Spring temperature anomalies in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Spring temperature anomalies was 0.2752 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Spring temperature anomalies 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
In 2026, spring temperature anomalies in Puerto Rico stood at 0.2752 °C.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 62.5% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spring temperature anomalies in Puerto Rico peaked at 1.42 °C in 2010 and was at its lowest, -1.69 °C, in 1951.
That places Puerto Rico 109th 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.
Spring temperature anomalies in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.8345 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.3494 °C | -58.1% |
| 1942 | -0.115 °C | -67.1% |
| 1943 | -1.38 °C | +1097.8% |
| 1944 | -0.1148 °C | -91.7% |
| 1945 | -0.9226 °C | +703.6% |
| 1946 | -0.6763 °C | -26.7% |
| 1947 | -0.0568 °C | -91.6% |
| 1948 | -0.7098 °C | +1149.2% |
| 1949 | -0.7592 °C | +7.0% |
| 1950 | -0.9194 °C | +21.1% |
| 1951 | -1.69 °C | +84.0% |
| 1952 | -0.3504 °C | -79.3% |
| 1953 | -0.4703 °C | +34.2% |
| 1954 | -0.3011 °C | -36.0% |
| 1955 | -1.06 °C | +251.0% |
| 1956 | -0.2839 °C | -73.1% |
| 1957 | -0.6567 °C | +131.3% |
| 1958 | 0.6848 °C | -204.3% |
| 1959 | -0.0236 °C | -103.5% |
| 1960 | -0.1237 °C | +423.7% |
| 1961 | -0.4379 °C | +253.9% |
| 1962 | -0.6022 °C | +37.5% |
| 1963 | -0.172 °C | -71.4% |
| 1964 | 0.3596 °C | -309.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1257 °C | -65.1% |
| 1966 | -0.1274 °C | -201.4% |
| 1967 | -0.7442 °C | +484.0% |
| 1968 | -1.01 °C | +36.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0722 °C | -107.1% |
| 1970 | -0.0321 °C | -144.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1815 °C | -666.2% |
| 1972 | -0.3989 °C | -319.8% |
| 1973 | 0.3966 °C | -199.4% |
| 1974 | -0.2334 °C | -158.8% |
| 1975 | -0.313 °C | +34.1% |
| 1976 | -0.7833 °C | +150.2% |
| 1977 | -0.1088 °C | -86.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1741 °C | -260.0% |
| 1979 | -0.8441 °C | -585.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0332 °C | -103.9% |
| 1981 | 0.5271 °C | +1489.3% |
| 1982 | -0.2082 °C | -139.5% |
| 1983 | 0.9843 °C | -572.7% |
| 1984 | -0.0096 °C | -101.0% |
| 1985 | -0.761 °C | +7805.6% |
| 1986 | -0.5332 °C | -29.9% |
| 1987 | -0.2716 °C | -49.1% |
| 1988 | -0.1922 °C | -29.2% |
| 1989 | -0.9949 °C | +417.7% |
| 1990 | -0.5128 °C | -48.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0153 °C | -103.0% |
| 1992 | -0.0502 °C | -428.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0307 °C | -161.2% |
| 1994 | -0.0967 °C | -414.5% |
| 1995 | -0.4173 °C | +331.6% |
| 1996 | 0.177 °C | -142.4% |
| 1997 | -0.6006 °C | -439.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1447 °C | -124.1% |
| 1999 | -0.4796 °C | -431.4% |
| 2000 | -0.9256 °C | +93.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0716 °C | -107.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1061 °C | +48.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4207 °C | +296.7% |
| 2004 | -0.388 °C | -192.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9664 °C | -349.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2001 °C | -79.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5693 °C | +184.4% |
| 2008 | -0.4351 °C | -176.4% |
| 2009 | -0.8454 °C | +94.3% |
| 2010 | 1.42 °C | -267.5% |
| 2011 | -0.5264 °C | -137.2% |
| 2012 | -0.1914 °C | -63.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1606 °C | -183.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5223 °C | +225.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1033 °C | -80.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2585 °C | +150.4% |
| 2017 | -0.0579 °C | -122.4% |
| 2018 | -0.1498 °C | +158.6% |
| 2019 | -0.0004 °C | -99.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0021 °C | -652.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1089 °C | +5117.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1739 °C | +59.7% |
| 2023 | -0.0973 °C | -156.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9591 °C | -1085.3% |
| 2025 | 0.7349 °C | -23.4% |
| 2026 | 0.2752 °C | -62.6% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.2752 °C is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.5862 °C, 47% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.2752 °C is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3356 °C, 82% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spring temperature anomalies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | -7805.6% | -0.0096 °C | -0.761 °C |
| 2021 | +5117.8% | 0.0021 °C | 0.1089 °C |
| 1981 | +1489.3% | 0.0332 °C | 0.5271 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.5916 °C | -1.38 °C | -0.0568 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.507 °C | -1.69 °C | 0.6848 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.2663 °C | -1.01 °C | 0.3596 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.1961 °C | -0.8441 °C | 0.3966 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.1426 °C | -0.9949 °C | 0.9843 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.179 °C | -0.6006 °C | 0.177 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.026 °C | -0.9256 °C | 0.9664 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1535 °C | -0.5264 °C | 1.42 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3081 °C | -0.0973 °C | 0.9591 °C | 7 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
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 spring temperature anomalies in Puerto Rico?
- Spring temperature anomalies in Puerto Rico was 0.2752 °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 spring temperature anomalies recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.42 °C in 2010.
- What is the lowest spring temperature anomalies recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.69 °C in 1951.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for spring temperature anomalies?
- Puerto Rico ranks 109th out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is spring temperature anomalies rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. 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 Spring 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.