CLIMATE · COOLING · CDD
Cooling degree days in France
Track theoretical climate-related cooling needs and compare the country’s NUTS 2 statistical regions.
2025 · Eurostat nrg_chddr2_a
1980 → 2025
Cooling degree-day trend
Annual country history compared with EU-27.
FranceEU-27
NUTS 2 · 2025
NUTS 2 regions ranked by CDD
The regional ranking uses the same year as the national value. NUTS 2 are European statistical units and do not always match current administrative regions.
| Rank | Statistical region | NUTS | Degree days | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Corse | FRM0 |
255.2 | Region page → |
| #2 | Languedoc-Roussillon | FRJ1 |
240.7 | Region page → |
| #3 | Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur | FRL0 |
175.3 | Region page → |
| #4 | Midi-Pyrénées | FRJ2 |
154.6 | Region page → |
| #5 | Aquitaine | FRI1 |
152.1 | Region page → |
| #6 | Poitou-Charentes | FRI3 |
135.4 | Region page → |
| #7 | Rhône-Alpes | FRK2 |
123.7 | Region page → |
| #8 | Limousin | FRI2 |
106.9 | Region page → |
| #9 | Centre — Val de Loire | FRB0 |
82.8 | Region page → |
| #10 | Bourgogne | FRC1 |
80.7 | Region page → |
| #11 | Pays de la Loire | FRG0 |
75.9 | Region page → |
| #12 | Auvergne | FRK1 |
69.5 | Region page → |
| #13 | Alsace | FRF1 |
67.1 | Region page → |
| #14 | Franche-Comté | FRC2 |
54.4 | Region page → |
| #15 | Ile de France | FR10 |
52.4 | Region page → |
| #16 | Champagne-Ardenne | FRF2 |
50.3 | Region page → |
| #17 | Lorraine | FRF3 |
46.7 | Region page → |
| #18 | Picardie | FRE2 |
24.5 | Region page → |
| #19 | Bretagne | FRH0 |
24.5 | Region page → |
| #20 | Nord-Pas de Calais | FRE1 |
17.6 | Region page → |
| #21 | Basse-Normandie | FRD1 |
15.4 | Region page → |
| #22 | Haute-Normandie | FRD2 |
14.1 | Region page → |
Regional names are those supplied by Eurostat.
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What does a high CDD mean?
A high Cooling Degree Days level indicates stronger climate pressure for cooling. It does not measure actual air-conditioning electricity consumption.
Eurostat · nrg_chddr2_a · CDD · 2025.