CLIMATE · HEATING · HDD

Heating degree days in Spain

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

2025 · Eurostat nrg_chddr2_a
National value1,602.1HDD · 2025
EU-272,827.82025
Gap vs EU-27-43.3 %
NUTS 2 regions19NUTS 2
1980 → 2025

Heating degree-day trend

Annual country history compared with EU-27.

198020253,945.3
SpainEU-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 Castilla y León ES41 2,222.6 Region page →
#2 La Rioja ES23 2,080.2 Region page →
#3 Aragón ES24 1,933.3 Region page →
#4 Comunidad Foral de Navarra ES22 1,774.4 Region page →
#5 Cantabria ES13 1,735.9 Region page →
#6 Comunidad de Madrid ES30 1,727.3 Region page →
#7 Castilla-La Mancha ES42 1,707.5 Region page →
#8 Cataluña ES51 1,684.3 Region page →
#9 Principado de Asturias ES12 1,682.4 Region page →
#10 Galicia ES11 1,625.0 Region page →
#11 País Vasco ES21 1,517.8 Region page →
#12 Extremadura ES43 1,192.2 Region page →
#13 Comunitat Valenciana ES52 1,173.7 Region page →
#14 Andalucía ES61 1,064.7 Region page →
#15 Región de Murcia ES62 966.5 Region page →
#16 Illes Balears ES53 692.2 Region page →
#17 Ciudad de Melilla ES64 382.3 Region page →
#18 Ciudad de Ceuta ES63 227.9 Region page →
#19 Canarias ES70 47.9 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.