North America Climate Update
Aggregated from country snapshots — NOAA does not publish a NA continental series
This is a 4BYO aggregate. NOAA does not publish a standalone continental land series for North America, so we average country anomalies in our coverage. See methodology.
Latest temperature anomaly
4BYO aggregate (NOAA does not publish a standalone continental land series for this region)
Monthly temperature anomaly history
4BYO aggregate of country anomalies vs the 1961–1990 baseline.
North America – Monthly Temperature – All Years
Each line represents one year of monthly mean temperatures.
4BYO continent aggregate · equal-weight mean of 6 country monthly absolute temperatures (OWID/CRU TS).
Shifting Seasons
Warm / cold seasonsHow spring and autumn have shifted in North America. Spring is defined as the date monthly temperatures first rise above the long-term annual mean (15.9°C, from 1941–1970); autumn is the date they fall back below it. Temperature swings 12.8°C peak-to-peak across the year - a classic four-seasons rhythm.
Baseline vs recent monthly temperature climatology. Biggest warming: Jan (+1.9°C).
4BYO continent aggregate · OWID/CRU TS country monthly temperatures.
Member countries (6)
These are the country snapshots aggregated into the North America series.
Hottest & Coolest in North America this month
1-month anomaly vs 1961–1990 across the 6 members we cover. Click a name to open its profile.
Warmest
- 1.🇺🇸United States+3.29°C
- 2.🇲🇽Mexico+2.04°C
- 3.🇯🇲Jamaica+1.58°C
- 4.🇨🇦Canada+1.40°C
- 5.🇳🇮Nicaragua+1.12°C
Coolest
- 1.🇨🇷Costa Rica+0.74°C
- 2.🇳🇮Nicaragua+1.12°C
- 3.🇨🇦Canada+1.40°C
- 4.🇯🇲Jamaica+1.58°C
- 5.🇲🇽Mexico+2.04°C
Data source
- 4BYO aggregate (NOAA does not publish a standalone continental land series for this region)
- Two-baseline model — comparison baseline 1961–1990; native baseline 1961-1990. Methodology →