Costa Rica vs Sri Lanka: Autumn temperature anomalies
Costa Rica
1.07 °C
in 2026
Sri Lanka
1.11 °C
in 2026
Costa Rica rank
84th
Sri Lanka rank
81st
Autumn temperature anomalies over time
- Costa Rica
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1.11 °C against 1.07 °C in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.04 °C.
The two have swapped places 37 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 84th and Sri Lanka ranks 81st of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.839 °C | -1.25 °C | 0.4109 °C | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | -0.2686 °C | -0.9092 °C | 0.6406 °C | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | -0.4612 °C | -0.7178 °C | 0.2566 °C | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | -0.5939 °C | -0.3675 °C | 0.2263 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | -0.2978 °C | -0.2129 °C | 0.0849 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | -0.3415 °C | -0.054 °C | 0.2876 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 0.0249 °C | 0.0828 °C | 0.0579 °C | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.2799 °C | 0.0309 °C | 0.249 °C | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.5344 °C | 0.3269 °C | 0.2074 °C | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher autumn temperature anomalies, Costa Rica or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 1.11 °C against 1.07 °C in Costa Rica as of 2026.
- What is the difference in autumn temperature anomalies between Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
- 0.04 °C, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
- 87 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2026.
- How do Costa Rica and Sri Lanka rank globally for autumn temperature anomalies?
- Costa Rica ranks 84th and Sri Lanka ranks 81st of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Autumn temperature anomalies. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.