Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Panama
Panama: Temperature anomalies vs. latitude was 0.2395 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.2395 °C
Change on year
down 69.1%
World rank
168th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.8124 °C
in 2015
All-time low
-1.49 °C
in 1943
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Panama, 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 Panama is 0.2395 °C, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 69.1% on the previous year and down 70.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Panama peaked at 0.8124 °C in 2015 and was at its lowest, -1.49 °C, in 1943.
Panama ranks 168th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Panama, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.06 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.7336 °C | -30.9% |
| 1942 | -1.38 °C | +88.7% |
| 1943 | -1.49 °C | +7.6% |
| 1944 | -1.21 °C | -18.9% |
| 1945 | -1.34 °C | +11.2% |
| 1946 | -1.27 °C | -5.3% |
| 1947 | -1.14 °C | -10.4% |
| 1948 | -1.17 °C | +3.1% |
| 1949 | -0.6548 °C | -44.3% |
| 1950 | -0.9983 °C | +52.5% |
| 1951 | -0.5247 °C | -47.4% |
| 1952 | -0.4425 °C | -15.7% |
| 1953 | -0.3685 °C | -16.7% |
| 1954 | -0.7882 °C | +113.9% |
| 1955 | -0.9632 °C | +22.2% |
| 1956 | -1.11 °C | +15.0% |
| 1957 | -0.1326 °C | -88.0% |
| 1958 | 0.0552 °C | -141.6% |
| 1959 | -0.0905 °C | -264.0% |
| 1960 | -0.3711 °C | +310.2% |
| 1961 | -0.2555 °C | -31.2% |
| 1962 | -0.8437 °C | +230.2% |
| 1963 | -0.7331 °C | -13.1% |
| 1964 | -0.7701 °C | +5.0% |
| 1965 | -0.6433 °C | -16.5% |
| 1966 | -0.4849 °C | -24.6% |
| 1967 | -0.7162 °C | +47.7% |
| 1968 | -0.64 °C | -10.6% |
| 1969 | -0.1053 °C | -83.5% |
| 1970 | -0.5303 °C | +403.5% |
| 1971 | -0.9186 °C | +73.2% |
| 1972 | -0.2754 °C | -70.0% |
| 1973 | -0.3267 °C | +18.6% |
| 1974 | -0.5999 °C | +83.6% |
| 1975 | -0.9246 °C | +54.1% |
| 1976 | -0.674 °C | -27.1% |
| 1977 | -0.2155 °C | -68.0% |
| 1978 | -0.6454 °C | +199.5% |
| 1979 | -0.5217 °C | -19.2% |
| 1980 | -0.1583 °C | -69.7% |
| 1981 | -0.3493 °C | +120.6% |
| 1982 | -0.4124 °C | +18.1% |
| 1983 | -0.0534 °C | -87.0% |
| 1984 | -1.02 °C | +1803.1% |
| 1985 | -0.916 °C | -9.9% |
| 1986 | -0.602 °C | -34.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0303 °C | -105.0% |
| 1988 | -0.5086 °C | -1776.0% |
| 1989 | -0.7226 °C | +42.1% |
| 1990 | -0.3557 °C | -50.8% |
| 1991 | -0.3704 °C | +4.1% |
| 1992 | -0.2994 °C | -19.2% |
| 1993 | -0.373 °C | +24.6% |
| 1994 | -0.4087 °C | +9.5% |
| 1995 | -0.4067 °C | -0.5% |
| 1996 | -0.6485 °C | +59.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0325 °C | -105.0% |
| 1998 | 0.222 °C | +582.3% |
| 1999 | -0.8662 °C | -490.2% |
| 2000 | -0.6979 °C | -19.4% |
| 2001 | -0.4187 °C | -40.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0102 °C | -102.4% |
| 2003 | -0.0666 °C | -751.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1381 °C | -307.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1835 °C | +32.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0648 °C | -64.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0592 °C | -8.8% |
| 2008 | -0.2496 °C | -522.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2433 °C | -197.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3316 °C | +36.3% |
| 2011 | -0.0749 °C | -122.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1398 °C | -286.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2565 °C | +83.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4257 °C | +66.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8124 °C | +90.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5961 °C | -26.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3573 °C | -40.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1341 °C | -62.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4891 °C | +264.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3844 °C | -21.4% |
| 2021 | 0.053 °C | -86.2% |
| 2022 | -0.1125 °C | -312.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7075 °C | -729.1% |
| 2024 | 0.7738 °C | +9.4% |
| 2025 | 0.2395 °C | -69.1% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.2395 °C is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8095 °C, 30% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Panama's 0.2395 °C is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5022 °C, 48% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Panama 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | -1803.1% | -0.0534 °C | -1.02 °C |
| 1988 | -1776.0% | 0.0303 °C | -0.5086 °C |
| 2003 | -751.8% | 0.0102 °C | -0.0666 °C |
| 2023 | +729.1% | -0.1125 °C | 0.7075 °C |
| 1998 | +582.3% | 0.0325 °C | 0.222 °C |
| 2008 | -522.0% | 0.0592 °C | -0.2496 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.15 °C | -1.49 °C | -0.6548 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.5361 °C | -1.11 °C | 0.0552 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.5563 °C | -0.8437 °C | -0.1053 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.5632 °C | -0.9246 °C | -0.2155 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.4709 °C | -1.02 °C | 0.0303 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.3474 °C | -0.8662 °C | 0.222 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0734 °C | -0.6979 °C | 0.2433 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3468 °C | -0.0749 °C | 0.8124 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.341 °C | -0.1125 °C | 0.7738 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Panama
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- 169 Hong Kong 0.2065 °C compare
- 170 Seychelles 0.2043 °C compare
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More climate change data for Panama
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 36.85 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 4,728 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,100 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 3,628 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.15 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 129.58 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 304.48 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 247.11 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 57.37 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0.9325 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Panama?
- Temperature anomalies vs. latitude in Panama was 0.2395 °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 Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8124 °C in 2015.
- What is the lowest temperature anomalies vs. latitude recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.49 °C in 1943.
- How does Panama rank for temperature anomalies vs. latitude?
- Panama ranks 168th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature anomalies vs. latitude rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Panama 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.