Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs (heating Cities) in Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach: Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs (heating Cities) was 1,206 Degree days in 2025. ▼ Falling
Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs in Virginia Beach, 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 Virginia Beach stood at 1,206 Degree days.
That represents a change of up 14.1% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas in Virginia Beach peaked at 1,627 Degree days in 1969 and was at its lowest, 884.49 Degree days, in 2020.
That places Virginia Beach 815th 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 (heating Cities) in Virginia Beach, year by year
| Year | Degree days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1,186 Degree days | — |
| 1951 | 1,191 Degree days | +0.4% |
| 1952 | 1,222 Degree days | +2.6% |
| 1953 | 997.64 Degree days | -18.3% |
| 1954 | 1,246 Degree days | +24.9% |
| 1955 | 1,367 Degree days | +9.7% |
| 1956 | 1,174 Degree days | -14.1% |
| 1957 | 1,195 Degree days | +1.7% |
| 1958 | 1,580 Degree days | +32.3% |
| 1959 | 1,230 Degree days | -22.2% |
| 1960 | 1,525 Degree days | +24.0% |
| 1961 | 1,342 Degree days | -12.0% |
| 1962 | 1,445 Degree days | +7.7% |
| 1963 | 1,493 Degree days | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 1,227 Degree days | -17.8% |
| 1965 | 1,387 Degree days | +13.1% |
| 1966 | 1,479 Degree days | +6.6% |
| 1967 | 1,333 Degree days | -9.8% |
| 1968 | 1,511 Degree days | +13.3% |
| 1969 | 1,627 Degree days | +7.7% |
| 1970 | 1,426 Degree days | -12.4% |
| 1971 | 1,245 Degree days | -12.7% |
| 1972 | 1,188 Degree days | -4.6% |
| 1973 | 1,179 Degree days | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 1,027 Degree days | -12.9% |
| 1975 | 1,099 Degree days | +7.0% |
| 1976 | 1,307 Degree days | +19.0% |
| 1977 | 1,384 Degree days | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 1,434 Degree days | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 1,312 Degree days | -8.5% |
| 1980 | 1,491 Degree days | +13.6% |
| 1981 | 1,481 Degree days | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 1,243 Degree days | -16.1% |
| 1983 | 1,242 Degree days | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 1,229 Degree days | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 1,247 Degree days | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 1,196 Degree days | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 1,350 Degree days | +12.9% |
| 1988 | 1,384 Degree days | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 1,350 Degree days | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 887.2 Degree days | -34.3% |
| 1991 | 1,043 Degree days | +17.6% |
| 1992 | 1,217 Degree days | +16.7% |
| 1993 | 1,277 Degree days | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 1,116 Degree days | -12.6% |
| 1995 | 1,333 Degree days | +19.4% |
| 1996 | 1,424 Degree days | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 1,216 Degree days | -14.6% |
| 1998 | 981.64 Degree days | -19.3% |
| 1999 | 1,092 Degree days | +11.3% |
| 2000 | 1,346 Degree days | +23.3% |
| 2001 | 1,139 Degree days | -15.4% |
| 2002 | 1,132 Degree days | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 1,328 Degree days | +17.4% |
| 2004 | 1,306 Degree days | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 1,363 Degree days | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 1,047 Degree days | -23.2% |
| 2007 | 1,174 Degree days | +12.1% |
| 2008 | 1,113 Degree days | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 1,250 Degree days | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 1,485 Degree days | +18.7% |
| 2011 | 1,124 Degree days | -24.3% |
| 2012 | 975.77 Degree days | -13.2% |
| 2013 | 1,302 Degree days | +33.5% |
| 2014 | 1,403 Degree days | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 1,207 Degree days | -14.0% |
| 2016 | 1,143 Degree days | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 1,022 Degree days | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 1,262 Degree days | +23.5% |
| 2019 | 1,057 Degree days | -16.2% |
| 2020 | 884.49 Degree days | -16.3% |
| 2021 | 1,065 Degree days | +20.4% |
| 2022 | 1,126 Degree days | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 933.8 Degree days | -17.1% |
| 2024 | 1,057 Degree days | +13.2% |
| 2025 | 1,206 Degree days | +14.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,239 Degree days | 997.64 Degree days | 1,580 Degree days | 10 |
| 1960s | 1,437 Degree days | 1,227 Degree days | 1,627 Degree days | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,260 Degree days | 1,027 Degree days | 1,434 Degree days | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,321 Degree days | 1,196 Degree days | 1,491 Degree days | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,159 Degree days | 887.2 Degree days | 1,424 Degree days | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,220 Degree days | 1,047 Degree days | 1,363 Degree days | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,198 Degree days | 975.77 Degree days | 1,485 Degree days | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,045 Degree days | 884.49 Degree days | 1,206 Degree days | 6 |
More reference data data for Virginia Beach
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Cooling degree 381.96 Degree days (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling -39.04 Degree days (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating -27.4 Degree days (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating 84.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs, annual growth rate 14.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in cooling -290.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Cooling degree -13.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Extreme precipitation days 15.91 Days per year (2024)
- Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Change in extreme precipitation 2.08 Days per year (2024)
- Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs 24.2 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas in Virginia Beach?
- Cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas in Virginia Beach was 1,206 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 Virginia Beach?
- The highest recorded value was 1,627 Degree days in 1969.
- What is the lowest cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas recorded in Virginia Beach?
- The lowest recorded value was 884.49 Degree days in 2020.
- How does Virginia Beach rank for cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas?
- Virginia Beach ranks 815th out of 1314 regions with data for 2025.
- Is cooling and heating degree days - cities and fuas rising or falling in Virginia Beach?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Virginia Beach 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