Annual temperature anomalies in Uruguay
Uruguay: Annual temperature anomalies was -0.0263 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
-0.0263 °C
Change on year
down 149.7%
World rank
188th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.08 °C
in 1943
All-time low
-1.3 °C
in 1964
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Annual temperature anomalies in Uruguay, 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 Uruguay stood at -0.0263 °C.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 149.7% on the previous year and down 107.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual temperature anomalies in Uruguay peaked at 1.08 °C in 1943 and was at its lowest, -1.3 °C, in 1964.
That places Uruguay 188th 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 Uruguay, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.436 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.0916 °C | -79.0% |
| 1942 | -0.4094 °C | +347.1% |
| 1943 | 1.08 °C | -363.8% |
| 1944 | 0.7253 °C | -32.8% |
| 1945 | 0.4697 °C | -35.2% |
| 1946 | -0.1333 °C | -128.4% |
| 1947 | 0.1771 °C | -232.8% |
| 1948 | 0.1232 °C | -30.4% |
| 1949 | -0.3168 °C | -357.1% |
| 1950 | -0.1655 °C | -47.8% |
| 1951 | -0.0357 °C | -78.4% |
| 1952 | -0.2081 °C | +482.2% |
| 1953 | 0.1722 °C | -182.8% |
| 1954 | -0.3614 °C | -309.9% |
| 1955 | -0.7602 °C | +110.3% |
| 1956 | -0.3237 °C | -57.4% |
| 1957 | -0.5493 °C | +69.7% |
| 1958 | -0.4819 °C | -12.3% |
| 1959 | -0.7511 °C | +55.9% |
| 1960 | -0.3052 °C | -59.4% |
| 1961 | -0.3127 °C | +2.4% |
| 1962 | -0.9994 °C | +219.6% |
| 1963 | -0.4563 °C | -54.3% |
| 1964 | -1.3 °C | +184.1% |
| 1965 | -0.2682 °C | -79.3% |
| 1966 | -1.05 °C | +290.5% |
| 1967 | -0.0037 °C | -99.6% |
| 1968 | -0.2801 °C | +7418.7% |
| 1969 | -0.1623 °C | -42.1% |
| 1970 | -0.1018 °C | -37.3% |
| 1971 | -0.6475 °C | +536.0% |
| 1972 | -0.2027 °C | -68.7% |
| 1973 | -0.4611 °C | +127.5% |
| 1974 | -0.5796 °C | +25.7% |
| 1975 | -0.375 °C | -35.3% |
| 1976 | -1.04 °C | +177.0% |
| 1977 | 0.1491 °C | -114.4% |
| 1978 | -0.3903 °C | -361.8% |
| 1979 | -0.4542 °C | +16.4% |
| 1980 | 0.206 °C | -145.4% |
| 1981 | -0.0916 °C | -144.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1666 °C | -282.0% |
| 1983 | -0.4988 °C | -399.3% |
| 1984 | -0.6537 °C | +31.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1936 °C | -129.6% |
| 1986 | 0.2605 °C | +34.5% |
| 1987 | -0.2486 °C | -195.4% |
| 1988 | -0.9081 °C | +265.2% |
| 1989 | 0.3767 °C | -141.5% |
| 1990 | -0.2883 °C | -176.5% |
| 1991 | -0.0759 °C | -73.7% |
| 1992 | -0.5394 °C | +610.8% |
| 1993 | -0.4259 °C | -21.1% |
| 1994 | 0.1073 °C | -125.2% |
| 1995 | -0.4203 °C | -491.6% |
| 1996 | -0.2396 °C | -43.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2968 °C | -223.8% |
| 1998 | -0.6148 °C | -307.1% |
| 1999 | -0.4005 °C | -34.9% |
| 2000 | -0.2538 °C | -36.6% |
| 2001 | 0.5303 °C | -308.9% |
| 2002 | -0.0162 °C | -103.1% |
| 2003 | -0.4857 °C | +2900.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1054 °C | -121.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2147 °C | +103.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3936 °C | +83.3% |
| 2007 | -0.3575 °C | -190.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2645 °C | -174.0% |
| 2009 | -0.1384 °C | -152.3% |
| 2010 | -0.1347 °C | -2.6% |
| 2011 | -0.1843 °C | +36.8% |
| 2012 | 0.5439 °C | -395.1% |
| 2013 | -0.2583 °C | -147.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3011 °C | -216.6% |
| 2015 | 0.369 °C | +22.5% |
| 2016 | -0.2611 °C | -170.8% |
| 2017 | 0.9197 °C | -452.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4668 °C | -49.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1952 °C | -58.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0979 °C | -49.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1621 °C | +65.6% |
| 2022 | -0.3087 °C | -290.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6071 °C | -296.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0529 °C | -91.3% |
| 2025 | -0.0263 °C | -149.7% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's -0.0263 °C is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8095 °C. (65 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's -0.0263 °C is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5022 °C. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual temperature anomalies in Uruguay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | -7418.7% | -0.0037 °C | -0.2801 °C |
| 2003 | -2900.8% | -0.0162 °C | -0.4857 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.1188 °C | -0.436 °C | 1.08 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.3465 °C | -0.7602 °C | 0.1722 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.5132 °C | -1.3 °C | -0.0037 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.4102 °C | -1.04 °C | 0.1491 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.1197 °C | -0.9081 °C | 0.3767 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2601 °C | -0.6148 °C | 0.2968 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0257 °C | -0.4857 °C | 0.5303 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1957 °C | -0.2611 °C | 0.9197 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0975 °C | -0.3087 °C | 0.6071 °C | 6 |
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More reference data data for Uruguay
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.87 (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual temperature anomalies in Uruguay?
- Annual temperature anomalies in Uruguay was -0.0263 °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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 °C in 1943.
- What is the lowest annual temperature anomalies recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.3 °C in 1964.
- How does Uruguay rank for annual temperature anomalies?
- Uruguay ranks 188th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual temperature anomalies rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 107.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.