Climate risk in Howrah
West Bengal, India · 4.8M people in the urban area
What threatens Howrah most
- Drought
- High WRI Aqueduct
- Earthquake
- Moderate GSHAP
- Cyclone wind
- Category 1 once in 100 years IRIS
Tsunamis and landslides are not rated for a single city here. Climate risk profile of India
Howrah had 27 days with 20 mm of rain or more in 2025.
Mumbai: 33 days.
Howrah's climate in the 2050s
2041-2060 compared with 1991-2020, moderate emissions
By the 2050s, Howrah's climate will still be more like its own today than any other large city's. The nearest other is Khulna (Bangladesh).
+1.2°C
Mean temperature over the year
+1.2°C
Highest in the warmest month
+1.4°C
Lowest in the coldest month
+2%
Precipitation over the year
Under high emissions, Howrah would stay nearest its own climate today.
Its own climate today is 3.6 σ away. How close the match is: 7.0 σ to the climate of Khulna 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 Howrah stands out
261 days
Tropical nights in 2025, over 20 °C
Mumbai: 319 days.
Higher than in 83% of the world's 630 large cities
40 days
Hot days in 2025, over 35 °C
Mumbai: 2 days.
Higher than in 77% of the world's 630 large cities
Hazards at Howrah
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 | Howrah | Among large cities | In India |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hot days in 2025, over 35 °C | 40 days | Among large cities: above 77% | In India: 39 of 50 |
| Tropical nights in 2025, over 20 °C | 261 days | Among large cities: above 83% | In India: 15 of 50 |
| Hottest day of 2025 | 39.1°C | Among large cities: above 71% | In India: 38 of 50 |
| Warming by 2050, moderate emissions | +1.1°C | Among large cities: above 2% | In India: 45 of 50 |
| Days with 20 mm of rain or more in 2025 | 27 days | Among large cities: above 94% | In India: 4 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 | ||
| Sea level rise by 2050, moderate emissions | -42 mm | ||
| Water stress | Low (<10%) | Among large cities: above 0% | In India: 48 of 50 |
| Drought risk | High | Among large cities: above 50% | In India: 23 of 49 |
| Earthquake shaking, once in 475 years | 1 m/s² | Among large cities: above 63% | In India: 9 of 50 |
| Land burned in an average year | 0% | ||
| Cyclone wind, once in 100 years | 35.42 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 Howrah on the live map
See the tropical nights around Howrah on the live map
261 days © OpenStreetMap Large cities near Howrah
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- Khulna · Bangladesh
- Asansol · India
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