Cities most at risk of extreme cold / winter

The most extreme cold / winter-exposed city in our data is Montréal, Canada (5/5). The cities most exposed to extreme cold / winter, scored from open data (WorldClim coldest-month mean temperature). To compare, see the safest cities from extreme cold / winter.

Highest extreme cold / winter risk — top 12 (1-5)

#	City	Country	extreme cold / winter risk	Livability
1	Montréal	Canada	5/5	61
2	Ottawa	Canada	5/5	61
3	Edmonton	Canada	5/5	60
4	Winnipeg	Canada	5/5	57
5	Québec	Canada	5/5	60
6	Laval	Canada	5/5	63
7	Saint Paul	United States	5/5	61
8	Gatineau	Canada	5/5	62
9	Saskatoon	Canada	5/5	59
10	Longueuil	Canada	5/5	63
11	Regina	Canada	5/5	60
12	Oulu	Finland	5/5	64
13	Sapporo	Japan	4/5	62
14	Kayseri	Turkey	4/5	61
15	Calgary	Canada	4/5	62
16	Oslo	Norway	4/5	67
17	Indianapolis	United States	4/5	62
18	Erzurum	Turkey	4/5	60
19	Malatya	Turkey	4/5	62
20	Riga	Latvia	4/5	66
21	Helsinki	Finland	4/5	67
22	Brampton	Canada	4/5	66
23	Łódź	Poland	4/5	67
24	Hamilton	Canada	4/5	67
25	Vilnius	Lithuania	4/5	66
26	Van	Turkey	4/5	63
27	Halifax	Canada	4/5	67
28	London	Canada	4/5	56
29	Tallinn	Estonia	4/5	67
30	Etobicoke	Canada	4/5	68
31	Markham	Canada	4/5	67
32	Lublin	Poland	4/5	68
33	Espoo	Finland	4/5	67
34	Vaughan	Canada	4/5	67
35	Białystok	Poland	4/5	69
36	Lincoln	United States	4/5	63
37	Kaunas	Lithuania	4/5	68
38	Cluj-Napoca	Romania	4/5	67
39	Madison	United States	4/5	63
40	Sivas	Turkey	4/5	66
41	Tampere	Finland	4/5	66
42	Kitchener	Canada	4/5	66
43	Braşov	Romania	4/5	67
44	Vantaa	Finland	4/5	67
45	Windsor	Canada	4/5	67
46	Košice	Slovakia	4/5	68
47	Salt Lake City	United States	4/5	65
48	Des Moines	United States	4/5	63
49	Târgu Mureş	Romania	4/5	67
50	Turku	Finland	4/5	67

Extreme cold / winter risk source: WorldClim coldest-month mean temperature. Indicative tiers where modelled — verify before relying on them.

FAQ

Which cities are most at risk of extreme cold / winter?

Montréal, Canada has among the highest extreme cold / winter exposure in our data (5/5).

How is extreme cold / winter risk measured?

From WorldClim coldest-month mean temperature, rated 1 (very low) to 5 (very high).