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

Toronto: Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating was 82.4 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
82.4 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 296.2%
Rank
1st
of 16 groups
All-time high
525.77 % change on previous year
in 1976
All-time low
-685.14 % change on previous year
in 1998
Years of data
68
1951–2025

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

-750-500-2500250500195119882025

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 Toronto is 82.4 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 296.2% on the previous year and up 197.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating in Toronto peaked at 525.77 % change on previous year in 1976 and was at its lowest, -685.14 % change on previous year, in 1998.

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 Toronto, 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 Toronto, 1951 to 2025.
Year % change on previous year Change
1951 -108.45 % change on previous year
1953 -247.68 % change on previous year +128.4%
1954 138.87 % change on previous year -156.1%
1955 -42.42 % change on previous year -130.5%
1956 142.59 % change on previous year -436.2%
1957 -101.54 % change on previous year -171.2%
1959 60.75 % change on previous year -159.8%
1960 -69.77 % change on previous year -214.8%
1961 -1.61 % change on previous year -97.7%
1962 208.68 % change on previous year -13048.4%
1963 26.21 % change on previous year -87.4%
1964 -75.4 % change on previous year -387.7%
1965 149.02 % change on previous year -297.6%
1966 -41.33 % change on previous year -127.7%
1967 21.42 % change on previous year -151.8%
1968 27.26 % change on previous year +27.3%
1969 72.33 % change on previous year +165.3%
1970 -13.92 % change on previous year -119.2%
1971 -39.56 % change on previous year +184.2%
1972 190.5 % change on previous year -581.6%
1973 -133.72 % change on previous year -170.2%
1974 145.7 % change on previous year -209.0%
1975 -201.12 % change on previous year -238.0%
1976 525.77 % change on previous year -361.4%
1977 -63.33 % change on previous year -112.0%
1978 216.76 % change on previous year -442.3%
1979 -62.7 % change on previous year -128.9%
1980 149.63 % change on previous year -338.7%
1981 -51.32 % change on previous year -134.3%
1982 -23.8 % change on previous year -53.6%
1983 -97.5 % change on previous year +309.6%
1985 -39.35 % change on previous year -59.6%
1986 -79.28 % change on previous year +101.5%
1988 148.12 % change on previous year -286.8%
1989 226.98 % change on previous year +53.2%
1990 -202.86 % change on previous year -189.4%
1991 20.01 % change on previous year -109.9%
1992 142.35 % change on previous year +611.2%
1993 37.05 % change on previous year -74.0%
1994 41.29 % change on previous year +11.5%
1995 -48.32 % change on previous year -217.0%
1996 163.62 % change on previous year -438.6%
1997 -67.3 % change on previous year -141.1%
1998 -685.14 % change on previous year +918.0%
1999 61.21 % change on previous year -108.9%
2000 94.17 % change on previous year +53.8%
2002 43.9 % change on previous year -53.4%
2003 288.46 % change on previous year +557.1%
2004 -65.93 % change on previous year -122.9%
2005 -1.83 % change on previous year -97.2%
2006 -443.24 % change on previous year +24180.9%
2007 97.76 % change on previous year -122.1%
2009 11.08 % change on previous year -88.7%
2010 -364.29 % change on previous year -3388.0%
2011 67.31 % change on previous year -118.5%
2012 -652.14 % change on previous year -1068.9%
2013 114.11 % change on previous year -117.5%
2014 383.39 % change on previous year +236.0%
2015 -84.86 % change on previous year -122.1%
2016 -595.78 % change on previous year +602.0%
2017 0.5748 % change on previous year -100.1%
2018 100.61 % change on previous year +17402.7%
2020 -444.56 % change on previous year -541.9%
2021 -26.35 % change on previous year -94.1%
2022 75.24 % change on previous year -385.5%
2023 -280.63 % change on previous year -473.0%
2024 -42 % change on previous year -85.0%
2025 82.4 % change on previous year -296.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s -22.55 % change on previous year -247.68 % change on previous year 142.59 % change on previous year 7
1960s 31.68 % change on previous year -75.4 % change on previous year 208.68 % change on previous year 10
1970s 56.44 % change on previous year -201.12 % change on previous year 525.77 % change on previous year 10
1980s 29.19 % change on previous year -97.5 % change on previous year 226.98 % change on previous year 8
1990s -53.81 % change on previous year -685.14 % change on previous year 163.62 % change on previous year 10
2000s 3.05 % change on previous year -443.24 % change on previous year 288.46 % change on previous year 8
2010s -114.56 % change on previous year -652.14 % change on previous year 383.39 % change on previous year 9
2020s -105.98 % change on previous year -444.56 % change on previous year 82.4 % 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 Toronto?
Cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating in Toronto was 82.4 % 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 Toronto?
The highest recorded value was 525.77 % change on previous year in 1976.
What is the lowest cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating recorded in Toronto?
The lowest recorded value was -685.14 % change on previous year in 1998.
How does Toronto rank for cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating?
Toronto ranks 1st out of 16 groups with data for 2025.
Is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas — change in heating rising or falling in Toronto?
Over the last ten years it is up 197.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Toronto 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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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.