Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude was 0.1703 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.1703 °C
Change on year
down 35.8%
World rank
173rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.4818 °C
in 2021
All-time low
-1.02 °C
in 1958
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Cook Islands, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
In 2025, temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Cook Islands stood at 0.1703 °C.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 35.8% on the previous year and up 130.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Cook Islands peaked at 0.4818 °C in 2021 and was at its lowest, -1.02 °C, in 1958.
That places Cook Islands 173rd out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.9139 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.7644 °C | -16.4% |
| 1942 | -0.5489 °C | -28.2% |
| 1943 | -0.3885 °C | -29.2% |
| 1944 | -0.4209 °C | +8.4% |
| 1945 | -0.703 °C | +67.0% |
| 1946 | -0.3114 °C | -55.7% |
| 1947 | 0.0343 °C | -111.0% |
| 1948 | -0.4645 °C | -1452.6% |
| 1949 | -0.2928 °C | -37.0% |
| 1950 | -0.3133 °C | +7.0% |
| 1951 | -0.5854 °C | +86.9% |
| 1952 | 0.0392 °C | -106.7% |
| 1953 | -0.3638 °C | -1028.0% |
| 1954 | -0.3709 °C | +1.9% |
| 1955 | -0.3125 °C | -15.7% |
| 1956 | -0.366 °C | +17.1% |
| 1957 | -0.6745 °C | +84.3% |
| 1958 | -1.02 °C | +50.7% |
| 1959 | -0.8387 °C | -17.5% |
| 1960 | -0.2823 °C | -66.3% |
| 1961 | -0.3375 °C | +19.6% |
| 1962 | -0.3729 °C | +10.5% |
| 1963 | -0.4055 °C | +8.7% |
| 1964 | -0.0772 °C | -81.0% |
| 1965 | -0.7371 °C | +855.2% |
| 1966 | -0.5146 °C | -30.2% |
| 1967 | -0.4272 °C | -17.0% |
| 1968 | -0.1691 °C | -60.4% |
| 1969 | -0.4371 °C | +158.5% |
| 1970 | -0.0568 °C | -87.0% |
| 1971 | -0.2039 °C | +259.1% |
| 1972 | -0.4707 °C | +130.8% |
| 1973 | 0.2388 °C | -150.7% |
| 1974 | -0.0775 °C | -132.4% |
| 1975 | -0.2924 °C | +277.5% |
| 1976 | -0.4462 °C | +52.6% |
| 1977 | -0.8297 °C | +85.9% |
| 1978 | -0.5061 °C | -39.0% |
| 1979 | -0.4486 °C | -11.4% |
| 1980 | -0.2067 °C | -53.9% |
| 1981 | -0.4235 °C | +104.9% |
| 1982 | -0.6857 °C | +61.9% |
| 1983 | -0.6269 °C | -8.6% |
| 1984 | -0.5725 °C | -8.7% |
| 1985 | -0.4133 °C | -27.8% |
| 1986 | -0.4025 °C | -2.6% |
| 1987 | -0.895 °C | +122.3% |
| 1988 | 0.1253 °C | -114.0% |
| 1989 | -0.0032 °C | -102.5% |
| 1990 | -0.1507 °C | +4671.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0575 °C | -138.2% |
| 1992 | -0.2526 °C | -539.1% |
| 1993 | -0.4019 °C | +59.1% |
| 1994 | -0.5527 °C | +37.5% |
| 1995 | -0.1538 °C | -72.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1221 °C | -179.4% |
| 1997 | -0.5866 °C | -580.5% |
| 1998 | -0.3933 °C | -33.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2149 °C | -154.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0907 °C | -57.8% |
| 2001 | -0.2873 °C | -416.6% |
| 2002 | -0.0169 °C | -94.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0084 °C | -149.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1721 °C | +1946.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1007 °C | -41.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0416 °C | -58.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2326 °C | +458.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1101 °C | -52.6% |
| 2009 | -0.1607 °C | -246.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4753 °C | -395.7% |
| 2011 | 0.364 °C | -23.4% |
| 2012 | -0.0042 °C | -101.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2793 °C | -6679.6% |
| 2014 | -0.0282 °C | -110.1% |
| 2015 | -0.5628 °C | +1893.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1068 °C | -119.0% |
| 2017 | 0.325 °C | +204.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1076 °C | -66.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2343 °C | +117.9% |
| 2020 | 0.358 °C | +52.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4818 °C | +34.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3687 °C | -23.5% |
| 2023 | -0.0532 °C | -114.4% |
| 2024 | 0.2655 °C | -598.7% |
| 2025 | 0.1703 °C | -35.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Cook Islands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +6679.6% | -0.0042 °C | 0.2793 °C |
| 1990 | -4671.7% | -0.0032 °C | -0.1507 °C |
| 2004 | +1946.0% | 0.0084 °C | 0.1721 °C |
| 2015 | -1893.6% | -0.0282 °C | -0.5628 °C |
| 1948 | -1452.6% | 0.0343 °C | -0.4645 °C |
| 1953 | -1028.0% | 0.0392 °C | -0.3638 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.4774 °C | -0.9139 °C | 0.0343 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.4802 °C | -1.02 °C | 0.0392 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.376 °C | -0.7371 °C | -0.0772 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.3093 °C | -0.8297 °C | 0.2388 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.4104 °C | -0.895 °C | 0.1253 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2097 °C | -0.5866 °C | 0.2149 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0291 °C | -0.2873 °C | 0.2326 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1297 °C | -0.5628 °C | 0.4753 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2652 °C | -0.0532 °C | 0.4818 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 170 Seychelles 0.2043 °C compare
- 171 French Polynesia 0.1841 °C compare
- 172 American Samoa 0.1717 °C compare
- 174 Brazil 0.1618 °C compare
- 175 Samoa 0.1454 °C compare
- 176 Malawi 0.1382 °C compare
More climate change data for Cook Islands
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 25,902 kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 35.8 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 5.43 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 30.36 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0205 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 1.08 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.1325 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0.1325 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.0005 kt (2050)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 0.1325 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Cook Islands?
- Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Cook Islands was 0.1703 °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 Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4818 °C in 2021.
- What is the lowest temperature anomalies vs. latitude recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.02 °C in 1958.
- How does Cook Islands rank for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- Cook Islands ranks 173rd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature anomalies vs. latitude rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 130.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cook Islands 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.