Climate risk in Vigo
Galicia, Spain · 379K people in the urban area
What threatens Vigo most
- Earthquake
- Moderate GSHAP
- Water stress
- Low-Medium WRI Aqueduct
- Drought
- Low-Medium WRI Aqueduct
Tsunamis and landslides are not rated for a single city here. Climate risk profile of Spain
Vigo had 30 days with 20 mm of rain or more in 2025.
Madrid: 6 days.
The highest of the 24 large cities in Spain.
Vigo's climate in the 2050s
2041-2060 compared with 1991-2020, moderate emissions
By the 2050s, Vigo's climate will still be more like its own today than any other large city's. The nearest other is Porto (Portugal).
+1.2°C
Mean temperature over the year
+1.8°C
Highest in the warmest month
+0.7°C
Lowest in the coldest month
-8%
Precipitation over the year
Under high emissions, no large city has such a climate today; the nearest is Porto (Portugal).
Its own climate today is 2.5 σ away. How close the match is: 3.3 σ to the climate of Porto 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 Vigo stands out
254 mm
Sea level rise by 2050, moderate emissions
Barcelona: 260 mm.
Higher than in 84% of the world's 205 large cities
1%
Land burned in an average year
Madrid: 0%.
Higher than in 83% of the world's 630 large cities
Hazards at Vigo
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 | Vigo | Among large cities | In Spain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hot days in 2025, over 35 °C | 0 days | ||
| Tropical nights in 2025, over 20 °C | 1 day | Among large cities: above 14% | In Spain: 21 of 24 |
| Hottest day of 2025 | 28.9°C | Among large cities: above 4% | In Spain: 23 of 24 |
| Warming by 2050, moderate emissions | +1.3°C | Among large cities: above 10% | In Spain: 20 of 24 |
| Days with 20 mm of rain or more in 2025 | 30 days | Among large cities: above 95% | In Spain: 1 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 | 254 mm | Among large cities: above 84% | In Spain: 5 of 15 |
| Water stress | Low-Medium (10-20%) | Among large cities: above 30% | In Spain: 22 of 24 |
| Drought risk | Low-Medium | Among large cities: above 1% | In Spain: 21 of 22 |
| Earthquake shaking, once in 475 years | 0.94 m/s² | Among large cities: above 61% | In Spain: 11 of 24 |
| Land burned in an average year | 1% | Among large cities: above 83% | In Spain: 1 of 24 |
| Cyclone wind, once in 100 years | 23.16 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 Vigo on the live map
See the sea level rise around Vigo on the live map
254 mm © OpenStreetMap Large cities near Vigo
- Porto · Portugal
- A Coruña · Spain
- Gijón · Spain
- Valladolid · Spain
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author = {{Criora}},
title = {Vigo, Spain: climate risk profile},
year = {2026},
url = {https://criora.com/atlas/ESP/vigo},
urldate = {2026-11-02}
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