Climate risk in Santiago de los Caballeros
Santiago Province, Dominican Rep. · 1.6M people in the urban area
What threatens Santiago de los Caballeros most
- Drought
- High WRI Aqueduct
- Earthquake
- High GSHAP
- Water stress
- Low-Medium WRI Aqueduct
Tsunamis and landslides are not rated for a single city here. Climate risk profile of Dominican Rep.
An earthquake's shaking at Santiago de los Caballeros can reach 3.17 m/s², as strong as a once-in-475-years event.
Santo Domingo: 3.41 m/s².
Santiago de los Caballeros's climate in the 2050s
2041-2060 compared with 1991-2020, moderate emissions
By the 2050s, Santiago de los Caballeros's climate comes closest to that of Santo Domingo (Dominican Rep.) today, though no large city matches it well.
Such a climate exists today, though not in any large city. Dominican Republic: the place on the map
+1.3°C
Mean temperature over the year
+1.4°C
Highest in the warmest month
+1.2°C
Lowest in the coldest month
-5%
Precipitation over the year
Under high emissions, the nearest is Santo Domingo (Dominican Rep.), and only in part.
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How close the match is: 3.1 σ to the climate of Santo Domingo 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 Santiago de los Caballeros stands out
281 days
Tropical nights in 2025, over 20 °C
Santo Domingo: 348 days.
Higher than in 85% of the world's 630 large cities
Hazards at Santiago de los Caballeros
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 | Santiago de los Caballeros | Among large cities | In Dominican Rep. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hot days in 2025, over 35 °C | 4 days | Among large cities: above 49% | |
| Tropical nights in 2025, over 20 °C | 281 days | Among large cities: above 85% | |
| Hottest day of 2025 | 35.5°C | Among large cities: above 44% | |
| Warming by 2050, moderate emissions | +2°C | Among large cities: above 50% | |
| Days with 20 mm of rain or more in 2025 | 0 days | ||
| 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 | Low-Medium (10-20%) | Among large cities: above 30% | |
| Drought risk | High | Among large cities: above 50% | |
| Earthquake shaking, once in 475 years | 3.17 m/s² | Among large cities: above 90% | |
| Land burned in an average year | 0% | ||
| Cyclone wind, once in 100 years | 40.81 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 Santiago de los Caballeros on the live map
See the tropical nights around Santiago de los Caballeros on the live map
281 days © OpenStreetMap Large cities near Santiago de los Caballeros
- Santo Domingo · Dominican Rep.
- Port-au-Prince · Haiti
- Maracaibo · Venezuela
- Barranquilla · Colombia
Large cities in Dominican Rep.
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Source: Criora (criora.com), based on ECMWF, NEX-GDDP-CMIP6, WRI, IPCC, GSHAP, GFED500
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