Pretoria
South Africa
Pretoria is projected to face a future characterized by extreme heat and an increase in dangerous heat extremes, leading to more frequent heatwaves that endanger health and infrastructure. Additionally, this city will experience frequent heavy precipitation events, which pose risks for flooding and erosion. The changing climate is also likely to elevate the risk of malaria, as warmer and wetter conditions create suitable breeding grounds for mosquitoes. As these hazards intensify, Pretoria’s vulnerabilities will grow, warranting concerted efforts to understand and mitigate the impacts of climate change on the city’s residents and ecosystems.
Hazard Outlook
How will Pretoria's projected climate hazards compare to other cities under a 3.0°C future warming scenario?
Heavy Rainfall Days
With 15 days of heavy rainfall expected, Pretoria ranks among the highest of all cities for extreme precipitation events.
Maximum Temperature
Pretoria's projected maximum temperature of 10.0°C is higher than most cities globally under a 3.0°C warming scenario.
Maximum Rainfall
Pretoria's projected maximum rainfall of 11 mm is near the median of cities globally.
Longest Heatwave
Pretoria may experience heatwaves lasting up to 3 days, lower than most other cities.
Elevation
At 1372 m elevation, Pretoria faces lower risk from coastal flooding and sea level rise.
Exposure Summary
Adaptation Priorities
Pretoria faces high exposure to heavy rain and elevated exposure to max temp. These areas may warrant priority attention in adaptation planning.
Data source: Climate projections from the IPCC AR6 scenario analysis. See our methodology for details on how we process and interpret this data.
Deployed Solutions
Deployed climate adaptation technologies identified in Pretoria.
No solutions have been documented for Pretoria.
This is an archived snapshot of the database.
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