Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs (heating Cities) in Cincinnati
Cincinnati: Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs (heating Cities) was 2,011 Degree days in 2025. ▼ Falling
Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs in Cincinnati, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Degree days.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas in Cincinnati is 2,011 Degree days, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.7% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas in Cincinnati peaked at 2,536 Degree days in 1978 and was at its lowest, 1,666 Degree days, in 1998.
That places Cincinnati 383rd 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 (heating Cities) in Cincinnati, year by year
| Year | Degree days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2,152 Degree days | — |
| 1951 | 2,182 Degree days | +1.4% |
| 1952 | 1,920 Degree days | -12.0% |
| 1953 | 1,825 Degree days | -4.9% |
| 1954 | 2,005 Degree days | +9.9% |
| 1955 | 2,104 Degree days | +4.9% |
| 1956 | 2,022 Degree days | -3.9% |
| 1957 | 2,036 Degree days | +0.7% |
| 1958 | 2,506 Degree days | +23.1% |
| 1959 | 2,091 Degree days | -16.6% |
| 1960 | 2,434 Degree days | +16.4% |
| 1961 | 2,203 Degree days | -9.5% |
| 1962 | 2,355 Degree days | +6.9% |
| 1963 | 2,441 Degree days | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 2,072 Degree days | -15.1% |
| 1965 | 2,086 Degree days | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 2,329 Degree days | +11.6% |
| 1967 | 2,141 Degree days | -8.1% |
| 1968 | 2,304 Degree days | +7.6% |
| 1969 | 2,469 Degree days | +7.2% |
| 1970 | 2,270 Degree days | -8.1% |
| 1971 | 2,081 Degree days | -8.3% |
| 1972 | 2,235 Degree days | +7.4% |
| 1973 | 1,875 Degree days | -16.1% |
| 1974 | 1,941 Degree days | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 1,990 Degree days | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 2,238 Degree days | +12.4% |
| 1977 | 2,357 Degree days | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 2,536 Degree days | +7.6% |
| 1979 | 2,337 Degree days | -7.8% |
| 1980 | 2,396 Degree days | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 2,227 Degree days | -7.0% |
| 1982 | 2,101 Degree days | -5.7% |
| 1983 | 2,168 Degree days | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 2,146 Degree days | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 2,183 Degree days | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 2,008 Degree days | -8.0% |
| 1987 | 1,954 Degree days | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 2,244 Degree days | +14.9% |
| 1989 | 2,298 Degree days | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 1,672 Degree days | -27.2% |
| 1991 | 1,858 Degree days | +11.1% |
| 1992 | 2,005 Degree days | +7.9% |
| 1993 | 2,179 Degree days | +8.7% |
| 1994 | 2,030 Degree days | -6.8% |
| 1995 | 2,213 Degree days | +9.0% |
| 1996 | 2,281 Degree days | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 2,141 Degree days | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 1,666 Degree days | -22.2% |
| 1999 | 1,890 Degree days | +13.4% |
| 2000 | 2,134 Degree days | +12.9% |
| 2001 | 1,885 Degree days | -11.7% |
| 2002 | 2,016 Degree days | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 2,146 Degree days | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 2,016 Degree days | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 2,066 Degree days | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 1,797 Degree days | -13.1% |
| 2007 | 2,005 Degree days | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 2,160 Degree days | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 2,036 Degree days | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 2,208 Degree days | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 1,909 Degree days | -13.6% |
| 2012 | 1,690 Degree days | -11.5% |
| 2013 | 2,177 Degree days | +28.8% |
| 2014 | 2,421 Degree days | +11.2% |
| 2015 | 1,979 Degree days | -18.3% |
| 2016 | 1,827 Degree days | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 1,725 Degree days | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 2,137 Degree days | +23.9% |
| 2019 | 1,952 Degree days | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 1,791 Degree days | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 1,856 Degree days | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 1,996 Degree days | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 1,689 Degree days | -15.4% |
| 2024 | 1,708 Degree days | +1.1% |
| 2025 | 2,011 Degree days | +17.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,084 Degree days | 1,825 Degree days | 2,506 Degree days | 10 |
| 1960s | 2,284 Degree days | 2,072 Degree days | 2,469 Degree days | 10 |
| 1970s | 2,186 Degree days | 1,875 Degree days | 2,536 Degree days | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,173 Degree days | 1,954 Degree days | 2,396 Degree days | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,994 Degree days | 1,666 Degree days | 2,281 Degree days | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,026 Degree days | 1,797 Degree days | 2,160 Degree days | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,003 Degree days | 1,690 Degree days | 2,421 Degree days | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,842 Degree days | 1,689 Degree days | 2,011 Degree days | 6 |
More reference data data for Cincinnati
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Cooling degree 285.39 Degree days (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling -42.57 Degree days (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating -47.29 Degree days (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating 86.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs, annual growth rate 17.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling -177.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Cooling degree -25.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Extreme precipitation days 13 Days per year (2024)
- Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Change in extreme precipitation 1.79 Days per year (2024)
- Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs 26.8 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas in Cincinnati?
- Cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas in Cincinnati was 2,011 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 Cincinnati?
- The highest recorded value was 2,536 Degree days in 1978.
- What is the lowest cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas recorded in Cincinnati?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,666 Degree days in 1998.
- How does Cincinnati rank for cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas?
- Cincinnati ranks 383rd out of 1314 regions with data for 2025.
- Is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas rising or falling in Cincinnati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cincinnati 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