Climate Risk score
Climate exposure, hazard frequency, and adaptation context for floods, heat, storms, and wildfires.
Climate Risk in Toronto70/100
Climate Risk
Climate Risk in Toronto
Toronto faces rising heat, severe-storm, and wildfire-smoke pressure, balanced by solid adaptation programs. Climate Risk in Toronto scores 70/100, placing it in the solid group of the indexed set.
- Last updated
- 2026-05-16
- Data year
- 2025
- Module score
- 70/100
Primary hazard
Heat and storms
Heat waves and severe storms are the main day-to-day hazards.
Flood exposure
Moderate
Stormwater flooding pressure is rising.
Adaptation capacity
Strong
Climate plans and stormwater investment build resilience.
Toronto climate risk data table
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| Metric | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Primary hazard | Heat and storms | Wildfire smoke is an episodic but growing concern. |
| Flood exposure | Moderate | Localized flooding events are increasing. |
| Adaptation capacity | Strong | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Toronto (this page) | 70/100 | Toronto faces rising heat, severe-storm, and wildfire-smoke pressure, balanced by solid adaptation programs. |
| Mississauga | 76/100 | Mississauga's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Vancouver | 76/100 | Vancouver faces moderate climate exposure from heat, atmospheric-river rainfall, and seasonal wildfire smoke, balanced by active adaptation. |
| Ottawa | 76/100 | Ottawa's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Quebec City | 76/100 | Quebec City's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Dartmouth | 76/100 | Dartmouth's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Markham | 75/100 | Markham's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Vaughan | 75/100 | Vaughan's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Montreal | 75/100 | Montreal's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Chatham-Kent | 75/100 | Chatham-Kent's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Brampton | 74/100 | Brampton's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Burnaby | 74/100 | Burnaby's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Surrey | 73/100 | Surrey's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Laval | 73/100 | Laval's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Coquitlam | 73/100 | Coquitlam's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Maple Ridge | 73/100 | Maple Ridge's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Longueuil | 72/100 | Longueuil's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Calgary | 72/100 | Calgary's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Victoria | 72/100 | Victoria's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Waterloo | 72/100 | Waterloo's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Burlington | 72/100 | Burlington's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| London | 71/100 | London's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Guelph | 71/100 | Guelph's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Kingston | 71/100 | Kingston's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Lévis | 71/100 | Lévis's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Pickering | 71/100 | Pickering's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Airdrie | 71/100 | Airdrie's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| St. Catharines | 70/100 | St. Catharines's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Oshawa | 70/100 | Oshawa's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Barrie | 70/100 | Barrie's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Saguenay | 70/100 | Saguenay'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. Toronto's hazards are rising; institutional capacity supports a healthy score. Across the indexed cities the climate risk average is 62/100, so Toronto is 8 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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