Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Jamaica
Jamaica: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude was 0.9904 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.9904 °C
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
45th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.06 °C
in 2023
All-time low
-1.64 °C
in 1950
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Jamaica, 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 Jamaica stood at 0.9904 °C.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and up 75.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Jamaica peaked at 1.06 °C in 2023 and was at its lowest, -1.64 °C, in 1950.
Jamaica ranks 45th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.6808 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.4767 °C | -30.0% |
| 1942 | -0.8528 °C | +78.9% |
| 1943 | -1.01 °C | +18.8% |
| 1944 | -1.1 °C | +9.1% |
| 1945 | -1.21 °C | +9.8% |
| 1946 | -0.8985 °C | -26.0% |
| 1947 | -0.7587 °C | -15.6% |
| 1948 | -0.8442 °C | +11.3% |
| 1949 | -1.3 °C | +54.1% |
| 1950 | -1.64 °C | +26.0% |
| 1951 | -1.2 °C | -26.5% |
| 1952 | -0.9522 °C | -21.0% |
| 1953 | -0.9119 °C | -4.2% |
| 1954 | -1.2 °C | +31.8% |
| 1955 | -1.42 °C | +18.4% |
| 1956 | -1.32 °C | -7.4% |
| 1957 | -0.8566 °C | -35.0% |
| 1958 | -0.5844 °C | -31.8% |
| 1959 | -0.7542 °C | +29.1% |
| 1960 | -1.04 °C | +38.1% |
| 1961 | -1.01 °C | -3.0% |
| 1962 | -1.1 °C | +9.4% |
| 1963 | -1.11 °C | +0.4% |
| 1964 | -1 °C | -9.7% |
| 1965 | -1.03 °C | +3.0% |
| 1966 | -0.9433 °C | -8.6% |
| 1967 | -0.6669 °C | -29.3% |
| 1968 | -0.838 °C | +25.7% |
| 1969 | -0.2056 °C | -75.5% |
| 1970 | -0.597 °C | +190.4% |
| 1971 | -1.03 °C | +71.8% |
| 1972 | -0.9137 °C | -10.9% |
| 1973 | -0.8173 °C | -10.5% |
| 1974 | -0.9952 °C | +21.8% |
| 1975 | -0.9437 °C | -5.2% |
| 1976 | -0.9048 °C | -4.1% |
| 1977 | -0.4735 °C | -47.7% |
| 1978 | -0.7342 °C | +55.1% |
| 1979 | -0.9975 °C | +35.9% |
| 1980 | -0.3727 °C | -62.6% |
| 1981 | -0.5101 °C | +36.8% |
| 1982 | -0.3294 °C | -35.4% |
| 1983 | 0.038 °C | -111.5% |
| 1984 | -0.5015 °C | -1421.5% |
| 1985 | -0.6007 °C | +19.8% |
| 1986 | -0.6099 °C | +1.5% |
| 1987 | -0.0278 °C | -95.4% |
| 1988 | -0.1838 °C | +561.7% |
| 1989 | -0.4495 °C | +144.5% |
| 1990 | -0.1093 °C | -75.7% |
| 1991 | -0.1783 °C | +63.1% |
| 1992 | -0.2516 °C | +41.1% |
| 1993 | -0.4176 °C | +66.0% |
| 1994 | -0.1945 °C | -53.4% |
| 1995 | -0.2404 °C | +23.6% |
| 1996 | -0.8231 °C | +242.3% |
| 1997 | -0.2414 °C | -70.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2356 °C | -197.6% |
| 1999 | -0.5812 °C | -346.7% |
| 2000 | -0.5491 °C | -5.5% |
| 2001 | -0.231 °C | -57.9% |
| 2002 | -0.043 °C | -81.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0442 °C | -202.8% |
| 2004 | -0.0809 °C | -282.9% |
| 2005 | -0.1097 °C | +35.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1519 °C | -238.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0109 °C | -92.8% |
| 2008 | -0.3398 °C | -3227.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0639 °C | -118.8% |
| 2010 | -0.0837 °C | -231.0% |
| 2011 | -0.2057 °C | +145.8% |
| 2012 | -0.0667 °C | -67.6% |
| 2013 | 0.175 °C | -362.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2894 °C | +65.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5629 °C | +94.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4718 °C | -16.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4676 °C | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.48 °C | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.8272 °C | +72.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8576 °C | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5952 °C | -30.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4528 °C | -23.9% |
| 2023 | 1.06 °C | +133.7% |
| 2024 | 1.05 °C | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.9904 °C | -5.2% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.9904 °C is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7693 °C, 1.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.9904 °C is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5022 °C, 2.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature anomalies vs. latitude 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 | -3227.6% | 0.0109 °C | -0.3398 °C |
| 1984 | -1421.5% | 0.038 °C | -0.5015 °C |
| 1988 | -561.7% | -0.0278 °C | -0.1838 °C |
| 2013 | +362.2% | -0.0667 °C | 0.175 °C |
| 1999 | -346.7% | 0.2356 °C | -0.5812 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.9144 °C | -1.3 °C | -0.4767 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.08 °C | -1.64 °C | -0.5844 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.8951 °C | -1.11 °C | -0.2056 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.8403 °C | -1.03 °C | -0.4735 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.3547 °C | -0.6099 °C | 0.038 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2802 °C | -0.8231 °C | 0.2356 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1083 °C | -0.5491 °C | 0.1519 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2918 °C | -0.2057 °C | 0.8272 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8332 °C | 0.4528 °C | 1.06 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 42 Azerbaijan 1.02 °C compare
- 43 Lithuania 1.01 °C compare
- 44 Croatia 1 °C compare
- 46 South Korea 0.9878 °C compare
- 47 Belgium 0.9809 °C compare
- 48 North Macedonia 0.9753 °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 temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Jamaica?
- Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Jamaica was 0.9904 °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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 °C in 2023.
- What is the lowest temperature anomalies vs. latitude recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.64 °C in 1950.
- How does Jamaica rank for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- Jamaica ranks 45th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature anomalies vs. latitude rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.9%. 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 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.