Annual temperature anomalies in Cook Islands

Cook Islands: Annual temperature anomalies was 0.1703 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
0.1703
Change on year
down 35.8%
World rank
173rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.4818
in 2021
All-time low
-1.02
in 1958
Years of data
86
1940–2025

Annual temperature anomalies in Cook Islands, 1940–2025

-1-0.500.5194019822025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for annual temperature anomalies in Cook Islands is 0.1703, measured in 2025.

The figure is down 35.8% on the previous year and up 130.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual temperature anomalies in Cook Islands peaked at 0.4818 in 2021 and was at its lowest, -1.02, in 1958.

Cook Islands ranks 173rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Annual temperature anomalies in Cook Islands, year by year

Annual values for Annual temperature anomalies in Cook Islands, 1940 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1940 -0.9139 —
1941 -0.7644 -16.4%
1942 -0.5489 -28.2%
1943 -0.3885 -29.2%
1944 -0.4209 +8.4%
1945 -0.703 +67.0%
1946 -0.3114 -55.7%
1947 0.0343 -111.0%
1948 -0.4645 -1452.6%
1949 -0.2928 -37.0%
1950 -0.3133 +7.0%
1951 -0.5854 +86.9%
1952 0.0392 -106.7%
1953 -0.3638 -1028.0%
1954 -0.3709 +1.9%
1955 -0.3125 -15.7%
1956 -0.366 +17.1%
1957 -0.6745 +84.3%
1958 -1.02 +50.7%
1959 -0.8387 -17.5%
1960 -0.2823 -66.3%
1961 -0.3375 +19.6%
1962 -0.3729 +10.5%
1963 -0.4055 +8.7%
1964 -0.0772 -81.0%
1965 -0.7371 +855.2%
1966 -0.5146 -30.2%
1967 -0.4272 -17.0%
1968 -0.1691 -60.4%
1969 -0.4371 +158.5%
1970 -0.0568 -87.0%
1971 -0.2039 +259.1%
1972 -0.4707 +130.8%
1973 0.2388 -150.7%
1974 -0.0775 -132.4%
1975 -0.2924 +277.5%
1976 -0.4462 +52.6%
1977 -0.8297 +85.9%
1978 -0.5061 -39.0%
1979 -0.4486 -11.4%
1980 -0.2067 -53.9%
1981 -0.4235 +104.9%
1982 -0.6857 +61.9%
1983 -0.6269 -8.6%
1984 -0.5725 -8.7%
1985 -0.4133 -27.8%
1986 -0.4025 -2.6%
1987 -0.895 +122.3%
1988 0.1253 -114.0%
1989 -0.0032 -102.5%
1990 -0.1507 +4671.7%
1991 0.0575 -138.2%
1992 -0.2526 -539.1%
1993 -0.4019 +59.1%
1994 -0.5527 +37.5%
1995 -0.1538 -72.2%
1996 0.1221 -179.4%
1997 -0.5866 -580.5%
1998 -0.3933 -33.0%
1999 0.2149 -154.6%
2000 0.0907 -57.8%
2001 -0.2873 -416.6%
2002 -0.0169 -94.1%
2003 0.0084 -149.7%
2004 0.1721 +1946.0%
2005 0.1007 -41.5%
2006 0.0416 -58.7%
2007 0.2326 +458.9%
2008 0.1101 -52.6%
2009 -0.1607 -246.0%
2010 0.4753 -395.7%
2011 0.364 -23.4%
2012 -0.0042 -101.2%
2013 0.2793 -6679.6%
2014 -0.0282 -110.1%
2015 -0.5628 +1893.6%
2016 0.1068 -119.0%
2017 0.325 +204.3%
2018 0.1076 -66.9%
2019 0.2343 +117.9%
2020 0.358 +52.8%
2021 0.4818 +34.6%
2022 0.3687 -23.5%
2023 -0.0532 -114.4%
2024 0.2655 -598.7%
2025 0.1703 -35.8%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Annual temperature anomalies in Cook 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.

YearChange FromTo
2013 +6679.6% -0.0042 0.2793
1990 -4671.7% -0.0032 -0.1507
2004 +1946.0% 0.0084 0.1721
2015 -1893.6% -0.0282 -0.5628
1948 -1452.6% 0.0343 -0.4645
1953 -1028.0% 0.0392 -0.3638

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1940s -0.4774 -0.9139 0.0343 10
1950s -0.4802 -1.02 0.0392 10
1960s -0.376 -0.7371 -0.0772 10
1970s -0.3093 -0.8297 0.2388 10
1980s -0.4104 -0.895 0.1253 10
1990s -0.2097 -0.5866 0.2149 10
2000s 0.0291 -0.2873 0.2326 10
2010s 0.1297 -0.5628 0.4753 10
2020s 0.2652 -0.0532 0.4818 6

Countries ranked near Cook Islands

  1. 170 Seychelles 0.2043 compare
  2. 171 French Polynesia 0.1841 compare
  3. 172 American Samoa 0.1717 compare
  4. 174 Brazil 0.1618 compare
  5. 175 Samoa 0.1454 compare
  6. 176 Malawi 0.1382 compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual temperature anomalies in Cook Islands?
Annual temperature anomalies in Cook Islands was 0.1703 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Cook Islands?
The highest recorded value was 0.4818 in 2021.
What is the lowest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Cook Islands?
The lowest recorded value was -1.02 in 1958.
How does Cook Islands rank for annual temperature anomalies?
Cook Islands ranks 173rd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
Is annual temperature anomalies rising or falling in Cook Islands?
Over the last ten years it is up 130.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cook Islands data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Annual temperature anomalies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Annual temperature anomalies
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 16,598 data points, 1940–2025
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