Cooling Degree Days in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Cooling Degree Days was 1,103 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1,103
Change on year
up 27.2%
World rank
145th
of 192 countries
All-time high
1,103
in 2024
All-time low
200.07
in 1976
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Cooling Degree Days in Bulgaria, 1960–2024

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Source: World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.

Analysis

In 2024, cooling degree days in Bulgaria stood at 1,103. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

The figure is up 27.2% on the previous year and up 97.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cooling degree days in Bulgaria peaked at 1,103 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 200.07, in 1976.

Bulgaria ranks 145th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 477.62 388.72 669.6 10
1970s 396.96 200.07 478.63 10
1980s 460.77 375.23 640.81 10
1990s 572.5 434.16 786.55 10
2000s 666.63 445.49 870.54 10
2010s 740.66 558.35 1,022 10
2020s 858.8 754.83 1,103 5

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 142 Moldova 1,127 compare
  2. 143 Albania 1,114 compare
  3. 144 Serbia 1,107 compare
  4. 146 Italy 1,101 compare
  5. 147 Hungary 1,063 compare
  6. 148 Spain 1,054 compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is cooling degree days in Bulgaria?
Cooling degree days in Bulgaria was 1,103 in 2024, according to World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org.
What is the highest cooling degree days recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 1,103 in 2024.
What is the lowest cooling degree days recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 200.07 in 1976.
How does Bulgaria rank for cooling degree days?
Bulgaria ranks 145th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
Is cooling degree days rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 97.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
The figures come from World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org, published as part of Cooling Degree Days. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Cooling Degree Days
Source
World Bank, Climate Change Knowledge Portal. https://climateknowledgeportal.worldbank.org
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 12,480 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.