Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Tegucigalpa is projected to face moderate climate risks that could affect its future resilience. Key concerns include rising temperatures and altered rainfall patterns, potentially leading to flooding and drought situations. Urban factors, such as ongoing deforestation and urbanization, may intensify these risks. Vulnerable infrastructure in the city is likely to struggle with the impacts, affecting essential services and public health. Furthermore, increasing extreme weather events are expected to heighten vulnerability, necessitating awareness and preparedness among communities. Effective understanding of these projected climate hazards will be crucial for future adaptation efforts and resilience planning.
Hazard Outlook
How will Tegucigalpa's projected climate hazards compare to other cities under a 3.0°C future warming scenario?
Longest Heatwave
Tegucigalpa may experience heatwaves lasting up to 8 days, among the highest of all other cities.
Maximum Rainfall
Tegucigalpa's projected maximum rainfall of 9 mm is near the median of cities globally.
Maximum Temperature
Tegucigalpa's projected maximum temperature of 8.5°C is lower than most cities globally under a 3.0°C warming scenario.
Heavy Rainfall Days
With 9 days of heavy rainfall expected, Tegucigalpa ranks lower than most cities for extreme precipitation events.
Elevation
At 975 m elevation, Tegucigalpa faces lower risk from coastal flooding and sea level rise.
Exposure Summary
Adaptation Priorities
Tegucigalpa faces high exposure to heatwave. 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 Tegucigalpa.
No solutions have been documented for Tegucigalpa.
This is an archived snapshot of the database.
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