Temperature change in Central America
Central America: Temperature change was 1.58 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Temperature change in Central America, 1961–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in °C.
Analysis
The most recent figure for temperature change in Central America is 1.58 °C, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 12.0% on the previous year and up 45.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature change in Central America peaked at 1.79 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -0.408 °C, in 1968.
That places Central America 18th out of 33 groups with data for 2025, 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 change in Central America, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -0.144 °C | — |
| 1962 | 0.105 °C | -172.9% |
| 1963 | 0.143 °C | +36.2% |
| 1964 | -0.268 °C | -287.4% |
| 1965 | -0.086 °C | -67.9% |
| 1966 | -0.178 °C | +107.0% |
| 1967 | -0.156 °C | -12.4% |
| 1968 | -0.408 °C | +161.5% |
| 1969 | 0.178 °C | -143.6% |
| 1970 | -0.283 °C | -259.0% |
| 1971 | -0.111 °C | -60.8% |
| 1972 | 0.297 °C | -367.6% |
| 1973 | -0.062 °C | -120.9% |
| 1974 | -0.109 °C | +75.8% |
| 1975 | -0.248 °C | +127.5% |
| 1976 | -0.408 °C | +64.5% |
| 1977 | 0.117 °C | -128.7% |
| 1978 | 0.203 °C | +73.5% |
| 1979 | 0.03 °C | -85.2% |
| 1980 | 0.417 °C | +1290.0% |
| 1981 | 0.183 °C | -56.1% |
| 1982 | 0.542 °C | +196.2% |
| 1983 | 0.171 °C | -68.5% |
| 1984 | -0.06 °C | -135.1% |
| 1985 | 0.082 °C | -236.7% |
| 1986 | 0.238 °C | +190.2% |
| 1987 | 0.013 °C | -94.5% |
| 1988 | 0.221 °C | +1600.0% |
| 1989 | 0.381 °C | +72.4% |
| 1990 | 0.265 °C | -30.4% |
| 1991 | 0.283 °C | +6.8% |
| 1992 | 0.129 °C | -54.4% |
| 1993 | 0.302 °C | +134.1% |
| 1994 | 0.665 °C | +120.2% |
| 1995 | 0.761 °C | +14.4% |
| 1996 | 0.441 °C | -42.0% |
| 1997 | 0.514 °C | +16.6% |
| 1998 | 0.77 °C | +49.8% |
| 1999 | 0.54 °C | -29.9% |
| 2000 | 0.49 °C | -9.3% |
| 2001 | 0.481 °C | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.682 °C | +41.8% |
| 2003 | 0.836 °C | +22.6% |
| 2004 | 0.39 °C | -53.3% |
| 2005 | 0.758 °C | +94.4% |
| 2006 | 0.828 °C | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 0.505 °C | -39.0% |
| 2008 | 0.484 °C | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.969 °C | +100.2% |
| 2010 | 0.371 °C | -61.7% |
| 2011 | 0.886 °C | +138.8% |
| 2012 | 0.821 °C | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 0.735 °C | -10.5% |
| 2014 | 0.842 °C | +14.6% |
| 2015 | 1.09 °C | +29.3% |
| 2016 | 1.26 °C | +16.2% |
| 2017 | 1.4 °C | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 1.08 °C | -22.7% |
| 2019 | 1.28 °C | +18.0% |
| 2020 | 1.6 °C | +24.9% |
| 2021 | 1.08 °C | -32.7% |
| 2022 | 1.11 °C | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 1.71 °C | +54.1% |
| 2024 | 1.79 °C | +5.0% |
| 2025 | 1.58 °C | -12.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature change in Central America 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +1600.0% | 0.013 °C | 0.221 °C |
| 1980 | +1290.0% | 0.03 °C | 0.417 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.0904 °C | -0.408 °C | 0.178 °C | 9 |
| 1970s | -0.0574 °C | -0.408 °C | 0.297 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2188 °C | -0.06 °C | 0.542 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.467 °C | 0.129 °C | 0.77 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6423 °C | 0.39 °C | 0.969 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9777 °C | 0.371 °C | 1.4 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.48 °C | 1.08 °C | 1.79 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 15 Lithuania 2.41 °C compare
- 15 Micronesia 1.08 °C compare
- 16 Cabo Verde 1.65 °C compare
- 16 Mongolia 2.37 °C compare
- 16 United Republic of Tanzania 1.06 °C compare
- 17 Switzerland 2.33 °C compare
- 17 Timor-Leste 0.973 °C compare
- 18 Tajikistan 2.32 °C compare
- 18 Polynesia 0.894 °C compare
- 19 Côte d'Ivoire 1.51 °C compare
- 19 France 2.31 °C compare
- 19 Melanesia 0.857 °C compare
- 20 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.825 °C compare
- 20 Spain 2.3 °C compare
- 21 Gibraltar 2.29 °C compare
- 21 Viet Nam 0.817 °C compare
More environment data for Central America
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 3.69 % (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production 14.37 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 54.58 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 15.65 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 5.15 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 51,053 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature change in Central America?
- Temperature change in Central America was 1.58 °C in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temperature change recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.79 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest temperature change recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.408 °C in 1968.
- How does Central America rank for temperature change?
- Central America ranks 18th out of 33 groups with data for 2025.
- Is temperature change rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Central America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Temperature change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Temperature change on land domain disseminates statistics of mean surface temperature change by country, with annual updates. Statistics are available for monthly, seasonal and annual mean temperature anomalies, i.e., temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology, corresponding to the period 1951–1980. The standard deviation of the temperature change of the baseline methodology is also available. Data are based on the publicly available GISTEMP data, the Global Surface Temperature Change data distributed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Goddard Institute for Space Studies (NASA-GISS).