Climate risk in Barranquilla
Atlántico, Colombia · 1.8M people in the urban area
What threatens Barranquilla most
- Drought
- Medium-High WRI Aqueduct
- Earthquake
- Moderate GSHAP
- Water stress
- Low WRI Aqueduct
Tsunamis and landslides are not rated for a single city here. Climate risk profile of Colombia
Barranquilla had 365 days in 2025 when the night never cooled below 20 °C.
Bogotá: 0 days.
The highest of the 5 large cities in Colombia.
Barranquilla's climate in the 2050s
2041-2060 compared with 1991-2020, moderate emissions
By the 2050s, Barranquilla is projected to have a climate no large city has today. The nearest, Maracaibo (Venezuela), is far from it.
No place on Earth matches it well today either. Venezuela: the place on the map
+1.1°C
Mean temperature over the year
+1.3°C
Highest in the warmest month
+1.1°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 Maracaibo (Venezuela).
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How close the match is: 6.5 σ to the climate of Maracaibo 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 Barranquilla stands out
329 mm
Sea level rise by 2050, moderate emissions
Maracaibo: 250 mm.
Higher than in 92% of the world's 205 large cities
2.03 m/s²
Earthquake shaking, once in 475 years
Bogotá: 3.27 m/s².
Higher than in 81% of the world's 627 large cities
Hazards at Barranquilla
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 | Barranquilla | Among large cities | In Colombia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hot days in 2025, over 35 °C | 0 days | ||
| Tropical nights in 2025, over 20 °C | 365 days | Among large cities: above 93% | In Colombia: 1 of 5 |
| Hottest day of 2025 | 31.2°C | Among large cities: above 12% | In Colombia: 1 of 5 |
| Warming by 2050, moderate emissions | +1.6°C | Among large cities: above 24% | In Colombia: 2 of 5 |
| Days with 20 mm of rain or more in 2025 | 9 days | Among large cities: above 48% | In Colombia: 4 of 5 |
| River flood depth, 100-year event | Dry at the city centre point | ||
| Coastal flood depth, 100-year event | Dry at the city centre point | ||
| Sea level rise by 2050, moderate emissions | 329 mm | Among large cities: above 92% | |
| Water stress | Low (<10%) | Among large cities: above 0% | In Colombia: 2 of 5 |
| Drought risk | Medium-High | Among large cities: above 13% | In Colombia: 1 of 5 |
| Earthquake shaking, once in 475 years | 2.03 m/s² | Among large cities: above 81% | In Colombia: 5 of 5 |
| 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 Barranquilla on the live map
See the sea level rise around Barranquilla on the live map
329 mm © OpenStreetMap Large cities near Barranquilla
- Maracaibo · Venezuela
- Bucaramanga · Colombia
- Medellín · Colombia
- Panama City · Panama
Large cities in Colombia
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title = {Barranquilla, Colombia: climate risk profile},
year = {2026},
url = {https://criora.com/atlas/COL/barranquilla},
urldate = {2026-11-02}
} Each reading stays under its source's terms; the sources are named on this page.
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