Climate risk in Nanyang
Henan, China · 1.9M people in the urban area
What threatens Nanyang most
- Water stress
- Extremely High WRI Aqueduct
- Drought
- High WRI Aqueduct
- Earthquake
- Low GSHAP
Tsunamis and landslides are not rated for a single city here. Climate risk profile of China
In an average year, fire burns 1% of the land around Nanyang.
Shanghai: 0%.
1% © OpenStreetMap Nanyang's climate in the 2050s
2041-2060 compared with 1991-2020, moderate emissions
By the 2050s, Nanyang's climate comes closest to that of Fuyang (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
+1.8°C
Mean temperature over the year
+1.8°C
Highest in the warmest month
+1.7°C
Lowest in the coldest month
+5%
Precipitation over the year
Under high emissions, no large city has such a climate today; the nearest is Jinhua (China).
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How close the match is: 2.0 σ to the climate of Fuyang today, where under 2 is close and over 4 is no match (Mahony et al. 2017). 2 of 3 climate model runs name the same city. Seasonal temperature and rain are compared, not extremes, city heat or the sea.
Where else Nanyang stands out
38 days
Hot days in 2025, over 35 °C
Shanghai: 16 days.
Higher than in 76% of the world's 630 large cities
Hazards at Nanyang
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 | Nanyang | Among large cities | In China |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hot days in 2025, over 35 °C | 38 days | Among large cities: above 76% | In China: 29 of 135 |
| Tropical nights in 2025, over 20 °C | 106 days | Among large cities: above 50% | In China: 90 of 135 |
| Hottest day of 2025 | 38°C | Among large cities: above 63% | In China: 63 of 135 |
| Warming by 2050, moderate emissions | +2°C | Among large cities: above 53% | In China: 93 of 135 |
| Days with 20 mm of rain or more in 2025 | 14 days | Among large cities: above 67% | In China: 63 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 | High | Among large cities: above 50% | In China: 1 of 135 |
| Earthquake shaking, once in 475 years | 0.19 m/s² | Among large cities: above 22% | In China: 108 of 135 |
| Land burned in an average year | 1% | Among large cities: above 83% | In China: 14 of 135 |
| 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 Nanyang on the live map
See the hot days around Nanyang on the live map
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