Climate risk in Nampo
Nampo, North Korea · 1.1M people in the urban area
What threatens Nampo most
- Drought
- High WRI Aqueduct
- Water stress
- Low-Medium WRI Aqueduct
- River flood
- 1.57 m in a 100-year flood
Tsunamis and landslides are not rated for a single city here. Climate risk profile of North Korea
A 100-year river flood would stand 1.57 m deep in the centre of Nampo.
Pyongyang: Dry at the city centre point.
Nampo's climate in the 2050s
2041-2060 compared with 1991-2020, moderate emissions
By the 2050s, Nampo is projected to have the climate that Suwon (South Korea) has today.
+1.8°C
Mean temperature over the year
+1.9°C
Highest in the warmest month
+2.4°C
Lowest in the coldest month
+4%
Precipitation over the year
Under high emissions, Nampo would have the climate that Suwon (South Korea) has today.
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How close the match is: 0.1 σ to the climate of Suwon 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 Nampo stands out
+2.6°C
Warming by 2050, moderate emissions
Pyongyang: +2.6°C.
Higher than in 87% of the world's 630 large cities
Hazards at Nampo
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 | Nampo | Among large cities | In North Korea |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hot days in 2025, over 35 °C | 2 days | Among large cities: above 43% | |
| Tropical nights in 2025, over 20 °C | 83 days | Among large cities: above 42% | |
| Hottest day of 2025 | 35.3°C | Among large cities: above 40% | |
| Warming by 2050, moderate emissions | +2.6°C | Among large cities: above 87% | |
| Days with 20 mm of rain or more in 2025 | 15 days | Among large cities: above 71% | |
| River flood depth, 100-year event | 1.57 m | Among large cities: above 97% | |
| Coastal flood depth, 100-year event | Dry at the city centre point | ||
| Sea level rise by 2050, moderate emissions | 198 mm | Among large cities: above 34% | |
| Water stress | Low-Medium (10-20%) | Among large cities: above 30% | |
| Drought risk | High | Among large cities: above 50% | |
| Earthquake shaking, once in 475 years | 0.34 m/s² | Among large cities: above 35% | |
| Land burned in an average year | 0% | ||
| Cyclone wind, once in 100 years | 33.24 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 Nampo on the live map
See the warming around Nampo on the live map
+2.6°C © OpenStreetMap Large cities in North Korea
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