Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating in Houston
Houston: Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating was 49.56 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
49.56 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 264.0%
Rank
224th
of 1290 regions
All-time high
886.98 % change on previous year
in 1968
All-time low
-959.02 % change on previous year
in 2016
Years of data
70
1951–2025
Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating in Houston, 1951–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating in Houston stood at 49.56 % change on previous year.
The figure is up 264.0% on the previous year and up 159.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating in Houston peaked at 886.98 % change on previous year in 1968 and was at its lowest, -959.02 % change on previous year, in 2016.
That places Houston 224th out of 1290 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating in Houston, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 136.74 % change on previous year | — |
| 1952 | -218.45 % change on previous year | -259.8% |
| 1953 | 95.48 % change on previous year | -143.7% |
| 1955 | 62.13 % change on previous year | -34.9% |
| 1956 | -140.19 % change on previous year | -325.6% |
| 1957 | -114.72 % change on previous year | -18.2% |
| 1958 | 253.38 % change on previous year | -320.9% |
| 1959 | -40.27 % change on previous year | -115.9% |
| 1960 | 90.73 % change on previous year | -325.3% |
| 1961 | -66.86 % change on previous year | -173.7% |
| 1962 | 4.69 % change on previous year | -107.0% |
| 1963 | 247.13 % change on previous year | +5173.2% |
| 1964 | -62.84 % change on previous year | -125.4% |
| 1965 | -146.19 % change on previous year | +132.6% |
| 1966 | 446.79 % change on previous year | -405.6% |
| 1967 | -114.38 % change on previous year | -125.6% |
| 1968 | 886.98 % change on previous year | -875.5% |
| 1969 | -57.35 % change on previous year | -106.5% |
| 1970 | 50.48 % change on previous year | -188.0% |
| 1971 | -192.25 % change on previous year | -480.9% |
| 1972 | 137.4 % change on previous year | -171.5% |
| 1973 | 173.09 % change on previous year | +26.0% |
| 1974 | -174.84 % change on previous year | -201.0% |
| 1975 | 81.15 % change on previous year | -146.4% |
| 1976 | 683.21 % change on previous year | +741.9% |
| 1977 | 19.08 % change on previous year | -97.2% |
| 1978 | 170.66 % change on previous year | +794.4% |
| 1979 | -13.83 % change on previous year | -108.1% |
| 1980 | -75.78 % change on previous year | +447.9% |
| 1981 | -131.36 % change on previous year | +73.4% |
| 1982 | 112.61 % change on previous year | -185.7% |
| 1984 | -95.61 % change on previous year | -184.9% |
| 1986 | -138.7 % change on previous year | +45.1% |
| 1987 | 138.26 % change on previous year | -199.7% |
| 1988 | 79.97 % change on previous year | -42.2% |
| 1989 | 260.29 % change on previous year | +225.5% |
| 1990 | -234.33 % change on previous year | -190.0% |
| 1991 | 75.83 % change on previous year | -132.4% |
| 1992 | -50.5 % change on previous year | -166.6% |
| 1993 | 97.91 % change on previous year | -293.9% |
| 1995 | 26.58 % change on previous year | -72.9% |
| 1996 | 249.9 % change on previous year | +840.3% |
| 1997 | 17.95 % change on previous year | -92.8% |
| 1998 | -177.63 % change on previous year | -1089.5% |
| 1999 | -107.4 % change on previous year | -39.5% |
| 2000 | 74.94 % change on previous year | -169.8% |
| 2001 | 149.25 % change on previous year | +99.2% |
| 2002 | 142.78 % change on previous year | -4.3% |
| 2003 | -2.95 % change on previous year | -102.1% |
| 2004 | -159.54 % change on previous year | +5312.9% |
| 2005 | -76.63 % change on previous year | -52.0% |
| 2006 | -152.25 % change on previous year | +98.7% |
| 2007 | 126.5 % change on previous year | -183.1% |
| 2008 | -288.99 % change on previous year | -328.5% |
| 2009 | 89.1 % change on previous year | -130.8% |
| 2011 | -80.42 % change on previous year | -190.3% |
| 2012 | -709.86 % change on previous year | +782.7% |
| 2013 | 135.86 % change on previous year | -119.1% |
| 2014 | 30.74 % change on previous year | -77.4% |
| 2015 | -83.29 % change on previous year | -371.0% |
| 2016 | -959.02 % change on previous year | +1051.4% |
| 2017 | -40.74 % change on previous year | -95.8% |
| 2018 | 104.01 % change on previous year | -355.3% |
| 2019 | -330.61 % change on previous year | -417.9% |
| 2020 | -877.98 % change on previous year | +165.6% |
| 2021 | 71.81 % change on previous year | -108.2% |
| 2022 | 338.79 % change on previous year | +371.8% |
| 2023 | -187.5 % change on previous year | -155.3% |
| 2024 | -30.23 % change on previous year | -83.9% |
| 2025 | 49.56 % change on previous year | -264.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.26 % change on previous year | -218.45 % change on previous year | 253.38 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1960s | 122.87 % change on previous year | -146.19 % change on previous year | 886.98 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 93.41 % change on previous year | -192.25 % change on previous year | 683.21 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.71 % change on previous year | -138.7 % change on previous year | 260.29 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1990s | -11.3 % change on previous year | -234.33 % change on previous year | 249.9 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -9.78 % change on previous year | -288.99 % change on previous year | 149.25 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -214.81 % change on previous year | -959.02 % change on previous year | 135.86 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2020s | -105.92 % change on previous year | -877.98 % change on previous year | 338.79 % change on previous year | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating in Houston?
- Cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating in Houston was 49.56 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating recorded in Houston?
- The highest recorded value was 886.98 % change on previous year in 1968.
- What is the lowest cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating recorded in Houston?
- The lowest recorded value was -959.02 % change on previous year in 2016.
- How does Houston rank for cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating?
- Houston ranks 224th out of 1290 regions with data for 2025.
- Is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating rising or falling in Houston?
- Over the last ten years it is up 159.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Houston data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating degree days from 1981–2010 period to 2020–24 period, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating degree days from 1981–2010 period to 2020–24 period. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating degree days from 1981–2010 period to 2020–24 period. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.