Winter temperature anomalies in El Salvador
El Salvador: Winter temperature anomalies was 1.22 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
1.22 °C
Change on year
up 213.2%
World rank
60th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.3 °C
in 2015
All-time low
-2.32 °C
in 1973
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Winter temperature anomalies in El Salvador, 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, winter temperature anomalies in El Salvador stood at 1.22 °C.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 213.2% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, winter temperature anomalies in El Salvador peaked at 1.3 °C in 2015 and was at its lowest, -2.32 °C, in 1973.
El Salvador ranks 60th 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.
Winter temperature anomalies in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.8076 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.2049 °C | -74.6% |
| 1942 | -1.86 °C | +809.3% |
| 1943 | -1.63 °C | -12.4% |
| 1944 | -1.44 °C | -12.1% |
| 1945 | -1.71 °C | +19.3% |
| 1946 | -0.9581 °C | -44.0% |
| 1947 | -1.55 °C | +62.1% |
| 1948 | -1.01 °C | -35.3% |
| 1949 | -1.53 °C | +51.9% |
| 1950 | -2.17 °C | +41.9% |
| 1951 | 0.1374 °C | -106.3% |
| 1952 | -1.02 °C | -844.4% |
| 1953 | -0.6246 °C | -38.9% |
| 1954 | -1.47 °C | +135.4% |
| 1955 | -2 °C | +36.0% |
| 1956 | -1.06 °C | -46.9% |
| 1957 | -1.39 °C | +31.2% |
| 1958 | -0.5292 °C | -62.0% |
| 1959 | -1.85 °C | +249.5% |
| 1960 | -2.03 °C | +9.7% |
| 1961 | -1.55 °C | -23.8% |
| 1962 | -1.48 °C | -4.1% |
| 1963 | -1.34 °C | -9.4% |
| 1964 | -0.8606 °C | -36.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0116 °C | -101.3% |
| 1966 | -1.49 °C | -12961.5% |
| 1967 | -0.0186 °C | -98.8% |
| 1968 | -0.6745 °C | +3530.2% |
| 1969 | -1.02 °C | +51.8% |
| 1970 | -0.7835 °C | -23.5% |
| 1971 | -0.8665 °C | +10.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1575 °C | -118.2% |
| 1973 | -2.32 °C | -1574.5% |
| 1974 | -0.0062 °C | -99.7% |
| 1975 | -1.87 °C | +30151.8% |
| 1976 | -0.0133 °C | -99.3% |
| 1977 | -0.0474 °C | +256.0% |
| 1978 | -0.1577 °C | +232.6% |
| 1979 | -0.1881 °C | +19.3% |
| 1980 | -1.26 °C | +569.1% |
| 1981 | -0.0998 °C | -92.1% |
| 1982 | -0.0565 °C | -43.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0131 °C | -123.2% |
| 1984 | -0.2968 °C | -2359.2% |
| 1985 | -0.228 °C | -23.2% |
| 1986 | -0.1175 °C | -48.5% |
| 1987 | 0.9354 °C | -896.2% |
| 1988 | -0.7363 °C | -178.7% |
| 1989 | -1.03 °C | +39.8% |
| 1990 | -0.3378 °C | -67.2% |
| 1991 | -0.1765 °C | -47.8% |
| 1992 | -0.0321 °C | -81.8% |
| 1993 | -0.52 °C | +1521.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1842 °C | -135.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2018 °C | +9.6% |
| 1996 | -0.3833 °C | -289.9% |
| 1997 | -0.5235 °C | +36.6% |
| 1998 | -0.4624 °C | -11.7% |
| 1999 | -1.39 °C | +199.6% |
| 2000 | -0.3227 °C | -76.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3088 °C | -195.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4055 °C | +31.3% |
| 2003 | -1.21 °C | -398.2% |
| 2004 | -0.1513 °C | -87.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2999 °C | -298.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3396 °C | +13.2% |
| 2007 | -0.1844 °C | -154.3% |
| 2008 | -0.0047 °C | -97.5% |
| 2009 | 0.4589 °C | -9924.8% |
| 2010 | -1.19 °C | -359.0% |
| 2011 | -0.1041 °C | -91.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1915 °C | -283.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4488 °C | +134.4% |
| 2014 | 0.046 °C | -89.8% |
| 2015 | 1.3 °C | +2723.4% |
| 2016 | 1.16 °C | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5263 °C | -54.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1832 °C | -65.2% |
| 2019 | 0.8657 °C | +372.6% |
| 2020 | -0.2713 °C | -131.3% |
| 2021 | 1.09 °C | -502.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3755 °C | -65.6% |
| 2023 | 1.21 °C | +222.9% |
| 2024 | 0.3896 °C | -67.9% |
| 2025 | 1.22 °C | +213.2% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1.22 °C is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8542 °C, 1.4× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1.22 °C is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6825 °C, 1.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Winter temperature anomalies in El Salvador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | -30151.8% | -0.0062 °C | -1.87 °C |
| 1966 | -12961.5% | 0.0116 °C | -1.49 °C |
| 2009 | +9924.8% | -0.0047 °C | 0.4589 °C |
| 1968 | -3530.2% | -0.0186 °C | -0.6745 °C |
| 2015 | +2723.4% | 0.046 °C | 1.3 °C |
| 1984 | -2359.2% | 0.0131 °C | -0.2968 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.27 °C | -1.86 °C | -0.2049 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.2 °C | -2.17 °C | 0.1374 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.05 °C | -2.03 °C | 0.0116 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.61 °C | -2.32 °C | 0.1575 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.2874 °C | -1.26 °C | 0.9354 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.3435 °C | -1.39 °C | 0.2018 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0059 °C | -1.21 °C | 0.4589 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3428 °C | -1.19 °C | 1.3 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6696 °C | -0.2713 °C | 1.22 °C | 6 |
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More climate change data for El Salvador
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 155.61 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 5,408 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 1,253 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 4,155 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 4.73 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 148.4 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 1,045 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 999.45 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 45.18 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 3.77 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is winter temperature anomalies in El Salvador?
- Winter temperature anomalies in El Salvador was 1.22 °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 winter temperature anomalies recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3 °C in 2015.
- What is the lowest winter temperature anomalies recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.32 °C in 1973.
- How does El Salvador rank for winter temperature anomalies?
- El Salvador ranks 60th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is winter temperature anomalies rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador 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 Winter temperature anomalies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Difference in a specific month's average surface temperature from the mean temperature of the same month during the period 1991-2020, measured in degrees Celsius.