Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - Cities in Aberdeen
Aberdeen: Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - Cities was 1.52 Degrees celsius in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - Cities in Aberdeen, 1981–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Degrees celsius.
Analysis
In 2025, air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities in Aberdeen stood at 1.52 Degrees celsius. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 91.5% on the previous year and up 685.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities in Aberdeen peaked at 1.52 Degrees celsius in 2025 and was at its lowest, -1.03 Degrees celsius, in 1986.
That places Aberdeen 464th out of 1314 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - Cities in Aberdeen, year by year
| Year | Degrees celsius | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -0.7321 Degrees celsius | — |
| 1982 | -0.3248 Degrees celsius | -55.6% |
| 1983 | -0.1374 Degrees celsius | -57.7% |
| 1984 | -0.1446 Degrees celsius | +5.2% |
| 1985 | -0.808 Degrees celsius | +458.9% |
| 1986 | -1.03 Degrees celsius | +27.4% |
| 1987 | -0.7283 Degrees celsius | -29.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0631 Degrees celsius | -108.7% |
| 1989 | 0.4382 Degrees celsius | +594.9% |
| 1990 | 0.5143 Degrees celsius | +17.4% |
| 1991 | -0.1079 Degrees celsius | -121.0% |
| 1992 | -0.0433 Degrees celsius | -59.9% |
| 1993 | -0.605 Degrees celsius | +1298.6% |
| 1994 | -0.0969 Degrees celsius | -84.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0102 Degrees celsius | -110.5% |
| 1996 | -0.4152 Degrees celsius | -4186.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5762 Degrees celsius | -238.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1255 Degrees celsius | -78.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1988 Degrees celsius | +58.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0745 Degrees celsius | -62.5% |
| 2001 | -0.1892 Degrees celsius | -353.8% |
| 2002 | 0.5538 Degrees celsius | -392.8% |
| 2003 | 0.8499 Degrees celsius | +53.5% |
| 2004 | 0.5763 Degrees celsius | -32.2% |
| 2005 | 0.5582 Degrees celsius | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6734 Degrees celsius | +20.6% |
| 2007 | 0.5841 Degrees celsius | -13.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0743 Degrees celsius | -87.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3033 Degrees celsius | +308.1% |
| 2010 | -0.8122 Degrees celsius | -367.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4708 Degrees celsius | -158.0% |
| 2012 | -0.37 Degrees celsius | -178.6% |
| 2013 | -0.0449 Degrees celsius | -87.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8516 Degrees celsius | -1994.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1931 Degrees celsius | -77.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2866 Degrees celsius | +48.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6506 Degrees celsius | +127.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4169 Degrees celsius | -35.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5672 Degrees celsius | +36.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5751 Degrees celsius | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3162 Degrees celsius | -45.0% |
| 2022 | 1.04 Degrees celsius | +227.8% |
| 2023 | 0.7539 Degrees celsius | -27.3% |
| 2024 | 0.7923 Degrees celsius | +5.1% |
| 2025 | 1.52 Degrees celsius | +91.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.3781 Degrees celsius | -1.03 Degrees celsius | 0.4382 Degrees celsius | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0157 Degrees celsius | -0.605 Degrees celsius | 0.5762 Degrees celsius | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4059 Degrees celsius | -0.1892 Degrees celsius | 0.8499 Degrees celsius | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2209 Degrees celsius | -0.8122 Degrees celsius | 0.8516 Degrees celsius | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8319 Degrees celsius | 0.3162 Degrees celsius | 1.52 Degrees celsius | 6 |
More climate change data for Aberdeen
- Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - Cities 9.61 Degrees celsius (2025)
- Climate projections by scenario, 2030–2060 – Cities and FUAs 9.93 Degrees celsius (2060)
- Climate projections by scenario, 2030–2060 – Cities and FUAs 1.8 Degrees celsius (2060)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from 0.02 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from 0.19 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from 0.11 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from 0.11 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from power 0 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from road 0.21 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions total 0.56 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities in Aberdeen?
- Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities in Aberdeen was 1.52 Degrees celsius in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities recorded in Aberdeen?
- The highest recorded value was 1.52 Degrees celsius in 2025.
- What is the lowest air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities recorded in Aberdeen?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.03 Degrees celsius in 1986.
- How does Aberdeen rank for air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities?
- Aberdeen ranks 464th out of 1314 regions with data for 2025.
- Is air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities rising or falling in Aberdeen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 685.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Aberdeen data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - Cities and FUAs — Change in air temperature at 2 meters from 1981–2010 period. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides indicators of air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days. Data sources and methodology Indicators are estimated using ERA5-Land data. Air temperature indicators correspond to the average annual air temperature at a height of 2 meters. Hot days correspond to the number of days when the maximum temperature exceeds 35°C. Tropical nights correspond to the days when the minimum temperature is above 20°C, and icing days to the number of days when the maximum temperature is below 0°C. ERA5-Land is used as it provides harmonised, globally consistent coverage at fine spatial resolution (0.1 degree), enabling the production of comparable subnational indicators also where national meteorological data are not available at the required scale. 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 correspondence table between SAUs and FUAs/cities is available in parquet and csv format. The definition identifies 1 272 FUAs and 1 269 cities in all OECD member countries except Costa Rica and three accession countries. Cite this dataset OECD Regions, cities and local areas database (Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - 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