Temperature anomalies by month in Colombia
Colombia: Temperature anomalies by month was 0.0438 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2026)
0.0438 °C
Change on year
down 87.2%
World rank
128th
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.72 °C
in 2016
All-time low
-2.25 °C
in 1956
Years of data
87
1940–2026
Temperature anomalies by month in Colombia, 1940–2026
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
The most recent figure for temperature anomalies by month in Colombia is 0.0438 °C, measured in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 87.2% on the previous year and down 97.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature anomalies by month in Colombia peaked at 1.72 °C in 2016 and was at its lowest, -2.25 °C, in 1956.
Colombia ranks 128th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Temperature anomalies by month in Colombia, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.8169 °C | — |
| 1941 | -1.31 °C | +60.5% |
| 1942 | -1.33 °C | +1.4% |
| 1943 | -1.56 °C | +17.3% |
| 1944 | -1.17 °C | -25.3% |
| 1945 | -1.2 °C | +2.9% |
| 1946 | -1.15 °C | -3.9% |
| 1947 | -1.64 °C | +42.5% |
| 1948 | -1.48 °C | -9.9% |
| 1949 | -1.83 °C | +23.5% |
| 1950 | -1.4 °C | -23.3% |
| 1951 | -1.39 °C | -0.5% |
| 1952 | -0.5207 °C | -62.7% |
| 1953 | -0.6133 °C | +17.8% |
| 1954 | -1.2 °C | +95.2% |
| 1955 | -1.48 °C | +24.0% |
| 1956 | -2.25 °C | +51.7% |
| 1957 | -0.893 °C | -60.3% |
| 1958 | 0.1821 °C | -120.4% |
| 1959 | 0.2516 °C | +38.1% |
| 1960 | -0.6916 °C | -374.9% |
| 1961 | -0.3979 °C | -42.5% |
| 1962 | -0.4342 °C | +9.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0913 °C | -121.0% |
| 1964 | 0.8684 °C | +851.5% |
| 1965 | -0.5811 °C | -166.9% |
| 1966 | -0.4606 °C | -20.7% |
| 1967 | -0.732 °C | +58.9% |
| 1968 | -0.8259 °C | +12.8% |
| 1969 | -0.3242 °C | -60.7% |
| 1970 | -0.4164 °C | +28.4% |
| 1971 | -0.9014 °C | +116.5% |
| 1972 | -1.25 °C | +38.7% |
| 1973 | 0.1219 °C | -109.8% |
| 1974 | -0.951 °C | -880.0% |
| 1975 | -0.9154 °C | -3.7% |
| 1976 | -1.15 °C | +25.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1776 °C | -115.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0398 °C | -77.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0803 °C | +101.6% |
| 1980 | -0.2537 °C | -416.2% |
| 1981 | -0.0494 °C | -80.5% |
| 1982 | -0.6528 °C | +1221.5% |
| 1983 | 0.178 °C | -127.3% |
| 1984 | -1.32 °C | -839.7% |
| 1985 | -0.1188 °C | -91.0% |
| 1986 | -0.7339 °C | +517.8% |
| 1987 | -0.479 °C | -34.7% |
| 1988 | -0.0639 °C | -86.7% |
| 1989 | -1.48 °C | +2220.3% |
| 1990 | -0.5301 °C | -64.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1909 °C | -136.0% |
| 1992 | -0.1511 °C | -179.1% |
| 1993 | -0.7548 °C | +399.6% |
| 1994 | -0.2496 °C | -66.9% |
| 1995 | -0.0944 °C | -62.2% |
| 1996 | -0.6137 °C | +550.2% |
| 1997 | -0.4236 °C | -31.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8806 °C | -307.9% |
| 1999 | -0.9495 °C | -207.8% |
| 2000 | -0.4933 °C | -48.0% |
| 2001 | -0.9888 °C | +100.4% |
| 2002 | -0.1139 °C | -88.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5924 °C | -620.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0877 °C | -85.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0774 °C | -11.7% |
| 2006 | -0.5977 °C | -871.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5463 °C | -191.4% |
| 2008 | -0.2022 °C | -137.0% |
| 2009 | -0.5058 °C | +150.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8692 °C | -271.8% |
| 2011 | -0.1919 °C | -122.1% |
| 2012 | -0.1478 °C | -23.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6329 °C | -528.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3176 °C | -49.8% |
| 2015 | -0.1765 °C | -155.6% |
| 2016 | 1.72 °C | -1076.1% |
| 2017 | -0.2265 °C | -113.1% |
| 2018 | -0.3176 °C | +40.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4424 °C | -239.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8388 °C | +89.6% |
| 2021 | -0.0623 °C | -107.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3319 °C | -632.6% |
| 2023 | -0.4941 °C | -248.9% |
| 2024 | 1.6 °C | -423.2% |
| 2025 | 0.3415 °C | -78.6% |
| 2026 | 0.0438 °C | -87.2% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.0438 °C is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3535 °C, 12% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.0438 °C is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3544 °C, 12% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature anomalies by month in Colombia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | -2220.3% | -0.0639 °C | -1.48 °C |
| 1982 | -1221.5% | -0.0494 °C | -0.6528 °C |
| 2016 | +1076.1% | -0.1765 °C | 1.72 °C |
| 1974 | -880.0% | 0.1219 °C | -0.951 °C |
| 1964 | +851.5% | 0.0913 °C | 0.8684 °C |
| 2006 | -871.8% | 0.0774 °C | -0.5977 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.35 °C | -1.83 °C | -0.8169 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.9321 °C | -2.25 °C | 0.2516 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.3488 °C | -0.8259 °C | 0.8684 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.5163 °C | -1.25 °C | 0.1776 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.4974 °C | -1.48 °C | 0.178 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2695 °C | -0.9495 °C | 0.8806 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1598 °C | -0.9888 °C | 0.5924 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2924 °C | -0.3176 °C | 1.72 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3709 °C | -0.4941 °C | 1.6 °C | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature anomalies by month in Colombia?
- Temperature anomalies by month in Colombia was 0.0438 °C in 2026, according to Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest temperature anomalies by month recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.72 °C in 2016.
- What is the lowest temperature anomalies by month recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.25 °C in 1956.
- How does Colombia rank for temperature anomalies by month?
- Colombia ranks 128th out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is temperature anomalies by month rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia 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 Temperature anomalies by month. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Difference in a specific month's average surface temperature from the mean temperature of the same month during the period 1991-2020, measured in degrees Celsius.