Puerto Rico vs United States Virgin Islands: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude
Puerto Rico
0.5072 °C
in 2025
United States Virgin Islands
0.511 °C
in 2025
Puerto Rico rank
128th
United States Virgin Islands rank
126th
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude over time
- Puerto Rico
- United States Virgin Islands
How they compare
United States Virgin Islands currently reports 0.511 °C against 0.5072 °C in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.0038 °C.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was United States Virgin Islands ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 128th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 126th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 4 and United States Virgin Islands in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | United States Virgin Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.892 °C | -0.3885 °C | 0.5035 °C | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1950s | -0.6673 °C | -0.3777 °C | 0.2897 °C | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1960s | -0.4881 °C | -0.2541 °C | 0.2341 °C | United States Virgin Islands |
| 1970s | -0.2872 °C | -0.5099 °C | 0.2228 °C | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | -0.2941 °C | -0.3007 °C | 0.0066 °C | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | -0.2117 °C | -0.14 °C | 0.0717 °C | United States Virgin Islands |
| 2000s | -0.0421 °C | -0.028 °C | 0.014 °C | United States Virgin Islands |
| 2010s | 0.1879 °C | 0.1064 °C | 0.0815 °C | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 0.4755 °C | 0.4331 °C | 0.0424 °C | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher temperature anomalies vs. latitude, Puerto Rico or United States Virgin Islands?
- United States Virgin Islands, at 0.511 °C against 0.5072 °C in Puerto Rico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in temperature anomalies vs. latitude between Puerto Rico and United States Virgin Islands?
- 0.0038 °C, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and United States Virgin Islands?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Puerto Rico and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- Puerto Rico ranks 128th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 126th 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 vs. latitude. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Difference of a specific year's average surface temperature from the 1991-2020 mean, in degrees Celsius.