CLIMATE · HEATING · HDD

Heating degree days in Italy

Track theoretical climate-related heating needs and compare the country’s NUTS 2 statistical regions.

2025 · Eurostat nrg_chddr2_a
National value1,740.0HDD · 2025
EU-272,827.82025
Gap vs EU-27-38.5 %
NUTS 2 regions21NUTS 2
1980 → 2025

Heating degree-day trend

Annual country history compared with EU-27.

198020253,930.8
ItalyEU-27

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NUTS 2 · 2025

NUTS 2 regions ranked by HDD

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.

RankStatistical regionNUTSDegree days
#1 Valle d’Aosta/Vallée d’Aoste ITC2 4,303.9 Region page →
#2 Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano/Bozen ITH1 3,974.3 Region page →
#3 Provincia Autonoma di Trento ITH2 3,212.7 Region page →
#4 Piemonte ITC1 2,508.0 Region page →
#5 Lombardia ITC4 2,286.5 Region page →
#6 Friuli-Venezia Giulia ITH4 2,281.6 Region page →
#7 Veneto ITH3 2,158.9 Region page →
#8 Emilia-Romagna ITH5 1,890.9 Region page →
#9 Abruzzo ITF1 1,790.5 Region page →
#10 Liguria ITC3 1,688.4 Region page →
#11 Umbria ITI2 1,682.9 Region page →
#12 Molise ITF2 1,619.5 Region page →
#13 Marche ITI3 1,618.1 Region page →
#14 Basilicata ITF5 1,508.4 Region page →
#15 Toscana ITI1 1,442.9 Region page →
#16 Lazio ITI4 1,304.5 Region page →
#17 Campania ITF3 1,301.5 Region page →
#18 Calabria ITF6 1,221.6 Region page →
#19 Puglia ITF4 1,103.4 Region page →
#20 Sardegna ITG2 1,024.5 Region page →
#21 Sicilia ITG1 971.7 Region page →
METHODOLOGY

What does a high HDD mean?

A high Heating Degree Days level indicates a more demanding climate for heating during the year. On its own, it does not determine actual building energy consumption.

Eurostat · nrg_chddr2_a · HDD · 2025.