Is Timişoara a good place to live?

71/100 livability · Romania
Timişoara, Romania scores 71/100 for livability — a strong place to live: cost 53/100, climate 85/100, safety 78/100. Warmest-month high ~21.1°C, coldest-month low ~-0.8°C. Main natural-disaster exposure: extreme cold / winter; homicide rate ~1.1/100k. Safety 78/100 blends disaster (64) and crime (97).
Timişoara — average monthly high (°C, WorldClim)
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Livability pillars (0-100)
53Cost85Climate78Safety
Disaster risk by type (1-5)
3Quake2Flood1Storm2Wildfire1Heat1Drought3Cold1Tsunami

How each score is calculated: CostiAffordability, 0–100. Higher = cheaper. = 100 − (country price level vs US × a city-size premium). Source: World Bank PPP ÷ exchange rate (US = 100). · ClimateiComfort, 0–100, from WorldClim monthly temperatures. Penalises hot summers (above ~24°C), cold winters (below ~6°C) and too-cool summers (below 15°C). Higher = milder. · Safetyi0–100. Higher = safer. Blends 55% natural-disaster safety (8 hazards — earthquake from real USGS records, plus flood, storm, wildfire, heat, drought, cold, tsunami) and 45% crime safety (homicide rate). · LivabilityiOverall score, 0–100 = 0.35 × Cost + 0.30 × Climate + 0.35 × Safety. (hover the i)

How to read the scores — all on a 0–100 scale, higher is better.

Natural-disaster risk in Timişoara

Is Timişoara at risk of earthquakes?

Earthquake risk in Timişoara is moderate (3/5). USGS records 55 magnitude-4.5+ earthquakes within 300 km since 1980.

How cold does Timişoara get?

Extreme-cold/winter risk in Timişoara is moderate (3/5); coldest-month mean low ~-0.8°C (WorldClim).

How scored: livability = 0.35·cost + 0.30·climate + 0.35·safety. Climate from WorldClim v2.1 normals; cost from World Bank PPP÷FX (real, open); earthquake from USGS (real); flood/storm/wildfire/drought/tsunami tiers indicative — verify before publish.

FAQ

Is Timişoara a good place to live?

Timişoara scores 71/100 for livability — cost 53, climate 85, safety 78.

Is Timişoara safe?

Safety 78/100 = disaster safety 64 (main risk extreme cold / winter) blended with crime safety 97 (homicide ~1.1/100k).

What's the climate like in Timişoara?

Warmest-month highs average ~21.1°C and coldest-month lows ~-0.8°C (WorldClim climate normals).

How much does it cost to live in Timişoara?

Romania sits at 47/100 on the World Bank price level (US=100) — affordability score 53/100.

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