Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - Cities in Essen
Essen: Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - Cities was 0.4857 Degrees celsius in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - Cities in Essen, 1981–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Degrees celsius.
Analysis
Essen recorded 0.4857 Degrees celsius for air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities in 2025.
That represents a change of down 73.3% on the previous year and down 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities in Essen peaked at 1.88 Degrees celsius in 2020 and was at its lowest, -1.69 Degrees celsius, in 1985.
That places Essen 639th 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 Essen, year by year
| Year | Degrees celsius | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -0.8435 Degrees celsius | — |
| 1982 | 0.1904 Degrees celsius | -122.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0604 Degrees celsius | -68.3% |
| 1984 | -0.7214 Degrees celsius | -1294.1% |
| 1985 | -1.69 Degrees celsius | +134.8% |
| 1986 | -1.03 Degrees celsius | -38.9% |
| 1987 | -1.46 Degrees celsius | +41.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2951 Degrees celsius | -120.2% |
| 1989 | 0.8669 Degrees celsius | +193.8% |
| 1990 | 0.7331 Degrees celsius | -15.4% |
| 1991 | -0.3879 Degrees celsius | -152.9% |
| 1992 | 0.3946 Degrees celsius | -201.7% |
| 1993 | -0.4024 Degrees celsius | -202.0% |
| 1994 | 0.7584 Degrees celsius | -288.5% |
| 1995 | 0.401 Degrees celsius | -47.1% |
| 1996 | -1.63 Degrees celsius | -505.3% |
| 1997 | -0.0581 Degrees celsius | -96.4% |
| 1998 | -0.0408 Degrees celsius | -29.7% |
| 1999 | 0.6454 Degrees celsius | -1681.6% |
| 2000 | 0.7606 Degrees celsius | +17.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1289 Degrees celsius | -83.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6669 Degrees celsius | +417.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5937 Degrees celsius | -11.0% |
| 2004 | -0.0053 Degrees celsius | -100.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4332 Degrees celsius | -8308.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8759 Degrees celsius | +102.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9398 Degrees celsius | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 0.3067 Degrees celsius | -67.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2929 Degrees celsius | -4.5% |
| 2010 | -1.07 Degrees celsius | -464.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8999 Degrees celsius | -184.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1946 Degrees celsius | -78.4% |
| 2013 | -0.2211 Degrees celsius | -213.6% |
| 2014 | 1.48 Degrees celsius | -770.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7923 Degrees celsius | -46.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7018 Degrees celsius | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9186 Degrees celsius | +30.9% |
| 2018 | 1.81 Degrees celsius | +97.0% |
| 2019 | 1.39 Degrees celsius | -23.5% |
| 2020 | 1.88 Degrees celsius | +35.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2182 Degrees celsius | -88.4% |
| 2022 | 1.76 Degrees celsius | +706.0% |
| 2023 | 1.72 Degrees celsius | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 1.82 Degrees celsius | +6.2% |
| 2025 | 0.4857 Degrees celsius | -73.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.4826 Degrees celsius | -1.69 Degrees celsius | 0.8669 Degrees celsius | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.0418 Degrees celsius | -1.63 Degrees celsius | 0.7584 Degrees celsius | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4993 Degrees celsius | -0.0053 Degrees celsius | 0.9398 Degrees celsius | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6897 Degrees celsius | -1.07 Degrees celsius | 1.81 Degrees celsius | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.31 Degrees celsius | 0.2182 Degrees celsius | 1.88 Degrees celsius | 6 |
More climate change data for Essen
- Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - Cities 10.37 Degrees celsius (2025)
- Climate projections by scenario, 2030–2060 – Cities and FUAs 11.94 Degrees celsius (2060)
- Climate projections by scenario, 2030–2060 – Cities and FUAs 1.48 Degrees celsius (2060)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from 0.01 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from 0.77 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from 0.63 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from 0.62 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from power 0.05 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from road 0.38 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions total 1.89 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities in Essen?
- Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities in Essen was 0.4857 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 Essen?
- The highest recorded value was 1.88 Degrees celsius in 2020.
- What is the lowest air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities recorded in Essen?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.69 Degrees celsius in 1985.
- How does Essen rank for air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities?
- Essen ranks 639th out of 1314 regions with data for 2025.
- Is air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities rising or falling in Essen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Essen 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