Climate risk in Can Tho
Can Tho City, Vietnam · 1.1M people in the urban area
What threatens Can Tho most
- Drought
- High WRI Aqueduct
- Water stress
- Low-Medium WRI Aqueduct
- Earthquake
- Low GSHAP
Tsunamis and landslides are not rated for a single city here. Climate risk profile of Vietnam
In an average year, fire burns 12% of the land around Can Tho.
Ho Chi Minh City: 0%.
The highest of the 5 large cities in Vietnam.
12% © OpenStreetMap Can Tho's climate in the 2050s
2041-2060 compared with 1991-2020, moderate emissions
By the 2050s, Can Tho's climate will still be more like its own today than any other large city's. The nearest other is Phnom Penh (Cambodia).
+1.1°C
Mean temperature over the year
+1.2°C
Highest in the warmest month
+1.2°C
Lowest in the coldest month
+2%
Precipitation over the year
Under high emissions, Can Tho would stay nearest its own climate today.
Its own climate today is 5.1 σ away. How close the match is: 6.8 σ to the climate of Phnom Penh 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 Can Tho stands out
365 days
Tropical nights in 2025, over 20 °C
Hanoi: 228 days.
Higher than in 93% of the world's 630 large cities
18 days
Days with 20 mm of rain or more in 2025
Ho Chi Minh City: 17 days.
Higher than in 79% of the world's 630 large cities
Hazards at Can Tho
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 | Can Tho | Among large cities | In Vietnam |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hot days in 2025, over 35 °C | 0 days | ||
| Tropical nights in 2025, over 20 °C | 365 days | Among large cities: above 93% | In Vietnam: 1 of 5 |
| Hottest day of 2025 | 34.4°C | Among large cities: above 33% | In Vietnam: 5 of 5 |
| Warming by 2050, moderate emissions | +1.5°C | Among large cities: above 21% | In Vietnam: 3 of 5 |
| Days with 20 mm of rain or more in 2025 | 18 days | Among large cities: above 79% | In Vietnam: 4 of 5 |
| River flood depth, 100-year event | Dry at the city centre point | ||
| Coastal flood depth, 100-year event | Dry at the city centre point | ||
| Sea level rise by 2050, moderate emissions | 192 mm | Among large cities: above 24% | In Vietnam: 4 of 4 |
| Water stress | Low-Medium (10-20%) | Among large cities: above 30% | In Vietnam: 1 of 5 |
| Drought risk | High | Among large cities: above 50% | In Vietnam: 1 of 5 |
| Earthquake shaking, once in 475 years | 0.24 m/s² | Among large cities: above 25% | In Vietnam: 4 of 5 |
| Land burned in an average year | 12% | Among large cities: above 100% | In Vietnam: 1 of 5 |
| Cyclone wind, once in 100 years | 31.79 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 Can Tho on the live map
See the tropical nights around Can Tho on the live map
365 days © OpenStreetMap Large cities near Can Tho
- Ho Chi Minh City · Vietnam
- Phnom Penh · Cambodia
- Bangkok · Thailand
- Da Nang · Vietnam
Large cities in Vietnam
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