Summer temperature anomalies in Jamaica
Jamaica: Summer temperature anomalies was 0.833 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2026)
0.833 °C
Change on year
down 8.9%
World rank
83rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.9696 °C
in 2020
All-time low
-1.78 °C
in 1955
Years of data
87
1940–2026
Summer temperature anomalies in Jamaica, 1940–2026
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.833 °C for summer temperature anomalies in 2026.
The figure is down 8.9% on the previous year and up 803.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, summer temperature anomalies in Jamaica peaked at 0.9696 °C in 2020 and was at its lowest, -1.78 °C, in 1955.
Jamaica ranks 83rd 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.
Summer temperature anomalies in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.6433 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.4803 °C | -25.3% |
| 1942 | -1.3 °C | +170.7% |
| 1943 | -1.35 °C | +3.5% |
| 1944 | -1.54 °C | +14.1% |
| 1945 | -1.13 °C | -26.6% |
| 1946 | -1.02 °C | -9.8% |
| 1947 | -1.22 °C | +20.3% |
| 1948 | -1.35 °C | +10.3% |
| 1949 | -1.57 °C | +16.0% |
| 1950 | -1.45 °C | -7.1% |
| 1951 | -1.13 °C | -22.1% |
| 1952 | -0.8831 °C | -22.0% |
| 1953 | -1.17 °C | +32.5% |
| 1954 | -0.9045 °C | -22.7% |
| 1955 | -1.78 °C | +97.3% |
| 1956 | -1.45 °C | -18.6% |
| 1957 | -1.14 °C | -21.5% |
| 1958 | -0.9923 °C | -13.1% |
| 1959 | -0.8489 °C | -14.4% |
| 1960 | -1.45 °C | +70.9% |
| 1961 | -0.9015 °C | -37.9% |
| 1962 | -1.14 °C | +26.8% |
| 1963 | -1.38 °C | +20.4% |
| 1964 | -1.39 °C | +0.7% |
| 1965 | -1.54 °C | +10.9% |
| 1966 | -1.07 °C | -30.5% |
| 1967 | -0.929 °C | -13.2% |
| 1968 | -0.9058 °C | -2.5% |
| 1969 | -0.3551 °C | -60.8% |
| 1970 | -0.368 °C | +3.6% |
| 1971 | -0.4915 °C | +33.6% |
| 1972 | -1.06 °C | +115.4% |
| 1973 | -1.04 °C | -1.7% |
| 1974 | -0.928 °C | -10.8% |
| 1975 | -0.5622 °C | -39.4% |
| 1976 | -1.35 °C | +139.8% |
| 1977 | -0.5488 °C | -59.3% |
| 1978 | -0.4777 °C | -13.0% |
| 1979 | -1.23 °C | +156.7% |
| 1980 | -0.2232 °C | -81.8% |
| 1981 | -0.7352 °C | +229.4% |
| 1982 | -0.5177 °C | -29.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0981 °C | -119.0% |
| 1984 | -0.7206 °C | -834.3% |
| 1985 | -0.2435 °C | -66.2% |
| 1986 | -1.08 °C | +343.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0463 °C | -104.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1546 °C | +234.0% |
| 1989 | -0.524 °C | -439.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0283 °C | -105.4% |
| 1991 | -0.1977 °C | -798.2% |
| 1992 | -0.1957 °C | -1.0% |
| 1993 | -0.2217 °C | +13.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0887 °C | -140.0% |
| 1995 | 0.193 °C | +117.7% |
| 1996 | -0.6338 °C | -428.4% |
| 1997 | -0.4978 °C | -21.5% |
| 1998 | 0.8414 °C | -269.0% |
| 1999 | -0.5246 °C | -162.4% |
| 2000 | -0.3289 °C | -37.3% |
| 2001 | -0.0324 °C | -90.1% |
| 2002 | -0.6185 °C | +1807.9% |
| 2003 | -0.4369 °C | -29.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5097 °C | -216.7% |
| 2005 | -0.1255 °C | -124.6% |
| 2006 | -0.2159 °C | +71.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0111 °C | -105.1% |
| 2008 | -0.6385 °C | -5846.9% |
| 2009 | -0.5353 °C | -16.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2274 °C | -142.5% |
| 2011 | -0.432 °C | -289.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0386 °C | -108.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1551 °C | +301.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3189 °C | +105.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6734 °C | +111.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0922 °C | -86.3% |
| 2017 | 0.09 °C | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4574 °C | +408.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9687 °C | +111.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9696 °C | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.463 °C | -52.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2022 °C | -56.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7737 °C | +282.7% |
| 2024 | 0.8412 °C | +8.7% |
| 2025 | 0.914 °C | +8.7% |
| 2026 | 0.833 °C | -8.9% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.833 °C is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5571 °C, 1.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.833 °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 Jamaica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -5846.9% | 0.0111 °C | -0.6385 °C |
| 2002 | -1807.9% | -0.0324 °C | -0.6185 °C |
| 1984 | -834.3% | 0.0981 °C | -0.7206 °C |
| 1991 | -798.2% | 0.0283 °C | -0.1977 °C |
| 1989 | -439.0% | 0.1546 °C | -0.524 °C |
| 1996 | -428.4% | 0.193 °C | -0.6338 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.16 °C | -1.57 °C | -0.4803 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.18 °C | -1.78 °C | -0.8489 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.11 °C | -1.54 °C | -0.3551 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.805 °C | -1.35 °C | -0.368 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.3745 °C | -1.08 °C | 0.1546 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.112 °C | -0.6338 °C | 0.8414 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.2411 °C | -0.6385 °C | 0.5097 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.259 °C | -0.432 °C | 0.9687 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7138 °C | 0.2022 °C | 0.9696 °C | 7 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 80 Costa Rica 0.8623 °C compare
- 81 Australia 0.8615 °C compare
- 82 Panama 0.8502 °C compare
- 84 Central African Republic 0.8218 °C compare
- 85 Botswana 0.8179 °C compare
- 86 Cayman Islands 0.8137 °C compare
More climate change data for Jamaica
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 6.29 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 927.88 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 280.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 647.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.06 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 23.14 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 37.75 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 35.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.1345 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is summer temperature anomalies in Jamaica?
- Summer temperature anomalies in Jamaica was 0.833 °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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9696 °C in 2020.
- What is the lowest summer temperature anomalies recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.78 °C in 1955.
- How does Jamaica rank for summer temperature anomalies?
- Jamaica ranks 83rd out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is summer temperature anomalies rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 803.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.