Climate Risk score
Climate exposure, hazard frequency, and adaptation context for floods, heat, storms, and wildfires.
Climate Risk in Perth70/100
Climate Risk
Climate Risk in Perth
Perth carries elevated climate risk centered on drought, bushfire, and rising heat. Climate Risk in Perth scores 70/100, placing it in the solid group of the indexed set.
- Last updated
- 2026-05-10
- Data year
- 2025
- Module score
- 70/100
Primary hazard
Drought and fire
Long-run drought and bushfire exposure are the main pressures.
Heat exposure
Rising
Sustained summer heat is a structural concern.
Adaptation capacity
Strong
Water and fire-management programs support resilience.
Perth climate risk data table
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| Metric | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Primary hazard | Drought and fire | Active adaptation work targets these risks. |
| Heat exposure | Rising | Cooling demand grows with extremes. |
| Adaptation capacity | Strong | Public-realm investments are key levers. |
Climate Risk city comparison
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| City | Score | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Perth (this page) | 70/100 | Perth carries elevated climate risk centered on drought, bushfire, and rising heat. |
| Oslo | 84/100 | Oslo carries moderate climate risk centered on heavy precipitation and stormwater pressure, with strong adaptation planning. |
| Helsinki | 82/100 | Helsinki carries moderate climate risk centered on coastal storm exposure and stormwater pressure, with steady adaptation planning. |
| Munich | 82/100 | Munich carries moderate climate risk centered on river flooding and rising summer heat. |
| Zurich | 80/100 | Zurich's climate-risk profile is comparatively low, shaped mainly by heat waves and Alpine-runoff variability. |
| Stockholm | 80/100 | Stockholm carries moderate climate risk centered on stormwater pressure and Baltic flooding, with strong adaptation planning. |
| Edinburgh | 80/100 | Edinburgh carries moderate climate risk centered on coastal storm exposure and heavy-rain stormwater pressure. |
| Copenhagen | 78/100 | Copenhagen carries moderate climate risk centered on coastal flooding and heavy-rain stormwater pressure, with strong adaptation planning. |
| Vienna | 78/100 | Vienna faces moderate climate exposure focused on heat waves and Danube flood scenarios, balanced by active adaptation programs. |
| Prague | 78/100 | Prague carries moderate climate exposure centered on heat, intense rainfall, and river flood pressure, balanced by EU adaptation framing. |
| Brussels | 78/100 | Brussels carries moderate climate risk centered on heat and heavy-rain stormwater pressure. |
| Dublin | 78/100 | Dublin carries moderate climate risk centered on coastal storm exposure and heavy-rain stormwater pressure. |
| Montevideo | 78/100 | Montevideo carries moderate climate risk centered on coastal storm exposure and rising heat. |
| Amsterdam | 76/100 | Amsterdam's climate-risk profile is shaped by sea-level pressure and rainfall intensity, balanced by world-class water management. |
| Warsaw | 76/100 | Warsaw carries moderate climate exposure centered on heat, intense rainfall, and river flood pressure, balanced by EU adaptation framing. |
| Chicago | 76/100 | Chicago carries moderate climate exposure from heat, intense rainfall, and lakefront stormwater pressure, balanced by active adaptation. |
| Vancouver | 76/100 | Vancouver faces moderate climate exposure from heat, atmospheric-river rainfall, and seasonal wildfire smoke, balanced by active adaptation. |
| Seattle | 76/100 | Seattle faces moderate climate exposure from heat, atmospheric-river rainfall, and seasonal wildfire smoke, balanced by active adaptation. |
| Hamburg | 76/100 | Hamburg carries elevated climate risk centered on Elbe and storm-surge flooding, with strong adaptation planning. |
| Kyoto | 76/100 | Kyoto carries moderate climate risk centered on rising summer heat and heavy-rain stormwater pressure. |
| Berlin | 75/100 | Berlin faces moderate climate exposure focused on heat waves, surface-water flooding, and drought-pressure on green infrastructure. |
| Milan | 74/100 | Milan carries moderate climate exposure from heat and intense rainfall, balanced by active EU adaptation framing and city programs. |
| Bogotá | 74/100 | Bogotá's altitude moderates heat exposure, with intense rainfall and landslide pressure shaping adaptation priorities. |
| Melbourne | 74/100 | Melbourne carries moderate climate exposure from heat, bushfire, and storm pressure, balanced by active adaptation programs. |
| London | 72/100 | London faces moderate climate exposure shaped by heat waves, Thames flood scenarios, and urban surface-water flooding. |
| Madrid | 72/100 | Madrid carries moderate climate exposure centered on heat and dry-summer water stress, balanced by EU adaptation framing and city programs. |
| Rome | 72/100 | Rome carries moderate climate exposure centered on heat and dry-summer water stress, balanced by EU adaptation framing and city programs. |
| Lisbon | 72/100 | Lisbon carries moderate climate exposure centered on heat and dry-summer water stress, balanced by EU adaptation framing. |
| Buenos Aires | 72/100 | Buenos Aires carries moderate climate exposure from heat, intense rainfall, and river flood pressure, balanced by active adaptation programs. |
| Kuala Lumpur | 72/100 | Kuala Lumpur carries moderate climate exposure from heat and intense rainfall, balanced by active adaptation programs. |
| Kigali | 72/100 | Kigali carries moderate climate exposure from intense rainfall and slope stability, balanced by active adaptation programs. |
| Shenzhen | 72/100 | Shenzhen carries elevated climate risk centered on typhoon exposure, coastal flooding, and rising heat. |
| Tel Aviv | 72/100 | Tel Aviv carries moderate climate risk centered on coastal flooding, heat, and water resilience. |
| Paris | 70/100 | Paris carries moderate climate risk centered on heat waves and Seine flood pressure, with active adaptation programs. |
| Toronto | 70/100 | Toronto faces rising heat, severe-storm, and wildfire-smoke pressure, balanced by solid adaptation programs. |
| Seoul | 70/100 | Seoul faces meaningful climate exposure from heat, intense rainfall, and storm pressure, balanced by strong adaptation capacity. |
| Auckland | 70/100 | Auckland faces moderate climate exposure from storms, intense rainfall, and rising sea-level pressure, balanced by active adaptation programs. |
| Santiago | 70/100 | Santiago faces meaningful climate exposure centered on long-running drought and rising heat, balanced by active water and adaptation programs. |
| Taipei | 70/100 | Taipei carries meaningful climate exposure from typhoons, intense rainfall, and seismic activity, balanced by mature engineering and adaptation programs. |
| Johannesburg | 70/100 | Johannesburg carries moderate climate exposure from heat, water variability, and intense storms, balanced by active adaptation programs. |
| Brisbane | 70/100 | Brisbane carries moderate climate exposure from heat, intense rainfall, and storm and flood pressure, balanced by active adaptation programs. |
| Osaka | 70/100 | Osaka carries elevated climate risk centered on coastal flooding, typhoon exposure, and rising summer heat. |
| Beijing | 70/100 | Beijing carries elevated climate risk centered on water scarcity, heat, and dust events. |
| Addis Ababa | 70/100 | Addis Ababa carries moderate climate risk centered on heavy-rain stormwater pressure and water-supply variability. |
| Wellington | 70/100 | Wellington carries elevated climate risk centered on seismic exposure, coastal storms, and stormwater pressure. |
| Barcelona | 68/100 | Barcelona faces rising heat and water-stress pressure, balanced by active adaptation programs and regional planning depth. |
| Nairobi | 68/100 | Nairobi faces meaningful climate exposure from rainfall variability, drought cycles, and rising heat, balanced by active adaptation work. |
| Lima | 68/100 | Lima carries meaningful climate exposure from water variability, seismic activity, and rising heat, balanced by active adaptation programs. |
| Shanghai | 68/100 | Shanghai carries meaningful climate exposure from coastal flooding, typhoons, and rising heat, balanced by major adaptation programs. |
| Panama City | 68/100 | Panama City carries moderate climate risk centered on coastal flooding, heavy rainfall, and rising heat. |
| São Paulo | 66/100 | São Paulo faces meaningful climate exposure from heat, intense rainfall, and water-cycle variability, balanced by active adaptation work. |
| Cape Town | 66/100 | Cape Town faces meaningful climate exposure from drought, heat, and wildfire pressure, balanced by active adaptation programs. |
| Abu Dhabi | 66/100 | Abu Dhabi carries meaningful climate exposure centered on extreme heat and water stress, balanced by ambitious adaptation programs. |
| Casablanca | 66/100 | Casablanca carries moderate climate risk centered on coastal flooding and water scarcity. |
| Quito | 66/100 | Quito carries moderate climate risk centered on seismic exposure and hillside stormwater pressure. |
| Singapore | 65/100 | Singapore faces meaningful climate exposure from heat, intense rainfall, and long-run sea-level pressure, balanced by very strong adaptation capacity. |
| Sydney | 65/100 | Sydney faces meaningful climate exposure from heat, bushfire-smoke, and storm pressure, with improving adaptation programs. |
| San Francisco | 65/100 | San Francisco faces concurrent climate exposure from wildfire-smoke, heat, sea-level pressure, and seismic risk, balanced by strong adaptation work. |
| Tokyo | 64/100 | Tokyo faces meaningful climate exposure across heat, storm, and seismic-coupled flood pressure, balanced by strong adaptation capacity. |
| Hong Kong | 64/100 | Hong Kong faces meaningful climate exposure from typhoons, heat, and coastal pressure, balanced by strong engineering capacity. |
| Los Angeles | 64/100 | Los Angeles carries meaningful climate exposure from heat, drought, wildfire, and coastal pressure, balanced by active state-level adaptation. |
| Doha | 64/100 | Doha carries meaningful climate exposure centered on extreme heat and water stress, balanced by ambitious adaptation programs. |
| Bangalore | 64/100 | Bangalore carries moderate climate risk centered on water scarcity and urban flooding. |
| Rio de Janeiro | 64/100 | Rio carries moderate climate risk centered on heavy rainfall, landslides, and coastal storm exposure. |
| Mexico City | 62/100 | Mexico City faces meaningful climate exposure centered on water scarcity, subsidence, and rising heat, balanced by long-running adaptation programs. |
| New York | 60/100 | New York faces meaningful coastal flood, heat, and storm exposure. Adaptation investment is significant but not yet at parity with the hazard. |
| Dubai | 60/100 | Dubai faces meaningful climate exposure from sustained heat and water-resource constraints, balanced by active adaptation and infrastructure investment. |
| Jakarta | 60/100 | Jakarta faces meaningful climate exposure from coastal flooding, subsidence, and rising heat, balanced by major adaptation programs and a planned capital relocation. |
| Hanoi | 58/100 | Hanoi carries elevated climate risk centered on monsoon flooding and rising summer heat. |
| Riyadh | 58/100 | Riyadh carries elevated climate risk centered on extreme heat and water scarcity. |
| Istanbul | 58/100 | Istanbul carries elevated climate risk centered on seismic exposure, heat, and storm flooding. |
| Bangkok | 56/100 | Bangkok faces meaningful climate exposure from heat, intense rainfall, and long-run flood and subsidence pressure, balanced by active adaptation work. |
| Manila | 56/100 | Manila faces meaningful climate exposure from typhoons, coastal flooding, and rising heat, balanced by adaptation programs that continue to scale. |
| Mumbai | 56/100 | Mumbai faces meaningful climate exposure from coastal flooding, monsoon rainfall, and rising heat, balanced by adaptation programs that continue to scale. |
| Lagos | 56/100 | Lagos faces meaningful climate exposure from coastal flooding, intense rainfall, and rising heat, balanced by adaptation programs that continue to scale. |
| Ho Chi Minh City | 56/100 | Ho Chi Minh City carries elevated climate risk centered on coastal subsidence, flooding, and rising heat. |
| Accra | 56/100 | Accra carries elevated climate risk centered on coastal flooding, drainage pressure, and rising heat. |
| Delhi | 54/100 | Delhi carries significant climate risk centered on heat, water scarcity, and air-quality co-stress. |
| Cairo | 54/100 | Cairo 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 Perth is close to the median for this dimension. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-10. Drawn from 3 institutional references.
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Sources
3 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.
- IPCC: AR6 WGII Chapter 6: Cities, settlements and key infrastructure
Used to explain urban climate vulnerability and adaptation scoring logic.
- NASA: NASA POWER
Used as an energy-resource and weather-normalization reference.
- UN-Habitat: World Cities Report 2024
Used as a policy and methodology reference for urban exposure and resilience signals.
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