Climate risk in Tirunelveli
Tamil Nadu, India · 1.4M people in the urban area
What threatens Tirunelveli most
- Water stress
- Extremely High WRI Aqueduct
- Drought
- Extremely High WRI Aqueduct
- 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
Tirunelveli had 146 days over 35 °C in 2025.
Mumbai: 2 days.
Tirunelveli's climate in the 2050s
2041-2060 compared with 1991-2020, moderate emissions
By the 2050s, Tirunelveli's climate will still be more like its own today than any other large city's. The nearest other is Phnom Penh (Cambodia).
+1.1°C
Mean temperature over the year
+1.1°C
Highest in the warmest month
+1.1°C
Lowest in the coldest month
+5%
Precipitation over the year
Under high emissions, Tirunelveli would stay nearest its own climate today.
Its own climate today is 2.1 σ away. How close the match is: 6.3 σ to the climate of Phnom Penh 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 Tirunelveli stands out
Extremely High
Drought risk
Mumbai: High.
Higher than in 95% of the world's 593 large cities
358 days
Tropical nights in 2025, over 20 °C
Mumbai: 319 days.
Higher than in 91% of the world's 630 large cities
Hazards at Tirunelveli
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 | Tirunelveli | Among large cities | In India |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hot days in 2025, over 35 °C | 146 days | Among large cities: above 96% | In India: 2 of 50 |
| Tropical nights in 2025, over 20 °C | 358 days | Among large cities: above 91% | In India: 4 of 50 |
| Hottest day of 2025 | 40.4°C | Among large cities: above 80% | In India: 34 of 50 |
| Warming by 2050, moderate emissions | +1.2°C | Among large cities: above 6% | In India: 31 of 50 |
| Days with 20 mm of rain or more in 2025 | 19 days | Among large cities: above 82% | In India: 15 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 | Extremely High (>80%) | Among large cities: above 70% | In India: 1 of 50 |
| Drought risk | Extremely High | Among large cities: above 95% | In India: 1 of 49 |
| Earthquake shaking, once in 475 years | 0.08 m/s² | Among large cities: above 6% | In India: 49 of 50 |
| Land burned in an average year | 0% | ||
| Cyclone wind, once in 100 years | 34.66 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 Tirunelveli on the live map
See the drought risk around Tirunelveli on the live map
Extremely High © OpenStreetMap Large cities near Tirunelveli
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