Safest cities from storms (hurricane/cyclone)

The safest city from storms (hurricane/cyclone) in our data is Swords, Ireland (1/5 risk, livability 77/100). The cities least exposed to storms (hurricane/cyclone), scored from open data (position in a tropical-cyclone basin plus coastal exposure).
Safest from storms (hurricane/cyclone) — top 12 (0-100)
100Swords100Dundalk100Herceg Novi100Porto100Santander100Donostia / San Sebastián100Hobart100Bendigo100Geelong100City of Port Phillip100Ballarat100Galway
#CityCountrystorms (hurricane/cyclone) riskLivability
1SwordsIreland1/577
2DundalkIreland1/577
3Herceg NoviMontenegro1/577
4PortoPortugal1/576
5SantanderSpain1/576
6Donostia / San SebastiánSpain1/576
7HobartAustralia1/576
8BendigoAustralia1/576
9GeelongAustralia1/576
10City of Port PhillipAustralia1/576
11BallaratAustralia1/576
12GalwayIreland1/576
13CorkIreland1/576
14LimerickIreland1/576
15WaterfordIreland1/576
16BudvaMontenegro1/576
17CetinjeMontenegro1/576
18TivatMontenegro1/576
19AlbufeiraPortugal1/575
20TaviraPortugal1/575
21LogroñoSpain1/575
22BilbaoSpain1/575
23RouenFrance1/575
24AngersFrance1/575
25Le MansFrance1/575
26PerpignanFrance1/575
27CaenFrance1/575
28SouthamptonUnited Kingdom1/575
29TallaghtIreland1/575
30DubrovnikCroatia1/575
31KotorMontenegro1/575
32BragaPortugal1/574
33CoimbraPortugal1/574
34LeiriaPortugal1/574
35SetúbalPortugal1/574
36ViseuPortugal1/574
37QueluzPortugal1/574
38FaroPortugal1/574
39LagosPortugal1/574
40PamplonaSpain1/574
41TarragonaSpain1/574
42LleidaSpain1/574
43PerugiaItaly1/574
44ToulouseFrance1/574
45NantesFrance1/574
46BordeauxFrance1/574
47RennesFrance1/574
48OrléansFrance1/574
49Clermont-FerrandFrance1/574
50AmiensFrance1/574
Storms (hurricane/cyclone) risk source: position in a tropical-cyclone basin plus coastal exposure. Indicative tiers where modelled — verify before relying on them.

FAQ

Which city is safest from storms (hurricane/cyclone)?

Swords, Ireland has the lowest storms (hurricane/cyclone) exposure in our data (1/5).

How is storms (hurricane/cyclone) risk measured?

From position in a tropical-cyclone basin plus coastal exposure, rated 1 (very low) to 5 (very high).

What are the safest countries from storms (hurricane/cyclone)?

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

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