Temperature anomalies by month in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Temperature anomalies by month was 0.2273 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Temperature anomalies by month in Nicaragua, 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 Nicaragua is 0.2273 °C, measured in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 72.4% on the previous year and down 62.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature anomalies by month in Nicaragua peaked at 1.49 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -1.78 °C, in 1956.
Nicaragua ranks 107th 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.
Temperature anomalies by month in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.04 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.7759 °C | -25.2% |
| 1942 | -1.02 °C | +31.9% |
| 1943 | -1.12 °C | +9.5% |
| 1944 | -1.5 °C | +33.5% |
| 1945 | -1.54 °C | +2.6% |
| 1946 | -1.06 °C | -31.2% |
| 1947 | -0.8431 °C | -20.2% |
| 1948 | -1.01 °C | +20.2% |
| 1949 | -1.12 °C | +10.5% |
| 1950 | -1.51 °C | +34.7% |
| 1951 | -1.02 °C | -32.4% |
| 1952 | -0.7469 °C | -26.8% |
| 1953 | -0.7835 °C | +4.9% |
| 1954 | -0.3591 °C | -54.2% |
| 1955 | -0.6085 °C | +69.4% |
| 1956 | -1.78 °C | +191.8% |
| 1957 | -1.01 °C | -43.0% |
| 1958 | -0.3055 °C | -69.8% |
| 1959 | -0.6023 °C | +97.2% |
| 1960 | -0.5916 °C | -1.8% |
| 1961 | -0.6124 °C | +3.5% |
| 1962 | -0.6198 °C | +1.2% |
| 1963 | -0.7135 °C | +15.1% |
| 1964 | -0.099 °C | -86.1% |
| 1965 | -1.1 °C | +1009.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1891 °C | -117.2% |
| 1967 | -0.3455 °C | -282.7% |
| 1968 | -0.6778 °C | +96.2% |
| 1969 | -0.2175 °C | -67.9% |
| 1970 | -0.4795 °C | +120.4% |
| 1971 | -0.8024 °C | +67.3% |
| 1972 | -0.4081 °C | -49.1% |
| 1973 | 0.015 °C | -103.7% |
| 1974 | -1.04 °C | -7047.1% |
| 1975 | -0.5859 °C | -43.6% |
| 1976 | -1.2 °C | +105.6% |
| 1977 | -0.6167 °C | -48.8% |
| 1978 | -0.3295 °C | -46.6% |
| 1979 | -0.2826 °C | -14.2% |
| 1980 | 0.2183 °C | -177.2% |
| 1981 | -1.26 °C | -676.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0386 °C | -103.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1857 °C | +381.3% |
| 1984 | -0.6335 °C | -441.2% |
| 1985 | -1.08 °C | +70.8% |
| 1986 | -0.6033 °C | -44.2% |
| 1987 | -0.6162 °C | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.137 °C | -122.2% |
| 1989 | -0.3379 °C | -346.7% |
| 1990 | -0.0182 °C | -94.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1022 °C | -661.4% |
| 1992 | -0.112 °C | -209.5% |
| 1993 | -0.0867 °C | -22.6% |
| 1994 | -0.2402 °C | +177.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1251 °C | -152.1% |
| 1996 | -0.5478 °C | -538.0% |
| 1997 | -0.6267 °C | +14.4% |
| 1998 | 0.6488 °C | -203.5% |
| 1999 | -0.3598 °C | -155.5% |
| 2000 | -0.9499 °C | +164.0% |
| 2001 | -0.7182 °C | -24.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2622 °C | -136.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2623 °C | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0321 °C | -87.8% |
| 2005 | -0.2915 °C | -1007.6% |
| 2006 | -0.1849 °C | -36.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4605 °C | -349.0% |
| 2008 | -0.0849 °C | -118.4% |
| 2009 | -0.0217 °C | -74.5% |
| 2010 | 0.276 °C | -1373.1% |
| 2011 | -0.0153 °C | -105.5% |
| 2012 | -0.3878 °C | +2436.6% |
| 2013 | 0.3366 °C | -186.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0087 °C | -97.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3961 °C | +4474.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6054 °C | +52.9% |
| 2017 | -0.0459 °C | -107.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1105 °C | -340.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4067 °C | +268.2% |
| 2020 | 0.64 °C | +57.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5133 °C | -19.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1339 °C | -73.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0738 °C | -44.9% |
| 2024 | 1.49 °C | +1917.2% |
| 2025 | 0.8248 °C | -44.6% |
| 2026 | 0.2273 °C | -72.4% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.2273 °C is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5126 °C, 44% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.2273 °C is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3544 °C, 64% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature anomalies by month in Nicaragua 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | -7047.1% | 0.015 °C | -1.04 °C |
| 2015 | +4474.8% | 0.0087 °C | 0.3961 °C |
| 2012 | -2436.6% | -0.0153 °C | -0.3878 °C |
| 2024 | +1917.2% | 0.0738 °C | 1.49 °C |
| 2010 | +1373.1% | -0.0217 °C | 0.276 °C |
| 1965 | -1009.2% | -0.099 °C | -1.1 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.1 °C | -1.54 °C | -0.7759 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.8722 °C | -1.78 °C | -0.3055 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.4786 °C | -1.1 °C | 0.1891 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.5733 °C | -1.2 °C | 0.015 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.3951 °C | -1.26 °C | 0.2183 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1115 °C | -0.6267 °C | 0.6488 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1234 °C | -0.9499 °C | 0.4605 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1691 °C | -0.3878 °C | 0.6054 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5573 °C | 0.0738 °C | 1.49 °C | 7 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More climate change data for Nicaragua
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 98.12 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,149 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,593 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,557 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 9.78 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 341.31 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 485.08 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 394.21 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 90.87 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.49 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature anomalies by month in Nicaragua?
- Temperature anomalies by month in Nicaragua was 0.2273 °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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 1.49 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest temperature anomalies by month recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.78 °C in 1956.
- How does Nicaragua rank for temperature anomalies by month?
- Nicaragua ranks 107th out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is temperature anomalies by month rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.