Annual temperature anomalies in Cayman Islands
Cayman Islands: Annual temperature anomalies was 0.7657 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.7657 °C
Change on year
down 6.0%
World rank
83rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.8292 °C
in 2023
All-time low
-0.9072 °C
in 1950
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Annual temperature anomalies in Cayman Islands, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
In 2025, annual temperature anomalies in Cayman Islands stood at 0.7657 °C.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and up 89.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual temperature anomalies in Cayman Islands peaked at 0.8292 °C in 2023 and was at its lowest, -0.9072 °C, in 1950.
That places Cayman Islands 83rd out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual temperature anomalies in Cayman Islands, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.2912 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.1167 °C | -59.9% |
| 1942 | -0.2573 °C | +120.5% |
| 1943 | -0.5345 °C | +107.8% |
| 1944 | -0.3488 °C | -34.7% |
| 1945 | -0.516 °C | +47.9% |
| 1946 | -0.1241 °C | -75.9% |
| 1947 | -0.0819 °C | -34.0% |
| 1948 | -0.1551 °C | +89.4% |
| 1949 | -0.5667 °C | +265.4% |
| 1950 | -0.9072 °C | +60.1% |
| 1951 | -0.4423 °C | -51.2% |
| 1952 | -0.2932 °C | -33.7% |
| 1953 | -0.2393 °C | -18.4% |
| 1954 | -0.4313 °C | +80.2% |
| 1955 | -0.5926 °C | +37.4% |
| 1956 | -0.5239 °C | -11.6% |
| 1957 | -0.2964 °C | -43.4% |
| 1958 | -0.2521 °C | -14.9% |
| 1959 | -0.0724 °C | -71.3% |
| 1960 | -0.2976 °C | +310.9% |
| 1961 | -0.2006 °C | -32.6% |
| 1962 | -0.3633 °C | +81.1% |
| 1963 | -0.3863 °C | +6.3% |
| 1964 | -0.1916 °C | -50.4% |
| 1965 | -0.4272 °C | +123.0% |
| 1966 | -0.4269 °C | -0.1% |
| 1967 | -0.3631 °C | -14.9% |
| 1968 | -0.6924 °C | +90.7% |
| 1969 | -0.194 °C | -72.0% |
| 1970 | -0.4085 °C | +110.6% |
| 1971 | -0.5003 °C | +22.5% |
| 1972 | -0.2416 °C | -51.7% |
| 1973 | -0.3257 °C | +34.8% |
| 1974 | -0.6133 °C | +88.3% |
| 1975 | -0.3097 °C | -49.5% |
| 1976 | -0.5192 °C | +67.6% |
| 1977 | -0.293 °C | -43.6% |
| 1978 | -0.3148 °C | +7.5% |
| 1979 | -0.3968 °C | +26.0% |
| 1980 | -0.1672 °C | -57.9% |
| 1981 | -0.5694 °C | +240.6% |
| 1982 | -0.2713 °C | -52.3% |
| 1983 | -0.0754 °C | -72.2% |
| 1984 | -0.5022 °C | +566.4% |
| 1985 | -0.6054 °C | +20.6% |
| 1986 | -0.5067 °C | -16.3% |
| 1987 | -0.2155 °C | -57.5% |
| 1988 | -0.3635 °C | +68.6% |
| 1989 | -0.4109 °C | +13.0% |
| 1990 | -0.1241 °C | -69.8% |
| 1991 | -0.1287 °C | +3.7% |
| 1992 | -0.238 °C | +84.9% |
| 1993 | -0.2394 °C | +0.6% |
| 1994 | -0.0148 °C | -93.8% |
| 1995 | -0.0497 °C | +236.2% |
| 1996 | -0.5086 °C | +924.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0753 °C | -114.8% |
| 1998 | 0.295 °C | +291.8% |
| 1999 | -0.3158 °C | -207.0% |
| 2000 | -0.3863 °C | +22.4% |
| 2001 | -0.2608 °C | -32.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0226 °C | -108.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0893 °C | +294.8% |
| 2004 | -0.1 °C | -212.0% |
| 2005 | -0.1499 °C | +49.9% |
| 2006 | -0.0787 °C | -47.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0569 °C | -172.3% |
| 2008 | -0.0917 °C | -261.1% |
| 2009 | -0.0784 °C | -14.5% |
| 2010 | -0.256 °C | +226.5% |
| 2011 | -0.0849 °C | -66.8% |
| 2012 | -0.0829 °C | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1779 °C | -314.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2292 °C | +28.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4043 °C | +76.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3927 °C | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.156 °C | -60.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1334 °C | -14.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5069 °C | +280.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5248 °C | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3464 °C | -34.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3283 °C | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 0.8292 °C | +152.6% |
| 2024 | 0.8142 °C | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 0.7657 °C | -6.0% |
Cayman Islands compared with similar countries
- Cayman Islands's 0.7657 °C is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8095 °C, 95% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Cayman Islands's 0.7657 °C is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5022 °C, 1.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual temperature anomalies in Cayman Islands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -924.2% | -0.0497 °C | -0.5086 °C |
| 1984 | -566.4% | -0.0754 °C | -0.5022 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.2992 °C | -0.5667 °C | -0.0819 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.4051 °C | -0.9072 °C | -0.0724 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.3543 °C | -0.6924 °C | -0.1916 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.3923 °C | -0.6133 °C | -0.2416 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.3688 °C | -0.6054 °C | -0.0754 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1249 °C | -0.5086 °C | 0.295 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0977 °C | -0.3863 °C | 0.0893 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1577 °C | -0.256 °C | 0.5069 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6014 °C | 0.3283 °C | 0.8292 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cayman Islands
- 80 Dominican Republic 0.7885 °C compare
- 81 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.7864 °C compare
- 82 France 0.7794 °C compare
- 84 Uganda 0.7547 °C compare
- 85 New Caledonia 0.7523 °C compare
- 86 Guatemala 0.7501 °C compare
More reference data data for Cayman Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 0.8333 (2026)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2008)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate -53.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Consumer price index 102.94 2010 = 100 (2016)
- Foreign aid received -2.75 million constant 2024 US$ (1996)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual temperature anomalies in Cayman Islands?
- Annual temperature anomalies in Cayman Islands was 0.7657 °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 annual temperature anomalies recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8292 °C in 2023.
- What is the lowest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Cayman Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.9072 °C in 1950.
- How does Cayman Islands rank for annual temperature anomalies?
- Cayman Islands ranks 83rd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual temperature anomalies rising or falling in Cayman Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cayman Islands 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 Annual temperature anomalies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Difference of a specific year's average surface temperature from the 1991-2020 mean, in degrees Celsius.