Summer temperature anomalies in Colombia
Colombia: Summer temperature anomalies was 1.1 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Summer temperature anomalies 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 summer temperature anomalies in Colombia is 1.1 °C, measured in 2026. That is the highest value across all 87 years on record.
That represents a change of up 112.4% on the previous year and up 222.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, summer temperature anomalies in Colombia peaked at 1.1 °C in 2026 and was at its lowest, -1.8 °C, in 1943.
Colombia ranks 60th 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.
Summer temperature anomalies in Colombia, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.7975 °C | — |
| 1941 | -0.81 °C | +1.6% |
| 1942 | -1.42 °C | +74.8% |
| 1943 | -1.8 °C | +26.9% |
| 1944 | -0.7486 °C | -58.3% |
| 1945 | -1.08 °C | +44.9% |
| 1946 | -1.38 °C | +26.9% |
| 1947 | -1.08 °C | -21.7% |
| 1948 | -1.04 °C | -3.9% |
| 1949 | -1.23 °C | +18.5% |
| 1950 | -1.2 °C | -2.2% |
| 1951 | -0.9599 °C | -20.1% |
| 1952 | -0.9022 °C | -6.0% |
| 1953 | -0.8557 °C | -5.1% |
| 1954 | -1.23 °C | +43.6% |
| 1955 | -1.3 °C | +5.9% |
| 1956 | -1.58 °C | +21.2% |
| 1957 | -0.6552 °C | -58.5% |
| 1958 | 0.0455 °C | -106.9% |
| 1959 | -0.721 °C | -1684.7% |
| 1960 | -0.5303 °C | -26.5% |
| 1961 | -0.7951 °C | +49.9% |
| 1962 | -0.9471 °C | +19.1% |
| 1963 | -0.2717 °C | -71.3% |
| 1964 | -0.9927 °C | +265.3% |
| 1965 | -0.3563 °C | -64.1% |
| 1966 | -0.0978 °C | -72.6% |
| 1967 | -0.7238 °C | +640.3% |
| 1968 | -0.8072 °C | +11.5% |
| 1969 | 0.2333 °C | -128.9% |
| 1970 | -0.2026 °C | -186.8% |
| 1971 | -0.7392 °C | +264.9% |
| 1972 | -0.0076 °C | -99.0% |
| 1973 | -0.1207 °C | +1482.6% |
| 1974 | -0.4455 °C | +269.1% |
| 1975 | -0.7258 °C | +62.9% |
| 1976 | -0.7716 °C | +6.3% |
| 1977 | -0.5538 °C | -28.2% |
| 1978 | -0.5561 °C | +0.4% |
| 1979 | -0.4532 °C | -18.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0942 °C | -120.8% |
| 1981 | -0.3418 °C | -462.8% |
| 1982 | -0.0879 °C | -74.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1317 °C | -249.9% |
| 1984 | -0.761 °C | -677.7% |
| 1985 | -1.09 °C | +43.7% |
| 1986 | -0.7448 °C | -31.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0648 °C | -108.7% |
| 1988 | -0.648 °C | -1100.6% |
| 1989 | -0.6984 °C | +7.8% |
| 1990 | -0.2846 °C | -59.3% |
| 1991 | -0.032 °C | -88.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1255 °C | -492.1% |
| 1993 | -0.1504 °C | -219.8% |
| 1994 | -0.4056 °C | +169.8% |
| 1995 | -0.2266 °C | -44.1% |
| 1996 | -0.7828 °C | +245.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0034 °C | -100.4% |
| 1998 | -0.1775 °C | -5285.9% |
| 1999 | -0.5219 °C | +194.0% |
| 2000 | -0.4543 °C | -13.0% |
| 2001 | -0.6908 °C | +52.1% |
| 2002 | -0.377 °C | -45.4% |
| 2003 | -0.3052 °C | -19.0% |
| 2004 | -0.2955 °C | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.287 °C | -197.1% |
| 2006 | 0.002 °C | -99.3% |
| 2007 | -0.3368 °C | -16807.9% |
| 2008 | -0.138 °C | -59.0% |
| 2009 | -0.0036 °C | -97.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3582 °C | -10148.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3419 °C | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2827 °C | -17.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4192 °C | +48.3% |
| 2014 | 0.426 °C | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5401 °C | +26.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3402 °C | -37.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5516 °C | +62.1% |
| 2018 | -0.0221 °C | -104.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5949 °C | -2793.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6475 °C | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2345 °C | -63.8% |
| 2022 | -0.2437 °C | -204.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7663 °C | -414.4% |
| 2024 | 1.06 °C | +38.1% |
| 2025 | 0.5169 °C | -51.2% |
| 2026 | 1.1 °C | +112.4% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 1.1 °C is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5571 °C, 2.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 1.1 °C is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.717 °C, 1.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Summer temperature anomalies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | -16807.9% | 0.002 °C | -0.3368 °C |
| 2010 | +10148.1% | -0.0036 °C | 0.3582 °C |
| 1998 | -5285.9% | 0.0034 °C | -0.1775 °C |
| 2019 | +2793.8% | -0.0221 °C | 0.5949 °C |
| 1959 | -1684.7% | 0.0455 °C | -0.721 °C |
| 1973 | -1482.6% | -0.0076 °C | -0.1207 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.14 °C | -1.8 °C | -0.7486 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.9357 °C | -1.58 °C | 0.0455 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.5289 °C | -0.9927 °C | 0.2333 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.4576 °C | -0.7716 °C | -0.0076 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.4084 °C | -1.09 °C | 0.1317 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2452 °C | -0.7828 °C | 0.1255 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.2312 °C | -0.6908 °C | 0.287 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3833 °C | -0.0221 °C | 0.5949 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5826 °C | -0.2437 °C | 1.1 °C | 7 |
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More reference data data for Colombia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is summer temperature anomalies in Colombia?
- Summer temperature anomalies in Colombia was 1.1 °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 summer temperature anomalies recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1 °C in 2026.
- What is the lowest summer temperature anomalies recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.8 °C in 1943.
- How does Colombia rank for summer temperature anomalies?
- Colombia ranks 60th out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is summer temperature anomalies rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 222.7%. 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 Summer temperature anomalies. 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.