Climate risk in Torreón
Coahuila, Mexico · 1.1M people in the urban area
What threatens Torreón most
- Water stress
- Extremely High WRI Aqueduct
- Drought
- Medium-High WRI Aqueduct
- Earthquake
- Low GSHAP
Tsunamis and landslides are not rated for a single city here. Climate risk profile of Mexico
Torreón had 92 days over 35 °C in 2025.
Mexico City: 0 days.
Torreón's climate in the 2050s
2041-2060 compared with 1991-2020, moderate emissions
By the 2050s, Torreón's climate will still be more like its own today than any other large city's. The nearest other is Monterrey (Mexico).
+1.5°C
Mean temperature over the year
+1.7°C
Highest in the warmest month
+0.9°C
Lowest in the coldest month
-1%
Precipitation over the year
Under high emissions, Torreón would stay nearest its own climate today.
Its own climate today is 1.8 σ away. How close the match is: 6.4 σ to the climate of Monterrey 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 Torreón stands out
40.2°C
Hottest day of 2025
Mexico City: 30.2°C.
Higher than in 78% of the world's 630 large cities
Hazards at Torreón
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 | Torreón | Among large cities | In Mexico |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hot days in 2025, over 35 °C | 92 days | Among large cities: above 91% | In Mexico: 2 of 11 |
| Tropical nights in 2025, over 20 °C | 157 days | Among large cities: above 66% | In Mexico: 3 of 11 |
| Hottest day of 2025 | 40.2°C | Among large cities: above 78% | In Mexico: 4 of 11 |
| Warming by 2050, moderate emissions | +2.2°C | Among large cities: above 69% | In Mexico: 3 of 11 |
| Days with 20 mm of rain or more in 2025 | 1 day | Among large cities: above 7% | In Mexico: 10 of 11 |
| 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 Mexico: 1 of 11 |
| Drought risk | Medium-High | Among large cities: above 13% | In Mexico: 2 of 11 |
| Earthquake shaking, once in 475 years | 0.31 m/s² | Among large cities: above 31% | In Mexico: 9 of 11 |
| Land burned in an average year | 0% | ||
| Cyclone wind, once in 100 years | 29.45 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 Torreón on the live map
See the hottest days around Torreón on the live map
40.2°C © OpenStreetMap Large cities near Torreón
- Monterrey · Mexico
- León · Mexico
- Guadalajara · Mexico
- San Antonio · United States of America
Large cities in Mexico
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author = {{Criora}},
title = {Torreón, Mexico: climate risk profile},
year = {2026},
url = {https://criora.com/atlas/MEX/torreon},
urldate = {2026-11-02}
} Each reading stays under its source's terms; the sources are named on this page.
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