Climate Risk score
Climate exposure, hazard frequency, and adaptation context for floods, heat, storms, and wildfires.
Climate Risk in São Paulo66/100
Climate Risk
Climate Risk in São Paulo
São Paulo faces meaningful climate exposure from heat, intense rainfall, and water-cycle variability, balanced by active adaptation work. Climate Risk in São Paulo scores 66/100, placing it in the developing group of the indexed set.
- Last updated
- 2026-05-16
- Data year
- 2025
- Module score
- 66/100
Primary hazard
Heat and rainfall
Sustained heat and intense rainfall are the main hazards.
Flood exposure
Moderate-high
Surface flooding pressure is rising.
Adaptation capacity
Improving
Climate plans and infrastructure investment build resilience.
São Paulo climate risk data table
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| Metric | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Primary hazard | Heat and rainfall | Concurrent hazards shape adaptation work. |
| Flood exposure | Moderate-high | Drainage and stormwater programs are central. |
| Adaptation capacity | Improving | Implementation timelines extend into the 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.
| City | Score | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo (this page) | 66/100 | São Paulo faces meaningful climate exposure from heat, intense rainfall, and water-cycle variability, balanced by active adaptation work. |
| Curitiba | 72/100 | Curitiba's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Brasilia | 72/100 | Brasilia's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Rio de Janeiro | 64/100 | Rio carries moderate climate risk centered on heavy rainfall, landslides, and coastal storm exposure. |
| 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. |
| Sandnes | 84/100 | Sandnes's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Blois | 84/100 | Blois's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Nyköping | 84/100 | Nyköping's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Hagen | 83/100 | Hagen's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Boulogne-Billancourt | 83/100 | Boulogne-Billancourt's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Bottrop | 83/100 | Bottrop's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Hengelo | 83/100 | Hengelo's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Roosendaal | 83/100 | Roosendaal's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Steyr | 83/100 | Steyr's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Cholet | 83/100 | Cholet's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Lustenau | 83/100 | Lustenau's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Frederiksberg | 82/100 | Frederiksberg's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| 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. |
| Aarhus | 82/100 | Aarhus's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Remscheid | 82/100 | Remscheid's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Roubaix | 82/100 | Roubaix's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Hanau | 82/100 | Hanau's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Krems | 82/100 | Krems'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. São Paulo's hazards are concurrent; programs are scaling up. Across the indexed cities the climate risk average is 62/100, so São Paulo is 4 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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