Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude was 0.573 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.573 °C
Change on year
down 46.3%
World rank
111th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.07 °C
in 2024
All-time low
-1.54 °C
in 1943
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Nicaragua, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 0.573 °C for temperature anomalies vs. latitude in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 46.3% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Nicaragua peaked at 1.07 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -1.54 °C, in 1943.
Nicaragua ranks 111th 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 Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.8006 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.928 °C | +15.9% |
| 1942 | -1.38 °C | +48.2% |
| 1943 | -1.54 °C | +12.0% |
| 1944 | -1.2 °C | -22.0% |
| 1945 | -1.37 °C | +14.4% |
| 1946 | -1.31 °C | -4.5% |
| 1947 | -0.8751 °C | -33.3% |
| 1948 | -1.2 °C | +36.7% |
| 1949 | -1.01 °C | -15.4% |
| 1950 | -1.2 °C | +18.8% |
| 1951 | -0.5577 °C | -53.6% |
| 1952 | -0.5869 °C | +5.2% |
| 1953 | -0.2833 °C | -51.7% |
| 1954 | -0.8561 °C | +202.2% |
| 1955 | -0.6932 °C | -19.0% |
| 1956 | -1.16 °C | +67.4% |
| 1957 | -0.5969 °C | -48.6% |
| 1958 | -0.2614 °C | -56.2% |
| 1959 | -0.7439 °C | +184.6% |
| 1960 | -0.7991 °C | +7.4% |
| 1961 | -0.6501 °C | -18.6% |
| 1962 | -0.7761 °C | +19.4% |
| 1963 | -0.4934 °C | -36.4% |
| 1964 | -0.2825 °C | -42.8% |
| 1965 | -0.3459 °C | +22.5% |
| 1966 | -0.3214 °C | -7.1% |
| 1967 | -0.4483 °C | +39.4% |
| 1968 | -0.7187 °C | +60.3% |
| 1969 | -0.1518 °C | -78.9% |
| 1970 | -0.6561 °C | +332.2% |
| 1971 | -0.7797 °C | +18.8% |
| 1972 | -0.2653 °C | -66.0% |
| 1973 | -0.425 °C | +60.2% |
| 1974 | -0.9114 °C | +114.5% |
| 1975 | -0.6596 °C | -27.6% |
| 1976 | -0.6932 °C | +5.1% |
| 1977 | -0.2286 °C | -67.0% |
| 1978 | -0.3063 °C | +34.0% |
| 1979 | -0.3135 °C | +2.4% |
| 1980 | -0.325 °C | +3.7% |
| 1981 | -0.5461 °C | +68.0% |
| 1982 | -0.344 °C | -37.0% |
| 1983 | 0.204 °C | -159.3% |
| 1984 | -0.5743 °C | -381.5% |
| 1985 | -0.6724 °C | +17.1% |
| 1986 | -0.6904 °C | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.3162 °C | -145.8% |
| 1988 | -0.1523 °C | -148.2% |
| 1989 | -0.5311 °C | +248.8% |
| 1990 | -0.2107 °C | -60.3% |
| 1991 | -0.1265 °C | -40.0% |
| 1992 | -0.0819 °C | -35.2% |
| 1993 | -0.3188 °C | +289.1% |
| 1994 | -0.164 °C | -48.6% |
| 1995 | -0.0911 °C | -44.4% |
| 1996 | -0.5185 °C | +468.9% |
| 1997 | -0.1973 °C | -62.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2364 °C | -219.8% |
| 1999 | -0.7826 °C | -431.0% |
| 2000 | -0.592 °C | -24.4% |
| 2001 | -0.3302 °C | -44.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0701 °C | -121.2% |
| 2003 | 0.128 °C | +82.6% |
| 2004 | -0.0358 °C | -127.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2229 °C | -723.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0534 °C | -76.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0506 °C | -5.4% |
| 2008 | -0.1893 °C | -474.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0227 °C | -112.0% |
| 2010 | 0.104 °C | +357.6% |
| 2011 | -0.1217 °C | -217.0% |
| 2012 | -0.1097 °C | -9.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1304 °C | -218.9% |
| 2014 | 0.231 °C | +77.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5056 °C | +118.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5562 °C | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2107 °C | -62.1% |
| 2018 | 0.109 °C | -48.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5408 °C | +396.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4873 °C | -9.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2247 °C | -53.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0205 °C | -90.9% |
| 2023 | 0.801 °C | +3809.9% |
| 2024 | 1.07 °C | +33.1% |
| 2025 | 0.573 °C | -46.3% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.573 °C is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5654 °C, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.573 °C is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5022 °C, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Nicaragua 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +3809.9% | 0.0205 °C | 0.801 °C |
| 2005 | +723.5% | -0.0358 °C | 0.2229 °C |
| 2008 | -474.4% | 0.0506 °C | -0.1893 °C |
| 1996 | -468.9% | -0.0911 °C | -0.5185 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.16 °C | -1.54 °C | -0.8006 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.6942 °C | -1.2 °C | -0.2614 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.4987 °C | -0.7991 °C | -0.1518 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.5239 °C | -0.9114 °C | -0.2286 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.3315 °C | -0.6904 °C | 0.3162 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2255 °C | -0.7826 °C | 0.2364 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0599 °C | -0.592 °C | 0.2229 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2156 °C | -0.1217 °C | 0.5562 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5288 °C | 0.0205 °C | 1.07 °C | 6 |
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- 108 Sierra Leone 0.5829 °C compare
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- 112 Somalia 0.5678 °C compare
- 113 Burkina Faso 0.5677 °C compare
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More climate change data for Nicaragua
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 98.12 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 12,149 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,593 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 9,557 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 9.78 kt (2023)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 341.31 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 485.08 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 394.21 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 90.87 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1.49 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Nicaragua?
- Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Nicaragua was 0.573 °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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest temperature anomalies vs. latitude recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.54 °C in 1943.
- How does Nicaragua rank for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- Nicaragua ranks 111th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature anomalies vs. latitude rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.