Heating degree days in Centre-Val de Loire, France
Heating degree days in Centre-Val de Loire, France stood at 351.69 Degree days in Dec 2025, according to Eurostat – cooling and heating degree days by country, monthly (nrg_chdd_m). It is one of the indicators in the Degree days table (Value · Monthly), with a complete series running from Jan 1980 to Dec 2025. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Degree days table
| Indicator | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | 10-2025 | 09-2025 | 08-2025 | 07-2025 | 06-2025 | 05-2025 | 04-2025 | 03-2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heating degree days | |||||||||||
| Centre-Val de Loire | 351.69 | 266.88 | 166.97 | 58.5 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 1.58 | 85.85 | 155.97 | 292.64 | |
| Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | 396.33 | 317.38 | 205.41 | 74.56 | 5.21 | 5.99 | 3.85 | 108.96 | 183.53 | 314.09 |
Understanding heating degree days in Centre-Val de Loire, France
Centre-Val de Loire heating degree days quantify the meteorological demand for space heating exclusively across this specific administrative territory using local station readings. The scope is restricted to the designated regional boundaries, omitting weather conditions and thermal anomalies occurring in adjacent parts of the country. Unlike densely urbanized regional series, this measure reflects the prevailing climatic conditions of its specific geography, capturing local winter severity without national-level smoothing. Specialized agricultural heating and industrial furnace outputs are excluded, keeping the focus entirely on ambient weather-driven building climate control.
Seasonal patterns dictate the interpretation of this monthly sequence, with cold months generating high accumulation figures and warm months dropping to zero. Analysts should avoid comparing adjacent months because of weather volatility and seasonal shifts, relying instead on historical comparisons against the same month in previous years. Initial estimates can experience minor revisions resulting from delayed weather station reporting or quality control adjustments. Users linking this series to regional natural gas or electricity consumption must account for local housing stock characteristics and insulation levels.
Frequently asked questions
- What territory is included in this heating degree day measure?
- It encompasses only the Centre-Val de Loire administrative region based on its local meteorological station network.
- Why is year-on-year comparison preferred over month-on-month review?
- Strong seasonal weather patterns cause predictable monthly swings, making historical comparisons against the same month the valid analytical choice.
- Does this series account for local building insulation improvements?
- No, it measures pure outdoor temperature deficits relative to a baseline, completely independent of building efficiency upgrades.