Ireland vs United Kingdom: Cooling Degree Days
Ireland
0.57
in 2024
United Kingdom
28.37
in 2024
Ireland rank
191st
United Kingdom rank
188th
Cooling Degree Days over time
- Ireland
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 28.37 against 0.57 in Ireland, a difference of 27.8.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 49.8 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Ireland ranks 191st and United Kingdom ranks 188th of 192 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7288 | 8.65 | 7.92 | United Kingdom |
| 1970s | 6.74 | 16.32 | 9.58 | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 8.46 | 17.27 | 8.81 | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 8.67 | 26.98 | 18.31 | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 5.39 | 27.5 | 22.11 | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 9.51 | 30.05 | 20.53 | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 14.95 | 46.85 | 31.91 | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cooling degree days, Ireland or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 28.37 against 0.57 in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cooling degree days between Ireland and United Kingdom?
- 27.8, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and United Kingdom?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and United Kingdom rank globally for cooling degree days?
- Ireland ranks 191st and United Kingdom ranks 188th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org, published as Cooling Degree Days. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A cooling degree day (CDD) is a measurement designed to track energy use. It is the number of degrees that a day's average temperature is above 18°C (65°F). Daily degree days are accumulated to obtain annual values.