Climate risk in Sanliurfa
Şanlıurfa, Turkey · 449.5K people in the urban area
What threatens Sanliurfa most
- Water stress
- Extremely High WRI Aqueduct
- Drought
- High WRI Aqueduct
- Earthquake
- Moderate GSHAP
Tsunamis and landslides are not rated for a single city here. Climate risk profile of Turkey
In an average year, fire burns 7% of the land around Sanliurfa.
Istanbul: 0%.
The highest of the 32 large cities in Turkey.
7% © OpenStreetMap Sanliurfa's climate in the 2050s
2041-2060 compared with 1991-2020, moderate emissions
By the 2050s, Sanliurfa's climate will still be more like its own today than any other large city's. The nearest other is Mosul (Iraq).
+1.9°C
Mean temperature over the year
+2.5°C
Highest in the warmest month
+1.1°C
Lowest in the coldest month
-6%
Precipitation over the year
Under high emissions, the nearest is Kirkuk (Iraq), and only in part.
Its own climate today is 2.6 σ away. How close the match is: 3.8 σ to the climate of Mosul today, where under 2 is close and over 4 is no match (Mahony et al. 2017). 2 of 3 climate model runs name the same city. Seasonal temperature and rain are compared, not extremes, city heat or the sea.
Where else Sanliurfa stands out
45.1°C
Hottest day of 2025
Istanbul: 34.4°C.
Higher than in 95% of the world's 630 large cities
+2.7°C
Warming by 2050, moderate emissions
Istanbul: +2.3°C.
Higher than in 92% of the world's 630 large cities
Hazards at Sanliurfa
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 | Sanliurfa | Among large cities | In Turkey |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hot days in 2025, over 35 °C | 85 days | Among large cities: above 90% | In Turkey: 3 of 32 |
| Tropical nights in 2025, over 20 °C | 109 days | Among large cities: above 51% | In Turkey: 5 of 32 |
| Hottest day of 2025 | 45.1°C | Among large cities: above 95% | In Turkey: 3 of 32 |
| Warming by 2050, moderate emissions | +2.7°C | Among large cities: above 92% | In Turkey: 7 of 32 |
| Days with 20 mm of rain or more in 2025 | 1 day | Among large cities: above 7% | In Turkey: 21 of 32 |
| 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 Turkey: 1 of 29 |
| Drought risk | High | Among large cities: above 50% | In Turkey: 1 of 29 |
| Earthquake shaking, once in 475 years | 2 m/s² | Among large cities: above 80% | In Turkey: 24 of 32 |
| Land burned in an average year | 7% | Among large cities: above 98% | In Turkey: 1 of 32 |
| Cyclone wind, once in 100 years | 0 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 Sanliurfa on the live map
See the hottest days around Sanliurfa on the live map
45.1°C © OpenStreetMap Large cities near Sanliurfa
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