Barcelona · 46.781 inhabitants · 2.482 buildings analysed one by one

Sant Feliu de LlobregatClimate risk in its neighbourhoods, streets and rivers, today and in 2050

We have scored the climate risk of the 2.482 buildings in Sant Feliu de Llobregat using Cadastre data, satellite imagery and climate projections, and added it up by area, neighbourhood, street and watercourse. The clearest change comes at night: from 50 to 90 tropical nights a year by 2050.

50→90tropical nights a year in a typical building, today and by 2050
2%of homes at high or very high wildfire risk by 2050
18.605homes in 2.482 buildings analysed one by one
At a glance

Where the risk lies by 2050

LowMediumHighVery highRivers and streams

Level of the highest hazard in each 250 m area by 2050: flooding, heat, wildfire, wind or ground movement.

Tropical nights a year in a typical building

Sant Feliu de Llobregat compared with Spain

  • Tropical nights a year, 2050: 106 nights
    higher than 97 % of municipalities
  • Average summer maximum, 2050: 30,1 °C
    lower than 74 % of municipalities
  • Flood-prone area (100-year): 8,3%
    higher than 89 % of municipalities
  • Area burnt 2016-2026: 0,0%
    lower than 64 % of municipalities
  • Water stress 2050 (0-5): 3,3
    lower than 79 % of municipalities

Position among the 8.217 municipalities: further right means more risk. These are figures for the municipality as a whole, the same for everyone; they may differ from those for the typical building. Compare with others →

What stands out

What we found in Sant Feliu de Llobregat

It comes from matching each building with its neighbourhood, its street, the nearest watercourse and its surroundings.

1

From 50 to 90 tropical nights a year

50→90 nights

In a typical building in Sant Feliu de Llobregat, nights when the temperature stays at or above 20 °C would rise from 50 a year (1991-2020) to about 90 by 2050. For this reason, 100 % of homes would be at a high or very high level.

Median of the buildings. Intermediate-to-high emissions scenario (SSP3-7.0).

2

331 homes at very high wildfire risk

72 buildings

These are 72 buildings right next to vegetation that can burn. Of these, 2 are blocks of flats with 86 homes, where evacuation is harder.

  • Passeig del Comte de Vilardaga: 48
  • Carretera de la Sanson: 38

Proximity to woodland and to burnt areas (ESA WorldCover, EFFIS). It does not measure the state of the vegetation or any firebreaks.

3

In Can Nadal, the ground is sinking 1,6 mm a year

−1,6 mm/yr

This is the median of its 1.066 buildings measured by satellite (Copernicus EGMS, 2020-2024); 173 are sinking 2 mm a year or more. For the municipality as a whole, the median is −1,3 mm/yr.

  • Carrer Jaume Ribas
  • Plaça de Rafael Alberti
  • Carrer de Rupert Lladó
  • Carrer del Pla
  • Carrer de Sant Josep

It is not dangerous in itself and we do not know the cause. It is worth keeping an eye on: cracks, and whether the sinking continues.

4

68 in every 100 buildings were built before 1980

68 %

They were built before the first thermal insulation standard (1979). With 90 tropical nights a year by 2050, they will hold the most heat at night and have the most to gain from a retrofit.

Year of construction from the Cadastre.

5

4 schools in heat islands

4 of 16

Schools whose surroundings are at least 1 °C hotter than the municipal median in summer. They are the first candidates for shade and tree-lined playgrounds.

Ground surface temperature (Landsat) around the building closest to the OpenStreetMap point.

Six hazards

How many homes are at high risk, today and in 2050

The 18.605 homes in Sant Feliu de Llobregat by the level of their building. Tap a hazard to see it on the map.

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What can be done

For the town council and for residents

For the town council and its technical staff

  • Climate shelters, and late-afternoon and evening opening hours at libraries and community centres in the areas with the most tropical nights.
  • Shade and trees in the playgrounds of the 4 schools with the hottest surroundings.
  • Review with the river basin authority the watercourses with no official mapping that run next to homes, and keep them clear.
  • Firebreaks and evacuation routes in the streets that border woodland.
  • Monitoring of ground movement in Can Nadal: cracks, water mains and buildings.

For residents

  • Air your home in the early hours, shade west-facing walls from the sun and ask about grants to insulate the roof.
  • If you live on a ground floor or have a garage next to a watercourse, have a plan: where to go upstairs, what to switch off and how to hear about warnings.
  • Keep the strip around your house clear of dry vegetation and know both ways out of your street.
  • Look up your building: the free report gives its level for each hazard, and the Climate Note gives the full detail.

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