Annual temperature anomalies in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Annual temperature anomalies was 0.327 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual temperature anomalies in Costa Rica, 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 Costa Rica stood at 0.327 °C.
That represents a change of down 57.8% on the previous year and down 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual temperature anomalies in Costa Rica peaked at 0.7747 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -1.35 °C, in 1943.
Costa Rica ranks 162nd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.8826 °C | -1.35 °C | -0.2669 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.4603 °C | -0.9691 °C | -0.1407 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.5052 °C | -0.7554 °C | 0.0021 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.5134 °C | -0.8677 °C | -0.1814 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.1848 °C | -0.6202 °C | 0.4657 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.206 °C | -0.9117 °C | 0.1923 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0639 °C | -0.6385 °C | 0.1578 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2313 °C | -0.087 °C | 0.5063 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3299 °C | -0.1493 °C | 0.7747 °C | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual temperature anomalies in Costa Rica?
- Annual temperature anomalies in Costa Rica was 0.327 °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 Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7747 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.35 °C in 1943.
- How does Costa Rica rank for annual temperature anomalies?
- Costa Rica ranks 162nd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual temperature anomalies rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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
The difference of a specific year's average surface temperature from the 1991-2020 mean, in degrees Celsius.