CLIMATE · COOLING · CDD
Cooling degree days in Germany
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.
GermanyEU-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 | Rheinhessen-Pfalz | DEB3 |
56.0 | Region page → |
| #2 | Darmstadt | DE71 |
48.2 | Region page → |
| #3 | Karlsruhe | DE12 |
45.2 | Region page → |
| #4 | Saarland | DEC0 |
44.1 | Region page → |
| #5 | Düsseldorf | DEA1 |
38.4 | Region page → |
| #6 | Köln | DEA2 |
35.2 | Region page → |
| #7 | Stuttgart | DE11 |
31.7 | Region page → |
| #8 | Freiburg | DE13 |
31.7 | Region page → |
| #9 | Unterfranken | DE26 |
30.5 | Region page → |
| #10 | Koblenz | DEB1 |
30.2 | Region page → |
| #11 | Mittelfranken | DE25 |
26.5 | Region page → |
| #12 | Trier | DEB2 |
26.5 | Region page → |
| #13 | Berlin | DE30 |
24.6 | Region page → |
| #14 | Münster | DEA3 |
24.0 | Region page → |
| #15 | Niederbayern | DE22 |
22.8 | Region page → |
| #16 | Leipzig | DED5 |
20.1 | Region page → |
| #17 | Gießen | DE72 |
19.6 | Region page → |
| #18 | Hannover | DE92 |
19.0 | Region page → |
| #19 | Detmold | DEA4 |
18.7 | Region page → |
| #20 | Arnsberg | DEA5 |
18.5 | Region page → |
| #21 | Oberpfalz | DE23 |
17.7 | Region page → |
| #22 | Sachsen-Anhalt | DEE0 |
17.3 | Region page → |
| #23 | Oberfranken | DE24 |
17.0 | Region page → |
| #24 | Dresden | DED2 |
15.3 | Region page → |
| #25 | Brandenburg | DE40 |
14.9 | Region page → |
| #26 | Thüringen | DEG0 |
14.4 | Region page → |
| #27 | Oberbayern | DE21 |
13.6 | Region page → |
| #28 | Bremen | DE50 |
13.5 | Region page → |
| #29 | Hamburg | DE60 |
13.0 | Region page → |
| #30 | Chemnitz | DED4 |
12.5 | Region page → |
| #31 | Weser-Ems | DE94 |
11.0 | Region page → |
| #32 | Kassel | DE73 |
10.7 | Region page → |
| #33 | Lüneburg | DE93 |
10.6 | Region page → |
| #34 | Braunschweig | DE91 |
10.3 | Region page → |
| #35 | Tübingen | DE14 |
10.1 | Region page → |
| #36 | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | DE80 |
8.7 | Region page → |
| #37 | Schwaben | DE27 |
7.5 | Region page → |
| #38 | Schleswig-Holstein | DEF0 |
3.7 | 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.