Winter temperature anomalies in Uruguay
Uruguay: Winter temperature anomalies was 1.51 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
1.51 °C
Change on year
up 164.8%
World rank
47th
of 193 countries
All-time high
2.5 °C
in 2013
All-time low
-2.48 °C
in 1984
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Winter temperature anomalies in Uruguay, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 1.51 °C for winter temperature anomalies in 2025.
That represents a change of up 164.8% on the previous year and up 2,891.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, winter temperature anomalies in Uruguay peaked at 2.5 °C in 2013 and was at its lowest, -2.48 °C, in 1984.
Uruguay ranks 47th 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 Uruguay, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 1.06 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.9074 °C | -186.0% |
| 1942 | 0.3811 °C | -142.0% |
| 1943 | 0.8005 °C | +110.0% |
| 1944 | 0.2878 °C | -64.0% |
| 1945 | 1.52 °C | +426.7% |
| 1946 | -1.45 °C | -195.5% |
| 1947 | -0.1709 °C | -88.2% |
| 1948 | 0.5291 °C | -409.6% |
| 1949 | 1.02 °C | +93.3% |
| 1950 | 0.112 °C | -89.1% |
| 1951 | -1.41 °C | -1360.8% |
| 1952 | 0.265 °C | -118.8% |
| 1953 | -0.1915 °C | -172.3% |
| 1954 | 0.5018 °C | -362.1% |
| 1955 | 1.23 °C | +145.7% |
| 1956 | 0.4981 °C | -59.6% |
| 1957 | -0.4627 °C | -192.9% |
| 1958 | -1.63 °C | +251.8% |
| 1959 | -1.04 °C | -36.1% |
| 1960 | -0.7832 °C | -24.7% |
| 1961 | -0.9382 °C | +19.8% |
| 1962 | 0.0514 °C | -105.5% |
| 1963 | -1.53 °C | -3071.2% |
| 1964 | -0.8909 °C | -41.7% |
| 1965 | -1.75 °C | +96.7% |
| 1966 | -1.64 °C | -6.6% |
| 1967 | 1.73 °C | -205.6% |
| 1968 | -0.7769 °C | -145.0% |
| 1969 | 0.7987 °C | -202.8% |
| 1970 | -0.9647 °C | -220.8% |
| 1971 | 0.9345 °C | -196.9% |
| 1972 | -0.8315 °C | -189.0% |
| 1973 | -0.6157 °C | -26.0% |
| 1974 | -1.34 °C | +117.7% |
| 1975 | 0.5693 °C | -142.5% |
| 1976 | -0.9496 °C | -266.8% |
| 1977 | 0.3067 °C | -132.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0215 °C | -93.0% |
| 1979 | -1.11 °C | -5256.2% |
| 1980 | 0.2322 °C | -121.0% |
| 1981 | -0.1374 °C | -159.2% |
| 1982 | 0.6286 °C | -557.3% |
| 1983 | 0.8904 °C | +41.7% |
| 1984 | -2.48 °C | -378.7% |
| 1985 | -0.0978 °C | -96.1% |
| 1986 | -0.2319 °C | +137.2% |
| 1987 | -1.16 °C | +399.0% |
| 1988 | 1.22 °C | -205.6% |
| 1989 | 1.49 °C | +21.8% |
| 1990 | -1.93 °C | -229.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1118 °C | -105.8% |
| 1992 | -0.3615 °C | -423.4% |
| 1993 | -1.06 °C | +193.6% |
| 1994 | 2.04 °C | -292.4% |
| 1995 | 0.9049 °C | -55.7% |
| 1996 | 0.7563 °C | -16.4% |
| 1997 | -0.9976 °C | -231.9% |
| 1998 | -0.9563 °C | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 0.5234 °C | -154.7% |
| 2000 | -0.2641 °C | -150.4% |
| 2001 | -1.3 °C | +393.3% |
| 2002 | -1.03 °C | -20.7% |
| 2003 | -1.81 °C | +75.2% |
| 2004 | -0.0712 °C | -96.1% |
| 2005 | -1.3 °C | +1720.3% |
| 2006 | 1.2 °C | -192.8% |
| 2007 | -0.015 °C | -101.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4729 °C | -3250.3% |
| 2009 | -0.8343 °C | -276.4% |
| 2010 | 1.06 °C | -226.7% |
| 2011 | -0.9845 °C | -193.1% |
| 2012 | 1.09 °C | -211.2% |
| 2013 | 2.5 °C | +128.8% |
| 2014 | -0.3252 °C | -113.0% |
| 2015 | -0.0541 °C | -83.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7225 °C | -1436.2% |
| 2017 | 1.19 °C | +64.4% |
| 2018 | -0.7381 °C | -162.1% |
| 2019 | -0.1894 °C | -74.3% |
| 2020 | -0.2884 °C | +52.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6974 °C | -341.8% |
| 2022 | 1.14 °C | +63.5% |
| 2023 | -0.7786 °C | -168.3% |
| 2024 | -2.33 °C | +199.0% |
| 2025 | 1.51 °C | -164.8% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 1.51 °C is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.2 °C, 1.3× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 1.51 °C is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.6825 °C, 2.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Winter temperature anomalies in Uruguay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | -5256.2% | 0.0215 °C | -1.11 °C |
| 2008 | +3250.3% | -0.015 °C | 0.4729 °C |
| 1963 | -3071.2% | 0.0514 °C | -1.53 °C |
| 2005 | -1720.3% | -0.0712 °C | -1.3 °C |
| 2016 | +1436.2% | -0.0541 °C | 0.7225 °C |
| 1951 | -1360.8% | 0.112 °C | -1.41 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.3066 °C | -1.45 °C | 1.52 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.2125 °C | -1.63 °C | 1.23 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.5727 °C | -1.75 °C | 1.73 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.3977 °C | -1.34 °C | 0.9345 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0355 °C | -2.48 °C | 1.49 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.097 °C | -1.93 °C | 2.04 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.495 °C | -1.81 °C | 1.2 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4276 °C | -0.9845 °C | 2.5 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0081 °C | -2.33 °C | 1.51 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 44 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.64 °C compare
- 45 Netherlands 1.62 °C compare
- 46 Azerbaijan 1.52 °C compare
- 48 Benin 1.5 °C compare
- 49 Burkina Faso 1.47 °C compare
- 50 Montenegro 1.45 °C compare
More climate change data for Uruguay
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 282.29 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 30,988 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6,806 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 24,182 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 25.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 863.65 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,857 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,098 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,759 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.92 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is winter temperature anomalies in Uruguay?
- Winter temperature anomalies in Uruguay was 1.51 °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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5 °C in 2013.
- What is the lowest winter temperature anomalies recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.48 °C in 1984.
- How does Uruguay rank for winter temperature anomalies?
- Uruguay ranks 47th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is winter temperature anomalies rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,891.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.