Climate risk in Donostia / San Sebastian
Basque Country, Spain · 357.5K people in the urban area
What threatens Donostia / San Sebastian most
- Water stress
- Medium-High WRI Aqueduct
- Drought
- Medium-High WRI Aqueduct
- Earthquake
- Moderate GSHAP
Tsunamis and landslides are not rated for a single city here. Climate risk profile of Spain
An earthquake's shaking at Donostia / San Sebastian can reach 0.98 m/s², as strong as a once-in-475-years event.
Madrid: 0.25 m/s².
Donostia / San Sebastian's climate in the 2050s
2041-2060 compared with 1991-2020, moderate emissions
By the 2050s, Donostia / San Sebastian's climate will still be more like its own today than any other large city's. The nearest other is Montevideo (Uruguay).
+1.3°C
Mean temperature over the year
+2°C
Highest in the warmest month
+0.8°C
Lowest in the coldest month
-7%
Precipitation over the year
Under high emissions, the nearest is Montevideo (Uruguay), and only in part.
Its own climate today is 2.3 σ away. How close the match is: 3.2 σ to the climate of Montevideo 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.
Hazards at Donostia / San Sebastian
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 | Donostia / San Sebastian | Among large cities | In Spain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hot days in 2025, over 35 °C | 0 days | ||
| Tropical nights in 2025, over 20 °C | 5 days | Among large cities: above 19% | In Spain: 17 of 24 |
| Hottest day of 2025 | 33.7°C | Among large cities: above 27% | In Spain: 16 of 24 |
| Warming by 2050, moderate emissions | +1.5°C | Among large cities: above 21% | In Spain: 17 of 24 |
| Days with 20 mm of rain or more in 2025 | 8 days | Among large cities: above 45% | In Spain: 4 of 24 |
| 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 | 206 mm | Among large cities: above 43% | In Spain: 13 of 15 |
| Water stress | Medium-High (20-40%) | Among large cities: above 43% | In Spain: 14 of 24 |
| Drought risk | Medium-High | Among large cities: above 13% | In Spain: 13 of 22 |
| Earthquake shaking, once in 475 years | 0.98 m/s² | Among large cities: above 62% | In Spain: 10 of 24 |
| 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 Donostia / San Sebastian on the live map
See the tropical nights around Donostia / San Sebastian on the live map
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urldate = {2026-11-02}
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