Average annual surface temperature in Jamaica
Jamaica: Average annual surface temperature was 26.67 °C in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
26.67 °C
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
32nd
of 193 countries
All-time high
26.73 °C
in 2023
All-time low
24.04 °C
in 1950
Years of data
86
1940–2025
Average annual surface temperature in Jamaica, 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, average annual surface temperature in Jamaica stood at 26.67 °C.
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 °C in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24.04 °C, 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 | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 25 °C | — |
| 1941 | 25.2 °C | +0.8% |
| 1942 | 24.82 °C | -1.5% |
| 1943 | 24.66 °C | -0.6% |
| 1944 | 24.57 °C | -0.4% |
| 1945 | 24.46 °C | -0.4% |
| 1946 | 24.78 °C | +1.3% |
| 1947 | 24.92 °C | +0.6% |
| 1948 | 24.83 °C | -0.3% |
| 1949 | 24.38 °C | -1.8% |
| 1950 | 24.04 °C | -1.4% |
| 1951 | 24.47 °C | +1.8% |
| 1952 | 24.72 °C | +1.0% |
| 1953 | 24.76 °C | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 24.47 °C | -1.2% |
| 1955 | 24.25 °C | -0.9% |
| 1956 | 24.36 °C | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 24.82 °C | +1.9% |
| 1958 | 25.09 °C | +1.1% |
| 1959 | 24.92 °C | -0.7% |
| 1960 | 24.63 °C | -1.2% |
| 1961 | 24.67 °C | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 24.57 °C | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 24.57 °C | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 24.67 °C | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 24.64 °C | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 24.73 °C | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 25.01 °C | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 24.84 °C | -0.7% |
| 1969 | 25.47 °C | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 25.08 °C | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 24.65 °C | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 24.76 °C | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 24.86 °C | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 24.68 °C | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 24.73 °C | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 24.77 °C | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 25.2 °C | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 24.94 °C | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 24.68 °C | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 25.3 °C | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 25.17 °C | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 25.35 °C | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 25.71 °C | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 25.17 °C | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 25.08 °C | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 25.07 °C | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 25.65 °C | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 25.49 °C | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 25.23 °C | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 25.57 °C | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 25.5 °C | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 25.42 °C | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 25.26 °C | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 25.48 °C | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 25.44 °C | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 24.85 °C | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 25.43 °C | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 25.91 °C | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 25.09 °C | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 25.13 °C | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 25.45 °C | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 25.63 °C | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 25.72 °C | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 25.6 °C | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 25.57 °C | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 25.83 °C | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 25.69 °C | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 25.34 °C | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 25.74 °C | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 25.59 °C | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 25.47 °C | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 25.61 °C | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 25.85 °C | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 25.97 °C | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 26.24 °C | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 26.15 °C | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 26.14 °C | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 26.16 °C | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 26.5 °C | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 26.53 °C | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 26.27 °C | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 26.13 °C | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 26.73 °C | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 26.72 °C | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 26.67 °C | -0.2% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 26.67 °C is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.03 °C, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 26.67 °C is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 25.63 °C, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 24.76 °C | 24.38 °C | 25.2 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | 24.59 °C | 24.04 °C | 25.09 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | 24.78 °C | 24.57 °C | 25.47 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | 24.84 °C | 24.65 °C | 25.2 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.32 °C | 25.07 °C | 25.71 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.4 °C | 24.85 °C | 25.91 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.57 °C | 25.13 °C | 25.83 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.97 °C | 25.47 °C | 26.5 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.51 °C | 26.13 °C | 26.73 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 29 Cote d'Ivoire 26.78 °C compare
- 30 Kuwait 26.74 °C compare
- 31 Solomon Islands 26.67 °C compare
- 33 Central African Republic 26.65 °C compare
- 34 Antigua and Barbuda 26.65 °C compare
- 35 Anguilla 26.65 °C 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 °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 average annual surface temperature recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 26.73 °C in 2023.
- What is the lowest average annual surface temperature recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.04 °C 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 Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average annual surface temperature. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Temperature of the air measured 2 meters above the ground, encompassing land, sea, and in-land water surfaces.