Summer temperature anomalies in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Summer temperature anomalies was 0.8623 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Summer temperature anomalies in Costa Rica, 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 summer temperature anomalies in Costa Rica is 0.8623 °C, measured in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2,500.1% on the previous year and up 1,320.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, summer temperature anomalies in Costa Rica peaked at 0.901 °C in 2023 and was at its lowest, -1.69 °C, in 1943.
That places Costa Rica 80th 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.
Summer temperature anomalies in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.394 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.7697 °C | +95.4% |
| 1942 | -1.43 °C | +85.3% |
| 1943 | -1.69 °C | +18.2% |
| 1944 | -1.03 °C | -39.1% |
| 1945 | -0.9013 °C | -12.2% |
| 1946 | -1.26 °C | +39.6% |
| 1947 | -0.833 °C | -33.8% |
| 1948 | -1.16 °C | +38.7% |
| 1949 | -0.6274 °C | -45.7% |
| 1950 | -0.647 °C | +3.1% |
| 1951 | -0.2419 °C | -62.6% |
| 1952 | -0.4916 °C | +103.2% |
| 1953 | -0.0238 °C | -95.2% |
| 1954 | -0.8532 °C | +3488.2% |
| 1955 | -0.5831 °C | -31.7% |
| 1956 | -1.14 °C | +96.1% |
| 1957 | 0.0143 °C | -101.3% |
| 1958 | -0.2595 °C | -1912.0% |
| 1959 | -0.5379 °C | +107.3% |
| 1960 | -0.6198 °C | +15.2% |
| 1961 | -0.7368 °C | +18.9% |
| 1962 | -0.9831 °C | +33.4% |
| 1963 | -0.6744 °C | -31.4% |
| 1964 | -1.12 °C | +66.2% |
| 1965 | -0.5483 °C | -51.1% |
| 1966 | -0.7344 °C | +33.9% |
| 1967 | -0.7979 °C | +8.6% |
| 1968 | -0.9435 °C | +18.2% |
| 1969 | 0.1121 °C | -111.9% |
| 1970 | -0.3124 °C | -378.6% |
| 1971 | -1.12 °C | +259.0% |
| 1972 | -0.3035 °C | -72.9% |
| 1973 | -0.8504 °C | +180.2% |
| 1974 | -0.7246 °C | -14.8% |
| 1975 | -0.7449 °C | +2.8% |
| 1976 | -0.7236 °C | -2.9% |
| 1977 | -0.4633 °C | -36.0% |
| 1978 | -0.6904 °C | +49.0% |
| 1979 | -0.5402 °C | -21.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0352 °C | -106.5% |
| 1981 | -0.702 °C | -2096.5% |
| 1982 | -0.1353 °C | -80.7% |
| 1983 | 0.4783 °C | -453.5% |
| 1984 | -0.5845 °C | -222.2% |
| 1985 | -0.6205 °C | +6.2% |
| 1986 | -0.6259 °C | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.6464 °C | -203.3% |
| 1988 | -0.2447 °C | -137.8% |
| 1989 | -0.5217 °C | +113.2% |
| 1990 | -0.2239 °C | -57.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0931 °C | -141.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2575 °C | +176.6% |
| 1993 | -0.1654 °C | -164.2% |
| 1994 | -0.2908 °C | +75.8% |
| 1995 | -0.4008 °C | +37.8% |
| 1996 | -0.6665 °C | +66.3% |
| 1997 | -0.4019 °C | -39.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0821 °C | -120.4% |
| 1999 | -1.05 °C | -1381.6% |
| 2000 | -0.7565 °C | -28.1% |
| 2001 | -0.5361 °C | -29.1% |
| 2002 | 0.221 °C | -141.2% |
| 2003 | -0.3583 °C | -262.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1996 °C | -155.7% |
| 2005 | 0.3478 °C | +74.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1667 °C | -52.1% |
| 2007 | 0.032 °C | -80.8% |
| 2008 | -0.2222 °C | -795.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0874 °C | -139.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1702 °C | +94.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2775 °C | +63.0% |
| 2012 | 0.29 °C | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0722 °C | -75.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5192 °C | +619.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6601 °C | +27.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0607 °C | -90.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2728 °C | +349.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1323 °C | -51.5% |
| 2019 | 0.7824 °C | +491.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1256 °C | -84.0% |
| 2021 | -0.1143 °C | -191.0% |
| 2022 | -0.7306 °C | +539.2% |
| 2023 | 0.901 °C | -223.3% |
| 2024 | 0.4144 °C | -54.0% |
| 2025 | -0.0359 °C | -108.7% |
| 2026 | 0.8623 °C | -2500.1% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.8623 °C is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.13 °C, 76% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.8623 °C is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.717 °C, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Summer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | -3488.2% | -0.0238 °C | -0.8532 °C |
| 2026 | +2500.1% | -0.0359 °C | 0.8623 °C |
| 1981 | -2096.5% | 0.0352 °C | -0.702 °C |
| 1958 | -1912.0% | 0.0143 °C | -0.2595 °C |
| 1999 | -1381.6% | 0.0821 °C | -1.05 °C |
| 2008 | -795.2% | 0.032 °C | -0.2222 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.01 °C | -1.69 °C | -0.394 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.4767 °C | -1.14 °C | 0.0143 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.7047 °C | -1.12 °C | 0.1121 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.6475 °C | -1.12 °C | -0.3035 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.2275 °C | -0.702 °C | 0.6464 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2768 °C | -1.05 °C | 0.2575 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0819 °C | -0.7565 °C | 0.3478 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3237 °C | 0.0607 °C | 0.7824 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2032 °C | -0.7306 °C | 0.901 °C | 7 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
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 summer temperature anomalies in Costa Rica?
- Summer temperature anomalies in Costa Rica was 0.8623 °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 summer temperature anomalies recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.901 °C in 2023.
- What is the lowest summer temperature anomalies recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.69 °C in 1943.
- How does Costa Rica rank for summer temperature anomalies?
- Costa Rica ranks 80th out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is summer temperature anomalies rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,320.4%. 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 Summer 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.