Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude was 0.327 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.327 °C
Change on year
down 57.8%
World rank
162nd
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.7747 °C
in 2024
All-time low
-1.35 °C
in 1943
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Costa Rica, 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 Costa Rica is 0.327 °C, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 57.8% on the previous year and down 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Costa Rica peaked at 0.7747 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -1.35 °C, in 1943.
That places Costa Rica 162nd 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 Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.6126 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.5657 °C | -7.6% |
| 1942 | -1.13 °C | +99.1% |
| 1943 | -1.35 °C | +20.2% |
| 1944 | -1.04 °C | -23.5% |
| 1945 | -1.12 °C | +8.2% |
| 1946 | -1.07 °C | -4.6% |
| 1947 | -0.8204 °C | -23.2% |
| 1948 | -0.8574 °C | +4.5% |
| 1949 | -0.2669 °C | -68.9% |
| 1950 | -0.6513 °C | +144.1% |
| 1951 | -0.3808 °C | -41.5% |
| 1952 | -0.3282 °C | -13.8% |
| 1953 | -0.1776 °C | -45.9% |
| 1954 | -0.6843 °C | +285.4% |
| 1955 | -0.4936 °C | -27.9% |
| 1956 | -0.9691 °C | +96.3% |
| 1957 | -0.326 °C | -66.4% |
| 1958 | -0.1407 °C | -56.8% |
| 1959 | -0.4513 °C | +220.7% |
| 1960 | -0.5365 °C | +18.9% |
| 1961 | -0.4062 °C | -24.3% |
| 1962 | -0.7554 °C | +86.0% |
| 1963 | -0.5978 °C | -20.9% |
| 1964 | -0.5437 °C | -9.1% |
| 1965 | -0.5092 °C | -6.3% |
| 1966 | -0.3852 °C | -24.4% |
| 1967 | -0.6277 °C | +63.0% |
| 1968 | -0.6923 °C | +10.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0021 °C | -100.3% |
| 1970 | -0.5296 °C | -25244.1% |
| 1971 | -0.8677 °C | +63.8% |
| 1972 | -0.3016 °C | -65.2% |
| 1973 | -0.3847 °C | +27.5% |
| 1974 | -0.8547 °C | +122.2% |
| 1975 | -0.7258 °C | -15.1% |
| 1976 | -0.6482 °C | -10.7% |
| 1977 | -0.1814 °C | -72.0% |
| 1978 | -0.2951 °C | +62.7% |
| 1979 | -0.345 °C | +16.9% |
| 1980 | -0.127 °C | -63.2% |
| 1981 | -0.3497 °C | +175.4% |
| 1982 | -0.0552 °C | -84.2% |
| 1983 | 0.3233 °C | -685.9% |
| 1984 | -0.5115 °C | -258.2% |
| 1985 | -0.6202 °C | +21.3% |
| 1986 | -0.4537 °C | -26.8% |
| 1987 | 0.4657 °C | -202.6% |
| 1988 | -0.1226 °C | -126.3% |
| 1989 | -0.3974 °C | +224.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0178 °C | -104.5% |
| 1991 | -0.0824 °C | -562.7% |
| 1992 | -0.0309 °C | -62.4% |
| 1993 | -0.2534 °C | +719.1% |
| 1994 | -0.0878 °C | -65.3% |
| 1995 | -0.2073 °C | +136.0% |
| 1996 | -0.5542 °C | +167.3% |
| 1997 | -0.1423 °C | -74.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1923 °C | -235.1% |
| 1999 | -0.9117 °C | -574.2% |
| 2000 | -0.6385 °C | -30.0% |
| 2001 | -0.3786 °C | -40.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0866 °C | -122.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0674 °C | -22.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0503 °C | -25.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1311 °C | +160.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0485 °C | -63.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0361 °C | -25.6% |
| 2008 | -0.1995 °C | -652.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1578 °C | -179.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2509 °C | +59.0% |
| 2011 | -0.087 °C | -134.7% |
| 2012 | -0.0011 °C | -98.7% |
| 2013 | 0.151 °C | -13741.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2673 °C | +77.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5046 °C | +88.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5063 °C | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2321 °C | -54.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0583 °C | -74.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4312 °C | +639.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4029 °C | -6.6% |
| 2021 | -0.0542 °C | -113.4% |
| 2022 | -0.1493 °C | +175.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6786 °C | -554.4% |
| 2024 | 0.7747 °C | +14.2% |
| 2025 | 0.327 °C | -57.8% |
Costa Rica compared with similar countries
- Costa Rica's 0.327 °C is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8095 °C, 40% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Costa Rica's 0.327 °C is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5022 °C, 65% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature anomalies vs. latitude 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | -25244.1% | 0.0021 °C | -0.5296 °C |
| 2013 | +13741.9% | -0.0011 °C | 0.151 °C |
| 1993 | -719.1% | -0.0309 °C | -0.2534 °C |
| 1983 | +685.9% | -0.0552 °C | 0.3233 °C |
| 2008 | -652.4% | 0.0361 °C | -0.1995 °C |
| 2019 | +639.7% | 0.0583 °C | 0.4312 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.8826 °C | -1.35 °C | -0.2669 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.4603 °C | -0.9691 °C | -0.1407 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.5052 °C | -0.7554 °C | 0.0021 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.5134 °C | -0.8677 °C | -0.1814 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.1848 °C | -0.6202 °C | 0.4657 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.206 °C | -0.9117 °C | 0.1923 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0639 °C | -0.6385 °C | 0.1578 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2313 °C | -0.087 °C | 0.5063 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3299 °C | -0.1493 °C | 0.7747 °C | 6 |
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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 temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Costa Rica?
- Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Costa Rica was 0.327 °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 Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7747 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest temperature anomalies vs. latitude recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.35 °C in 1943.
- How does Costa Rica rank for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- Costa Rica ranks 162nd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature anomalies vs. latitude rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.2%. 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 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.