Temperature anomalies by month in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Temperature anomalies by month was 0.7164 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Temperature anomalies by month in Puerto Rico, 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 Puerto Rico is 0.7164 °C, measured in 2026.
That represents a change of down 33.6% on the previous year and up 57.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature anomalies by month in Puerto Rico peaked at 1.08 °C in 2025 and was at its lowest, -1.9 °C, in 1950.
That places Puerto Rico 55th out of 193 countries with data for 2026, putting it 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 Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.656 °C | — |
| 1941 | -1.12 °C | +70.2% |
| 1942 | -1 °C | -10.2% |
| 1943 | -1.22 °C | +22.0% |
| 1944 | -0.5755 °C | -53.0% |
| 1945 | -1.41 °C | +145.5% |
| 1946 | -0.2819 °C | -80.0% |
| 1947 | -0.6209 °C | +120.3% |
| 1948 | -0.5575 °C | -10.2% |
| 1949 | -1.66 °C | +198.3% |
| 1950 | -1.9 °C | +14.1% |
| 1951 | -1.43 °C | -24.6% |
| 1952 | -1.45 °C | +1.2% |
| 1953 | -0.7577 °C | -47.6% |
| 1954 | -0.7333 °C | -3.2% |
| 1955 | -1.48 °C | +101.5% |
| 1956 | -1.22 °C | -17.1% |
| 1957 | -0.2595 °C | -78.8% |
| 1958 | -0.1044 °C | -59.8% |
| 1959 | -0.2196 °C | +110.3% |
| 1960 | -0.3156 °C | +43.7% |
| 1961 | 0.0115 °C | -103.7% |
| 1962 | -0.2813 °C | -2540.9% |
| 1963 | -0.4229 °C | +50.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0115 °C | -102.7% |
| 1965 | -1.05 °C | -9271.4% |
| 1966 | -0.1018 °C | -90.3% |
| 1967 | -0.1658 °C | +62.9% |
| 1968 | -0.7071 °C | +326.3% |
| 1969 | -0.6803 °C | -3.8% |
| 1970 | -0.0862 °C | -87.3% |
| 1971 | -0.0219 °C | -74.5% |
| 1972 | -0.0048 °C | -78.1% |
| 1973 | 0.695 °C | -14577.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0559 °C | -92.0% |
| 1975 | -0.4893 °C | -975.8% |
| 1976 | -1.04 °C | +112.1% |
| 1977 | -0.2505 °C | -75.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0373 °C | -114.9% |
| 1979 | -0.4023 °C | -1177.7% |
| 1980 | -0.2681 °C | -33.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0403 °C | -115.0% |
| 1982 | -0.4615 °C | -1245.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0843 °C | -118.3% |
| 1984 | -0.1123 °C | -233.2% |
| 1985 | -0.7927 °C | +605.7% |
| 1986 | -0.8898 °C | +12.3% |
| 1987 | -0.4163 °C | -53.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0487 °C | -111.7% |
| 1989 | -0.4713 °C | -1068.1% |
| 1990 | -0.0593 °C | -87.4% |
| 1991 | -0.1283 °C | +116.4% |
| 1992 | -0.4422 °C | +244.5% |
| 1993 | -0.2967 °C | -32.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1481 °C | -149.9% |
| 1995 | -0.0238 °C | -116.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0519 °C | -317.8% |
| 1997 | -0.823 °C | -1686.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6061 °C | -173.6% |
| 1999 | -0.2895 °C | -147.8% |
| 2000 | -0.8494 °C | +193.4% |
| 2001 | -0.2605 °C | -69.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3374 °C | -229.5% |
| 2003 | 0.157 °C | -53.5% |
| 2004 | -0.5588 °C | -455.9% |
| 2005 | -0.3854 °C | -31.0% |
| 2006 | -0.3011 °C | -21.9% |
| 2007 | 0.17 °C | -156.5% |
| 2008 | -0.3552 °C | -308.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0979 °C | -127.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4727 °C | +382.6% |
| 2011 | -0.0971 °C | -120.6% |
| 2012 | -0.073 °C | -24.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2196 °C | -400.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7576 °C | +245.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3705 °C | -51.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4547 °C | +22.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0563 °C | -87.6% |
| 2018 | 0.536 °C | +851.4% |
| 2019 | -0.1514 °C | -128.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5995 °C | -496.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1767 °C | -70.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1723 °C | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0496 °C | -71.2% |
| 2024 | 1.05 °C | +2023.4% |
| 2025 | 1.08 °C | +2.4% |
| 2026 | 0.7164 °C | -33.6% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.7164 °C is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0177 °C, 40.5× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.7164 °C is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3544 °C, 2.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature anomalies by month in Puerto Rico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +14577.5% | -0.0048 °C | 0.695 °C |
| 1965 | -9271.4% | 0.0115 °C | -1.05 °C |
| 1962 | -2540.9% | 0.0115 °C | -0.2813 °C |
| 2024 | +2023.4% | 0.0496 °C | 1.05 °C |
| 1997 | -1686.0% | 0.0519 °C | -0.823 °C |
| 1982 | -1245.8% | 0.0403 °C | -0.4615 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.9112 °C | -1.66 °C | -0.2819 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.9551 °C | -1.9 °C | -0.1044 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.3703 °C | -1.05 °C | 0.0115 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.1505 °C | -1.04 °C | 0.695 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.3239 °C | -0.8898 °C | 0.0843 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1257 °C | -0.823 °C | 0.6061 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1948 °C | -0.8494 °C | 0.3374 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2546 °C | -0.1514 °C | 0.7576 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5495 °C | 0.0496 °C | 1.08 °C | 7 |
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More climate change data for Puerto Rico
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 2.50 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,291 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 329.16 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 961.57 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.24 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 34.34 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 13.91 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 13.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.0196 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0524 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature anomalies by month in Puerto Rico?
- Temperature anomalies by month in Puerto Rico was 0.7164 °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 Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 °C in 2025.
- What is the lowest temperature anomalies by month recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.9 °C in 1950.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for temperature anomalies by month?
- Puerto Rico ranks 55th out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is temperature anomalies by month rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.