Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land surface temperature by country
This dataset provides sub-national indicators on land surface temperature in FUAs and Cities. Data sources and methodology Land surface temperature refers to the average temperature of the land surface within a local area, excluding water bodies. Data are available for both daytime and nighttime, as well as...
What the numbers show
Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land surface temperature is currently reported for 2 countries. The highest value is 14.37 Degrees celsius in Armenia; the lowest is -1.61 Degrees celsius in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 6.38 Degrees celsius, and the mean is 6.38 Degrees celsius.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 9.
Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenia | 14.37 Degrees celsius | 2024 | up 5.1% | flat |
| 2 | Luxembourg | -1.61 Degrees celsius | 2024 | up 50.4% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Barranquilla 24.52 Degrees celsius
- Coimbra 6.21 Degrees celsius
- Girardot 23.9 Degrees celsius
- Porto 5.99 Degrees celsius
- Espinal 23.09 Degrees celsius
- Braga 4.76 Degrees celsius
- Sabanalarga 22.95 Degrees celsius
- Nantes 2.83 Degrees celsius
- Sincelejo 22.73 Degrees celsius
- Toledo 2.71 Degrees celsius
- Barrancabermeja 22.69 Degrees celsius
- Sacramento 2.52 Degrees celsius
- Maicao 22.62 Degrees celsius
- Treviso 0.1909 Degrees celsius
- Aguachica 22.6 Degrees celsius
- Santiago -0.1714 Degrees celsius
- Cayenne 22.55 Degrees celsius
- Monteria 22.24 Degrees celsius
- La Dorada 22.17 Degrees celsius
- Caucasia 22.06 Degrees celsius
- Magangue 21.96 Degrees celsius
- El Carmen de Bolivar 21.76 Degrees celsius
- Apartado 21.43 Degrees celsius
- Yopal 21.34 Degrees celsius
- Fort-de-France 21.34 Degrees celsius
- Arauca 21.3 Degrees celsius
- Riohacha 20.89 Degrees celsius
- Greater Darwin 20.76 Degrees celsius
- Acapulco de Juarez 20.61 Degrees celsius
- Lazaro Cardenas 20.13 Degrees celsius
- Mamoudzou 20.03 Degrees celsius
- Valledupar 20.02 Degrees celsius
- Tapachula 19.95 Degrees celsius
- Villavicencio 19.86 Degrees celsius
- Apatzingan 19.39 Degrees celsius
- Carmen 19.33 Degrees celsius
- Quibdo 19.33 Degrees celsius
- Cucuta 19.07 Degrees celsius
- Coatzacoalcos 18.94 Degrees celsius
- Solidaridad 18.89 Degrees celsius
About this data
This dataset provides sub-national indicators on land surface temperature in FUAs and Cities. Data sources and methodology Land surface temperature refers to the average temperature of the land surface within a local area, excluding water bodies. Data are available for both daytime and nighttime, as well as annually and by season (summer and winter). These temperatures are derived from MODIS Aqua and Terra satellite observations, which offer high-frequency measurements at a spatial resolution of 1 km. These estimates may differ from official subnational climate statistics due to differences in methodological approaches, such as the use of reanalysis based top down modelling versus in situ observations, along with variations in input data sources, spatial resolution, and the models and algorithms used to generate temperature estimates. Defining FUAs and cities The OECD, in cooperation with the EU, has developed a harmonised definition of functional urban areas (FUAs) to capture the economic and functional reach of cities based on daily commuting patterns (OECD, 2012). FUAs consist of: A city – defined by urban centres in the degree of urbanisation, adapted to the closest local administrative units to define a city. A commuting zone – including all local areas where at least 15% of employed residents work in the city. The delineation process includes: Assigning municipalities surrounded by a single FUA to that FUA. Excluding non-contiguous municipalities. The definition identifies 1 285 FUAs and 1 402 cities in all OECD member countries except Costa Rica and three accession countries. Cite this dataset OECD Regions, cities and local areas database (Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs), http://oe.cd/geostats Further information OECD Local Data Portal OECD Regions and Cities at a Glance For questions and/or comments, please email CitiesStat@oecd.org