Annual temperature anomalies in United States Virgin Islands
United States Virgin Islands: Annual temperature anomalies was 0.511 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.511 °C
Change on year
down 47.2%
World rank
126th
of 193 countries
All-time high
0.968 °C
in 2024
All-time low
-0.9275 °C
in 1974
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Annual temperature anomalies in United States Virgin Islands, 1940–2025
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
United States Virgin Islands recorded 0.511 °C for annual temperature anomalies in 2025.
The figure is down 47.2% on the previous year and up 157.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual temperature anomalies in United States Virgin Islands peaked at 0.968 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -0.9275 °C, in 1974.
That places United States Virgin Islands 126th 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 United States Virgin Islands, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.338 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.2069 °C | -38.8% |
| 1942 | -0.3013 °C | +45.6% |
| 1943 | -0.5852 °C | +94.2% |
| 1944 | -0.4241 °C | -27.5% |
| 1945 | -0.5747 °C | +35.5% |
| 1946 | -0.3788 °C | -34.1% |
| 1947 | -0.261 °C | -31.1% |
| 1948 | -0.3212 °C | +23.1% |
| 1949 | -0.4941 °C | +53.8% |
| 1950 | -0.8331 °C | +68.6% |
| 1951 | -0.378 °C | -54.6% |
| 1952 | -0.1753 °C | -53.6% |
| 1953 | -0.175 °C | -0.2% |
| 1954 | -0.5403 °C | +208.7% |
| 1955 | -0.6383 °C | +18.2% |
| 1956 | -0.5805 °C | -9.1% |
| 1957 | -0.4249 °C | -26.8% |
| 1958 | 0.1244 °C | -129.3% |
| 1959 | -0.1557 °C | -225.2% |
| 1960 | 0.0003 °C | -100.2% |
| 1961 | -0.321 °C | -95945.3% |
| 1962 | -0.3476 °C | +8.3% |
| 1963 | -0.1123 °C | -67.7% |
| 1964 | -0.2892 °C | +157.4% |
| 1965 | -0.5173 °C | +78.9% |
| 1966 | -0.2311 °C | -55.3% |
| 1967 | -0.4446 °C | +92.4% |
| 1968 | -0.4117 °C | -7.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1341 °C | -132.6% |
| 1970 | -0.2249 °C | -267.7% |
| 1971 | -0.5478 °C | +143.6% |
| 1972 | -0.5037 °C | -8.0% |
| 1973 | -0.3619 °C | -28.2% |
| 1974 | -0.9275 °C | +156.3% |
| 1975 | -0.7647 °C | -17.6% |
| 1976 | -0.8157 °C | +6.7% |
| 1977 | -0.3445 °C | -57.8% |
| 1978 | -0.2492 °C | -27.7% |
| 1979 | -0.3592 °C | +44.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0129 °C | -103.6% |
| 1981 | -0.0055 °C | -142.9% |
| 1982 | -0.5055 °C | +9037.6% |
| 1983 | -0.0569 °C | -88.7% |
| 1984 | -0.6273 °C | +1002.3% |
| 1985 | -0.6654 °C | +6.1% |
| 1986 | -0.5241 °C | -21.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0874 °C | -116.7% |
| 1988 | -0.1453 °C | -266.3% |
| 1989 | -0.5775 °C | +297.3% |
| 1990 | -0.2607 °C | -54.9% |
| 1991 | -0.2851 °C | +9.3% |
| 1992 | -0.2365 °C | -17.0% |
| 1993 | -0.1726 °C | -27.0% |
| 1994 | -0.2815 °C | +63.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0373 °C | -113.3% |
| 1996 | -0.3623 °C | -1071.0% |
| 1997 | -0.04 °C | -88.9% |
| 1998 | 0.3691 °C | -1021.9% |
| 1999 | -0.1679 °C | -145.5% |
| 2000 | -0.3646 °C | +117.2% |
| 2001 | -0.0696 °C | -80.9% |
| 2002 | -0.0039 °C | -94.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1242 °C | -3313.6% |
| 2004 | -0.115 °C | -192.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2311 °C | -301.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1701 °C | -26.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1483 °C | -12.8% |
| 2008 | -0.2985 °C | -301.3% |
| 2009 | -0.1024 °C | -65.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4706 °C | -559.4% |
| 2011 | -0.0482 °C | -110.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0497 °C | -203.0% |
| 2013 | -0.0988 °C | -298.9% |
| 2014 | -0.0505 °C | -48.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1985 °C | -493.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3051 °C | +53.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1449 °C | -52.5% |
| 2018 | -0.1134 °C | -178.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2059 °C | -281.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3561 °C | +72.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1589 °C | -55.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0178 °C | -88.8% |
| 2023 | 0.5866 °C | +3195.8% |
| 2024 | 0.968 °C | +65.0% |
| 2025 | 0.511 °C | -47.2% |
United States Virgin Islands compared with similar countries
- United States Virgin Islands's 0.511 °C is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8095 °C, 63% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- United States Virgin Islands's 0.511 °C is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5022 °C, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual temperature anomalies in United States Virgin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -95945.3% | 0.0003 °C | -0.321 °C |
| 1982 | -9037.6% | -0.0055 °C | -0.5055 °C |
| 2003 | +3313.6% | -0.0039 °C | 0.1242 °C |
| 2023 | +3195.8% | 0.0178 °C | 0.5866 °C |
| 1996 | -1071.0% | 0.0373 °C | -0.3623 °C |
| 1984 | -1002.3% | -0.0569 °C | -0.6273 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -0.3885 °C | -0.5852 °C | -0.2069 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.3777 °C | -0.8331 °C | 0.1244 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.2541 °C | -0.5173 °C | 0.1341 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.5099 °C | -0.9275 °C | -0.2249 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.3007 °C | -0.6654 °C | 0.0874 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.14 °C | -0.3623 °C | 0.3691 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.028 °C | -0.3646 °C | 0.2311 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1064 °C | -0.1134 °C | 0.4706 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4331 °C | 0.0178 °C | 0.968 °C | 6 |
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More reference data data for United States Virgin Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual temperature anomalies in United States Virgin Islands?
- Annual temperature anomalies in United States Virgin Islands was 0.511 °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 United States Virgin Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.968 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual temperature anomalies recorded in United States Virgin Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.9275 °C in 1974.
- How does United States Virgin Islands rank for annual temperature anomalies?
- United States Virgin Islands ranks 126th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual temperature anomalies rising or falling in United States Virgin Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 157.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United States Virgin 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.