Average annual surface temperature in El Salvador
El Salvador: Average annual surface temperature was 27.06 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
27.06
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
23rd
of 193 countries
All-time high
27.18
in 2023
All-time low
24.28
in 1950
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Average annual surface temperature in El Salvador, 1940–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, average annual surface temperature in El Salvador stood at 27.06.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average annual surface temperature in El Salvador peaked at 27.18 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24.28, in 1950.
El Salvador ranks 23rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 86 years of available data.
Average annual surface temperature in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 25.06 | — |
| 1941 | 25.43 | +1.5% |
| 1942 | 24.73 | -2.7% |
| 1943 | 24.52 | -0.8% |
| 1944 | 24.61 | +0.4% |
| 1945 | 24.48 | -0.5% |
| 1946 | 24.92 | +1.8% |
| 1947 | 24.88 | -0.1% |
| 1948 | 24.84 | -0.2% |
| 1949 | 24.59 | -1.0% |
| 1950 | 24.28 | -1.3% |
| 1951 | 25.17 | +3.7% |
| 1952 | 25.07 | -0.4% |
| 1953 | 25.35 | +1.1% |
| 1954 | 24.69 | -2.6% |
| 1955 | 24.51 | -0.8% |
| 1956 | 24.51 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 25.05 | +2.2% |
| 1958 | 25.32 | +1.1% |
| 1959 | 24.85 | -1.8% |
| 1960 | 24.53 | -1.3% |
| 1961 | 25 | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 24.91 | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 25.34 | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 25.39 | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 25.54 | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 25.29 | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 25.62 | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 25.11 | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 25.31 | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 25.15 | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 25.08 | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 25.92 | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 25.37 | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 25.26 | -0.4% |
| 1975 | 25.22 | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 25.33 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 25.74 | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 25.5 | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 25.68 | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 25.8 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 25.47 | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 25.93 | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 26.13 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 25.16 | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 25.5 | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 25.55 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 26.34 | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 25.66 | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 25.48 | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 26.01 | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 26.03 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 25.98 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 25.65 | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 26.09 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 25.52 | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 25.26 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 26.23 | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 26.11 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 25.01 | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 25.43 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 25.68 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 26.19 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 25.91 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 26 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 25.82 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 25.91 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 25.75 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 25.35 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 26.24 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 25.79 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 25.8 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 26.09 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 26.25 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 26.43 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 27.07 | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 26.76 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 26.39 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 26.54 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 26.87 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 26.48 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 26.68 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 26.3 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 27.18 | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 26.91 | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 27.06 | +0.6% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 27.06 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.03, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 27.06 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 25.63, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 24.81 | 24.48 | 25.43 | 10 |
| 1950s | 24.88 | 24.28 | 25.35 | 10 |
| 1960s | 25.2 | 24.53 | 25.62 | 10 |
| 1970s | 25.43 | 25.08 | 25.92 | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.7 | 25.16 | 26.34 | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.79 | 25.01 | 26.23 | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.83 | 25.35 | 26.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.4 | 25.79 | 27.07 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.77 | 26.3 | 27.18 | 6 |
Countries ranked near El Salvador
More reference data data for El Salvador
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2714 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3176 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4948 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average annual surface temperature in El Salvador?
- Average annual surface temperature in El Salvador was 27.06 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average annual surface temperature recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 27.18 in 2023.
- What is the lowest average annual surface temperature recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.28 in 1950.
- How does El Salvador rank for average annual surface temperature?
- El Salvador ranks 23rd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average annual surface temperature rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this El Salvador data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Average annual surface temperature. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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