Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs in Burnley
Burnley: Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs was 1,929 Degree days in 2025. ▼ Falling
Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs in Burnley, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Degree days.
Analysis
In 2025, cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas in Burnley stood at 1,929 Degree days. That is the lowest value across all 76 years on record.
The figure is down 21.4% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas in Burnley peaked at 3,283 Degree days in 1963 and was at its lowest, 1,929 Degree days, in 2025.
That places Burnley 428th 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 Burnley, year by year
| Year | Degree days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2,854 Degree days | — |
| 1951 | 2,903 Degree days | +1.7% |
| 1952 | 2,978 Degree days | +2.6% |
| 1953 | 2,626 Degree days | -11.8% |
| 1954 | 2,892 Degree days | +10.1% |
| 1955 | 3,020 Degree days | +4.4% |
| 1956 | 3,013 Degree days | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 2,633 Degree days | -12.6% |
| 1958 | 2,887 Degree days | +9.7% |
| 1959 | 2,535 Degree days | -12.2% |
| 1960 | 2,733 Degree days | +7.8% |
| 1961 | 2,665 Degree days | -2.5% |
| 1962 | 3,098 Degree days | +16.2% |
| 1963 | 3,283 Degree days | +6.0% |
| 1964 | 2,852 Degree days | -13.1% |
| 1965 | 2,989 Degree days | +4.8% |
| 1966 | 2,853 Degree days | -4.6% |
| 1967 | 2,746 Degree days | -3.7% |
| 1968 | 2,903 Degree days | +5.7% |
| 1969 | 3,117 Degree days | +7.4% |
| 1970 | 2,843 Degree days | -8.8% |
| 1971 | 2,619 Degree days | -7.9% |
| 1972 | 2,854 Degree days | +8.9% |
| 1973 | 2,773 Degree days | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 2,787 Degree days | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 2,712 Degree days | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 2,787 Degree days | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 2,875 Degree days | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 2,829 Degree days | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 3,139 Degree days | +11.0% |
| 1980 | 2,838 Degree days | -9.6% |
| 1981 | 2,934 Degree days | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 2,696 Degree days | -8.1% |
| 1983 | 2,695 Degree days | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 2,752 Degree days | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 2,981 Degree days | +8.3% |
| 1986 | 3,056 Degree days | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 2,924 Degree days | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 2,640 Degree days | -9.7% |
| 1989 | 2,514 Degree days | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 2,399 Degree days | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 2,714 Degree days | +13.1% |
| 1992 | 2,692 Degree days | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 2,809 Degree days | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 2,634 Degree days | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 2,600 Degree days | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 2,940 Degree days | +13.1% |
| 1997 | 2,486 Degree days | -15.5% |
| 1998 | 2,491 Degree days | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 2,469 Degree days | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 2,618 Degree days | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 2,745 Degree days | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 2,444 Degree days | -11.0% |
| 2003 | 2,520 Degree days | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 2,490 Degree days | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 2,486 Degree days | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 2,435 Degree days | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 2,418 Degree days | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 2,648 Degree days | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 2,638 Degree days | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 3,087 Degree days | +17.0% |
| 2011 | 2,404 Degree days | -22.1% |
| 2012 | 2,773 Degree days | +15.4% |
| 2013 | 2,840 Degree days | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 2,341 Degree days | -17.6% |
| 2015 | 2,588 Degree days | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 2,550 Degree days | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 2,401 Degree days | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 2,477 Degree days | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 2,494 Degree days | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 2,427 Degree days | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 2,524 Degree days | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 2,302 Degree days | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 2,459 Degree days | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 2,456 Degree days | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 1,929 Degree days | -21.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,834 Degree days | 2,535 Degree days | 3,020 Degree days | 10 |
| 1960s | 2,924 Degree days | 2,665 Degree days | 3,283 Degree days | 10 |
| 1970s | 2,822 Degree days | 2,619 Degree days | 3,139 Degree days | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,803 Degree days | 2,514 Degree days | 3,056 Degree days | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,623 Degree days | 2,399 Degree days | 2,940 Degree days | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,544 Degree days | 2,418 Degree days | 2,745 Degree days | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,595 Degree days | 2,341 Degree days | 3,087 Degree days | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,349 Degree days | 1,929 Degree days | 2,524 Degree days | 6 |
More reference data data for Burnley
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Cooling degree 0 Degree days (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling -3.37 Degree days (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating -735.94 Degree days (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating -251.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs, annual growth rate -21.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling -87.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Cooling degree -100 % change on previous year (2025)
- Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Extreme precipitation days 6.14 Days per year (2024)
- Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Change in extreme precipitation 1.77 Days per year (2024)
- Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs 28.7 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas in Burnley?
- Cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas in Burnley was 1,929 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 Burnley?
- The highest recorded value was 3,283 Degree days in 1963.
- What is the lowest cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas recorded in Burnley?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,929 Degree days in 2025.
- How does Burnley rank for cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas?
- Burnley ranks 428th out of 1314 regions with data for 2025.
- Is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas rising or falling in Burnley?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Burnley 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