Climate risk in West Palm Beach
Florida, United States of America · 1.3M people in the urban area
What threatens West Palm Beach most
- Water stress
- High WRI Aqueduct
- Cyclone wind
- Category 2 once in 100 years IRIS
- Drought
- Low-Medium WRI Aqueduct
Tsunamis and landslides are not rated for a single city here. Climate risk profile of United States of America
West Palm Beach had 297 days in 2025 when the night never cooled below 20 °C.
New York: 56 days.
The highest of the 51 large cities in United States of America.
West Palm Beach's climate in the 2050s
2041-2060 compared with 1991-2020, moderate emissions
By the 2050s, West Palm Beach is projected to have the climate that Fort Lauderdale (United States of America) has today.
Climate risk in Fort Lauderdale
+1.1°C
Mean temperature over the year
+1.3°C
Highest in the warmest month
+0.9°C
Lowest in the coldest month
+2%
Precipitation over the year
Under high emissions, no large city has such a climate today; the nearest is Fort Lauderdale (United States of America).
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How close the match is: 1.9 σ to the climate of Fort Lauderdale 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.
Hazards at West Palm Beach
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 | West Palm Beach | Among large cities | In United States of America |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hot days in 2025, over 35 °C | 0 days | ||
| Tropical nights in 2025, over 20 °C | 297 days | Among large cities: above 86% | In United States of America: 1 of 51 |
| Hottest day of 2025 | 31.9°C | Among large cities: above 16% | In United States of America: 45 of 51 |
| Warming by 2050, moderate emissions | +1.9°C | Among large cities: above 46% | In United States of America: 45 of 51 |
| Days with 20 mm of rain or more in 2025 | 11 days | Among large cities: above 57% | In United States of America: 19 of 51 |
| 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 | High (40-80%) | Among large cities: above 56% | In United States of America: 11 of 48 |
| Drought risk | Low-Medium | Among large cities: above 1% | In United States of America: 17 of 48 |
| Earthquake shaking, once in 475 years | 0.06 m/s² | Among large cities: above 5% | In United States of America: 49 of 51 |
| Land burned in an average year | 0% | ||
| Cyclone wind, once in 100 years | 45.84 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 West Palm Beach on the live map
See the hottest days around West Palm Beach on the live map
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