Number of heating and cooling degree days in Europe 2022

Norway and Finland were the European countries with the highest number of heating degree days in 2022. On the other side of the spectrum, Cyprus and Malta were the countries with the highest number of cooling degree days. That means that the number of degrees that the average temperature of Malta was below 15 degrees Celsius added up throughout the whole year amounted to 544. 15 degrees Celsius is set as the base temperature under which it would be necessary to heat indoor spaces, while degrees Celsius is set as the base temperature above which it would be necessary to start heating indoor spaces. The countries with the highest numbers have the highest need for space heating or cooling throughout the year.