Best places to live for climate change

Most climate-resilient cities — lowest exposure to heat, drought, flooding, storms and wildfire, plus overall livability. Top pick: Puno, Peru.

Best places to live for climate change — top 12

#	City	Country	Resilience	Livability	Cost	Climate	Safety
1	Puno	Peru	85	67	49	90	65
2	Punta Arenas	Chile	85	66	50	79	71
3	Huancayo	Peru	84	65	47	88	64
4	Maldonado	Uruguay	82	73	51	100	73
5	Dundalk	Ireland	82	73	52	97	73
6	Hobart	Australia	82	72	48	100	71
7	Bendigo	Australia	82	72	50	100	69
8	Ballarat	Australia	82	72	50	100	69
9	Swords	Ireland	82	72	52	98	70
10	Bhisho	South Africa	82	72	49	100	70
11	Cetinje	Montenegro	82	72	54	98	67
12	Logroño	Spain	81	71	49	98	69
13	Bilbao	Spain	81	71	47	100	69
14	Donostia / San Sebastián	Spain	81	71	49	100	69
15	Bordeaux	France	81	71	48	99	69
16	Rouen	France	81	71	50	95	72
17	Angers	France	81	71	49	98	69
18	Caen	France	81	71	50	98	69
19	Geelong	Australia	81	71	48	100	70
20	Tallaght	Ireland	81	71	50	96	70
21	Pamplona	Spain	81	70	48	96	69
22	Toulouse	France	81	70	46	99	68
23	Nantes	France	81	70	47	99	68
24	Rennes	France	81	70	48	98	69
25	Orléans	France	81	70	50	95	69
26	Clermont-Ferrand	France	81	70	49	94	69
27	Le Mans	France	81	70	49	97	69
28	Amiens	France	81	70	49	94	69
29	Tours	France	81	70	49	96	69
30	Limoges	France	81	70	49	96	69
31	Cardiff	United Kingdom	81	70	47	98	68
32	Swansea	United Kingdom	81	70	47	98	68
33	Southend-on-Sea	United Kingdom	81	70	48	97	68
34	Southampton	United Kingdom	81	70	48	98	69
35	Milton Keynes	United Kingdom	81	70	48	96	69
36	Luton	United Kingdom	81	70	48	96	69
37	Loja	Ecuador	81	70	48	100	65
38	Venlo	Netherlands	81	70	50	93	69
39	Leuven	Belgium	81	70	50	93	69
40	North Shore	New Zealand	81	70	48	100	65
41	Pietermaritzburg	South Africa	81	70	45	100	69
42	Hillerød	Denmark	81	70	52	87	72
43	Gasteiz / Vitoria	Spain	81	69	48	94	69
44	Lille	France	81	69	48	94	69
45	Dijon	France	81	69	49	91	69
46	Metz	France	81	69	50	90	69
47	Nancy	France	81	69	50	90	69
48	Liverpool	United Kingdom	81	69	46	96	68
49	Bristol	United Kingdom	81	69	46	97	68
50	Leicester	United Kingdom	81	69	47	95	68

Climate real (WorldClim); cost real (World Bank); hazard tiers indicative.

FAQ

Puno, Peru — see the full ranking of 1103 cities.

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