Jaén · 6.111 inhabitants · 3.761 buildings analysed one by one

Los VillaresClimate risk in its neighbourhoods, streets and rivers, today and in 2050

We have scored the climate risk of the 3.761 buildings in Los Villares using Cadastre data, satellite imagery and climate projections, and added it up by area, street and watercourse. The clearest change comes at night: from 14 to 48 tropical nights a year by 2050.

14→48tropical nights a year in a typical building, today and by 2050
73%of homes at high or very high heat risk by 2050
24homes 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

Los Villares compared with Spain

  • Tropical nights a year, 2050: 41 nights
    higher than 71 % of municipalities
  • Average summer maximum, 2050: 33,9 °C
    higher than 70 % of municipalities
  • Flood-prone area (100-year): 0,0%
    lower than 80 % 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 Los Villares

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

1

From 14 to 48 tropical nights a year

14→48 nights

In a typical building in Los Villares, nights when the temperature stays at or above 20 °C would rise from 14 a year (1991-2020) to about 48 by 2050. For this reason, 97 % of homes would be at a high or very high level.

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

2

Where there are fewer trees, 3,7 °C hotter

3,7 °C

Around homes with less than 2 % tree cover, the surface in summer is 0,6 °C above the median for Los Villares; with more than 40 % tree cover, 3,1 °C below. 452 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

763 homes at very high wildfire risk

1.265 buildings

These are 1.265 buildings right next to vegetation that can burn. Of these, one is a block of flats with 26 homes, where evacuation is harder.

  • Carretera de Valdepeñas: 26

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

4

24 homes in a flood zone

24 homes

They are in the area that can flood once every 500 years according to the official maps (SNCZI); 12 of them are in the 100-year area. Next to Río Eliche, 22 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.

Six hazards

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

The 3.266 homes in Los Villares 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 1 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.
  • Download the tables by area, neighbourhood, street and watercourse (Data tab) to cross-check them with urban planning.

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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