Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs in Lorca
Lorca: Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs was 744.48 Degree days in 2025. ▼ Falling
Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs in Lorca, 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 Lorca stood at 744.48 Degree days. That is the lowest value across all 76 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas in Lorca peaked at 1,469 Degree days in 1956 and was at its lowest, 744.48 Degree days, in 2025.
Lorca ranks 979th 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.
Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs in Lorca, year by year
| Year | Degree days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1,117 Degree days | — |
| 1951 | 1,196 Degree days | +7.1% |
| 1952 | 1,168 Degree days | -2.3% |
| 1953 | 1,265 Degree days | +8.3% |
| 1954 | 1,234 Degree days | -2.5% |
| 1955 | 922.8 Degree days | -25.2% |
| 1956 | 1,469 Degree days | +59.2% |
| 1957 | 1,255 Degree days | -14.6% |
| 1958 | 1,111 Degree days | -11.5% |
| 1959 | 1,109 Degree days | -0.2% |
| 1960 | 1,139 Degree days | +2.8% |
| 1961 | 987.39 Degree days | -13.3% |
| 1962 | 1,158 Degree days | +17.3% |
| 1963 | 1,152 Degree days | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 1,129 Degree days | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 1,143 Degree days | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 1,049 Degree days | -8.2% |
| 1967 | 1,183 Degree days | +12.7% |
| 1968 | 1,122 Degree days | -5.1% |
| 1969 | 1,305 Degree days | +16.3% |
| 1970 | 1,189 Degree days | -8.9% |
| 1971 | 1,348 Degree days | +13.4% |
| 1972 | 1,294 Degree days | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 1,325 Degree days | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 1,261 Degree days | -4.8% |
| 1975 | 1,285 Degree days | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 1,295 Degree days | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 991.1 Degree days | -23.4% |
| 1978 | 1,051 Degree days | +6.0% |
| 1979 | 1,054 Degree days | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 1,229 Degree days | +16.6% |
| 1981 | 1,004 Degree days | -18.3% |
| 1982 | 1,095 Degree days | +9.1% |
| 1983 | 1,044 Degree days | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 1,179 Degree days | +12.9% |
| 1985 | 1,140 Degree days | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 1,148 Degree days | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 1,013 Degree days | -11.8% |
| 1988 | 1,039 Degree days | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 992.85 Degree days | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 1,069 Degree days | +7.6% |
| 1991 | 1,259 Degree days | +17.8% |
| 1992 | 1,168 Degree days | -7.2% |
| 1993 | 1,254 Degree days | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 961.31 Degree days | -23.3% |
| 1995 | 883.37 Degree days | -8.1% |
| 1996 | 1,069 Degree days | +21.1% |
| 1997 | 894.41 Degree days | -16.4% |
| 1998 | 1,027 Degree days | +14.8% |
| 1999 | 1,107 Degree days | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 1,039 Degree days | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 962.16 Degree days | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 950.12 Degree days | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 1,065 Degree days | +12.1% |
| 2004 | 1,093 Degree days | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 1,251 Degree days | +14.4% |
| 2006 | 1,005 Degree days | -19.7% |
| 2007 | 1,070 Degree days | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 1,081 Degree days | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 1,056 Degree days | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 1,164 Degree days | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 975.79 Degree days | -16.2% |
| 2012 | 1,098 Degree days | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 1,054 Degree days | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 852.96 Degree days | -19.1% |
| 2015 | 926.02 Degree days | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 838.92 Degree days | -9.4% |
| 2017 | 964.6 Degree days | +15.0% |
| 2018 | 960.27 Degree days | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 916.98 Degree days | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 866.62 Degree days | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 895.68 Degree days | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 830.61 Degree days | -7.3% |
| 2023 | 889.21 Degree days | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 751.12 Degree days | -15.5% |
| 2025 | 744.48 Degree days | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,185 Degree days | 922.8 Degree days | 1,469 Degree days | 10 |
| 1960s | 1,137 Degree days | 987.39 Degree days | 1,305 Degree days | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,209 Degree days | 991.1 Degree days | 1,348 Degree days | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,089 Degree days | 992.85 Degree days | 1,229 Degree days | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,069 Degree days | 883.37 Degree days | 1,259 Degree days | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,057 Degree days | 950.12 Degree days | 1,251 Degree days | 10 |
| 2010s | 975.18 Degree days | 838.92 Degree days | 1,164 Degree days | 10 |
| 2020s | 829.62 Degree days | 744.48 Degree days | 895.68 Degree days | 6 |
More reference data data for Lorca
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Cooling degree 426.25 Degree days (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling 131.34 Degree days (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating -324.98 Degree days (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating -2.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs, annual growth rate -0.8835 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling -10.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Cooling degree -3.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Extreme precipitation days 2.37 Days per year (2024)
- Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Change in extreme precipitation 0.0132 Days per year (2024)
- Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs 22.3 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas in Lorca?
- Cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas in Lorca was 744.48 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 Lorca?
- The highest recorded value was 1,469 Degree days in 1956.
- What is the lowest cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas recorded in Lorca?
- The lowest recorded value was 744.48 Degree days in 2025.
- How does Lorca rank for cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas?
- Lorca ranks 979th out of 1314 regions with data for 2025.
- Is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas rising or falling in Lorca?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lorca 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