Exposure to extreme temperature — Annual temperature change in Utrecht
Utrecht: Exposure to extreme temperature — Annual temperature change was 1.61 Degrees celsius in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Exposure to extreme temperature — Annual temperature change in Utrecht, 1979–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Degrees celsius.
Analysis
Utrecht recorded 1.61 Degrees celsius for exposure to extreme temperature — annual temperature change in 2023. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.6% on the previous year and up 547.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exposure to extreme temperature — annual temperature change in Utrecht peaked at 1.61 Degrees celsius in 2023 and was at its lowest, -1.67 Degrees celsius, in 1985.
Utrecht ranks 198th of 698 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -1.56 Degrees celsius | -1.56 Degrees celsius | -1.56 Degrees celsius | 1 |
| 1980s | -0.5598 Degrees celsius | -1.67 Degrees celsius | 0.5853 Degrees celsius | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0239 Degrees celsius | -1.6 Degrees celsius | 0.7269 Degrees celsius | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5567 Degrees celsius | 0.2639 Degrees celsius | 1.04 Degrees celsius | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5342 Degrees celsius | -1.07 Degrees celsius | 1.55 Degrees celsius | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.23 Degrees celsius | 0.2931 Degrees celsius | 1.61 Degrees celsius | 4 |
Countries ranked near Utrecht
- 195 Uruguay 0.7533 Degrees celsius compare
- 196 Virgin Islands U.S. 0.7419 Degrees celsius compare
- 197 Grenada 0.7376 Degrees celsius compare
- 198 Heard Island and McDonald Islands 0.729 Degrees celsius compare
- 199 Réunion 0.7234 Degrees celsius compare
- 200 Saint Barthélemy 0.72 Degrees celsius compare
- 201 Comoros 0.7166 Degrees celsius compare
More reference data data for Utrecht
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs — Change in heating -418.54 Degree days (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days - Cities and FUAs 1,692 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 — Cooling degree 14.25 Degree days (2025)
- Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Extreme precipitation days 2 Days per year (2024)
- Precipitation - Cities and FUAs — Change in extreme precipitation 0.1601 Days per year (2024)
- Exposure to extreme precipitation — Annual precipitation change 281.97 Millimetres per year (2023)
- Cooling and heating degree days by NUTS 2 regions - monthly data 369.66 (2025)
- Cooling and heating degree days by NUTS 2 regions - annual data 2,413 (2025)
- Dependency ratio - Cities and FUAs 18.4 Percentage of population aged 15-64 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is exposure to extreme temperature — annual temperature change in Utrecht?
- Exposure to extreme temperature — annual temperature change in Utrecht was 1.61 Degrees celsius in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest exposure to extreme temperature — annual temperature change recorded in Utrecht?
- The highest recorded value was 1.61 Degrees celsius in 2023.
- What is the lowest exposure to extreme temperature — annual temperature change recorded in Utrecht?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.67 Degrees celsius in 1985.
- How does Utrecht rank for exposure to extreme temperature — annual temperature change?
- Utrecht ranks 198th out of 698 regions with data for 2023.
- Is exposure to extreme temperature — annual temperature change rising or falling in Utrecht?
- Over the last ten years it is up 547.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Utrecht data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Exposure to extreme temperature — Annual temperature change. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataset provides a global assessment of changes in average temperature by providing the temperature anomaly, days with above-average temperatures and days with below-average temperatures. Exposure indicators to extreme temperature have been prepared jointly by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the International Energy Agency (IEA). Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset also provides a global assessment of extreme temperatures through the use of a variety of climate indices, including hot days, tropical nights, the Universal Thermal Climate Index and icing days. The datasets span the period 1979-2022, depending on data availability and are the result of the use of a variety of geospatial data sources. The dataset has a global coverage on a national level; on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. A number of aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas and the LAC region. Data source(s): Copernicus Climate Data Store temperature data (ERA5) and Global Human Settlement Layer population grid data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation