Temperature change in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Temperature change was 1.16 °C in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Temperature change in Puerto Rico, 1961–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in °C.
Analysis
In 2025, temperature change in Puerto Rico stood at 1.16 °C.
That represents a change of down 25.8% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, temperature change in Puerto Rico peaked at 1.56 °C in 2024 and was at its lowest, -0.436 °C, in 1976.
Puerto Rico ranks 166th of 233 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.
Temperature change in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | °C | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.001 °C | — |
| 1962 | -0.097 °C | -9800.0% |
| 1963 | 0.164 °C | -269.1% |
| 1964 | 0.126 °C | -23.2% |
| 1965 | -0.345 °C | -373.8% |
| 1966 | -0.06 °C | -82.6% |
| 1967 | -0.323 °C | +438.3% |
| 1968 | -0.321 °C | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.379 °C | -218.1% |
| 1970 | 0.03 °C | -92.1% |
| 1971 | -0.317 °C | -1156.7% |
| 1972 | -0.079 °C | -75.1% |
| 1973 | 0.173 °C | -319.0% |
| 1974 | -0.405 °C | -334.1% |
| 1975 | -0.207 °C | -48.9% |
| 1976 | -0.436 °C | +110.6% |
| 1977 | 0.161 °C | -136.9% |
| 1978 | 0.26 °C | +61.5% |
| 1979 | 0.124 °C | -52.3% |
| 1980 | 0.608 °C | +390.3% |
| 1981 | 0.521 °C | -14.3% |
| 1982 | 0.147 °C | -71.8% |
| 1983 | 0.521 °C | +254.4% |
| 1984 | 0.141 °C | -72.9% |
| 1985 | -0.06 °C | -142.6% |
| 1986 | 0.121 °C | -301.7% |
| 1987 | 0.62 °C | +412.4% |
| 1988 | 0.498 °C | -19.7% |
| 1989 | 0.053 °C | -89.4% |
| 1990 | 0.437 °C | +724.5% |
| 1991 | 0.363 °C | -16.9% |
| 1992 | 0.274 °C | -24.5% |
| 1993 | 0.44 °C | +60.6% |
| 1994 | 0.546 °C | +24.1% |
| 1995 | 0.607 °C | +11.2% |
| 1996 | 0.326 °C | -46.3% |
| 1997 | 0.558 °C | +71.2% |
| 1998 | 1.13 °C | +102.9% |
| 1999 | 0.577 °C | -49.0% |
| 2000 | 0.162 °C | -71.9% |
| 2001 | 0.654 °C | +303.7% |
| 2002 | 0.82 °C | +25.4% |
| 2003 | 0.936 °C | +14.1% |
| 2004 | 0.479 °C | -48.8% |
| 2005 | 0.823 °C | +71.8% |
| 2006 | 0.743 °C | -9.7% |
| 2007 | 0.947 °C | +27.5% |
| 2008 | 0.417 °C | -56.0% |
| 2009 | 0.492 °C | +18.0% |
| 2010 | 1.04 °C | +112.2% |
| 2011 | 0.374 °C | -64.2% |
| 2012 | 0.631 °C | +68.7% |
| 2013 | 0.632 °C | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.701 °C | +10.9% |
| 2015 | 0.961 °C | +37.1% |
| 2016 | 1.05 °C | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 0.855 °C | -18.5% |
| 2018 | 0.648 °C | -24.2% |
| 2019 | 0.808 °C | +24.7% |
| 2020 | 1.24 °C | +53.6% |
| 2021 | 0.779 °C | -37.2% |
| 2022 | 0.765 °C | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 1.22 °C | +58.8% |
| 2024 | 1.56 °C | +28.1% |
| 2025 | 1.16 °C | -25.8% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 1.16 °C is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.86 °C, 62% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 1.16 °C is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.36 °C, 85% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Temperature change in Puerto Rico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -9800.0% | 0.001 °C | -0.097 °C |
| 1971 | -1156.7% | 0.03 °C | -0.317 °C |
| 1990 | +724.5% | 0.053 °C | 0.437 °C |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.0529 °C | -0.345 °C | 0.379 °C | 9 |
| 1970s | -0.0696 °C | -0.436 °C | 0.26 °C | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.317 °C | -0.06 °C | 0.62 °C | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.526 °C | 0.274 °C | 1.13 °C | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6473 °C | 0.162 °C | 0.947 °C | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7703 °C | 0.374 °C | 1.05 °C | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 °C | 0.765 °C | 1.56 °C | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 163 Guadeloupe 1.17 °C compare
- 164 Madagascar 1.17 °C compare
- 165 Sao Tome and Principe 1.16 °C compare
- 167 Sudan (former) 1.15 °C compare
- 168 British Virgin Islands 1.15 °C compare
- 168 Nigeria 1.15 °C compare
More environment data for Puerto Rico
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.4091 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5906 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.8621 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is temperature change in Puerto Rico?
- Temperature change in Puerto Rico was 1.16 °C in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest temperature change recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.56 °C in 2024.
- What is the lowest temperature change recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.436 °C in 1976.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for temperature change?
- Puerto Rico ranks 166th out of 233 countries with data for 2025.
- Is temperature change rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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).