Summer temperature anomalies in El Salvador
El Salvador: Summer temperature anomalies was 1.37 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Summer temperature anomalies 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 1.37 °C for summer temperature anomalies in 2026. That is the highest value across all 87 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 166.9% on the previous year and up 183.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, summer temperature anomalies in El Salvador peaked at 1.37 °C in 2026 and was at its lowest, -2.06 °C, in 1954.
That places El Salvador 49th out of 193 countries with data for 2026, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Summer temperature anomalies in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -1.24 °C | — |
| 1941 | 0.1081 °C | -108.7% |
| 1942 | -1.65 °C | -1626.0% |
| 1943 | -1.11 °C | -32.9% |
| 1944 | -1.96 °C | +77.0% |
| 1945 | -1.12 °C | -42.8% |
| 1946 | -0.7283 °C | -35.0% |
| 1947 | -1.67 °C | +129.3% |
| 1948 | -1.31 °C | -21.4% |
| 1949 | -1.62 °C | +23.5% |
| 1950 | -1.71 °C | +5.5% |
| 1951 | -0.541 °C | -68.4% |
| 1952 | -1.23 °C | +127.3% |
| 1953 | -0.5965 °C | -51.5% |
| 1954 | -2.06 °C | +244.9% |
| 1955 | -1.07 °C | -47.9% |
| 1956 | -1.82 °C | +69.5% |
| 1957 | -0.9787 °C | -46.2% |
| 1958 | -1.05 °C | +7.2% |
| 1959 | -1.17 °C | +11.8% |
| 1960 | -1.54 °C | +31.2% |
| 1961 | -0.5057 °C | -67.2% |
| 1962 | -1.25 °C | +147.8% |
| 1963 | -0.4927 °C | -60.7% |
| 1964 | -1.03 °C | +109.4% |
| 1965 | -0.6499 °C | -37.0% |
| 1966 | -1.03 °C | +58.5% |
| 1967 | -0.8358 °C | -18.9% |
| 1968 | -1.67 °C | +99.8% |
| 1969 | -0.5927 °C | -64.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1053 °C | -117.8% |
| 1971 | -0.5219 °C | -595.7% |
| 1972 | -0.4862 °C | -6.8% |
| 1973 | -0.5471 °C | +12.5% |
| 1974 | -1.33 °C | +144.0% |
| 1975 | -0.2638 °C | -80.2% |
| 1976 | -1.33 °C | +405.3% |
| 1977 | -0.5192 °C | -61.0% |
| 1978 | -0.2267 °C | -56.3% |
| 1979 | -0.3105 °C | +37.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1652 °C | -153.2% |
| 1981 | -1.31 °C | -890.9% |
| 1982 | -0.5791 °C | -55.7% |
| 1983 | 0.2582 °C | -144.6% |
| 1984 | -0.5402 °C | -309.2% |
| 1985 | -0.061 °C | -88.7% |
| 1986 | -0.3304 °C | +441.6% |
| 1987 | 0.542 °C | -264.0% |
| 1988 | -0.6683 °C | -223.3% |
| 1989 | -0.3007 °C | -55.0% |
| 1990 | 0.435 °C | -244.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1618 °C | -62.8% |
| 1992 | -0.1859 °C | -214.9% |
| 1993 | -0.5889 °C | +216.7% |
| 1994 | 0.4192 °C | -171.2% |
| 1995 | -0.5312 °C | -226.7% |
| 1996 | -0.4343 °C | -18.2% |
| 1997 | -0.372 °C | -14.3% |
| 1998 | 0.8842 °C | -337.7% |
| 1999 | -1.04 °C | -217.5% |
| 2000 | -0.3856 °C | -62.9% |
| 2001 | -0.1736 °C | -55.0% |
| 2002 | -0.3101 °C | +78.6% |
| 2003 | -0.7264 °C | +134.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2902 °C | -139.9% |
| 2005 | -0.2505 °C | -186.3% |
| 2006 | -0.457 °C | +82.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0417 °C | -109.1% |
| 2008 | -0.4514 °C | -1181.7% |
| 2009 | -0.1007 °C | -77.7% |
| 2010 | -0.1121 °C | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0447 °C | -139.9% |
| 2012 | -0.1383 °C | -409.4% |
| 2013 | 0.499 °C | -460.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5063 °C | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 1.26 °C | +149.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4824 °C | -61.8% |
| 2017 | -0.1115 °C | -123.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2624 °C | -335.3% |
| 2019 | 1.35 °C | +414.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1651 °C | -87.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4454 °C | +169.8% |
| 2022 | -0.6474 °C | -245.4% |
| 2023 | 1.18 °C | -282.0% |
| 2024 | -0.0421 °C | -103.6% |
| 2025 | 0.5121 °C | -1316.2% |
| 2026 | 1.37 °C | +166.9% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 1.37 °C is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5571 °C, 2.5× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 1.37 °C is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.717 °C, 1.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Summer temperature anomalies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 | -1626.0% | 0.1081 °C | -1.65 °C |
| 2025 | +1316.2% | -0.0421 °C | 0.5121 °C |
| 2008 | -1181.7% | 0.0417 °C | -0.4514 °C |
| 1981 | -890.9% | 0.1652 °C | -1.31 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.23 °C | -1.96 °C | 0.1081 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -1.22 °C | -2.06 °C | -0.541 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.9602 °C | -1.67 °C | -0.4927 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.5438 °C | -1.33 °C | 0.1053 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.2821 °C | -1.31 °C | 0.542 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1251 °C | -1.04 °C | 0.8842 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.2523 °C | -0.7264 °C | 0.2902 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4045 °C | -0.1383 °C | 1.35 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4255 °C | -0.6474 °C | 1.37 °C | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is summer temperature anomalies in El Salvador?
- Summer temperature anomalies in El Salvador was 1.37 °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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 1.37 °C in 2026.
- What is the lowest summer temperature anomalies recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.06 °C in 1954.
- How does El Salvador rank for summer temperature anomalies?
- El Salvador ranks 49th out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is summer temperature anomalies rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 183.3%. 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 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.