Winter temperature anomalies in Mexico
Mexico: Winter temperature anomalies was 2.29 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Winter temperature anomalies in Mexico, 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 Mexico stood at 2.29 °C. That is the highest value across all 86 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 41.0% on the previous year and up 197.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, winter temperature anomalies in Mexico peaked at 2.29 °C in 2025 and was at its lowest, -2.37 °C, in 1947.
Mexico ranks 24th 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.
Winter temperature anomalies in Mexico, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.3011 °C | — |
| 1941 | -1.25 °C | +315.0% |
| 1942 | -0.3264 °C | -73.9% |
| 1943 | -1.05 °C | +221.3% |
| 1944 | -1.43 °C | +36.5% |
| 1945 | -0.5323 °C | -62.8% |
| 1946 | -0.3287 °C | -38.2% |
| 1947 | -2.37 °C | +619.8% |
| 1948 | 0.6582 °C | -127.8% |
| 1949 | -0.3253 °C | -149.4% |
| 1950 | -0.066 °C | -79.7% |
| 1951 | 0.7417 °C | -1223.1% |
| 1952 | -1.18 °C | -258.5% |
| 1953 | -1.74 °C | +48.4% |
| 1954 | -0.4669 °C | -73.2% |
| 1955 | -0.4062 °C | -13.0% |
| 1956 | -0.4388 °C | +8.0% |
| 1957 | 0.0982 °C | -122.4% |
| 1958 | -0.5218 °C | -631.6% |
| 1959 | -0.856 °C | +64.0% |
| 1960 | -1.64 °C | +91.4% |
| 1961 | -0.4033 °C | -75.4% |
| 1962 | -0.7503 °C | +86.0% |
| 1963 | -1.69 °C | +125.1% |
| 1964 | -0.6311 °C | -62.6% |
| 1965 | -0.5626 °C | -10.8% |
| 1966 | -1.12 °C | +98.3% |
| 1967 | -0.6941 °C | -37.8% |
| 1968 | -0.6011 °C | -13.4% |
| 1969 | -0.3472 °C | -42.2% |
| 1970 | 1.03 °C | -395.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1361 °C | -86.7% |
| 1972 | -0.2899 °C | -313.0% |
| 1973 | -1.05 °C | +262.6% |
| 1974 | -0.9664 °C | -8.1% |
| 1975 | -0.8692 °C | -10.1% |
| 1976 | -1.34 °C | +53.8% |
| 1977 | 0.8217 °C | -161.5% |
| 1978 | -0.1795 °C | -121.8% |
| 1979 | -0.3014 °C | +67.9% |
| 1980 | -0.1544 °C | -48.8% |
| 1981 | 0.5145 °C | -433.3% |
| 1982 | -1.12 °C | -317.2% |
| 1983 | -0.095 °C | -91.5% |
| 1984 | 0.4445 °C | -567.9% |
| 1985 | -0.3918 °C | -188.1% |
| 1986 | -0.8324 °C | +112.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1451 °C | -117.4% |
| 1988 | -0.2869 °C | -297.8% |
| 1989 | -1.71 °C | +497.6% |
| 1990 | -0.0552 °C | -96.8% |
| 1991 | -0.4106 °C | +644.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5896 °C | -243.6% |
| 1993 | 0.5749 °C | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.837 °C | +45.6% |
| 1995 | 0.2167 °C | -74.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1743 °C | -19.6% |
| 1997 | -1.66 °C | -1050.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2138 °C | -112.9% |
| 1999 | -1.09 °C | -610.3% |
| 2000 | -0.472 °C | -56.7% |
| 2001 | -0.1994 °C | -57.7% |
| 2002 | -0.5711 °C | +186.3% |
| 2003 | -0.6547 °C | +14.6% |
| 2004 | -0.6674 °C | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3662 °C | -154.9% |
| 2006 | -0.6508 °C | -277.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4363 °C | -167.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4151 °C | -4.9% |
| 2009 | -0.5381 °C | -229.6% |
| 2010 | -0.1989 °C | -63.0% |
| 2011 | -0.6903 °C | +247.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9685 °C | -240.3% |
| 2013 | -0.0091 °C | -100.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5268 °C | -5920.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7688 °C | +45.9% |
| 2016 | 1.49 °C | +93.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1278 °C | -91.4% |
| 2018 | -0.1686 °C | -231.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5374 °C | -418.8% |
| 2020 | -0.2617 °C | -148.7% |
| 2021 | 2.17 °C | -930.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6319 °C | -70.9% |
| 2023 | 0.6034 °C | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 1.62 °C | +169.1% |
| 2025 | 2.29 °C | +41.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 2.29 °C is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8542 °C, 2.7× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 2.29 °C is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6825 °C, 3.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Winter temperature anomalies in Mexico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +5920.4% | -0.0091 °C | 0.5268 °C |
| 1951 | +1223.1% | -0.066 °C | 0.7417 °C |
| 1997 | -1050.1% | 0.1743 °C | -1.66 °C |
| 2021 | +930.4% | -0.2617 °C | 2.17 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.7253 °C | -2.37 °C | 0.6582 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.4835 °C | -1.74 °C | 0.7417 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.8433 °C | -1.69 °C | -0.3472 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.3012 °C | -1.34 °C | 1.03 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.3488 °C | -1.71 °C | 0.5145 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0607 °C | -1.66 °C | 0.837 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.2536 °C | -0.6674 °C | 0.4363 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3349 °C | -0.6903 °C | 1.49 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.18 °C | -0.2617 °C | 2.29 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More climate change data for Mexico
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 1.98 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 107,348 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 27,904 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 79,444 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 105.3 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,837 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 14,399 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 13,607 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 791.54 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 51.35 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is winter temperature anomalies in Mexico?
- Winter temperature anomalies in Mexico was 2.29 °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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 2.29 °C in 2025.
- What is the lowest winter temperature anomalies recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.37 °C in 1947.
- How does Mexico rank for winter temperature anomalies?
- Mexico ranks 24th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is winter temperature anomalies rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 197.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mexico 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.