Summer temperature anomalies in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Summer temperature anomalies was 1.09 °C in 2026. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2026)
1.09 °C
Change on year
up 869.6%
World rank
61st
of 193 countries
All-time high
1.09 °C
in 2026
All-time low
-1.99 °C
in 1943
Years of data
87
1940–2026
Summer temperature anomalies in Nicaragua, 1940–2026
Source: Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in °C.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 1.09 °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 869.6% on the previous year and up 653.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, summer temperature anomalies in Nicaragua peaked at 1.09 °C in 2026 and was at its lowest, -1.99 °C, in 1943.
Nicaragua ranks 61st 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 Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | -0.6743 °C | — |
| 1941 | -1.41 °C | +109.1% |
| 1942 | -1.66 °C | +17.4% |
| 1943 | -1.99 °C | +20.4% |
| 1944 | -1.23 °C | -38.3% |
| 1945 | -1.45 °C | +17.5% |
| 1946 | -1.71 °C | +18.1% |
| 1947 | -0.8604 °C | -49.6% |
| 1948 | -1.64 °C | +90.1% |
| 1949 | -1.31 °C | -20.0% |
| 1950 | -1.4 °C | +7.0% |
| 1951 | -0.4992 °C | -64.3% |
| 1952 | -0.9159 °C | +83.5% |
| 1953 | -0.1577 °C | -82.8% |
| 1954 | -1.32 °C | +738.6% |
| 1955 | -0.3653 °C | -72.4% |
| 1956 | -1.25 °C | +240.9% |
| 1957 | -0.0627 °C | -95.0% |
| 1958 | -0.3074 °C | +390.1% |
| 1959 | -0.5959 °C | +93.8% |
| 1960 | -0.8422 °C | +41.3% |
| 1961 | -0.5937 °C | -29.5% |
| 1962 | -0.9511 °C | +60.2% |
| 1963 | -0.4195 °C | -55.9% |
| 1964 | -0.562 °C | +34.0% |
| 1965 | -0.4025 °C | -28.4% |
| 1966 | -0.7773 °C | +93.1% |
| 1967 | -0.4338 °C | -44.2% |
| 1968 | -0.7408 °C | +70.8% |
| 1969 | 0.2777 °C | -137.5% |
| 1970 | -0.3824 °C | -237.7% |
| 1971 | -0.8282 °C | +116.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0805 °C | -109.7% |
| 1973 | -0.5679 °C | -805.2% |
| 1974 | -0.6758 °C | +19.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1294 °C | -119.2% |
| 1976 | -0.9781 °C | -855.8% |
| 1977 | -0.6391 °C | -34.7% |
| 1978 | -0.5994 °C | -6.2% |
| 1979 | -0.5003 °C | -16.5% |
| 1980 | -0.445 °C | -11.0% |
| 1981 | -0.8635 °C | +94.0% |
| 1982 | -0.3323 °C | -61.5% |
| 1983 | 0.6623 °C | -299.3% |
| 1984 | -0.3669 °C | -155.4% |
| 1985 | -0.5825 °C | +58.8% |
| 1986 | -0.8281 °C | +42.2% |
| 1987 | 0.4333 °C | -152.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0087 °C | -98.0% |
| 1989 | -0.5241 °C | -6117.9% |
| 1990 | -0.3715 °C | -29.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0673 °C | -118.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2073 °C | +208.0% |
| 1993 | -0.5149 °C | -348.4% |
| 1994 | -0.2293 °C | -55.5% |
| 1995 | -0.099 °C | -56.8% |
| 1996 | -0.3175 °C | +220.7% |
| 1997 | -0.5172 °C | +62.9% |
| 1998 | 0.1784 °C | -134.5% |
| 1999 | -0.7421 °C | -516.1% |
| 2000 | -0.8965 °C | +20.8% |
| 2001 | -0.1891 °C | -78.9% |
| 2002 | 0.163 °C | -186.2% |
| 2003 | -0.4223 °C | -359.0% |
| 2004 | -0.2678 °C | -36.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3159 °C | -218.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1457 °C | -53.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3569 °C | +144.9% |
| 2008 | -0.2615 °C | -173.3% |
| 2009 | -0.0194 °C | -92.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2956 °C | -1625.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0991 °C | -66.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3777 °C | +281.1% |
| 2013 | -0.0672 °C | -117.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3302 °C | -591.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4024 °C | +21.9% |
| 2016 | 0.1449 °C | -64.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3758 °C | +159.3% |
| 2018 | -0.0143 °C | -103.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9257 °C | -6581.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1719 °C | -81.4% |
| 2021 | 0.287 °C | +67.0% |
| 2022 | -0.6744 °C | -335.0% |
| 2023 | 1.05 °C | -255.3% |
| 2024 | 0.6479 °C | -38.1% |
| 2025 | -0.1419 °C | -121.9% |
| 2026 | 1.09 °C | -869.6% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 1.09 °C is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5032 °C, 2.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 1.09 °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 Nicaragua 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +6581.7% | -0.0143 °C | 0.9257 °C |
| 1989 | -6117.9% | 0.0087 °C | -0.5241 °C |
| 2010 | +1625.0% | -0.0194 °C | 0.2956 °C |
| 2026 | +869.6% | -0.1419 °C | 1.09 °C |
| 1976 | -855.8% | 0.1294 °C | -0.9781 °C |
| 1973 | -805.2% | 0.0805 °C | -0.5679 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | -1.39 °C | -1.99 °C | -0.6743 °C | 10 |
| 1950s | -0.6872 °C | -1.4 °C | -0.0627 °C | 10 |
| 1960s | -0.5445 °C | -0.9511 °C | 0.2777 °C | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.4961 °C | -0.9781 °C | 0.1294 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.2838 °C | -0.8635 °C | 0.6623 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2339 °C | -0.7421 °C | 0.2073 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1075 °C | -0.8965 °C | 0.3569 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.287 °C | -0.0672 °C | 0.9257 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3472 °C | -0.6744 °C | 1.09 °C | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is summer temperature anomalies in Nicaragua?
- Summer temperature anomalies in Nicaragua was 1.09 °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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 °C in 2026.
- What is the lowest summer temperature anomalies recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.99 °C in 1943.
- How does Nicaragua rank for summer temperature anomalies?
- Nicaragua ranks 61st out of 193 countries with data for 2026.
- Is summer temperature anomalies rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 653.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.