Cádiz · 89.983 inhabitants · 14.201 buildings analysed one by one

El Puerto de Santa MaríaClimate risk in its neighbourhoods, streets and rivers, today and in 2050

We have scored the climate risk of the 14.201 buildings in El Puerto de Santa María using Cadastre data, satellite imagery and climate projections, and added it up by area, street and watercourse. The clearest change comes at night: from 47 to 87 tropical nights a year by 2050.

47→87tropical nights a year in a typical building, today and by 2050
61%of homes at high or very high heat risk by 2050
414homes in the official flood zone (500 years)
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

El Puerto de Santa María compared with Spain

  • Tropical nights a year, 2050: 76 nights
    higher than 91 % of municipalities
  • Average summer maximum, 2050: 32,8 °C
    higher than 56 % of municipalities
  • Flood-prone area (100-year): 22,0%
    higher than 97 % of municipalities
  • Area burnt 2016-2026: 0,0%
    lower than 64 % of municipalities
  • Water stress 2050 (0-5): 5,0
    higher than 82 % 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 El Puerto de Santa María

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

1

5.163 homes at very high wildfire risk

2.656 buildings

These are 2.656 buildings right next to vegetation that can burn. Of these, 36 are blocks of flats with 1.960 homes, where evacuation is harder.

  • Calle Sentina: 323
  • Calle Mar de los Sargazos: 259
  • Calle Búho Real: 189
  • Calle Mar Báltico: 122

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

2

Where there are fewer trees, 4,8 °C hotter

4,8 °C

Around homes with less than 2 % tree cover, the surface in summer is 1,1 °C above the median for El Puerto de Santa María; with more than 40 % tree cover, 3,7 °C below. 9.953 homes are in surroundings with almost no trees.

Ground surface temperature (Landsat), not air temperature. More trees usually go with less asphalt and lower density: this is a correlation, not a measure of the effect of planting trees.

3

From 47 to 87 tropical nights a year

47→87 nights

In a typical building in El Puerto de Santa María, nights when the temperature stays at or above 20 °C would rise from 47 a year (1991-2020) to about 87 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).

4

717 homes less than 2 m above sea level

717 homes

That is 2 % of homes. The extreme sea level in a 100-year storm reaches 2,54 m today and 2,77 m by 2050.

Ground elevation at the building (IGN digital terrain model). Being low-lying does not mean it will flood: that depends on the beach, sea defences and drainage.

5

12 schools in heat islands

12 of 31

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 46.129 homes in El Puerto de Santa María 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 12 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.
  • Emergency self-protection plans in the schools, care homes and health centres that are in a flood zone.

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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