Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs in Recklinghausen
Recklinghausen: Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs was 1,756 Degree days in 2025. ▼ Falling
Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs in Recklinghausen, 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 Recklinghausen stood at 1,756 Degree days.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas in Recklinghausen peaked at 2,850 Degree days in 1963 and was at its lowest, 1,704 Degree days, in 2014.
That places Recklinghausen 521st 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 Recklinghausen, year by year
| Year | Degree days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2,403 Degree days | — |
| 1951 | 2,246 Degree days | -6.5% |
| 1952 | 2,567 Degree days | +14.3% |
| 1953 | 2,207 Degree days | -14.0% |
| 1954 | 2,438 Degree days | +10.5% |
| 1955 | 2,694 Degree days | +10.5% |
| 1956 | 2,789 Degree days | +3.5% |
| 1957 | 2,210 Degree days | -20.8% |
| 1958 | 2,390 Degree days | +8.1% |
| 1959 | 2,112 Degree days | -11.6% |
| 1960 | 2,191 Degree days | +3.7% |
| 1961 | 2,098 Degree days | -4.3% |
| 1962 | 2,727 Degree days | +30.0% |
| 1963 | 2,850 Degree days | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 2,452 Degree days | -13.9% |
| 1965 | 2,484 Degree days | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 2,298 Degree days | -7.5% |
| 1967 | 2,183 Degree days | -5.0% |
| 1968 | 2,448 Degree days | +12.1% |
| 1969 | 2,677 Degree days | +9.4% |
| 1970 | 2,530 Degree days | -5.5% |
| 1971 | 2,307 Degree days | -8.8% |
| 1972 | 2,409 Degree days | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 2,461 Degree days | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 2,152 Degree days | -12.6% |
| 1975 | 2,267 Degree days | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 2,377 Degree days | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 2,179 Degree days | -8.3% |
| 1978 | 2,459 Degree days | +12.8% |
| 1979 | 2,686 Degree days | +9.2% |
| 1980 | 2,479 Degree days | -7.7% |
| 1981 | 2,437 Degree days | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 2,193 Degree days | -10.0% |
| 1983 | 2,233 Degree days | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 2,345 Degree days | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 2,721 Degree days | +16.0% |
| 1986 | 2,495 Degree days | -8.3% |
| 1987 | 2,631 Degree days | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 2,036 Degree days | -22.6% |
| 1989 | 1,980 Degree days | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 1,911 Degree days | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 2,314 Degree days | +21.1% |
| 1992 | 2,153 Degree days | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 2,306 Degree days | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 2,033 Degree days | -11.8% |
| 1995 | 2,209 Degree days | +8.7% |
| 1996 | 2,742 Degree days | +24.1% |
| 1997 | 2,278 Degree days | -16.9% |
| 1998 | 2,134 Degree days | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 2,021 Degree days | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 1,897 Degree days | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 2,172 Degree days | +14.5% |
| 2002 | 2,003 Degree days | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 2,218 Degree days | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 2,208 Degree days | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 2,101 Degree days | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 2,082 Degree days | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 1,868 Degree days | -10.3% |
| 2008 | 2,127 Degree days | +13.9% |
| 2009 | 2,150 Degree days | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 2,667 Degree days | +24.0% |
| 2011 | 1,940 Degree days | -27.2% |
| 2012 | 2,171 Degree days | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 2,346 Degree days | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 1,704 Degree days | -27.4% |
| 2015 | 1,948 Degree days | +14.3% |
| 2016 | 2,111 Degree days | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 1,980 Degree days | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 1,926 Degree days | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 1,907 Degree days | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 1,734 Degree days | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 2,152 Degree days | +24.0% |
| 2022 | 1,803 Degree days | -16.2% |
| 2023 | 1,899 Degree days | +5.4% |
| 2024 | 1,827 Degree days | -3.8% |
| 2025 | 1,756 Degree days | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,406 Degree days | 2,112 Degree days | 2,789 Degree days | 10 |
| 1960s | 2,441 Degree days | 2,098 Degree days | 2,850 Degree days | 10 |
| 1970s | 2,383 Degree days | 2,152 Degree days | 2,686 Degree days | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,355 Degree days | 1,980 Degree days | 2,721 Degree days | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,210 Degree days | 1,911 Degree days | 2,742 Degree days | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,083 Degree days | 1,868 Degree days | 2,218 Degree days | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,070 Degree days | 1,704 Degree days | 2,667 Degree days | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,862 Degree days | 1,734 Degree days | 2,152 Degree days | 6 |
More reference data data for Recklinghausen
- Cooling and heating degree days by NUTS 2 regions - annual data 11.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Cooling degree 36.65 Degree days (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling -11.36 Degree days (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating -465.94 Degree days (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating -17.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling -177.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs, annual growth rate -3.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days by NUTS 2 regions - monthly data -2.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Cooling degree -41.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Extreme precipitation days 4.75 Days per year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas in Recklinghausen?
- Cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas in Recklinghausen was 1,756 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 Recklinghausen?
- The highest recorded value was 2,850 Degree days in 1963.
- What is the lowest cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas recorded in Recklinghausen?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,704 Degree days in 2014.
- How does Recklinghausen rank for cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas?
- Recklinghausen ranks 521st out of 1314 regions with data for 2025.
- Is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas rising or falling in Recklinghausen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Recklinghausen 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