Costa Rica vs Hong Kong: Average annual surface temperature
Costa Rica
23.34 °C
in 2025
Hong Kong
23.41 °C
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
92nd
Hong Kong rank
91st
Average annual surface temperature over time
- Costa Rica
- Hong Kong
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 23.41 °C against 23.34 °C in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.07 °C.
The two have swapped places 37 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 92nd and Hong Kong ranks 91st of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Hong Kong in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Hong Kong | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 22.13 °C | 22.15 °C | 0.0178 °C | Hong Kong |
| 1950s | 22.55 °C | 22.47 °C | 0.0789 °C | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 22.51 °C | 22.56 °C | 0.0463 °C | Hong Kong |
| 1970s | 22.5 °C | 22.51 °C | 0.0052 °C | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 22.83 °C | 22.55 °C | 0.2836 °C | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 22.81 °C | 22.98 °C | 0.1697 °C | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 22.95 °C | 23.26 °C | 0.3101 °C | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 23.25 °C | 23.28 °C | 0.0333 °C | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 23.34 °C | 23.67 °C | 0.3227 °C | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average annual surface temperature, Costa Rica or Hong Kong?
- Hong Kong, at 23.41 °C against 23.34 °C in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average annual surface temperature between Costa Rica and Hong Kong?
- 0.07 °C, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Hong Kong?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Hong Kong rank globally for average annual surface temperature?
- Costa Rica ranks 92nd and Hong Kong ranks 91st 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 Average annual surface temperature. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The temperature of the air measured 2 meters above the ground, encompassing land, sea, and in-land water surfaces.