Mediterranean-climate cities

Hot-dry summers, mild wet winters (Koppen Csa/Csb). Across 137 such cities in our data, the most livable is Porto, Portugal (72/100).

Mediterranean-climate cities — top 12 by livability

#	City	Country	Livability	Cost	Climate	Safety	Summer°C	Winter°C
1	Porto	Portugal	72	54	100	65	19.7°C	9.3°C
2	Albufeira	Portugal	71	54	100	62	23.5°C	11.5°C
3	Braga	Portugal	70	48	100	65	20.0°C	8.8°C
4	Coimbra	Portugal	70	49	100	65	21.8°C	9.1°C
5	Leiria	Portugal	70	49	100	65	20.9°C	8.9°C
6	Viseu	Portugal	70	50	100	64	21.2°C	7.9°C
7	Faro	Portugal	70	51	100	63	23.1°C	12.0°C
8	Lagos	Portugal	70	52	100	62	22.4°C	12.0°C
9	Tavira	Portugal	70	54	98	62	24.4°C	11.5°C
10	Tarragona	Spain	70	49	100	64	23.9°C	9.0°C
11	Setúbal	Portugal	69	50	100	62	22.2°C	11.1°C
12	Funchal	Portugal	69	50	100	61	21.6°C	14.8°C
13	Amadora	Portugal	69	49	100	62	22.7°C	11.3°C
14	Queluz	Portugal	69	50	100	62	22.0°C	11.1°C
15	Cascais	Portugal	69	47	100	64	20.6°C	11.2°C
16	Oviedo	Spain	69	48	100	64	18.5°C	6.3°C
17	Marbella	Spain	69	49	100	62	23.9°C	11.9°C
18	Montpellier	France	69	48	100	63	23.7°C	7.2°C
19	Nîmes	France	69	49	98	63	24.4°C	6.7°C
20	Cannes	France	69	51	100	60	22.6°C	7.5°C
21	Palma	Spain	68	47	97	63	24.6°C	9.9°C
22	Granada	Spain	68	48	100	60	24.0°C	5.9°C
23	Salamanca	Spain	68	49	95	64	21.4°C	3.9°C
24	León	Spain	68	49	94	64	20.4°C	3.5°C
25	Chaniá	Greece	68	51	100	57	23.4°C	7.9°C
26	Kalamata	Greece	68	51	100	58	21.7°C	5.8°C
27	Toulon	France	68	49	100	60	22.8°C	8.7°C
28	Valletta	Malta	68	56	86	64	26.7°C	12.8°C
29	Beni Mellal	Morocco	68	48	97	63	24.3°C	5.2°C
30	Tétouan	Morocco	68	47	100	61	24.1°C	9.0°C
31	Vlorë	Albania	68	50	100	58	23.3°C	6.8°C
32	Berat	Albania	68	51	96	60	21.7°C	4.1°C
33	Fier	Albania	68	51	98	59	24.3°C	7.7°C
34	Salem	United States	67	49	96	61	19.2°C	4.3°C
35	Lisbon	Portugal	67	46	100	61	22.4°C	11.1°C
36	Valladolid	Spain	67	47	95	63	21.6°C	3.6°C
37	Burgos	Spain	67	49	93	64	20.0°C	2.8°C
38	Huelva	Spain	67	49	93	62	25.4°C	11.3°C
39	Genoa	Italy	67	46	100	60	22.5°C	6.3°C
40	Reggio Calabria	Italy	67	49	100	58	23.2°C	7.7°C
41	Livorno	Italy	67	49	100	57	23.1°C	7.2°C
42	Salerno	Italy	67	49	100	56	23.6°C	8.9°C
43	Pátra	Greece	67	49	100	56	23.5°C	6.7°C
44	Nice	France	67	47	100	60	22.6°C	7.2°C
45	Adelaide	Australia	67	44	100	63	19.9°C	9.0°C
46	Concepción	Chile	67	48	100	58	16.9°C	8.2°C
47	Rancagua	Chile	67	48	100	58	21.2°C	8.3°C
48	Talca	Chile	67	48	100	57	20.3°C	7.8°C
49	Chillán	Chile	67	49	100	58	19.6°C	7.5°C
50	Paphos	Cyprus	67	52	90	61	25.9°C	10.7°C
51	San Pawl il-Baħar	Malta	67	53	88	62	26.3°C	12.5°C
52	Qormi	Malta	67	54	86	63	26.7°C	12.8°C
53	Żabbar	Malta	67	54	86	63	26.7°C	12.8°C
54	Oujda	Morocco	67	46	100	60	24.1°C	6.1°C
55	Al Hoceïma	Morocco	67	47	98	61	24.5°C	11.7°C
56	Taza	Morocco	67	49	95	61	25.0°C	6.9°C
57	Settat	Morocco	67	49	94	62	25.1°C	10.6°C
58	Cape Town	South Africa	67	41	100	64	21.5°C	12.7°C
59	Elbasan	Albania	67	50	98	58	23.3°C	5.3°C
60	Sarandë	Albania	67	53	95	58	25.0°C	7.5°C

Climate zones from Koppen-Geiger applied to city coordinates; temperatures are WorldClim v2.1 normals (warmest-month mean high / coldest-month mean low). Livability = 0.35 cost + 0.30 climate + 0.35 safety.

FAQ

Which mediterranean-climate city is the best to live in?

Porto, Portugal leads with livability 72/100 among 137 cities in this climate zone.

What defines this climate zone?

Hot-dry summers, mild wet winters (Koppen Csa/Csb). Classification follows the Koppen-Geiger system applied to each city's coordinates.

How many cities in our data have this climate?

137 of our cities fall in this zone; the table ranks the top 60 by overall livability (cost + climate + safety).

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