomalies by month, American Samoa or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.1052 °C against 0.0944 °C in American Samoa as of 2026.
- What is the difference in temperature anomalies by month between American Samoa and Costa Rica?
- 0.0108 °C, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for American Samoa and Costa Rica?
- 87 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2026.
- How do American Samoa and Costa Rica rank globally for temperature anomalies by month?
- American Samoa ranks 120th and Costa Rica ranks 118th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Temperature anomalies by month. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.