Climate risk in Santo Domingo
Nacional, Dominican Rep. · 2.2M people in the urban area
What threatens Santo Domingo 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 Santo Domingo can reach 3.41 m/s², as strong as a once-in-475-years event.
Santiago de los Caballeros: 3.17 m/s².
Santo Domingo's climate in the 2050s
2041-2060 compared with 1991-2020, moderate emissions
By the 2050s, Santo Domingo is projected to have a climate no large city has today. The nearest, Port-au-Prince (Haiti), is far from it.
No place on Earth has such a climate today.
Climate risk in Port-au-Prince
+1.2°C
Mean temperature over the year
+1.3°C
Highest in the warmest month
+1.2°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 Port-au-Prince (Haiti).
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How close the match is: 7.7 σ to the climate of Port-au-Prince 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 Santo Domingo stands out
348 days
Tropical nights in 2025, over 20 °C
Santiago de los Caballeros: 281 days.
Higher than in 90% of the world's 630 large cities
Hazards at Santo Domingo
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 | Santo Domingo | Among large cities | In Dominican Rep. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hot days in 2025, over 35 °C | 0 days | ||
| Tropical nights in 2025, over 20 °C | 348 days | Among large cities: above 90% | |
| Hottest day of 2025 | 34.1°C | Among large cities: above 30% | |
| Warming by 2050, moderate emissions | +1.6°C | Among large cities: above 28% | |
| Days with 20 mm of rain or more in 2025 | 9 days | Among large cities: above 48% | |
| 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 | 228 mm | Among large cities: above 70% | |
| 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 | 3.41 m/s² | Among large cities: above 92% | |
| Land burned in an average year | 0% | ||
| Cyclone wind, once in 100 years | 41.92 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 Santo Domingo on the live map
See the tropical nights around Santo Domingo on the live map
348 days © OpenStreetMap Large cities near Santo Domingo
- Santiago de los Caballeros · Dominican Rep.
- Port-au-Prince · Haiti
- Maracaibo · Venezuela
- Barquisimeto · Venezuela
Large cities in Dominican Rep.
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