Annual temperature anomalies in Panama
Panama: Annual temperature anomalies was 0.2395 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.2395 °C
Change on year
down 69.1%
World rank
168th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.8124 °C
in 2015
All-time low
-1.49 °C
in 1943
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Annual temperature anomalies in Panama, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual temperature anomalies in Panama is 0.2395 °C, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 69.1% on the previous year and down 70.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual temperature anomalies in Panama peaked at 0.8124 °C in 2015 and was at its lowest, -1.49 °C, in 1943.
That places Panama 168th out of 193 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual temperature anomalies in Panama, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.06 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.7336 °C | -30.9% |
| 1942 | -1.38 °C | +88.7% |
| 1943 | -1.49 °C | +7.6% |
| 1944 | -1.21 °C | -18.9% |
| 1945 | -1.34 °C | +11.2% |
| 1946 | -1.27 °C | -5.3% |
| 1947 | -1.14 °C | -10.4% |
| 1948 | -1.17 °C | +3.1% |
| 1949 | -0.6548 °C | -44.3% |
| 1950 | -0.9983 °C | +52.5% |
| 1951 | -0.5247 °C | -47.4% |
| 1952 | -0.4425 °C | -15.7% |
| 1953 | -0.3685 °C | -16.7% |
| 1954 | -0.7882 °C | +113.9% |
| 1955 | -0.9632 °C | +22.2% |
| 1956 | -1.11 °C | +15.0% |
| 1957 | -0.1326 °C | -88.0% |
| 1958 | 0.0552 °C | -141.6% |
| 1959 | -0.0905 °C | -264.0% |
| 1960 | -0.3711 °C | +310.2% |
| 1961 | -0.2555 °C | -31.2% |
| 1962 | -0.8437 °C | +230.2% |
| 1963 | -0.7331 °C | -13.1% |
| 1964 | -0.7701 °C | +5.0% |
| 1965 | -0.6433 °C | -16.5% |
| 1966 | -0.4849 °C | -24.6% |
| 1967 | -0.7162 °C | +47.7% |
| 1968 | -0.64 °C | -10.6% |
| 1969 | -0.1053 °C | -83.5% |
| 1970 | -0.5303 °C | +403.5% |
| 1971 | -0.9186 °C | +73.2% |
| 1972 | -0.2754 °C | -70.0% |
| 1973 | -0.3267 °C | +18.6% |
| 1974 | -0.5999 °C | +83.6% |
| 1975 | -0.9246 °C | +54.1% |
| 1976 | -0.674 °C | -27.1% |
| 1977 | -0.2155 °C | -68.0% |
| 1978 | -0.6454 °C | +199.5% |
| 1979 | -0.5217 °C | -19.2% |
| 1980 | -0.1583 °C | -69.7% |
| 1981 | -0.3493 °C | +120.6% |
| 1982 | -0.4124 °C | +18.1% |
| 1983 | -0.0534 °C | -87.0% |
| 1984 | -1.02 °C | +1803.1% |
| 1985 | -0.916 °C | -9.9% |
| 1986 | -0.602 °C | -34.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0303 °C | -105.0% |
| 1988 | -0.5086 °C | -1776.0% |
| 1989 | -0.7226 °C | +42.1% |
| 1990 | -0.3557 °C | -50.8% |
| 1991 | -0.3704 °C | +4.1% |
| 1992 | -0.2994 °C | -19.2% |
| 1993 | -0.373 °C | +24.6% |
| 1994 | -0.4087 °C | +9.5% |
| 1995 | -0.4067 °C | -0.5% |
| 1996 | -0.6485 °C | +59.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0325 °C | -105.0% |
| 1998 | 0.222 °C | +582.3% |
| 1999 | -0.8662 °C | -490.2% |
| 2000 | -0.6979 °C | -19.4% |
| 2001 | -0.4187 °C | -40.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0102 °C | -102.4% |
| 2003 | -0.0666 °C | -751.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1381 °C | -307.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1835 °C | +32.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0648 °C | -64.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0592 °C | -8.8% |
| 2008 | -0.2496 °C | -522.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2433 °C | -197.5% |
| 2010 | 0.3316 °C | +36.3% |
| 2011 | -0.0749 °C | -122.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1398 °C | -286.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2565 °C | +83.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4257 °C | +66.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8124 °C | +90.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5961 °C | -26.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3573 °C | -40.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1341 °C | -62.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4891 °C | +264.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3844 °C | -21.4% |
| 2021 | 0.053 °C | -86.2% |
| 2022 | -0.1125 °C | -312.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7075 °C | -729.1% |
| 2024 | 0.7738 °C | +9.4% |
| 2025 | 0.2395 °C | -69.1% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 0.2395 °C is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8095 °C, 30% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Panama's 0.2395 °C is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5022 °C, 48% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual temperature anomalies in Panama 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | -1803.1% | -0.0534 °C | -1.02 °C |
| 1988 | -1776.0% | 0.0303 °C | -0.5086 °C |
| 2003 | -751.8% | 0.0102 °C | -0.0666 °C |
| 2023 | +729.1% | -0.1125 °C | 0.7075 °C |
| 1998 | +582.3% | 0.0325 °C | 0.222 °C |
| 2008 | -522.0% | 0.0592 °C | -0.2496 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.15 °C | -1.49 °C | -0.6548 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.5361 °C | -1.11 °C | 0.0552 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.5563 °C | -0.8437 °C | -0.1053 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.5632 °C | -0.9246 °C | -0.2155 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.4709 °C | -1.02 °C | 0.0303 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.3474 °C | -0.8662 °C | 0.222 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0734 °C | -0.6979 °C | 0.2433 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3468 °C | -0.0749 °C | 0.8124 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.341 °C | -0.1125 °C | 0.7738 °C | 6 |
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- 169 Hong Kong 0.2065 °C compare
- 170 Seychelles 0.2043 °C compare
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More reference data data for Panama
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1446 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6179 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9793 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0285 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.9793 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4849 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1553 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual temperature anomalies in Panama?
- Annual temperature anomalies in Panama was 0.2395 °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 Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8124 °C in 2015.
- What is the lowest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.49 °C in 1943.
- How does Panama rank for annual temperature anomalies?
- Panama ranks 168th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual temperature anomalies rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Panama 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.