Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs in Utrecht
Utrecht: Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs was 1,692 Degree days in 2025. ▼ Falling
Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs in Utrecht, 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 Utrecht is 1,692 Degree days, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas in Utrecht peaked at 2,755 Degree days in 1963 and was at its lowest, 1,631 Degree days, in 2014.
That places Utrecht 569th 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 Utrecht, year by year
| Year | Degree days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2,330 Degree days | — |
| 1951 | 2,190 Degree days | -6.0% |
| 1952 | 2,420 Degree days | +10.5% |
| 1953 | 2,144 Degree days | -11.4% |
| 1954 | 2,330 Degree days | +8.7% |
| 1955 | 2,531 Degree days | +8.6% |
| 1956 | 2,626 Degree days | +3.8% |
| 1957 | 2,050 Degree days | -22.0% |
| 1958 | 2,268 Degree days | +10.7% |
| 1959 | 2,049 Degree days | -9.7% |
| 1960 | 2,087 Degree days | +1.9% |
| 1961 | 2,043 Degree days | -2.1% |
| 1962 | 2,591 Degree days | +26.8% |
| 1963 | 2,755 Degree days | +6.4% |
| 1964 | 2,342 Degree days | -15.0% |
| 1965 | 2,368 Degree days | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 2,236 Degree days | -5.6% |
| 1967 | 2,079 Degree days | -7.0% |
| 1968 | 2,325 Degree days | +11.8% |
| 1969 | 2,522 Degree days | +8.4% |
| 1970 | 2,344 Degree days | -7.1% |
| 1971 | 2,157 Degree days | -8.0% |
| 1972 | 2,271 Degree days | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 2,261 Degree days | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 2,015 Degree days | -10.9% |
| 1975 | 2,168 Degree days | +7.6% |
| 1976 | 2,241 Degree days | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 2,095 Degree days | -6.5% |
| 1978 | 2,299 Degree days | +9.7% |
| 1979 | 2,575 Degree days | +12.0% |
| 1980 | 2,322 Degree days | -9.8% |
| 1981 | 2,311 Degree days | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 2,136 Degree days | -7.6% |
| 1983 | 2,111 Degree days | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 2,221 Degree days | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 2,581 Degree days | +16.2% |
| 1986 | 2,406 Degree days | -6.8% |
| 1987 | 2,472 Degree days | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 1,915 Degree days | -22.5% |
| 1989 | 1,918 Degree days | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 1,790 Degree days | -6.7% |
| 1991 | 2,222 Degree days | +24.2% |
| 1992 | 2,030 Degree days | -8.6% |
| 1993 | 2,178 Degree days | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 1,963 Degree days | -9.9% |
| 1995 | 2,107 Degree days | +7.3% |
| 1996 | 2,627 Degree days | +24.7% |
| 1997 | 2,153 Degree days | -18.0% |
| 1998 | 2,010 Degree days | -6.6% |
| 1999 | 1,919 Degree days | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 1,846 Degree days | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 2,076 Degree days | +12.5% |
| 2002 | 1,910 Degree days | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 2,118 Degree days | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 2,037 Degree days | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 1,965 Degree days | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 1,946 Degree days | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 1,731 Degree days | -11.0% |
| 2008 | 2,011 Degree days | +16.1% |
| 2009 | 2,034 Degree days | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 2,558 Degree days | +25.8% |
| 2011 | 1,833 Degree days | -28.4% |
| 2012 | 2,090 Degree days | +14.1% |
| 2013 | 2,274 Degree days | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 1,631 Degree days | -28.3% |
| 2015 | 1,869 Degree days | +14.6% |
| 2016 | 1,988 Degree days | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 1,867 Degree days | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 1,886 Degree days | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1,809 Degree days | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 1,666 Degree days | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 2,036 Degree days | +22.2% |
| 2022 | 1,715 Degree days | -15.7% |
| 2023 | 1,821 Degree days | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 1,745 Degree days | -4.2% |
| 2025 | 1,692 Degree days | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,294 Degree days | 2,049 Degree days | 2,626 Degree days | 10 |
| 1960s | 2,335 Degree days | 2,043 Degree days | 2,755 Degree days | 10 |
| 1970s | 2,243 Degree days | 2,015 Degree days | 2,575 Degree days | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,239 Degree days | 1,915 Degree days | 2,581 Degree days | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,100 Degree days | 1,790 Degree days | 2,627 Degree days | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,967 Degree days | 1,731 Degree days | 2,118 Degree days | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,981 Degree days | 1,631 Degree days | 2,558 Degree days | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,779 Degree days | 1,666 Degree days | 2,036 Degree days | 6 |
More reference data data for Utrecht
- Cooling and heating degree days by NUTS 2 regions - annual data 7.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Cooling degree 14.25 Degree days (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling -17.3 Degree days (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating -418.54 Degree days (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating -14.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling -305.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days by NUTS 2 regions - monthly data -0.805 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Cooling degree -64.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs, annual growth rate -3.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Extreme precipitation days 2 Days per year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas in Utrecht?
- Cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas in Utrecht was 1,692 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 Utrecht?
- The highest recorded value was 2,755 Degree days in 1963.
- What is the lowest cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas recorded in Utrecht?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,631 Degree days in 2014.
- How does Utrecht rank for cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas?
- Utrecht ranks 569th out of 1314 regions with data for 2025.
- Is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas rising or falling in Utrecht?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Utrecht 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