Climate risk in Datong
Shanxi, China · 1.9M people in the urban area
What threatens Datong most
- Water stress
- Extremely High WRI Aqueduct
- Drought
- Medium-High WRI Aqueduct
- Earthquake
- Moderate GSHAP
Tsunamis and landslides are not rated for a single city here. Climate risk profile of China
Datong is projected to be +2.4°C warmer by 2050 under moderate emissions.
Shanghai: +2.1°C.
Datong's climate in the 2050s
2041-2060 compared with 1991-2020, moderate emissions
By the 2050s, Datong is projected to have the climate that Zhangjiakou (China) has today.
+1.8°C
Mean temperature over the year
+1.9°C
Highest in the warmest month
+2.1°C
Lowest in the coldest month
+12%
Precipitation over the year
Under high emissions, Datong would have the climate that Taiyuan (China) has today.
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How close the match is: 1.1 σ to the climate of Zhangjiakou today, where under 2 is close and over 4 is no match (Mahony et al. 2017). 3 of 3 climate model runs name the same city. Seasonal temperature and rain are compared, not extremes, city heat or the sea.
Hazards at Datong
Read at the city's centre and compared with the Atlas's 630 large cities. Moderate emissions is the IPCC's scenario SSP2-4.5.
| Hazard | Datong | Among large cities | In China |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hot days in 2025, over 35 °C | 0 days | ||
| Tropical nights in 2025, over 20 °C | 16 days | Among large cities: above 24% | In China: 128 of 135 |
| Hottest day of 2025 | 33.9°C | Among large cities: above 29% | In China: 116 of 135 |
| Warming by 2050, moderate emissions | +2.4°C | Among large cities: above 78% | In China: 26 of 135 |
| Days with 20 mm of rain or more in 2025 | 7 days | Among large cities: above 40% | In China: 117 of 135 |
| River flood depth, 100-year event | Dry at the city centre point | ||
| Coastal flood depth, 100-year event | Dry at the city centre point | ||
| Water stress | Extremely High (>80%) | Among large cities: above 70% | In China: 1 of 135 |
| Drought risk | Medium-High | Among large cities: above 13% | In China: 74 of 135 |
| Earthquake shaking, once in 475 years | 1.33 m/s² | Among large cities: above 69% | In China: 24 of 135 |
| Land burned in an average year | 0% | ||
| Cyclone wind, once in 100 years | 0 m/s |
Flood depth is read in a single 1 km cell at the city's centre, in today's climate. Other parts of the city can still flood. The country page names the deepest point near a coastal city in 2080, so its figure can be higher. See how deep a river flood reaches around Datong on the live map
See the tropical nights around Datong on the live map
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