Climate Risk score
Climate exposure, hazard frequency, and adaptation context for floods, heat, storms, and wildfires.
Climate Risk in Prague78/100
Climate Risk
Climate Risk in Prague
Prague carries moderate climate exposure centered on heat, intense rainfall, and river flood pressure, balanced by EU adaptation framing. Climate Risk in Prague scores 78/100, placing it in the solid group of the indexed set.
- Last updated
- 2026-05-16
- Data year
- 2025
- Module score
- 78/100
Primary hazard
Heat and rainfall
Rising heat and intense rainfall are the main hazards.
Flood exposure
Moderate
River flood pressure rises in storm cycles.
Adaptation capacity
Strong
EU framing and city programs support resilience.
Prague climate risk data table
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| Metric | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Primary hazard | Heat and rainfall | Continental geography concentrates heat. |
| Flood exposure | Moderate | Vltava flood-management programs are central. |
| Adaptation capacity | Strong | Tree planting and shade build heat resilience. |
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.
| City | Score | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Prague (this page) | 78/100 | Prague carries moderate climate exposure centered on heat, intense rainfall, and river flood pressure, balanced by EU adaptation framing. |
| Brno | 72/100 | Brno's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Hradec Králové | 71/100 | Hradec Králové's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Plzeň | 68/100 | Plzeň's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Ostrava | 68/100 | Ostrava's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Most | 68/100 | Most's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Pardubice | 67/100 | Pardubice's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Zlín | 67/100 | Zlín's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Kladno | 67/100 | Kladno's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Opava | 67/100 | Opava's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Karviná | 67/100 | Karviná's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Chomutov | 65/100 | Chomutov's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Havířov | 64/100 | Havířov's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Mladá Boleslav | 64/100 | Mladá Boleslav's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Ústí nad Labem | 63/100 | Ústí nad Labem's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Frýdek-Místek | 62/100 | Frýdek-Místek's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Teplice | 60/100 | Teplice's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Jihlava | 56/100 | Jihlava's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Decin | 54/100 | Decin's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Olomouc | 50/100 | Olomouc's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Karlovy Vary | 50/100 | Karlovy Vary's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Liberec | 50/100 | Liberec's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| České Budějovice | 50/100 | České Budějovice's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Geneva | 86/100 | Geneva's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Vejle | 84/100 | Vejle's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Oslo | 84/100 | Oslo carries moderate climate risk centered on heavy precipitation and stormwater pressure, with strong adaptation planning. |
| Basel | 84/100 | Basel's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Nanterre | 84/100 | Nanterre's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Vitry-sur-Seine | 84/100 | Vitry-sur-Seine's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Créteil | 84/100 | Créteil's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Vlaardingen | 84/100 | Vlaardingen's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
Interpretation
Climate-risk scoring weighs hazard exposure with adaptation capacity. Prague's main pressures are heat and river flooding. Across the indexed cities the climate risk average is 62/100, so Prague is 16 points above the median. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. 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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