Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs (heating Cities) in Vancouver
Vancouver: Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs (heating Cities) was 2,271 Degree days in 2025. ▼ Falling
Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs in Vancouver, 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 Vancouver is 2,271 Degree days, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 10.6% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas in Vancouver peaked at 3,321 Degree days in 1955 and was at its lowest, 2,114 Degree days, in 2015.
That places Vancouver 270th out of 1314 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Vancouver, year by year
| Year | Degree days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3,286 Degree days | — |
| 1951 | 3,029 Degree days | -7.8% |
| 1952 | 2,858 Degree days | -5.6% |
| 1953 | 2,606 Degree days | -8.8% |
| 1954 | 2,955 Degree days | +13.4% |
| 1955 | 3,321 Degree days | +12.4% |
| 1956 | 3,073 Degree days | -7.5% |
| 1957 | 2,841 Degree days | -7.6% |
| 1958 | 2,376 Degree days | -16.4% |
| 1959 | 2,888 Degree days | +21.5% |
| 1960 | 2,910 Degree days | +0.8% |
| 1961 | 2,748 Degree days | -5.6% |
| 1962 | 2,774 Degree days | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 2,684 Degree days | -3.2% |
| 1964 | 3,047 Degree days | +13.5% |
| 1965 | 2,768 Degree days | -9.1% |
| 1966 | 2,768 Degree days | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 2,701 Degree days | -2.4% |
| 1968 | 2,862 Degree days | +6.0% |
| 1969 | 3,101 Degree days | +8.4% |
| 1970 | 2,793 Degree days | -9.9% |
| 1971 | 3,103 Degree days | +11.1% |
| 1972 | 3,082 Degree days | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 2,830 Degree days | -8.2% |
| 1974 | 2,736 Degree days | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 2,974 Degree days | +8.7% |
| 1976 | 2,722 Degree days | -8.5% |
| 1977 | 2,746 Degree days | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 2,701 Degree days | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 2,725 Degree days | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 2,710 Degree days | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 2,541 Degree days | -6.3% |
| 1982 | 2,897 Degree days | +14.0% |
| 1983 | 2,586 Degree days | -10.7% |
| 1984 | 2,917 Degree days | +12.8% |
| 1985 | 3,153 Degree days | +8.1% |
| 1986 | 2,566 Degree days | -18.6% |
| 1987 | 2,324 Degree days | -9.4% |
| 1988 | 2,588 Degree days | +11.4% |
| 1989 | 2,692 Degree days | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 2,635 Degree days | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 2,598 Degree days | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 2,281 Degree days | -12.2% |
| 1993 | 2,681 Degree days | +17.5% |
| 1994 | 2,470 Degree days | -7.9% |
| 1995 | 2,474 Degree days | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 2,944 Degree days | +19.0% |
| 1997 | 2,573 Degree days | -12.6% |
| 1998 | 2,417 Degree days | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 2,686 Degree days | +11.2% |
| 2000 | 2,689 Degree days | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 2,644 Degree days | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 2,634 Degree days | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 2,488 Degree days | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 2,312 Degree days | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 2,428 Degree days | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 2,488 Degree days | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 2,678 Degree days | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 2,825 Degree days | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 2,727 Degree days | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 2,417 Degree days | -11.4% |
| 2011 | 2,856 Degree days | +18.2% |
| 2012 | 2,649 Degree days | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 2,560 Degree days | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 2,392 Degree days | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 2,114 Degree days | -11.6% |
| 2016 | 2,266 Degree days | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 2,735 Degree days | +20.7% |
| 2018 | 2,399 Degree days | -12.3% |
| 2019 | 2,506 Degree days | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 2,479 Degree days | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 2,568 Degree days | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 2,688 Degree days | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 2,522 Degree days | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 2,541 Degree days | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 2,271 Degree days | -10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,923 Degree days | 2,376 Degree days | 3,321 Degree days | 10 |
| 1960s | 2,836 Degree days | 2,684 Degree days | 3,101 Degree days | 10 |
| 1970s | 2,841 Degree days | 2,701 Degree days | 3,103 Degree days | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,697 Degree days | 2,324 Degree days | 3,153 Degree days | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,576 Degree days | 2,281 Degree days | 2,944 Degree days | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,591 Degree days | 2,312 Degree days | 2,825 Degree days | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,489 Degree days | 2,114 Degree days | 2,856 Degree days | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,511 Degree days | 2,271 Degree days | 2,688 Degree days | 6 |
More reference data data for Vancouver
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Cooling degree 11.65 Degree days (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling -45.46 Degree days (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating -340.79 Degree days (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating -378.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs, annual growth rate -10.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling -354.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Cooling degree -84.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Extreme precipitation days 40.01 Days per year (2024)
- Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Change in extreme precipitation -2.52 Days per year (2024)
- Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs 24.7 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas in Vancouver?
- Cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas in Vancouver was 2,271 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 Vancouver?
- The highest recorded value was 3,321 Degree days in 1955.
- What is the lowest cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas recorded in Vancouver?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,114 Degree days in 2015.
- How does Vancouver rank for cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas?
- Vancouver ranks 270th out of 1314 regions with data for 2025.
- Is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas rising or falling in Vancouver?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vancouver 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