Costa Rica vs New Caledonia: Average annual surface temperature
Costa Rica
23.34 °C
in 2025
New Caledonia
23.27 °C
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
92nd
New Caledonia rank
93rd
Average annual surface temperature over time
- Costa Rica
- New Caledonia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 23.34 °C against 23.27 °C in New Caledonia, a difference of 0.07 °C.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 86 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 92nd and New Caledonia ranks 93rd of 193 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 22.13 °C | 21.41 °C | 0.7181 °C | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 22.55 °C | 21.98 °C | 0.5715 °C | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 22.51 °C | 21.51 °C | 1 °C | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 22.5 °C | 22.01 °C | 0.4952 °C | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 22.83 °C | 22.33 °C | 0.4978 °C | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 22.81 °C | 22.43 °C | 0.3774 °C | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 22.95 °C | 22.49 °C | 0.4652 °C | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 23.25 °C | 22.61 °C | 0.6337 °C | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 23.34 °C | 22.98 °C | 0.3649 °C | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average annual surface temperature, Costa Rica or New Caledonia?
- Costa Rica, at 23.34 °C against 23.27 °C in New Caledonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average annual surface temperature between Costa Rica and New Caledonia?
- 0.07 °C, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and New Caledonia?
- 86 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and New Caledonia rank globally for average annual surface temperature?
- Costa Rica ranks 92nd and New Caledonia ranks 93rd 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
Temperature of the air measured 2 meters above the ground, encompassing land, sea, and in-land water surfaces.