Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating in Köln

Köln: Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating was -19.35 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
-19.35 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 32.3%
Rank
581st
of 1290 regions
All-time high
826.9 % change on previous year
in 1978
All-time low
-519.46 % change on previous year
in 2014
Years of data
70
1951–2025

Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating in Köln, 1951–2025

-50005001.0k195119882025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.

Analysis

The most recent figure for cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating in Köln is -19.35 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.3% on the previous year and down 139.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating in Köln peaked at 826.9 % change on previous year in 1978 and was at its lowest, -519.46 % change on previous year, in 2014.

Köln ranks 581st of 1290 regions 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.

Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating in Köln, year by year

Annual values for Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating degree days from 1981–2010 period to 2020–24 period, annual growth rate in Köln, 1951 to 2025.
Year % change on previous year Change
1951 -85.66 % change on previous year
1953 -98.08 % change on previous year +14.5%
1955 100.93 % change on previous year -202.9%
1956 27.35 % change on previous year -72.9%
1957 -105.55 % change on previous year -486.0%
1958 568.19 % change on previous year -638.3%
1959 -172.62 % change on previous year -130.4%
1960 60.88 % change on previous year -135.3%
1961 -207.45 % change on previous year -440.8%
1962 476.94 % change on previous year -329.9%
1963 20.75 % change on previous year -95.6%
1964 -64.74 % change on previous year -411.9%
1965 16.47 % change on previous year -125.4%
1966 -86.76 % change on previous year -626.8%
1967 -65.32 % change on previous year -24.7%
1969 98.38 % change on previous year -250.6%
1970 -29.72 % change on previous year -130.2%
1971 -68.34 % change on previous year +129.9%
1972 112.66 % change on previous year -264.9%
1973 28.47 % change on previous year -74.7%
1974 -124.83 % change on previous year -538.4%
1975 178.92 % change on previous year -243.3%
1976 194.36 % change on previous year +8.6%
1977 -122.53 % change on previous year -163.0%
1978 826.9 % change on previous year -774.8%
1979 62.95 % change on previous year -92.4%
1980 -36.1 % change on previous year -157.4%
1981 -26.22 % change on previous year -27.4%
1982 -90.86 % change on previous year +246.6%
1983 165.83 % change on previous year -282.5%
1984 274.24 % change on previous year +65.4%
1985 183.51 % change on previous year -33.1%
1986 -39.82 % change on previous year -121.7%
1987 33.42 % change on previous year -183.9%
1988 -150.85 % change on previous year -551.4%
1989 -21.1 % change on previous year -86.0%
1990 -17.68 % change on previous year -16.2%
1991 140.54 % change on previous year -895.1%
1992 -145.51 % change on previous year -203.5%
1993 208.02 % change on previous year -243.0%
1994 -484.32 % change on previous year -332.8%
1995 79.26 % change on previous year -116.4%
1997 -90.28 % change on previous year -213.9%
1998 -220.8 % change on previous year +144.6%
1999 -228.53 % change on previous year +3.5%
2000 -76.37 % change on previous year -66.6%
2001 82.77 % change on previous year -208.4%
2002 -385.12 % change on previous year -565.3%
2003 87.69 % change on previous year -122.8%
2004 92.11 % change on previous year +5.0%
2006 -32.87 % change on previous year -135.7%
2007 -135.89 % change on previous year +313.4%
2008 72.15 % change on previous year -153.1%
2009 16.41 % change on previous year -77.3%
2010 629.71 % change on previous year +3737.1%
2011 -179.24 % change on previous year -128.5%
2012 81.22 % change on previous year -145.3%
2013 302.84 % change on previous year +272.9%
2014 -519.46 % change on previous year -271.5%
2015 49.21 % change on previous year -109.5%
2016 53.77 % change on previous year +9.3%
2017 -88.37 % change on previous year -264.4%
2018 -36.65 % change on previous year -58.5%
2019 0.771 % change on previous year -102.1%
2020 -56.41 % change on previous year -7416.4%
2021 84.85 % change on previous year -250.4%
2022 -468.61 % change on previous year -652.3%
2023 22.64 % change on previous year -104.8%
2024 -14.62 % change on previous year -164.6%
2025 -19.35 % change on previous year +32.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 33.51 % change on previous year -172.62 % change on previous year 568.19 % change on previous year 7
1960s 27.68 % change on previous year -207.45 % change on previous year 476.94 % change on previous year 9
1970s 105.88 % change on previous year -124.83 % change on previous year 826.9 % change on previous year 10
1980s 29.2 % change on previous year -150.85 % change on previous year 274.24 % change on previous year 10
1990s -84.37 % change on previous year -484.32 % change on previous year 208.02 % change on previous year 9
2000s -31.01 % change on previous year -385.12 % change on previous year 92.11 % change on previous year 9
2010s 29.38 % change on previous year -519.46 % change on previous year 629.71 % change on previous year 10
2020s -75.25 % change on previous year -468.61 % change on previous year 84.85 % 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 Köln?
Cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating in Köln was -19.35 % 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 Köln?
The highest recorded value was 826.9 % change on previous year in 1978.
What is the lowest cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating recorded in Köln?
The lowest recorded value was -519.46 % change on previous year in 2014.
How does Köln rank for cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating?
Köln ranks 581st out of 1290 regions with data for 2025.
Is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating rising or falling in Köln?
Over the last ten years it is down 139.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Köln 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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Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating degree days from 1981–2010 period to 2020–24 period, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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Coverage
1,308 places, 92,820 data points, 1951–2025
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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.