Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs (heating Cities) in Madrid
Madrid: Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs (heating Cities) was 1,198 Degree days in 2025. ▼ Falling
Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs in Madrid, 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 Madrid is 1,198 Degree days, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 76 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.6% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas in Madrid peaked at 2,010 Degree days in 1956 and was at its lowest, 1,198 Degree days, in 2025.
Madrid ranks 817th 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 (heating Cities) in Madrid, year by year
| Year | Degree days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1,620 Degree days | — |
| 1951 | 1,851 Degree days | +14.3% |
| 1952 | 1,773 Degree days | -4.2% |
| 1953 | 1,736 Degree days | -2.1% |
| 1954 | 1,725 Degree days | -0.6% |
| 1955 | 1,457 Degree days | -15.5% |
| 1956 | 2,010 Degree days | +38.0% |
| 1957 | 1,760 Degree days | -12.5% |
| 1958 | 1,584 Degree days | -10.0% |
| 1959 | 1,596 Degree days | +0.7% |
| 1960 | 1,722 Degree days | +7.9% |
| 1961 | 1,419 Degree days | -17.6% |
| 1962 | 1,743 Degree days | +22.8% |
| 1963 | 1,779 Degree days | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 1,759 Degree days | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 1,735 Degree days | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 1,661 Degree days | -4.2% |
| 1967 | 1,773 Degree days | +6.7% |
| 1968 | 1,700 Degree days | -4.2% |
| 1969 | 1,961 Degree days | +15.4% |
| 1970 | 1,726 Degree days | -12.0% |
| 1971 | 1,866 Degree days | +8.2% |
| 1972 | 1,856 Degree days | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 1,800 Degree days | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 1,768 Degree days | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 1,794 Degree days | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 1,781 Degree days | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 1,562 Degree days | -12.3% |
| 1978 | 1,691 Degree days | +8.3% |
| 1979 | 1,673 Degree days | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 1,757 Degree days | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 1,546 Degree days | -12.0% |
| 1982 | 1,538 Degree days | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 1,571 Degree days | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 1,812 Degree days | +15.3% |
| 1985 | 1,629 Degree days | -10.1% |
| 1986 | 1,713 Degree days | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 1,526 Degree days | -10.9% |
| 1988 | 1,570 Degree days | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 1,361 Degree days | -13.3% |
| 1990 | 1,521 Degree days | +11.8% |
| 1991 | 1,773 Degree days | +16.5% |
| 1992 | 1,661 Degree days | -6.3% |
| 1993 | 1,792 Degree days | +7.9% |
| 1994 | 1,471 Degree days | -17.9% |
| 1995 | 1,283 Degree days | -12.8% |
| 1996 | 1,525 Degree days | +18.8% |
| 1997 | 1,272 Degree days | -16.6% |
| 1998 | 1,535 Degree days | +20.7% |
| 1999 | 1,616 Degree days | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 1,541 Degree days | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 1,542 Degree days | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 1,443 Degree days | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 1,525 Degree days | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 1,625 Degree days | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 1,696 Degree days | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 1,448 Degree days | -14.6% |
| 2007 | 1,584 Degree days | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 1,582 Degree days | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,445 Degree days | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 1,720 Degree days | +19.0% |
| 2011 | 1,421 Degree days | -17.4% |
| 2012 | 1,607 Degree days | +13.1% |
| 2013 | 1,674 Degree days | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 1,330 Degree days | -20.5% |
| 2015 | 1,363 Degree days | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 1,441 Degree days | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 1,371 Degree days | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 1,524 Degree days | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 1,368 Degree days | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 1,289 Degree days | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 1,398 Degree days | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 1,245 Degree days | -11.0% |
| 2023 | 1,371 Degree days | +10.1% |
| 2024 | 1,310 Degree days | -4.4% |
| 2025 | 1,198 Degree days | -8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,711 Degree days | 1,457 Degree days | 2,010 Degree days | 10 |
| 1960s | 1,725 Degree days | 1,419 Degree days | 1,961 Degree days | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,752 Degree days | 1,562 Degree days | 1,866 Degree days | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,602 Degree days | 1,361 Degree days | 1,812 Degree days | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,545 Degree days | 1,272 Degree days | 1,792 Degree days | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,543 Degree days | 1,443 Degree days | 1,696 Degree days | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,482 Degree days | 1,330 Degree days | 1,720 Degree days | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,302 Degree days | 1,198 Degree days | 1,398 Degree days | 6 |
More reference data data for Madrid
- Cooling and heating degree days by NUTS 2 regions - annual data 8.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Cooling degree 433.29 Degree days (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling 79.77 Degree days (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating -363.99 Degree days (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating -44.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days by NUTS 2 regions - monthly data -3.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs, annual growth rate -8.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Cooling degree -9.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling -37.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Change in extreme precipitation 0.258 Days per year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas in Madrid?
- Cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas in Madrid was 1,198 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 Madrid?
- The highest recorded value was 2,010 Degree days in 1956.
- What is the lowest cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas recorded in Madrid?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,198 Degree days in 2025.
- How does Madrid rank for cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas?
- Madrid ranks 817th out of 1314 regions with data for 2025.
- Is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas rising or falling in Madrid?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madrid 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