Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - Cities in Preston
Preston: Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - Cities was 0.8589 Degrees celsius in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - Cities in Preston, 1981–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Degrees celsius.
Analysis
Preston recorded 0.8589 Degrees celsius for air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.6% on the previous year and up 580.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities in Preston peaked at 1.17 Degrees celsius in 2023 and was at its lowest, -1.17 Degrees celsius, in 1986.
That places Preston 575th 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 Preston, year by year
| Year | Degrees celsius | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -0.7674 Degrees celsius | — |
| 1982 | -0.0577 Degrees celsius | -92.5% |
| 1983 | -0.0212 Degrees celsius | -63.2% |
| 1984 | -0.1126 Degrees celsius | +431.2% |
| 1985 | -0.9683 Degrees celsius | +759.7% |
| 1986 | -1.17 Degrees celsius | +20.7% |
| 1987 | -0.8738 Degrees celsius | -25.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0458 Degrees celsius | -105.2% |
| 1989 | 0.5215 Degrees celsius | +1038.7% |
| 1990 | 0.6204 Degrees celsius | +19.0% |
| 1991 | -0.2734 Degrees celsius | -144.1% |
| 1992 | -0.061 Degrees celsius | -77.7% |
| 1993 | -0.5464 Degrees celsius | +796.1% |
| 1994 | -0.0046 Degrees celsius | -99.2% |
| 1995 | 0.4458 Degrees celsius | -9855.8% |
| 1996 | -0.7638 Degrees celsius | -271.3% |
| 1997 | 0.538 Degrees celsius | -170.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3635 Degrees celsius | -32.4% |
| 1999 | 0.5613 Degrees celsius | +54.4% |
| 2000 | 0.1289 Degrees celsius | -77.0% |
| 2001 | -0.1841 Degrees celsius | -242.8% |
| 2002 | 0.5295 Degrees celsius | -387.6% |
| 2003 | 0.5226 Degrees celsius | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.5438 Degrees celsius | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.5458 Degrees celsius | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7885 Degrees celsius | +44.5% |
| 2007 | 0.622 Degrees celsius | -21.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0624 Degrees celsius | -90.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0794 Degrees celsius | +27.3% |
| 2010 | -1.12 Degrees celsius | -1506.0% |
| 2011 | 0.6208 Degrees celsius | -155.6% |
| 2012 | -0.3347 Degrees celsius | -153.9% |
| 2013 | -0.3715 Degrees celsius | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9206 Degrees celsius | -347.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1262 Degrees celsius | -86.3% |
| 2016 | 0.409 Degrees celsius | +224.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6939 Degrees celsius | +69.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6715 Degrees celsius | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5203 Degrees celsius | -22.5% |
| 2020 | 0.7604 Degrees celsius | +46.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4691 Degrees celsius | -38.3% |
| 2022 | 1.15 Degrees celsius | +144.3% |
| 2023 | 1.17 Degrees celsius | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.9826 Degrees celsius | -15.7% |
| 2025 | 0.8589 Degrees celsius | -12.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.378 Degrees celsius | -1.17 Degrees celsius | 0.5215 Degrees celsius | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.088 Degrees celsius | -0.7638 Degrees celsius | 0.6204 Degrees celsius | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3639 Degrees celsius | -0.1841 Degrees celsius | 0.7885 Degrees celsius | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.214 Degrees celsius | -1.12 Degrees celsius | 0.9206 Degrees celsius | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8971 Degrees celsius | 0.4691 Degrees celsius | 1.17 Degrees celsius | 6 |
More climate change data for Preston
- Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - Cities 9.95 Degrees celsius (2025)
- Climate projections by scenario, 2030–2060 – Cities and FUAs 10.32 Degrees celsius (2060)
- Climate projections by scenario, 2030–2060 – Cities and FUAs 1.09 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 0.11 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from 0.07 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from 0.06 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 0.16 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions total 0.4 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities in Preston?
- Air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities in Preston was 0.8589 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 Preston?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 Degrees celsius in 2023.
- What is the lowest air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities recorded in Preston?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.17 Degrees celsius in 1986.
- How does Preston rank for air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities?
- Preston ranks 575th out of 1314 regions with data for 2025.
- Is air temperature, hot days, tropical nights and icing days - cities rising or falling in Preston?
- Over the last ten years it is up 580.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Preston 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