Temperature anomalies by month in El Salvador
El Salvador: Temperature anomalies by month was 0.2746 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Temperature anomalies by month in El Salvador, 1940–2026
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
El Salvador recorded 0.2746 °C for temperature anomalies by month in 2026.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 73.1% on the previous year and down 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature anomalies by month in El Salvador peaked at 1.7 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -3.29 °C, in 1956.
That places El Salvador 101st out of 193 countries with data for 2026, putting it 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 El Salvador, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.08 °C | — |
| 1941 | -1.34 °C | +23.8% |
| 1942 | -1.19 °C | -11.2% |
| 1943 | -1.75 °C | +47.3% |
| 1944 | -1.92 °C | +9.3% |
| 1945 | -1.8 °C | -5.9% |
| 1946 | -1.19 °C | -34.2% |
| 1947 | -0.248 °C | -79.1% |
| 1948 | -1.34 °C | +441.2% |
| 1949 | -1.25 °C | -6.8% |
| 1950 | -0.9719 °C | -22.3% |
| 1951 | -1.24 °C | +27.1% |
| 1952 | -0.2931 °C | -76.3% |
| 1953 | -1.1 °C | +273.8% |
| 1954 | -0.2563 °C | -76.6% |
| 1955 | -1.36 °C | +432.3% |
| 1956 | -3.29 °C | +141.4% |
| 1957 | -1.07 °C | -67.5% |
| 1958 | -1.7 °C | +58.4% |
| 1959 | -1.02 °C | -40.1% |
| 1960 | -1.23 °C | +21.0% |
| 1961 | -0.8516 °C | -30.7% |
| 1962 | -1.39 °C | +63.8% |
| 1963 | -0.9688 °C | -30.5% |
| 1964 | -0.9414 °C | -2.8% |
| 1965 | -1.42 °C | +50.4% |
| 1966 | -0.3774 °C | -73.3% |
| 1967 | -0.5492 °C | +45.5% |
| 1968 | -0.2428 °C | -55.8% |
| 1969 | -0.4805 °C | +97.9% |
| 1970 | -1.2 °C | +149.0% |
| 1971 | -0.4289 °C | -64.2% |
| 1972 | -0.2204 °C | -48.6% |
| 1973 | -0.1703 °C | -22.7% |
| 1974 | -0.2952 °C | +73.4% |
| 1975 | -0.1447 °C | -51.0% |
| 1976 | -1.56 °C | +979.2% |
| 1977 | -0.9229 °C | -40.9% |
| 1978 | -0.8473 °C | -8.2% |
| 1979 | -0.5152 °C | -39.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1163 °C | -122.6% |
| 1981 | -1.49 °C | -1379.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1542 °C | -110.4% |
| 1983 | -0.2937 °C | -290.4% |
| 1984 | -1.06 °C | +260.2% |
| 1985 | -1.24 °C | +16.9% |
| 1986 | -0.8059 °C | -34.8% |
| 1987 | -1.07 °C | +32.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2448 °C | -122.9% |
| 1989 | 0.3198 °C | +30.6% |
| 1990 | 0.6594 °C | +106.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3577 °C | -45.8% |
| 1992 | -0.0468 °C | -113.1% |
| 1993 | -0.2438 °C | +421.2% |
| 1994 | -0.202 °C | -17.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1338 °C | -166.2% |
| 1996 | -1.19 °C | -987.2% |
| 1997 | -0.4539 °C | -61.8% |
| 1998 | 0.6856 °C | -251.1% |
| 1999 | -0.2857 °C | -141.7% |
| 2000 | -1.19 °C | +315.3% |
| 2001 | -0.9773 °C | -17.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2735 °C | -128.0% |
| 2003 | -0.4911 °C | -279.6% |
| 2004 | -0.622 °C | +26.6% |
| 2005 | -0.4392 °C | -29.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1993 °C | -145.4% |
| 2007 | 0.699 °C | +250.7% |
| 2008 | -0.2472 °C | -135.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1688 °C | -168.3% |
| 2010 | -0.188 °C | -211.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2982 °C | -258.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4265 °C | +43.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6684 °C | +56.7% |
| 2014 | 0.063 °C | -90.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5174 °C | +721.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4786 °C | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0763 °C | -84.1% |
| 2018 | -0.2154 °C | -382.3% |
| 2019 | 0.5784 °C | -368.4% |
| 2020 | 1.16 °C | +100.8% |
| 2021 | 0.7847 °C | -32.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5455 °C | -30.5% |
| 2023 | 0.6159 °C | +12.9% |
| 2024 | 1.7 °C | +176.0% |
| 2025 | 1.02 °C | -39.9% |
| 2026 | 0.2746 °C | -73.1% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.2746 °C is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3535 °C, 78% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.2746 °C is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.3544 °C, 77% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature anomalies by month in El Salvador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -1379.6% | 0.1163 °C | -1.49 °C |
| 1996 | -987.2% | 0.1338 °C | -1.19 °C |
| 1976 | -979.2% | -0.1447 °C | -1.56 °C |
| 2015 | +721.8% | 0.063 °C | 0.5174 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.31 °C | -1.92 °C | -0.248 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.23 °C | -3.29 °C | -0.2563 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.8452 °C | -1.42 °C | -0.2428 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.6303 °C | -1.56 °C | -0.1447 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.5116 °C | -1.49 °C | 0.3198 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0583 °C | -1.19 °C | 0.6856 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.2623 °C | -1.19 °C | 0.699 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2703 °C | -0.2154 °C | 0.6684 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.872 °C | 0.2746 °C | 1.7 °C | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature anomalies by month in El Salvador?
- Temperature anomalies by month in El Salvador was 0.2746 °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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest temperature anomalies by month recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.29 °C in 1956.
- How does El Salvador rank for temperature anomalies by month?
- El Salvador ranks 101st out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is temperature anomalies by month rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador 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.