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Quintanar del ReyClimate risk in its neighbourhoods, streets and rivers, today and in 2050

We have scored the climate risk of the 3.717 buildings in Quintanar del Rey using Cadastre data, satellite imagery and climate projections, and added it up by area, street and watercourse. The clearest change comes at night: from 1 to 23 tropical nights a year by 2050.

1→23tropical nights a year in a typical building, today and by 2050
100%of homes at high or very high heat risk by 2050
141homes 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

Quintanar del Rey compared with Spain

  • Tropical nights a year, 2050: 31 nights
    higher than 64 % of municipalities
  • Average summer maximum, 2050: 36,7 °C
    higher than 91 % of municipalities
  • Flood-prone area (100-year): 1,5%
    higher than 61 % 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 Quintanar del Rey

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

1

141 homes in a flood zone

141 homes

They are in the area that can flood once every 500 years according to the official maps (SNCZI); 140 of them are in the 100-year area. Next to Río Valdemembra, 108 homes are inside the flood zone, less than 100 m from the watercourse.

According to the Ministry’s studies, this is an annual probability of 0,2 % (500 years) or 1 % (100 years), not “once every 500 years”: it can happen two years in a row. Small gullies are not always mapped.

2

From 1 to 23 tropical nights a year

1→23 nights

In a typical building in Quintanar del Rey, nights when the temperature stays at or above 20 °C would rise from 1 a year (1991-2020) to about 23 by 2050. For this reason, 0 % of homes would be at a high or very high level.

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

3

2 schools, care homes or health centres in a flood zone

2 facilities

They are in the official 500-year flood zone or in a preferential flow zone. They are the first to review in an emergency plan: who is inside, how to get out and whether they use the ground floor.

  • Health centre: Centro de Salud
  • School: Instituto Fernando de los Ríos

OpenStreetMap location matched to the nearest Cadastre building.

Six hazards

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

The 3.196 homes in Quintanar del Rey 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

  • Review with the river basin authority the watercourses with no official mapping that run next to homes, and keep them clear.
  • Emergency self-protection plans in the schools, care homes and health centres that are in a flood zone.
  • Download the tables by area, neighbourhood, street and watercourse (Data tab) to cross-check them with urban planning.

For residents

  • 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.
  • 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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