Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs in Alcoy
Alcoy: Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs was 974.79 Degree days in 2025. ▼ Falling
Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs in Alcoy, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Degree days.
Analysis
Alcoy recorded 974.79 Degree days for cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas in Alcoy peaked at 1,755 Degree days in 1956 and was at its lowest, 910.68 Degree days, in 2024.
That places Alcoy 890th out of 1314 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 76 years of available data.
Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs in Alcoy, year by year
| Year | Degree days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1,349 Degree days | — |
| 1951 | 1,461 Degree days | +8.3% |
| 1952 | 1,377 Degree days | -5.8% |
| 1953 | 1,490 Degree days | +8.2% |
| 1954 | 1,497 Degree days | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 1,149 Degree days | -23.3% |
| 1956 | 1,755 Degree days | +52.8% |
| 1957 | 1,510 Degree days | -14.0% |
| 1958 | 1,356 Degree days | -10.2% |
| 1959 | 1,360 Degree days | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 1,389 Degree days | +2.1% |
| 1961 | 1,110 Degree days | -20.1% |
| 1962 | 1,429 Degree days | +28.7% |
| 1963 | 1,390 Degree days | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 1,355 Degree days | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 1,395 Degree days | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 1,220 Degree days | -12.6% |
| 1967 | 1,395 Degree days | +14.4% |
| 1968 | 1,353 Degree days | -3.0% |
| 1969 | 1,592 Degree days | +17.7% |
| 1970 | 1,383 Degree days | -13.1% |
| 1971 | 1,591 Degree days | +15.1% |
| 1972 | 1,583 Degree days | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 1,576 Degree days | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 1,489 Degree days | -5.5% |
| 1975 | 1,539 Degree days | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 1,521 Degree days | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 1,182 Degree days | -22.3% |
| 1978 | 1,324 Degree days | +12.0% |
| 1979 | 1,304 Degree days | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 1,483 Degree days | +13.8% |
| 1981 | 1,193 Degree days | -19.6% |
| 1982 | 1,301 Degree days | +9.0% |
| 1983 | 1,250 Degree days | -3.9% |
| 1984 | 1,438 Degree days | +15.0% |
| 1985 | 1,383 Degree days | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 1,410 Degree days | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 1,238 Degree days | -12.2% |
| 1988 | 1,276 Degree days | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 1,161 Degree days | -9.0% |
| 1990 | 1,296 Degree days | +11.6% |
| 1991 | 1,501 Degree days | +15.8% |
| 1992 | 1,376 Degree days | -8.4% |
| 1993 | 1,493 Degree days | +8.5% |
| 1994 | 1,161 Degree days | -22.2% |
| 1995 | 1,103 Degree days | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 1,301 Degree days | +18.0% |
| 1997 | 1,057 Degree days | -18.8% |
| 1998 | 1,204 Degree days | +13.9% |
| 1999 | 1,269 Degree days | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 1,214 Degree days | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 1,208 Degree days | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 1,164 Degree days | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 1,313 Degree days | +12.9% |
| 2004 | 1,330 Degree days | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 1,490 Degree days | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 1,174 Degree days | -21.2% |
| 2007 | 1,299 Degree days | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 1,324 Degree days | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 1,238 Degree days | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 1,447 Degree days | +16.9% |
| 2011 | 1,191 Degree days | -17.7% |
| 2012 | 1,325 Degree days | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 1,259 Degree days | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 1,021 Degree days | -18.9% |
| 2015 | 1,087 Degree days | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 1,038 Degree days | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 1,136 Degree days | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 1,190 Degree days | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 1,120 Degree days | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 1,023 Degree days | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 1,132 Degree days | +10.7% |
| 2022 | 1,021 Degree days | -9.8% |
| 2023 | 1,064 Degree days | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 910.68 Degree days | -14.4% |
| 2025 | 974.79 Degree days | +7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,431 Degree days | 1,149 Degree days | 1,755 Degree days | 10 |
| 1960s | 1,363 Degree days | 1,110 Degree days | 1,592 Degree days | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,449 Degree days | 1,182 Degree days | 1,591 Degree days | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,313 Degree days | 1,161 Degree days | 1,483 Degree days | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,276 Degree days | 1,057 Degree days | 1,501 Degree days | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,275 Degree days | 1,164 Degree days | 1,490 Degree days | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,181 Degree days | 1,021 Degree days | 1,447 Degree days | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,021 Degree days | 910.68 Degree days | 1,132 Degree days | 6 |
More reference data data for Alcoy
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Cooling degree 344.13 Degree days (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling 104.81 Degree days (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating -312.34 Degree days (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating 17.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs, annual growth rate 7.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling -24.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Cooling degree -8.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Extreme precipitation days 1 Days per year (2024)
- Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Change in extreme precipitation -2.32 Days per year (2024)
- Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs 33.2 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas in Alcoy?
- Cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas in Alcoy was 974.79 Degree days in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas recorded in Alcoy?
- The highest recorded value was 1,755 Degree days in 1956.
- What is the lowest cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas recorded in Alcoy?
- The lowest recorded value was 910.68 Degree days in 2024.
- How does Alcoy rank for cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas?
- Alcoy ranks 890th out of 1314 regions with data for 2025.
- Is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas rising or falling in Alcoy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Alcoy data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides indicators of Cooling and Heating Degree Days (CDDs and HDDs) for FUAs and cities. CDDs and HDDs are measurements used to estimate energy usage based on outdoor temperature. CDD measures the demand for cooling, while HDD measures the demand for heating, both calculated relative to a baseline temperature. Data sources and methodology The indicators use 0.1-degree resolution grids from the ERA5-Land dataset. ERA5-Land is used as it provides harmonised, globally consistent coverage at fine spatial resolution (0.1 degree), enabling the production of comparable subnational indicators also where national meteorological data are not available at the required scale. Annual CDDs are the sum over a year of the differences between the daily mean outdoor air temperature and the threshold temperature when the outdoor temperature is above the threshold temperature. HDDs are the sum over a year of the differences between the threshold temperature and the daily mean outdoor air temperature when the outdoor temperature is below the threshold temperature. Threshold temperatures are set to 22°C for CDDs and 15°C for HDDs. These estimates may differ from official subnational climate statistics due to differences in methodological approaches, such as the use of reanalysis based top down modelling versus in situ observations, along with variations in input data sources, spatial resolution, and the models and algorithms used to generate temperature estimates. Defining FUAs and cities The OECD, in cooperation with the EU, has developed a harmonised definition of functional urban areas (FUAs) to capture the economic and functional reach of cities based on daily commuting patterns (OECD, 2012). FUAs consist of: A city – defined by urban centres in the degree of urbanisation, adapted to the closest local administrative units to define a city. A commuting zone – including all local areas where at least 15% of employed residents work in the city. The delineation process includes: Assigning municipalities surrounded by a single FUA to that FUA. Excluding non-contiguous municipalities. The correspondence table between SAUs and FUAs/cities is available in parquet and csv format. The definition identifies 1 272 FUAs and 1 269 cities in all OECD member countries except Costa Rica and three accession countries. Cite this dataset OECD Regions, cities and local areas database (Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs), http://oe.cd/geostats Further information OECD Local Data Portal OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email CitiesStat@oecd.org