Safest cities from extreme heat

The safest city from extreme heat in our data is Swords, Ireland (1/5 risk, livability 77/100). The cities least exposed to extreme heat, scored from open data (WorldClim warmest-month mean temperature).
Safest from extreme heat — top 12 (0-100)
100Swords100Dundalk100Porto100Santander100Donostia / San Sebastián100Hobart100Bendigo100Geelong100City of Port Phillip100Ballarat100Galway100Cork
#CityCountryextreme heat riskLivability
1SwordsIreland1/577
2DundalkIreland1/577
3PortoPortugal1/576
4SantanderSpain1/576
5Donostia / San SebastiánSpain1/576
6HobartAustralia1/576
7BendigoAustralia1/576
8GeelongAustralia1/576
9City of Port PhillipAustralia1/576
10BallaratAustralia1/576
11GalwayIreland1/576
12CorkIreland1/576
13LimerickIreland1/576
14WaterfordIreland1/576
15BudvaMontenegro1/576
16CetinjeMontenegro1/576
17LogroñoSpain1/575
18BilbaoSpain1/575
19RouenFrance1/575
20AngersFrance1/575
21Le MansFrance1/575
22CaenFrance1/575
23SouthamptonUnited Kingdom1/575
24TallaghtIreland1/575
25KotorMontenegro1/575
26BragaPortugal1/574
27CoimbraPortugal1/574
28LeiriaPortugal1/574
29ViseuPortugal1/574
30PamplonaSpain1/574
31ToulouseFrance1/574
32NantesFrance1/574
33BordeauxFrance1/574
34RennesFrance1/574
35OrléansFrance1/574
36Clermont-FerrandFrance1/574
37AmiensFrance1/574
38ToursFrance1/574
39LimogesFrance1/574
40CardiffUnited Kingdom1/574
41ReadingUnited Kingdom1/574
42SwanseaUnited Kingdom1/574
43Newcastle upon TyneUnited Kingdom1/574
44Southend-on-SeaUnited Kingdom1/574
45DerbyUnited Kingdom1/574
46WolverhamptonUnited Kingdom1/574
47PlymouthUnited Kingdom1/574
48Milton KeynesUnited Kingdom1/574
49NorthamptonUnited Kingdom1/574
50OldhamUnited Kingdom1/574
Extreme heat risk source: WorldClim warmest-month mean temperature. Indicative tiers where modelled — verify before relying on them.

FAQ

Which city is safest from extreme heat?

Swords, Ireland has the lowest extreme heat exposure in our data (1/5).

How is extreme heat risk measured?

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

What are the safest countries from extreme heat?

Cities in Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Australia rank among the lowest-risk.

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