Temperature anomalies by month in Belize
Belize: Temperature anomalies by month was -0.5009 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Temperature anomalies by month in Belize, 1940–2026
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
The most recent figure for temperature anomalies by month in Belize is -0.5009 °C, measured in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 169.8% on the previous year and down 217.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature anomalies by month in Belize peaked at 1.91 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -2.44 °C, in 1956.
That places Belize 165th out of 193 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Temperature anomalies by month in Belize, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.41 °C | — |
| 1941 | -1.2 °C | -14.9% |
| 1942 | -1.83 °C | +52.9% |
| 1943 | -0.9316 °C | -49.2% |
| 1944 | -1.61 °C | +73.3% |
| 1945 | -1.32 °C | -18.1% |
| 1946 | -0.6147 °C | -53.5% |
| 1947 | -0.2896 °C | -52.9% |
| 1948 | -1.27 °C | +338.2% |
| 1949 | -0.5556 °C | -56.2% |
| 1950 | -1.01 °C | +81.1% |
| 1951 | -0.9404 °C | -6.5% |
| 1952 | -0.3074 °C | -67.3% |
| 1953 | -1.16 °C | +276.6% |
| 1954 | -0.4788 °C | -58.6% |
| 1955 | -1.4 °C | +193.0% |
| 1956 | -2.44 °C | +74.2% |
| 1957 | -1.02 °C | -58.3% |
| 1958 | -1.78 °C | +74.9% |
| 1959 | -0.9425 °C | -47.2% |
| 1960 | -0.8279 °C | -12.2% |
| 1961 | -1.03 °C | +24.4% |
| 1962 | -1.21 °C | +17.6% |
| 1963 | -0.2293 °C | -81.1% |
| 1964 | -0.8173 °C | +256.4% |
| 1965 | -1.26 °C | +54.1% |
| 1966 | -1.23 °C | -2.0% |
| 1967 | -0.6822 °C | -44.7% |
| 1968 | -1.24 °C | +82.0% |
| 1969 | -0.4407 °C | -64.5% |
| 1970 | -0.8846 °C | +100.7% |
| 1971 | -0.3503 °C | -60.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1721 °C | -149.1% |
| 1973 | -0.1064 °C | -161.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0931 °C | -187.4% |
| 1975 | -0.732 °C | -886.5% |
| 1976 | -1.88 °C | +156.2% |
| 1977 | -1.3 °C | -30.5% |
| 1978 | -1.16 °C | -11.0% |
| 1979 | -0.4702 °C | -59.4% |
| 1980 | 0.4033 °C | -185.8% |
| 1981 | -2.24 °C | -655.4% |
| 1982 | 0.2566 °C | -111.5% |
| 1983 | -0.6187 °C | -341.1% |
| 1984 | -1.26 °C | +103.1% |
| 1985 | -1.29 °C | +2.6% |
| 1986 | -1.34 °C | +4.2% |
| 1987 | -1.31 °C | -2.9% |
| 1988 | -0.4398 °C | -66.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0173 °C | -103.9% |
| 1990 | 0.3433 °C | +1879.4% |
| 1991 | 0.6975 °C | +103.2% |
| 1992 | -0.1307 °C | -118.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3347 °C | -356.1% |
| 1994 | -0.315 °C | -194.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4284 °C | -236.0% |
| 1996 | -1.03 °C | -339.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0157 °C | -101.5% |
| 1998 | 0.7266 °C | +4537.3% |
| 1999 | -0.2452 °C | -133.7% |
| 2000 | -1.07 °C | +335.0% |
| 2001 | -1.27 °C | +18.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1104 °C | -108.7% |
| 2003 | -1.39 °C | -1363.2% |
| 2004 | -0.1068 °C | -92.3% |
| 2005 | -0.1265 °C | +18.4% |
| 2006 | -0.0206 °C | -83.7% |
| 2007 | 0.8654 °C | -4295.9% |
| 2008 | -0.048 °C | -105.5% |
| 2009 | -0.1913 °C | +298.7% |
| 2010 | -0.1632 °C | -14.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6766 °C | -514.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5835 °C | -13.8% |
| 2013 | 0.8272 °C | +41.8% |
| 2014 | -0.6787 °C | -182.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1389 °C | -120.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4282 °C | +208.3% |
| 2017 | 0.726 °C | +69.5% |
| 2018 | -0.9981 °C | -237.5% |
| 2019 | 0.03 °C | -103.0% |
| 2020 | 1.19 °C | +3860.3% |
| 2021 | 0.7615 °C | -35.9% |
| 2022 | 0.545 °C | -28.4% |
| 2023 | 1.22 °C | +124.4% |
| 2024 | 1.91 °C | +56.6% |
| 2025 | 0.7173 °C | -62.5% |
| 2026 | -0.5009 °C | -169.8% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's -0.5009 °C is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3535 °C. (50 countries reporting)
- Belize's -0.5009 °C is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3544 °C. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature anomalies by month in Belize 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +4537.3% | 0.0157 °C | 0.7266 °C |
| 2007 | +4295.9% | -0.0206 °C | 0.8654 °C |
| 2020 | +3860.3% | 0.03 °C | 1.19 °C |
| 1990 | +1879.4% | 0.0173 °C | 0.3433 °C |
| 2003 | -1363.2% | 0.1104 °C | -1.39 °C |
| 1975 | -886.5% | 0.0931 °C | -0.732 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.1 °C | -1.83 °C | -0.2896 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.15 °C | -2.44 °C | -0.3074 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.8975 °C | -1.26 °C | -0.2293 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.6616 °C | -1.88 °C | 0.1721 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.7816 °C | -2.24 °C | 0.4033 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0828 °C | -1.03 °C | 0.7266 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.3244 °C | -1.39 °C | 0.8654 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.157 °C | -0.9981 °C | 0.8272 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8355 °C | -0.5009 °C | 1.91 °C | 7 |
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More climate change data for Belize
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 5.79 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 226.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 67.02 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 159.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.2529 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 5.7 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 45.12 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 38.74 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 6.38 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1462 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature anomalies by month in Belize?
- Temperature anomalies by month in Belize was -0.5009 °C in 2026, according to Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest temperature anomalies by month recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 1.91 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest temperature anomalies by month recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.44 °C in 1956.
- How does Belize rank for temperature anomalies by month?
- Belize ranks 165th out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is temperature anomalies by month rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 217.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize 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 Temperature anomalies by month. 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.