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Climate Risk in Kyoto

Kyoto carries moderate climate risk centered on rising summer heat and heavy-rain stormwater pressure. Climate Risk in Kyoto scores 76/100, placing it in the solid group of the indexed set.

Last updated
2026-05-10
Data year
2025
Module score
76/100

Climate Risk score

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

Climate Risk in Kyoto76/100

Primary hazard

Heavy rain

Stormwater and surface flooding are the main short-term hazards.

Heat exposure

Rising

Basin geography accentuates summer heat.

Adaptation capacity

Strong

Engineering capacity supports resilience.

Kyoto climate risk data table

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Kyoto Climate Risk data table
MetricValueContext
Primary hazardHeavy rainActive adaptation work targets this risk.
Heat exposureRisingTree canopy and cooling work are growing.
Adaptation capacityStrongInfrastructure depth is a national strength.

Climate Risk city comparison

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Climate Risk city comparison table
CityScoreSummary
Kyoto (this page)76/100Kyoto carries moderate climate risk centered on rising summer heat and heavy-rain stormwater pressure.
Oslo84/100Oslo carries moderate climate risk centered on heavy precipitation and stormwater pressure, with strong adaptation planning.
Helsinki82/100Helsinki carries moderate climate risk centered on coastal storm exposure and stormwater pressure, with steady adaptation planning.
Munich82/100Munich carries moderate climate risk centered on river flooding and rising summer heat.
Zurich80/100Zurich's climate-risk profile is comparatively low, shaped mainly by heat waves and Alpine-runoff variability.
Stockholm80/100Stockholm carries moderate climate risk centered on stormwater pressure and Baltic flooding, with strong adaptation planning.
Edinburgh80/100Edinburgh carries moderate climate risk centered on coastal storm exposure and heavy-rain stormwater pressure.
Copenhagen78/100Copenhagen carries moderate climate risk centered on coastal flooding and heavy-rain stormwater pressure, with strong adaptation planning.
Vienna78/100Vienna faces moderate climate exposure focused on heat waves and Danube flood scenarios, balanced by active adaptation programs.
Prague78/100Prague carries moderate climate exposure centered on heat, intense rainfall, and river flood pressure, balanced by EU adaptation framing.
Brussels78/100Brussels carries moderate climate risk centered on heat and heavy-rain stormwater pressure.
Dublin78/100Dublin carries moderate climate risk centered on coastal storm exposure and heavy-rain stormwater pressure.
Montevideo78/100Montevideo carries moderate climate risk centered on coastal storm exposure and rising heat.
Amsterdam76/100Amsterdam's climate-risk profile is shaped by sea-level pressure and rainfall intensity, balanced by world-class water management.
Warsaw76/100Warsaw carries moderate climate exposure centered on heat, intense rainfall, and river flood pressure, balanced by EU adaptation framing.
Chicago76/100Chicago carries moderate climate exposure from heat, intense rainfall, and lakefront stormwater pressure, balanced by active adaptation.
Vancouver76/100Vancouver faces moderate climate exposure from heat, atmospheric-river rainfall, and seasonal wildfire smoke, balanced by active adaptation.
Seattle76/100Seattle faces moderate climate exposure from heat, atmospheric-river rainfall, and seasonal wildfire smoke, balanced by active adaptation.
Hamburg76/100Hamburg carries elevated climate risk centered on Elbe and storm-surge flooding, with strong adaptation planning.
Berlin75/100Berlin faces moderate climate exposure focused on heat waves, surface-water flooding, and drought-pressure on green infrastructure.
Milan74/100Milan carries moderate climate exposure from heat and intense rainfall, balanced by active EU adaptation framing and city programs.
Bogotá74/100Bogotá's altitude moderates heat exposure, with intense rainfall and landslide pressure shaping adaptation priorities.
Melbourne74/100Melbourne carries moderate climate exposure from heat, bushfire, and storm pressure, balanced by active adaptation programs.
London72/100London faces moderate climate exposure shaped by heat waves, Thames flood scenarios, and urban surface-water flooding.
Madrid72/100Madrid carries moderate climate exposure centered on heat and dry-summer water stress, balanced by EU adaptation framing and city programs.
Rome72/100Rome carries moderate climate exposure centered on heat and dry-summer water stress, balanced by EU adaptation framing and city programs.
Lisbon72/100Lisbon carries moderate climate exposure centered on heat and dry-summer water stress, balanced by EU adaptation framing.
Buenos Aires72/100Buenos Aires carries moderate climate exposure from heat, intense rainfall, and river flood pressure, balanced by active adaptation programs.
Kuala Lumpur72/100Kuala Lumpur carries moderate climate exposure from heat and intense rainfall, balanced by active adaptation programs.
Kigali72/100Kigali carries moderate climate exposure from intense rainfall and slope stability, balanced by active adaptation programs.
Shenzhen72/100Shenzhen carries elevated climate risk centered on typhoon exposure, coastal flooding, and rising heat.
Tel Aviv72/100Tel Aviv carries moderate climate risk centered on coastal flooding, heat, and water resilience.
Paris70/100Paris carries moderate climate risk centered on heat waves and Seine flood pressure, with active adaptation programs.
Toronto70/100Toronto faces rising heat, severe-storm, and wildfire-smoke pressure, balanced by solid adaptation programs.
Seoul70/100Seoul faces meaningful climate exposure from heat, intense rainfall, and storm pressure, balanced by strong adaptation capacity.
Auckland70/100Auckland faces moderate climate exposure from storms, intense rainfall, and rising sea-level pressure, balanced by active adaptation programs.
Santiago70/100Santiago faces meaningful climate exposure centered on long-running drought and rising heat, balanced by active water and adaptation programs.
Taipei70/100Taipei carries meaningful climate exposure from typhoons, intense rainfall, and seismic activity, balanced by mature engineering and adaptation programs.
Johannesburg70/100Johannesburg carries moderate climate exposure from heat, water variability, and intense storms, balanced by active adaptation programs.
Brisbane70/100Brisbane carries moderate climate exposure from heat, intense rainfall, and storm and flood pressure, balanced by active adaptation programs.
Osaka70/100Osaka carries elevated climate risk centered on coastal flooding, typhoon exposure, and rising summer heat.
Beijing70/100Beijing carries elevated climate risk centered on water scarcity, heat, and dust events.
Addis Ababa70/100Addis Ababa carries moderate climate risk centered on heavy-rain stormwater pressure and water-supply variability.
Perth70/100Perth carries elevated climate risk centered on drought, bushfire, and rising heat.
Wellington70/100Wellington carries elevated climate risk centered on seismic exposure, coastal storms, and stormwater pressure.
Barcelona68/100Barcelona faces rising heat and water-stress pressure, balanced by active adaptation programs and regional planning depth.
Nairobi68/100Nairobi faces meaningful climate exposure from rainfall variability, drought cycles, and rising heat, balanced by active adaptation work.
Lima68/100Lima carries meaningful climate exposure from water variability, seismic activity, and rising heat, balanced by active adaptation programs.
Shanghai68/100Shanghai carries meaningful climate exposure from coastal flooding, typhoons, and rising heat, balanced by major adaptation programs.
Panama City68/100Panama City carries moderate climate risk centered on coastal flooding, heavy rainfall, and rising heat.
São Paulo66/100São Paulo faces meaningful climate exposure from heat, intense rainfall, and water-cycle variability, balanced by active adaptation work.
Cape Town66/100Cape Town faces meaningful climate exposure from drought, heat, and wildfire pressure, balanced by active adaptation programs.
Abu Dhabi66/100Abu Dhabi carries meaningful climate exposure centered on extreme heat and water stress, balanced by ambitious adaptation programs.
Casablanca66/100Casablanca carries moderate climate risk centered on coastal flooding and water scarcity.
Quito66/100Quito carries moderate climate risk centered on seismic exposure and hillside stormwater pressure.
Singapore65/100Singapore faces meaningful climate exposure from heat, intense rainfall, and long-run sea-level pressure, balanced by very strong adaptation capacity.
Sydney65/100Sydney faces meaningful climate exposure from heat, bushfire-smoke, and storm pressure, with improving adaptation programs.
San Francisco65/100San Francisco faces concurrent climate exposure from wildfire-smoke, heat, sea-level pressure, and seismic risk, balanced by strong adaptation work.
Tokyo64/100Tokyo faces meaningful climate exposure across heat, storm, and seismic-coupled flood pressure, balanced by strong adaptation capacity.
Hong Kong64/100Hong Kong faces meaningful climate exposure from typhoons, heat, and coastal pressure, balanced by strong engineering capacity.
Los Angeles64/100Los Angeles carries meaningful climate exposure from heat, drought, wildfire, and coastal pressure, balanced by active state-level adaptation.
Doha64/100Doha carries meaningful climate exposure centered on extreme heat and water stress, balanced by ambitious adaptation programs.
Bangalore64/100Bangalore carries moderate climate risk centered on water scarcity and urban flooding.
Rio de Janeiro64/100Rio carries moderate climate risk centered on heavy rainfall, landslides, and coastal storm exposure.
Mexico City62/100Mexico City faces meaningful climate exposure centered on water scarcity, subsidence, and rising heat, balanced by long-running adaptation programs.
New York60/100New York faces meaningful coastal flood, heat, and storm exposure. Adaptation investment is significant but not yet at parity with the hazard.
Dubai60/100Dubai faces meaningful climate exposure from sustained heat and water-resource constraints, balanced by active adaptation and infrastructure investment.
Jakarta60/100Jakarta faces meaningful climate exposure from coastal flooding, subsidence, and rising heat, balanced by major adaptation programs and a planned capital relocation.
Hanoi58/100Hanoi carries elevated climate risk centered on monsoon flooding and rising summer heat.
Riyadh58/100Riyadh carries elevated climate risk centered on extreme heat and water scarcity.
Istanbul58/100Istanbul carries elevated climate risk centered on seismic exposure, heat, and storm flooding.
Bangkok56/100Bangkok faces meaningful climate exposure from heat, intense rainfall, and long-run flood and subsidence pressure, balanced by active adaptation work.
Manila56/100Manila faces meaningful climate exposure from typhoons, coastal flooding, and rising heat, balanced by adaptation programs that continue to scale.
Mumbai56/100Mumbai faces meaningful climate exposure from coastal flooding, monsoon rainfall, and rising heat, balanced by adaptation programs that continue to scale.
Lagos56/100Lagos faces meaningful climate exposure from coastal flooding, intense rainfall, and rising heat, balanced by adaptation programs that continue to scale.
Ho Chi Minh City56/100Ho Chi Minh City carries elevated climate risk centered on coastal subsidence, flooding, and rising heat.
Accra56/100Accra carries elevated climate risk centered on coastal flooding, drainage pressure, and rising heat.
Delhi54/100Delhi carries significant climate risk centered on heat, water scarcity, and air-quality co-stress.
Cairo54/100Cairo carries elevated climate risk centered on extreme heat, water resilience, and dust events.

Interpretation

Climate-risk scoring combines hazard exposure with adaptation capacity. Across the indexed cities the climate risk average is 69/100, so Kyoto is 7 points above the median. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-10. Drawn from 3 institutional references.

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Sources

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