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Heating and Cooling Degree Days (HDD and CDD) can help you relate how much you might spend to heat and cool your home.

A high HDD indicates a cold climate and a high CDD indicates a warm climate.

Of our 99 top places to retire, Newport Beach and San Luis Obispo, California are easiest on the home heating and cooling bills with the lowest Heating and Cooling Degree Day totals.




Home Heating & Cooling Demands
    Annual Annual  
  Total Annual Heating Cooling  
  Heating/Cooling Degree Days Degree Days GPTR
City/Town Degree Days (HDD) (CDD) Rank
Newport Beach, CA 2,262 1,719 543 1
San Luis Obispo, CA 2,614 2,138 476 2
Monterey, CA 3,166 3,092 74 3
Napa, CA 3,218 2,689 529 4
Half Moon Bay, CA 3,765 3,754 11 5
Melbourne, FL 3,781 595 3,186 6
Sarasota, FL 3,865 538 3,327 7
Gainesville, FL 3,896 1,148 2,748 8
Naples, FL 3,962 316 3,646 9
Winter Haven, FL 4,089 538 3,551 10
Valdosta, GA 4,091 1,782 2,309 11
Hilton Head, SC 4,131 2,119 2,012 12
Galveston, TX 4,276 1,008 3,268 13
Gulf Shores, AL 4,308 1,504 2,804 14
Kailua, Oahu, HI 4,312 0 4,312 15
GPTR Rank - Lower "Total Heating/Cooling Degree Days" translates to lower home
heating and cooling costs.
Heating Degree Days (HDD)
       Measure of how cold it is relative to 65 degrees. Relates temperature to the demands
       of a/c. Calculated as the number of degrees that a day's average temperature
       (high + low / 2) is below 65.
       Example:  On June 20 in Bellingham, the day's high was 72 and low was 50. The
                        average temperature was 61 meaning June 20 had 4 heating degree days.
Cooling Degree Days (CDD)
       Measure of how hot it is relative to 65 degrees. Relates temperature to the demands
       of heating a residence. Calculated as the number of degrees that a day's average
       temperature (high + low / 2) is above 65.
HDD and CDD can vary widely depending upon your location:
HDD CDD
Fairbanks, AK 13,542 45 Cold climate
Hilton Head, SC 2,119 2,012 Temperate climate
Phoenix, AZ 1,125 4,189 Hot climate


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