Climate risk in Changwon
Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea · 1.1M people in the urban area
What threatens Changwon most
- Drought
- Medium-High WRI Aqueduct
- Cyclone wind
- Category 2 once in 100 years IRIS
- River flood
- 1.15 m in a 100-year flood
Tsunamis and landslides are not rated for a single city here. Climate risk profile of South Korea
A 100-year river flood would stand 1.15 m deep in the centre of Changwon.
Seoul: Dry at the city centre point.
The highest of the 9 large cities in South Korea.
Changwon's climate in the 2050s
2041-2060 compared with 1991-2020, moderate emissions
By the 2050s, Changwon is projected to have the climate that Luohe (China) has today.
+1.6°C
Mean temperature over the year
+1.6°C
Highest in the warmest month
+1.4°C
Lowest in the coldest month
+3%
Precipitation over the year
Under high emissions, Changwon would have the climate that Nanyang (China) has today.
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How close the match is: 0.2 σ to the climate of Luohe 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 Changwon stands out
239 mm
Sea level rise by 2050, moderate emissions
Busan: 184 mm.
The highest of the 5 large cities in South Korea.
Higher than in 76% of the world's 205 large cities
Hazards at Changwon
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 | Changwon | Among large cities | In South Korea |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hot days in 2025, over 35 °C | 11 days | Among large cities: above 59% | In South Korea: 2 of 9 |
| Tropical nights in 2025, over 20 °C | 101 days | Among large cities: above 48% | In South Korea: 3 of 9 |
| Hottest day of 2025 | 37.9°C | Among large cities: above 62% | In South Korea: 2 of 9 |
| Warming by 2050, moderate emissions | +2.3°C | Among large cities: above 75% | In South Korea: 8 of 9 |
| Days with 20 mm of rain or more in 2025 | 15 days | Among large cities: above 71% | In South Korea: 7 of 9 |
| River flood depth, 100-year event | 1.15 m | Among large cities: above 96% | In South Korea: 1 of 9 |
| Coastal flood depth, 100-year event | Dry at the city centre point | ||
| Sea level rise by 2050, moderate emissions | 239 mm | Among large cities: above 76% | In South Korea: 1 of 5 |
| Water stress | Low (<10%) | Among large cities: above 0% | In South Korea: 8 of 8 |
| Drought risk | Medium-High | Among large cities: above 13% | In South Korea: 1 of 8 |
| Earthquake shaking, once in 475 years | 0.32 m/s² | Among large cities: above 33% | In South Korea: 6 of 9 |
| Land burned in an average year | 0% | ||
| Cyclone wind, once in 100 years | 44.66 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 Changwon on the live map
See the sea level rise around Changwon on the live map
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Criora. (2026). Changwon, South Korea: climate risk profile [Data set]. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://criora.com/atlas/KOR/changwon BibTeX
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author = {{Criora}},
title = {Changwon, South Korea: climate risk profile},
year = {2026},
url = {https://criora.com/atlas/KOR/changwon},
urldate = {2026-11-02}
} Each reading stays under its source's terms; the sources are named on this page.
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