Winter temperature anomalies in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Winter temperature anomalies was 0.5762 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Winter temperature anomalies 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
The most recent figure for winter temperature anomalies in Nicaragua is 0.5762 °C, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 8.7% on the previous year and down 50.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, winter temperature anomalies in Nicaragua peaked at 1.17 °C in 2015 and was at its lowest, -1.59 °C, in 1973.
That places Nicaragua 115th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.8885 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.6745 °C | -24.1% |
| 1942 | -1.27 °C | +87.8% |
| 1943 | -1.52 °C | +20.3% |
| 1944 | -1.41 °C | -7.5% |
| 1945 | -1.47 °C | +4.4% |
| 1946 | -0.9607 °C | -34.7% |
| 1947 | -1.29 °C | +34.5% |
| 1948 | -1.03 °C | -20.1% |
| 1949 | -1.22 °C | +18.4% |
| 1950 | -1.4 °C | +14.5% |
| 1951 | -0.1123 °C | -92.0% |
| 1952 | -1.01 °C | +796.1% |
| 1953 | -0.288 °C | -71.4% |
| 1954 | -1.16 °C | +304.1% |
| 1955 | -0.8546 °C | -26.6% |
| 1956 | -1.07 °C | +25.6% |
| 1957 | -0.7274 °C | -32.2% |
| 1958 | -0.5152 °C | -29.2% |
| 1959 | -0.7726 °C | +50.0% |
| 1960 | -1.25 °C | +61.3% |
| 1961 | -0.7584 °C | -39.1% |
| 1962 | -0.9145 °C | +20.6% |
| 1963 | -0.377 °C | -58.8% |
| 1964 | -0.7911 °C | +109.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0849 °C | -110.7% |
| 1966 | -0.6865 °C | -908.6% |
| 1967 | -0.1591 °C | -76.8% |
| 1968 | -0.4623 °C | +190.5% |
| 1969 | -0.6674 °C | +44.4% |
| 1970 | -0.8099 °C | +21.4% |
| 1971 | -0.5589 °C | -31.0% |
| 1972 | -0.1368 °C | -75.5% |
| 1973 | -1.59 °C | +1065.4% |
| 1974 | -0.611 °C | -61.7% |
| 1975 | -1.36 °C | +122.1% |
| 1976 | -0.1005 °C | -92.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0376 °C | -137.4% |
| 1978 | -0.3378 °C | -999.3% |
| 1979 | -0.4351 °C | +28.8% |
| 1980 | -1.2 °C | +176.5% |
| 1981 | -0.4034 °C | -66.5% |
| 1982 | -0.3614 °C | -10.4% |
| 1983 | -0.0789 °C | -78.2% |
| 1984 | -0.6524 °C | +726.4% |
| 1985 | -0.6288 °C | -3.6% |
| 1986 | -0.4469 °C | -28.9% |
| 1987 | 0.8421 °C | -288.4% |
| 1988 | -0.6542 °C | -177.7% |
| 1989 | -0.589 °C | -10.0% |
| 1990 | 0.086 °C | -114.6% |
| 1991 | -0.2837 °C | -430.1% |
| 1992 | -0.0168 °C | -94.1% |
| 1993 | -0.3331 °C | +1886.1% |
| 1994 | -0.098 °C | -70.6% |
| 1995 | -0.1251 °C | +27.6% |
| 1996 | -0.6485 °C | +418.5% |
| 1997 | -0.0623 °C | -90.4% |
| 1998 | -0.3041 °C | +388.2% |
| 1999 | -0.9713 °C | +219.4% |
| 2000 | -0.2243 °C | -76.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2728 °C | -221.6% |
| 2002 | 0.4195 °C | +53.8% |
| 2003 | -0.0403 °C | -109.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0051 °C | -112.6% |
| 2005 | -0.0764 °C | -1605.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3574 °C | -567.9% |
| 2007 | -0.1508 °C | -142.2% |
| 2008 | -0.1306 °C | -13.4% |
| 2009 | 0.7314 °C | -659.9% |
| 2010 | -1.19 °C | -262.0% |
| 2011 | -0.3354 °C | -71.7% |
| 2012 | 0.2206 °C | -165.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2363 °C | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1152 °C | -51.2% |
| 2015 | 1.17 °C | +918.7% |
| 2016 | 0.461 °C | -60.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0285 °C | -93.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1326 °C | +365.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5319 °C | +301.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2998 °C | -43.6% |
| 2021 | 0.3338 °C | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0886 °C | -73.5% |
| 2023 | 1.09 °C | +1127.2% |
| 2024 | 0.631 °C | -41.9% |
| 2025 | 0.5762 °C | -8.7% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 0.5762 °C is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5762 °C, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 0.5762 °C is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6825 °C, 84% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Winter temperature anomalies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | -1886.1% | -0.0168 °C | -0.3331 °C |
| 2005 | -1605.5% | 0.0051 °C | -0.0764 °C |
| 2023 | +1127.2% | 0.0886 °C | 1.09 °C |
| 1973 | -1065.4% | -0.1368 °C | -1.59 °C |
| 1978 | -999.3% | 0.0376 °C | -0.3378 °C |
| 1966 | -908.6% | 0.0849 °C | -0.6865 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.17 °C | -1.52 °C | -0.6745 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.7913 °C | -1.4 °C | -0.1123 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.5977 °C | -1.25 °C | 0.0849 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.5904 °C | -1.59 °C | 0.0376 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.4176 °C | -1.2 °C | 0.8421 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2757 °C | -0.9713 °C | 0.086 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1164 °C | -0.2243 °C | 0.7314 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1379 °C | -1.19 °C | 1.17 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5027 °C | 0.0886 °C | 1.09 °C | 6 |
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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 winter temperature anomalies in Nicaragua?
- Winter temperature anomalies in Nicaragua was 0.5762 °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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 °C in 2015.
- What is the lowest winter temperature anomalies recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.59 °C in 1973.
- How does Nicaragua rank for winter temperature anomalies?
- Nicaragua ranks 115th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is winter temperature anomalies rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.9%. 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 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.