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Climate risk in Bengaluru

Karnataka, India · 6.8M people in the urban area

What threatens Bengaluru most

Drought
Extremely High WRI Aqueduct
Water stress
Medium-High WRI Aqueduct
Earthquake
Low GSHAP

Tsunamis and landslides are not rated for a single city here. Climate risk profile of India

Drought risk in Bengaluru: Extremely High, on WRI's scale.

Mumbai: High.

Extremely High © OpenStreetMap
Low Low-Medium Medium-High High Extremely High
See the drought risk around Bengaluru on the live map

Bengaluru's climate in the 2050s

2041-2060 compared with 1991-2020, moderate emissions

By the 2050s, Bengaluru's climate will still be more like its own today than any other large city's. The nearest other is Ikare (Nigeria).

Climate risk in Ikare

+1.2°C

Mean temperature over the year

+1.3°C

Highest in the warmest month

+1.2°C

Lowest in the coldest month

+10%

Precipitation over the year

Under high emissions, Bengaluru would stay nearest its own climate today.

Its own climate today is 1.4 σ away. How close the match is: 3.6 σ to the climate of Ikare 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.

Sources: TerraClimate NASA Earth Exchange Global Daily Downscaled Projections (NEX-GDDP-CMIP6)

Where else Bengaluru stands out

233 days

Tropical nights in 2025, over 20 °C

Mumbai: 319 days.

Higher than in 79% of the world's 630 large cities

Hazards at Bengaluru

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.

Hot days in 2025, over 35 °C 0 days
Tropical nights in 2025, over 20 °C 233 days Among large cities: above 79% In India: 25 of 50
Hottest day of 2025 34.5°C Among large cities: above 34% In India: 48 of 50
Warming by 2050, moderate emissions +1.2°C Among large cities: above 4% In India: 37 of 50
Days with 20 mm of rain or more in 2025 8 days Among large cities: above 45% In India: 44 of 50
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 Medium-High (20-40%) Among large cities: above 43% In India: 42 of 50
Drought risk Extremely High Among large cities: above 95% In India: 1 of 49
Earthquake shaking, once in 475 years 0.11 m/s² Among large cities: above 13% In India: 46 of 50
Land burned in an average year 0%
Cyclone wind, once in 100 years 28.57 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 Bengaluru on the live map

Sources: ERA5 Single Levels Daily Statistics NASA Earth Exchange Global Daily Downscaled Projections (NEX-GDDP-CMIP6) Aqueduct Floods Hazard Maps IPCC AR6 Sea Level Projections Aqueduct 4.0 Water Risk Framework GSHAP Global Seismic Hazard Map Global Biomass Burning at 500 m (GFED500) About these sources

See the tropical nights around Bengaluru on the live map

233 days © OpenStreetMap
0 365 days

Large cities near Bengaluru

Large cities in India

Climate risk profile of India

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Criora. (2026). Bengaluru, India: climate risk profile [Data set]. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://criora.com/atlas/IND/bengaluru

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  title = {Bengaluru, India: climate risk profile},
  year = {2026},
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  urldate = {2026-11-02}
}

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