Climate Risk score
Climate exposure, hazard frequency, and adaptation context for floods, heat, storms, and wildfires.
Climate Risk in Zurich80/100
Climate Risk
Climate Risk in Zurich
Zurich's climate-risk profile is comparatively low, shaped mainly by heat waves and Alpine-runoff variability. Climate Risk in Zurich scores 80/100, placing it in the strong group of the indexed set.
- Last updated
- 2026-05-16
- Data year
- 2025
- Module score
- 80/100
Primary hazard
Heat and runoff
Heat and Alpine-runoff variability are the main long-run hazards.
Flood exposure
Moderate
Lake and river flood scenarios require ongoing investment.
Adaptation capacity
Very strong
Long-term climate plans and engineering capacity build resilience.
Zurich climate risk data table
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| Metric | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Primary hazard | Heat and runoff | Glacier change is a regional planning input. |
| Flood exposure | Moderate | Localized flooding events are managed actively. |
| Adaptation capacity | Very strong | Implementation depth raises the score significantly. |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Zurich (this page) | 80/100 | Zurich's climate-risk profile is comparatively low, shaped mainly by heat waves and Alpine-runoff variability. |
| Geneva | 86/100 | Geneva's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Basel | 84/100 | Basel's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Neuchâtel | 82/100 | Neuchâtel's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Bern | 81/100 | Bern's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Lausanne | 80/100 | Lausanne's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Lucerne | 79/100 | Lucerne's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Biel/Bienne | 79/100 | Biel/Bienne's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Winterthur | 78/100 | Winterthur's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| St. Gallen | 77/100 | St. Gallen's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Lugano | 76/100 | Lugano'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. |
| 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. |
Interpretation
Climate-risk scoring weighs hazard exposure with adaptation capacity. Zurich's hazards are limited; institutional capacity supports a strong score. Across the indexed cities the climate risk average is 62/100, so Zurich is 18 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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