Costa Rica vs Cuba: Temperature anomalies by month
Costa Rica
0.1052 °C
in 2026
Cuba
0.1375 °C
in 2026
Costa Rica rank
118th
Cuba rank
116th
Temperature anomalies by month over time
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 0.1375 °C against 0.1052 °C in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0323 °C.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.3 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 36 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Cuba ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 118th and Cuba ranks 116th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Cuba in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.9422 °C | 0.1888 °C | 1.13 °C | Cuba |
| 1950s | -0.5851 °C | -0.746 °C | 0.1609 °C | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | -0.3894 °C | -0.2912 °C | 0.0982 °C | Cuba |
| 1970s | -0.438 °C | -0.2363 °C | 0.2017 °C | Cuba |
| 1980s | -0.1487 °C | -0.5938 °C | 0.4451 °C | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | -0.0879 °C | 0.3875 °C | 0.4754 °C | Cuba |
| 2000s | -0.1807 °C | -0.445 °C | 0.2644 °C | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.2222 °C | 0.1007 °C | 0.1215 °C | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.346 °C | 0.525 °C | 0.179 °C | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher temperature anomalies by month, Costa Rica or Cuba?
- Cuba, at 0.1375 °C against 0.1052 °C in Costa Rica as of 2026.
- What is the difference in temperature anomalies by month between Costa Rica and Cuba?
- 0.0323 °C, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Cuba?
- 87 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2026.
- How do Costa Rica and Cuba rank globally for temperature anomalies by month?
- Costa Rica ranks 118th and Cuba ranks 116th 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.