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	46
2	Ottawa	Canada	5/5	45
3	Edmonton	Canada	5/5	44
4	Winnipeg	Canada	5/5	42
5	Québec	Canada	5/5	45
6	Laval	Canada	5/5	47
7	Saint Paul	United States	5/5	44
8	Gatineau	Canada	5/5	47
9	Saskatoon	Canada	5/5	44
10	Longueuil	Canada	5/5	48
11	Regina	Canada	5/5	45
12	Oulu	Finland	5/5	52
13	Sapporo	Japan	4/5	55
14	Kayseri	Turkey	4/5	65
15	Calgary	Canada	4/5	47
16	Oslo	Norway	4/5	52
17	Indianapolis	United States	4/5	46
18	Erzurum	Turkey	4/5	65
19	Malatya	Turkey	4/5	67
20	Riga	Latvia	4/5	63
21	Helsinki	Finland	4/5	53
22	Brampton	Canada	4/5	50
23	Łódź	Poland	4/5	67
24	Hamilton	Canada	4/5	52
25	Vilnius	Lithuania	4/5	64
26	Van	Turkey	4/5	68
27	Halifax	Canada	4/5	52
28	London	Canada	4/5	56
29	Tallinn	Estonia	4/5	59
30	Etobicoke	Canada	4/5	53
31	Markham	Canada	4/5	52
32	Lublin	Poland	4/5	68
33	Espoo	Finland	4/5	54
34	Vaughan	Canada	4/5	52
35	Białystok	Poland	4/5	69
36	Lincoln	United States	4/5	47
37	Kaunas	Lithuania	4/5	65
38	Cluj-Napoca	Romania	4/5	69
39	Madison	United States	4/5	46
40	Sivas	Turkey	4/5	70
41	Tampere	Finland	4/5	54
42	Kitchener	Canada	4/5	51
43	Braşov	Romania	4/5	68
44	Vantaa	Finland	4/5	54
45	Windsor	Canada	4/5	52
46	Košice	Slovakia	4/5	65
47	Salt Lake City	United States	4/5	49
48	Des Moines	United States	4/5	47
49	Târgu Mureş	Romania	4/5	69
50	Turku	Finland	4/5	55

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).