Autumn temperature anomalies in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Autumn temperature anomalies was 0.3865 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.3865 °C
Change on year
down 51.0%
World rank
130th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.18 °C
in 2023
All-time low
-1.34 °C
in 1942
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Autumn temperature anomalies in Costa Rica, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 0.3865 °C for autumn temperature anomalies in 2025.
The figure is down 51.0% on the previous year and down 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, autumn temperature anomalies in Costa Rica peaked at 1.18 °C in 2023 and was at its lowest, -1.34 °C, in 1942.
Costa Rica ranks 130th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Autumn temperature anomalies in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.6636 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.9454 °C | +42.5% |
| 1942 | -1.34 °C | +41.5% |
| 1943 | -0.9396 °C | -29.7% |
| 1944 | -0.9101 °C | -3.1% |
| 1945 | -0.6022 °C | -33.8% |
| 1946 | -1.24 °C | +106.7% |
| 1947 | -0.8508 °C | -31.6% |
| 1948 | -0.8986 °C | +5.6% |
| 1949 | 0.0028 °C | -100.3% |
| 1950 | 0.0119 °C | +321.3% |
| 1951 | 0.0755 °C | +534.2% |
| 1952 | -0.3325 °C | -540.6% |
| 1953 | 0.0644 °C | -119.4% |
| 1954 | -0.4074 °C | -732.9% |
| 1955 | -0.1848 °C | -54.6% |
| 1956 | -0.9312 °C | +403.8% |
| 1957 | -0.2791 °C | -70.0% |
| 1958 | -0.2628 °C | -5.8% |
| 1959 | -0.4396 °C | +67.3% |
| 1960 | -0.4828 °C | +9.8% |
| 1961 | -0.6529 °C | +35.2% |
| 1962 | -0.3699 °C | -43.3% |
| 1963 | -0.3204 °C | -13.4% |
| 1964 | -0.7185 °C | +124.2% |
| 1965 | -0.5306 °C | -26.2% |
| 1966 | -0.4493 °C | -15.3% |
| 1967 | -0.5269 °C | +17.3% |
| 1968 | -0.3951 °C | -25.0% |
| 1969 | -0.1658 °C | -58.0% |
| 1970 | -0.7525 °C | +353.9% |
| 1971 | -0.9452 °C | +25.6% |
| 1972 | -0.2806 °C | -70.3% |
| 1973 | -0.6308 °C | +124.8% |
| 1974 | -0.7976 °C | +26.5% |
| 1975 | -1.01 °C | +26.2% |
| 1976 | -0.3356 °C | -66.7% |
| 1977 | -0.1881 °C | -44.0% |
| 1978 | -0.5957 °C | +216.8% |
| 1979 | -0.4056 °C | -31.9% |
| 1980 | -0.2804 °C | -30.9% |
| 1981 | -0.2422 °C | -13.6% |
| 1982 | -0.0568 °C | -76.5% |
| 1983 | -0.0976 °C | +71.7% |
| 1984 | -0.7768 °C | +696.1% |
| 1985 | -0.5751 °C | -26.0% |
| 1986 | -0.5669 °C | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.4065 °C | -171.7% |
| 1988 | -0.3811 °C | -193.7% |
| 1989 | -0.408 °C | +7.1% |
| 1990 | -0.1024 °C | -74.9% |
| 1991 | -0.3762 °C | +267.5% |
| 1992 | -0.8083 °C | +114.8% |
| 1993 | -0.7506 °C | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0815 °C | -110.9% |
| 1995 | -0.1664 °C | -304.2% |
| 1996 | -0.209 °C | +25.6% |
| 1997 | -0.0452 °C | -78.4% |
| 1998 | -0.0494 °C | +9.4% |
| 1999 | -0.9894 °C | +1902.0% |
| 2000 | -0.6231 °C | -37.0% |
| 2001 | -0.6009 °C | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1973 °C | -132.8% |
| 2003 | -0.048 °C | -124.3% |
| 2004 | 0.05 °C | -204.1% |
| 2005 | 0.1496 °C | +199.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1942 °C | +29.9% |
| 2007 | -0.1247 °C | -164.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2568 °C | -306.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7978 °C | +210.7% |
| 2010 | -0.0946 °C | -111.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3237 °C | -442.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1043 °C | -67.8% |
| 2013 | 0.303 °C | +190.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0455 °C | -85.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6678 °C | +1367.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3294 °C | -50.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5505 °C | +67.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1545 °C | -71.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4152 °C | +168.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2649 °C | -36.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0017 °C | -99.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0537 °C | +3101.4% |
| 2023 | 1.18 °C | +2091.5% |
| 2024 | 0.7888 °C | -32.9% |
| 2025 | 0.3865 °C | -51.0% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.3865 °C is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.653 °C, 59% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.3865 °C is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5937 °C, 65% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Autumn temperature anomalies in Costa Rica changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +3101.4% | 0.0017 °C | 0.0537 °C |
| 2023 | +2091.5% | 0.0537 °C | 1.18 °C |
| 1999 | -1902.0% | -0.0494 °C | -0.9894 °C |
| 2015 | +1367.6% | 0.0455 °C | 0.6678 °C |
| 1954 | -732.9% | 0.0644 °C | -0.4074 °C |
| 1984 | -696.1% | -0.0976 °C | -0.7768 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.839 °C | -1.34 °C | 0.0028 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.2686 °C | -0.9312 °C | 0.0755 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.4612 °C | -0.7185 °C | -0.1658 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.5939 °C | -1.01 °C | -0.1881 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.2978 °C | -0.7768 °C | 0.4065 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.3415 °C | -0.9894 °C | 0.0815 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0249 °C | -0.6231 °C | 0.7978 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2799 °C | -0.0946 °C | 0.6678 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4453 °C | 0.0017 °C | 1.18 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 127 Nigeria 0.4187 °C compare
- 128 Central African Republic 0.4071 °C compare
- 129 Kazakhstan 0.4005 °C compare
- 131 Liberia 0.3811 °C compare
- 132 Puerto Rico 0.3803 °C compare
- 133 Isle of Man 0.3751 °C compare
More climate change data for Costa Rica
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 108.28 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,751 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 942.79 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,808 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 100.29 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 688.78 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 623.33 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 65.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 2.35 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is autumn temperature anomalies in Costa Rica?
- Autumn temperature anomalies in Costa Rica was 0.3865 °C in 2025, according to Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest autumn temperature anomalies recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.18 °C in 2023.
- What is the lowest autumn temperature anomalies recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.34 °C in 1942.
- How does Costa Rica rank for autumn temperature anomalies?
- Costa Rica ranks 130th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is autumn temperature anomalies rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Autumn temperature anomalies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.