Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs in Cheshire West and Chester
Cheshire West and Chester: Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs was 1,943 Degree days in 2025. βΌ Falling
Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs in Cheshire West and Chester, 1950β2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Degree days.
Analysis
Cheshire West and Chester recorded 1,943 Degree days for cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas in 2025.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas in Cheshire West and Chester peaked at 2,791 Degree days in 1963 and was at its lowest, 1,837 Degree days, in 2022.
Cheshire West and Chester ranks 420th of 1314 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 76 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,342 Degree days | 2,081 Degree days | 2,545 Degree days | 10 |
| 1960s | 2,422 Degree days | 2,165 Degree days | 2,791 Degree days | 10 |
| 1970s | 2,316 Degree days | 2,147 Degree days | 2,586 Degree days | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,308 Degree days | 2,046 Degree days | 2,529 Degree days | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,139 Degree days | 1,906 Degree days | 2,454 Degree days | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,053 Degree days | 1,911 Degree days | 2,264 Degree days | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,098 Degree days | 1,858 Degree days | 2,592 Degree days | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,951 Degree days | 1,837 Degree days | 2,048 Degree days | 6 |
More reference data data for Cheshire West and Chester
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs β Cooling degree 2.51 Degree days (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs β Change in cooling -5.78 Degree days (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs β Change in heating -232.75 Degree days (2025)
- Precipitation - Cities and FUAs β Extreme precipitation days 4.1 Days per year (2024)
- Precipitation - Cities and FUAs β Change in extreme precipitation 2.42 Days per year (2024)
- Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs 34.5 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years (2024)
- Wind threats - Cities and FUAs β Exposure to wind threats 0 Percentage of area (2023)
- Coastal flooding - Cities and FUAs β Built-up area exposure to 0 Percentage of built-up area (2022)
- Internet speed - Cities and FUAs β Downloading speed -7.3 Percentage of national value (2025)
- Internet speed - Cities and FUAs β Uploading speed -41.1 Percentage of national value (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas in Cheshire West and Chester?
- Cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas in Cheshire West and Chester was 1,943 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 Cheshire West and Chester?
- The highest recorded value was 2,791 Degree days in 1963.
- What is the lowest cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas recorded in Cheshire West and Chester?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,837 Degree days in 2022.
- How does Cheshire West and Chester rank for cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas?
- Cheshire West and Chester ranks 420th out of 1314 regions with data for 2025.
- Is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas rising or falling in Cheshire West and Chester?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cheshire West and Chester 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 22Β°C for CDDs and 15Β°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 β defined by urban centres in the degree of urbanisation, adapted to the closest local administrative units to define a city. A commuting zone β 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