Cities with the best climate

Most comfortable year-round climate (real WorldClim normals). Top pick: Ðà Lạt, Vietnam.

Cities with the best climate — top 12

#	City	Country	Climate	Livability	Cost	Climate	Safety
1	Ðà Lạt	Vietnam	100	78	62	100	75
2	La Plata	Argentina	100	78	62	100	76
3	Herceg Novi	Montenegro	100	78	58	100	79
4	Buenos Aires	Argentina	100	77	62	100	73
5	Neuquén	Argentina	100	77	62	100	71
6	Porto	Portugal	100	76	54	100	77
7	Bandung	Indonesia	100	76	62	100	68
8	Adapazarı	Turkey	100	76	60	100	70
9	Córdoba	Argentina	100	76	62	100	69
10	San Luis	Argentina	100	76	62	100	68
11	Agadir	Morocco	100	76	56	100	76
12	Salta	Argentina	100	75	62	100	66
13	San Salvador de Jujuy	Argentina	100	75	62	100	66
14	Oujda	Morocco	100	75	57	100	71
15	Tétouan	Morocco	100	75	57	100	72
16	Dubrovnik	Croatia	100	74	50	100	76
17	Rabat	Morocco	100	74	55	100	71
18	Cascais	Portugal	100	73	47	100	77
19	Zadar	Croatia	100	73	48	100	75
20	Casablanca	Morocco	100	73	53	100	70
21	Lisbon	Portugal	100	72	46	100	73
22	Albufeira	Portugal	100	72	45	100	75
23	Split	Croatia	100	72	46	100	75
24	Vlorë	Albania	100	72	51	100	70
25	Braga	Portugal	100	71	38	100	78
26	Coimbra	Portugal	100	71	39	100	78
27	Leiria	Portugal	100	71	39	100	78
28	Viseu	Portugal	100	71	40	100	77
29	Faro	Portugal	100	71	41	100	75
30	Lagos	Portugal	100	71	43	100	74
31	Istanbul	Turkey	100	71	53	100	63
32	Valdivia	Chile	100	71	50	100	66
33	Durrës	Albania	100	71	49	100	67
34	Setúbal	Portugal	100	70	40	100	75
35	Funchal	Portugal	100	70	40	100	74
36	Queluz	Portugal	100	70	40	100	75
37	Santander	Spain	100	70	34	100	81
38	Bilbao	Spain	100	70	32	100	82
39	Donostia / San Sebastián	Spain	100	70	34	100	81
40	Kalamata	Greece	100	70	42	100	71
41	Boquete	Panama	100	70	55	100	59
42	Puerto Montt	Chile	100	70	49	100	64
43	Arica	Chile	100	70	49	100	65
44	Temuco	Chile	100	70	49	100	66
45	La Serena	Chile	100	70	50	100	65
46	Copiapó	Chile	100	70	50	100	65
47	Amadora	Portugal	100	69	38	100	74
48	Barcelona	Spain	100	69	38	100	74
49	Tarragona	Spain	100	69	35	100	77
50	Chaniá	Greece	100	69	42	100	69

Climate real (WorldClim); cost real (World Bank); hazard tiers indicative. livability=0.35*cost+0.30*climate+0.35*safety; cost=country PPP index x city-size premium (real population); safety=0.55*disaster_safety+0.45*crime_safety - urban-crime penalty (city size); disaster_safety=100-sum(hazard_weight*tier)/5*100 over 8 hazards (real earthquake/heat/cold + modelled flood/storm/wildfire/drought/tsunami); crime_safety=100-homicide*3

FAQ

What is the #1 cities with the best climate?

Ðà Lạt, Vietnam — see the full ranking of 1103 cities.

How is this ranked?

From open data: climate (WorldClim), cost (World Bank), disaster risk (USGS/FEMA/INFORM), combined into a livability score.

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