Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Bahamas
Bahamas: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude was 0.4732 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.4732 °C
Change on year
down 28.0%
World rank
135th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.8748 °C
in 2023
All-time low
-0.8822 °C
in 1968
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Bahamas, 1940–2025
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 vs. latitude in Bahamas is 0.4732 °C, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 28.0% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Bahamas peaked at 0.8748 °C in 2023 and was at its lowest, -0.8822 °C, in 1968.
Bahamas ranks 135th 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 vs. latitude in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.4787 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.2651 °C | -44.6% |
| 1942 | -0.0699 °C | -73.6% |
| 1943 | -0.2614 °C | +273.9% |
| 1944 | -0.0616 °C | -76.4% |
| 1945 | -0.3145 °C | +410.5% |
| 1946 | -0.0209 °C | -93.3% |
| 1947 | 0.0324 °C | -255.0% |
| 1948 | -0.0191 °C | -158.8% |
| 1949 | -0.1754 °C | +819.2% |
| 1950 | -0.7083 °C | +303.9% |
| 1951 | -0.3949 °C | -44.3% |
| 1952 | -0.3177 °C | -19.5% |
| 1953 | -0.2429 °C | -23.5% |
| 1954 | -0.44 °C | +81.1% |
| 1955 | -0.5929 °C | +34.7% |
| 1956 | -0.6041 °C | +1.9% |
| 1957 | -0.0802 °C | -86.7% |
| 1958 | -0.4374 °C | +445.1% |
| 1959 | 0.0701 °C | -116.0% |
| 1960 | -0.3685 °C | -626.0% |
| 1961 | -0.2697 °C | -26.8% |
| 1962 | -0.4564 °C | +69.2% |
| 1963 | -0.4548 °C | -0.4% |
| 1964 | -0.1689 °C | -62.9% |
| 1965 | -0.4959 °C | +193.7% |
| 1966 | -0.7104 °C | +43.3% |
| 1967 | -0.5972 °C | -15.9% |
| 1968 | -0.8822 °C | +47.7% |
| 1969 | -0.6451 °C | -26.9% |
| 1970 | -0.6981 °C | +8.2% |
| 1971 | -0.5036 °C | -27.9% |
| 1972 | -0.1504 °C | -70.1% |
| 1973 | -0.4328 °C | +187.8% |
| 1974 | -0.5224 °C | +20.7% |
| 1975 | -0.1432 °C | -72.6% |
| 1976 | -0.6561 °C | +358.3% |
| 1977 | -0.4723 °C | -28.0% |
| 1978 | -0.3572 °C | -24.4% |
| 1979 | -0.3815 °C | +6.8% |
| 1980 | -0.3329 °C | -12.8% |
| 1981 | -0.6919 °C | +107.9% |
| 1982 | -0.0937 °C | -86.5% |
| 1983 | -0.3192 °C | +240.8% |
| 1984 | -0.632 °C | +98.0% |
| 1985 | -0.5384 °C | -14.8% |
| 1986 | -0.2857 °C | -46.9% |
| 1987 | -0.3454 °C | +20.9% |
| 1988 | -0.3984 °C | +15.3% |
| 1989 | -0.1974 °C | -50.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0815 °C | -141.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0136 °C | -83.3% |
| 1992 | -0.3905 °C | -2963.4% |
| 1993 | -0.1649 °C | -57.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1523 °C | -192.4% |
| 1995 | -0.1182 °C | -177.6% |
| 1996 | -0.6175 °C | +422.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0923 °C | -114.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2439 °C | +164.3% |
| 1999 | -0.2984 °C | -222.3% |
| 2000 | -0.4347 °C | +45.7% |
| 2001 | -0.2186 °C | -49.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1498 °C | -168.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1612 °C | +7.6% |
| 2004 | -0.3227 °C | -300.2% |
| 2005 | -0.2123 °C | -34.2% |
| 2006 | -0.2044 °C | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0744 °C | -136.4% |
| 2008 | -0.0283 °C | -138.1% |
| 2009 | -0.1814 °C | +540.4% |
| 2010 | -0.5116 °C | +182.0% |
| 2011 | -0.0037 °C | -99.3% |
| 2012 | -0.2058 °C | +5493.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0586 °C | -128.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2944 °C | +402.4% |
| 2015 | 0.57 °C | +93.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3674 °C | -35.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2564 °C | -30.2% |
| 2018 | 0.215 °C | -16.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6461 °C | +200.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6176 °C | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4103 °C | -33.6% |
| 2022 | 0.5198 °C | +26.7% |
| 2023 | 0.8748 °C | +68.3% |
| 2024 | 0.6574 °C | -24.9% |
| 2025 | 0.4732 °C | -28.0% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 0.4732 °C is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8095 °C, 58% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 0.4732 °C is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5022 °C, 94% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Bahamas 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | -5493.7% | -0.0037 °C | -0.2058 °C |
| 1992 | -2963.4% | 0.0136 °C | -0.3905 °C |
| 1949 | -819.2% | -0.0191 °C | -0.1754 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.1634 °C | -0.4787 °C | 0.0324 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.3749 °C | -0.7083 °C | 0.0701 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.5049 °C | -0.8822 °C | -0.1689 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.4318 °C | -0.6981 °C | -0.1432 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.3835 °C | -0.6919 °C | -0.0937 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1006 °C | -0.6175 °C | 0.2439 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1217 °C | -0.4347 °C | 0.1612 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1687 °C | -0.5116 °C | 0.6461 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5922 °C | 0.4103 °C | 0.8748 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
- 132 Madagascar 0.4867 °C compare
- 133 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.4847 °C compare
- 134 Colombia 0.4846 °C compare
- 136 Guinea 0.4723 °C compare
- 137 Australia 0.4716 °C compare
- 138 Antigua and Barbuda 0.4657 °C compare
More climate change data for Bahamas
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 452,114 kg (2021)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 55.51 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 42.61 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 12.89 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.1608 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.4605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.2307 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.0795 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 0.1512 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0003 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Bahamas?
- Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Bahamas was 0.4732 °C in 2025, according to Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest temperature anomalies vs. latitude recorded in Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8748 °C in 2023.
- What is the lowest temperature anomalies vs. latitude recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.8822 °C in 1968.
- How does Bahamas rank for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- Bahamas ranks 135th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature anomalies vs. latitude rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahamas 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 vs. latitude. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Difference of a specific year's average surface temperature from the 1991-2020 mean, in degrees Celsius.