Climate Risk

Climate Risk in Berlin

GCI modelled/editorial indicators, not measured city statistics. Berlin faces moderate climate exposure focused on heat waves, surface-water flooding, and drought-pressure on green infrastructure. Climate Risk in Berlin scores 75/100, placing it in the solid group of the indexed set.

Last updated
2026-10-17
Data year (model edition)
2025
Module score
75/100

What these numbers represent

GCI scores and planning amounts are modelled or editorial indicators, not measured city statistics or official estimates. Country assumptions are not local observations. Institutional references explain context; they do not supply these scores.

Source-backed temperature context is available in the NASA POWER climate reference. It is gridded reanalysis, not a weather-station measurement, and does not validate GCI's other scores.

Content and provenance reviewed 2026-10-17; this is not a new observation date. For GCI models, data year means model edition, not a measurement period. Source-backed datasets state their own periods. Read the data categories and limitations.

Module profile

Climate Risk module indicator (modelled)

75/100

Climate exposure, hazard frequency, and adaptation context for floods, heat, storms, and wildfires.

Climate Risk in Berlin75/100

Primary hazard

Heat and drought

Heat and drought are the most visible hazards.

Flood exposure

Moderate

Surface-water and storm flooding require ongoing investment.

Adaptation capacity

Strong

Climate plans and green-infrastructure programs build resilience.

Berlin climate risk data table

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Berlin Climate Risk data table
MetricValueContext
Primary hazardHeat and droughtGreen-infrastructure stress is rising.
Flood exposureModerateLocalized flooding is a growing operational concern.
Adaptation capacityStrongImplementation timelines remain medium-term.

Climate Risk city comparison

A crawlable comparison across a selection of same-country and top-scoring cities. The complete set is reachable via the rankings, the cities index, and each city profile.

Climate Risk city comparison table
CityModelled module scoreSummary
Berlin (this page)75/100Berlin faces moderate climate exposure focused on heat waves, surface-water flooding, and drought-pressure on green infrastructure.
Giessen84/100Giessen's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Bautzen84/100Bautzen's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Eschweiler84/100Eschweiler's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Plauen84/100Plauen's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Coburg84/100Coburg's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Offenburg84/100Offenburg's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Elmshorn84/100Elmshorn's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Pinneberg84/100Pinneberg's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Fürstenfeldbruck84/100Fürstenfeldbruck's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Itzehoe84/100Itzehoe's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Freital84/100Freital's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Kulmbach84/100Kulmbach's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Emden84/100Emden's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Hagen83/100Hagen's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Bottrop83/100Bottrop's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Ratingen83/100Ratingen's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Freising83/100Freising's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Lüneburg83/100Lüneburg's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Wismar83/100Wismar's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Aschaffenburg83/100Aschaffenburg's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Friedrichshafen83/100Friedrichshafen's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Celle83/100Celle's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Heidenheim an der Brenz83/100Heidenheim an der Brenz's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Eisenach83/100Eisenach's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Saarlouis83/100Saarlouis's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Wolfenbüttel83/100Wolfenbüttel's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Pirmasens83/100Pirmasens's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Naumburg83/100Naumburg's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Eberswalde83/100Eberswalde's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Bocholt83/100Bocholt's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.

Interpretation

The climate risk module uses a legacy editorial seed indicator. Its score is not calculated from a retrieved local measurement series. Related institutional links explain context, not the numeric result. Across the indexed cities the climate risk average is 69/100, so Berlin is 6 points above the median. These comparisons use GCI modelled/editorial scores, not official measurements. Content reviewed 2026-10-17; model edition 2025, not an observation year.

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Methodology references

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