Climate risk in Lanzhou
Gansu, China · 2.6M people in the urban area
What threatens Lanzhou most
- Drought
- High WRI Aqueduct
- Earthquake
- Moderate GSHAP
- River flood
- 0.15 m in a 100-year flood
Tsunamis and landslides are not rated for a single city here. Climate risk profile of China
Lanzhou is projected to be +2.7°C warmer by 2050 under moderate emissions.
Shanghai: +2.1°C.
Lanzhou's climate in the 2050s
2041-2060 compared with 1991-2020, moderate emissions
By the 2050s, Lanzhou's climate comes closest to that of Taiyuan (China) today, though no large city matches it well.
Such a climate exists today, though not in any large city. China: the place on the map
+1.9°C
Mean temperature over the year
+2.2°C
Highest in the warmest month
+2°C
Lowest in the coldest month
+9%
Precipitation over the year
Under high emissions, no large city has such a climate today; the nearest is Taiyuan (China).
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How close the match is: 2.8 σ to the climate of Taiyuan 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.
Where else Lanzhou stands out
0.15 m
River flood depth, 100-year event
Shanghai: Dry at the city centre point.
Higher than in 88% of the world's 630 large cities
Hazards at Lanzhou
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 | Lanzhou | Among large cities | In China |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hot days in 2025, over 35 °C | 0 days | ||
| Tropical nights in 2025, over 20 °C | 5 days | Among large cities: above 19% | In China: 130 of 135 |
| Hottest day of 2025 | 35°C | Among large cities: above 37% | In China: 104 of 135 |
| Warming by 2050, moderate emissions | +2.7°C | Among large cities: above 93% | In China: 12 of 135 |
| Days with 20 mm of rain or more in 2025 | 2 days | Among large cities: above 16% | In China: 132 of 135 |
| River flood depth, 100-year event | 0.15 m | Among large cities: above 88% | In China: 17 of 135 |
| Coastal flood depth, 100-year event | Dry at the city centre point | ||
| Water stress | Low (<10%) | Among large cities: above 0% | In China: 103 of 135 |
| Drought risk | High | Among large cities: above 50% | In China: 1 of 135 |
| Earthquake shaking, once in 475 years | 1.6 m/s² | Among large cities: above 73% | In China: 17 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 Lanzhou on the live map
See how deep a river flood reaches around Lanzhou on the live map
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