Costa Rica vs Puerto Rico: Spring temperature anomalies
Costa Rica
0.2864 °C
in 2026
Puerto Rico
0.2752 °C
in 2026
Costa Rica rank
107th
Puerto Rico rank
109th
Spring temperature anomalies over time
- Costa Rica
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.2864 °C against 0.2752 °C in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.0112 °C.
The two have swapped places 38 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 107th and Puerto Rico ranks 109th of 193 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Puerto Rico in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.6931 °C | -0.5916 °C | 0.1015 °C | Puerto Rico |
| 1950s | -0.3254 °C | -0.507 °C | 0.1816 °C | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | -0.3265 °C | -0.2663 °C | 0.0602 °C | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | -0.293 °C | -0.1961 °C | 0.0969 °C | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 0.062 °C | -0.1426 °C | 0.2046 °C | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | -0.0496 °C | -0.179 °C | 0.1293 °C | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | -0.1056 °C | -0.026 °C | 0.0796 °C | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 0.1097 °C | 0.1535 °C | 0.0437 °C | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 0.256 °C | 0.3081 °C | 0.0521 °C | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher spring temperature anomalies, Costa Rica or Puerto Rico?
- Costa Rica, at 0.2864 °C against 0.2752 °C in Puerto Rico as of 2026.
- What is the difference in spring temperature anomalies between Costa Rica and Puerto Rico?
- 0.0112 °C, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Puerto Rico?
- 87 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2026.
- How do Costa Rica and Puerto Rico rank globally for spring temperature anomalies?
- Costa Rica ranks 107th and Puerto Rico ranks 109th 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 Spring temperature anomalies. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The 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.