Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - Cities in Edinburgh
Edinburgh: Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - Cities was -0.6647 Degrees celsius in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - Cities in Edinburgh, 1981–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Degrees celsius.
Analysis
Edinburgh recorded -0.6647 Degrees celsius for air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities in 2025.
That represents a change of down 174.0% on the previous year and down 733.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities in Edinburgh peaked at 1.2 Degrees celsius in 2022 and was at its lowest, -1.09 Degrees celsius, in 1986.
That places Edinburgh 924th 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 Edinburgh, year by year
| Year | Degrees celsius | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -0.7229 Degrees celsius | — |
| 1982 | -0.2172 Degrees celsius | -70.0% |
| 1983 | -0.0216 Degrees celsius | -90.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0888 Degrees celsius | -510.3% |
| 1985 | -0.8833 Degrees celsius | -1095.2% |
| 1986 | -1.09 Degrees celsius | +23.6% |
| 1987 | -0.7176 Degrees celsius | -34.3% |
| 1988 | 0.075 Degrees celsius | -110.4% |
| 1989 | 0.4657 Degrees celsius | +521.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4926 Degrees celsius | +5.8% |
| 1991 | -0.1784 Degrees celsius | -136.2% |
| 1992 | -0.1194 Degrees celsius | -33.1% |
| 1993 | -0.5576 Degrees celsius | +367.2% |
| 1994 | -0.1301 Degrees celsius | -76.7% |
| 1995 | 0.2536 Degrees celsius | -294.9% |
| 1996 | -0.4544 Degrees celsius | -279.2% |
| 1997 | 0.6694 Degrees celsius | -247.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2904 Degrees celsius | -56.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3202 Degrees celsius | +10.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0543 Degrees celsius | -83.0% |
| 2001 | -0.2325 Degrees celsius | -528.1% |
| 2002 | 0.4542 Degrees celsius | -295.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6733 Degrees celsius | +48.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5938 Degrees celsius | -11.8% |
| 2005 | 0.5501 Degrees celsius | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7603 Degrees celsius | +38.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4832 Degrees celsius | -36.4% |
| 2008 | -0.0016 Degrees celsius | -100.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1863 Degrees celsius | -11588.8% |
| 2010 | -1.08 Degrees celsius | -681.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5203 Degrees celsius | -148.0% |
| 2012 | -0.3957 Degrees celsius | -176.1% |
| 2013 | -0.104 Degrees celsius | -73.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8617 Degrees celsius | -928.9% |
| 2015 | 0.105 Degrees celsius | -87.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1779 Degrees celsius | +69.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5423 Degrees celsius | +204.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4391 Degrees celsius | -19.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5684 Degrees celsius | +29.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5802 Degrees celsius | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5032 Degrees celsius | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 1.2 Degrees celsius | +137.6% |
| 2023 | 1.09 Degrees celsius | -8.8% |
| 2024 | 0.8985 Degrees celsius | -17.6% |
| 2025 | -0.6647 Degrees celsius | -174.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.3361 Degrees celsius | -1.09 Degrees celsius | 0.4657 Degrees celsius | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0586 Degrees celsius | -0.5576 Degrees celsius | 0.6694 Degrees celsius | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3521 Degrees celsius | -0.2325 Degrees celsius | 0.7603 Degrees celsius | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1632 Degrees celsius | -1.08 Degrees celsius | 0.8617 Degrees celsius | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6005 Degrees celsius | -0.6647 Degrees celsius | 1.2 Degrees celsius | 6 |
More climate change data for Edinburgh
- Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - Cities 7.27 Degrees celsius (2025)
- Climate projections by scenario, 2030–2060 – Cities and FUAs 9.33 Degrees celsius (2060)
- Climate projections by scenario, 2030–2060 – Cities and FUAs 0.9564 Degrees celsius (2060)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from 0.05 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from 0.46 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from 0.24 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from 0.23 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from power 0.01 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from road 0.4 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions total 1.18 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities in Edinburgh?
- Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities in Edinburgh was -0.6647 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 Edinburgh?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 Degrees celsius in 2022.
- What is the lowest air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities recorded in Edinburgh?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.09 Degrees celsius in 1986.
- How does Edinburgh rank for air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities?
- Edinburgh ranks 924th out of 1314 regions with data for 2025.
- Is air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities rising or falling in Edinburgh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 733.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Edinburgh 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