Average annual surface temperature in Jamaica
Jamaica: Average annual surface temperature was 26.67 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
26.67
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
32nd
of 193 countries
All-time high
26.73
in 2023
All-time low
24.04
in 1950
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Average annual surface temperature in Jamaica, 1940–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, average annual surface temperature in Jamaica stood at 26.67.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average annual surface temperature in Jamaica peaked at 26.73 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24.04, in 1950.
Jamaica ranks 32nd 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 Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 25 | — |
| 1941 | 25.2 | +0.8% |
| 1942 | 24.82 | -1.5% |
| 1943 | 24.66 | -0.6% |
| 1944 | 24.57 | -0.4% |
| 1945 | 24.46 | -0.4% |
| 1946 | 24.78 | +1.3% |
| 1947 | 24.92 | +0.6% |
| 1948 | 24.83 | -0.3% |
| 1949 | 24.38 | -1.8% |
| 1950 | 24.04 | -1.4% |
| 1951 | 24.47 | +1.8% |
| 1952 | 24.72 | +1.0% |
| 1953 | 24.76 | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 24.47 | -1.2% |
| 1955 | 24.25 | -0.9% |
| 1956 | 24.36 | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 24.82 | +1.9% |
| 1958 | 25.09 | +1.1% |
| 1959 | 24.92 | -0.7% |
| 1960 | 24.63 | -1.2% |
| 1961 | 24.67 | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 24.57 | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 24.57 | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 24.67 | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 24.64 | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 24.73 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 25.01 | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 24.84 | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 25.47 | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 25.08 | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 24.65 | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 24.76 | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 24.86 | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 24.68 | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 24.73 | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 24.77 | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 25.2 | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 24.94 | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 24.68 | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 25.3 | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 25.17 | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 25.35 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 25.71 | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 25.17 | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 25.08 | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 25.07 | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 25.65 | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 25.49 | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 25.23 | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 25.57 | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 25.5 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 25.42 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 25.26 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 25.48 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 25.44 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 24.85 | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 25.43 | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 25.91 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 25.09 | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 25.13 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 25.45 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 25.63 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 25.72 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 25.6 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 25.57 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 25.83 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 25.69 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 25.34 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 25.74 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 25.59 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 25.47 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 25.61 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 25.85 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 25.97 | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 26.24 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 26.15 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 26.14 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 26.16 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 26.5 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 26.53 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 26.27 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 26.13 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 26.73 | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 26.72 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 26.67 | -0.2% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 26.67 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.03, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 26.67 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 25.63, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 24.76 | 24.38 | 25.2 | 10 |
| 1950s | 24.59 | 24.04 | 25.09 | 10 |
| 1960s | 24.78 | 24.57 | 25.47 | 10 |
| 1970s | 24.84 | 24.65 | 25.2 | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.32 | 25.07 | 25.71 | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.4 | 24.85 | 25.91 | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.57 | 25.13 | 25.83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.97 | 25.47 | 26.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.51 | 26.13 | 26.73 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 29 Cote d'Ivoire 26.78 compare
- 30 Kuwait 26.74 compare
- 31 Solomon Islands 26.67 compare
- 33 Central African Republic 26.65 compare
- 34 Antigua and Barbuda 26.65 compare
- 35 Anguilla 26.65 compare
More reference data data for Jamaica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1508 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8486 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average annual surface temperature in Jamaica?
- Average annual surface temperature in Jamaica was 26.67 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average annual surface temperature recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 26.73 in 2023.
- What is the lowest average annual surface temperature recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.04 in 1950.
- How does Jamaica rank for average annual surface temperature?
- Jamaica ranks 32nd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average annual surface temperature rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica 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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