Is Las Palmas de Gran Canaria a good place to live?

67/100 livability · Spain
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain scores 67/100 for livability — a strong place to live: cost 32/100, climate 100/100, safety 73/100. Warmest-month high ~23.1°C, coldest-month low ~16.8°C. Main natural-disaster exposure: drought; homicide rate ~0.7/100k. Safety 73/100 blends disaster (55) and crime (98).
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria — average monthly high (°C, WorldClim)
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Livability pillars (0-100)
32Cost100Climate73Safety
Disaster risk by type (1-5)
2Quake1Flood4Storm2Wildfire2Heat5Drought1Cold1Tsunami

How each score is calculated: CostiAffordability, 0–100. Higher = cheaper. = 100 − (country price level vs US × a city-size premium). Source: World Bank PPP ÷ exchange rate (US = 100). · ClimateiComfort, 0–100, from WorldClim monthly temperatures. Penalises hot summers (above ~24°C), cold winters (below ~6°C) and too-cool summers (below 15°C). Higher = milder. · Safetyi0–100. Higher = safer. Blends 55% natural-disaster safety (8 hazards — earthquake from real USGS records, plus flood, storm, wildfire, heat, drought, cold, tsunami) and 45% crime safety (homicide rate). · LivabilityiOverall score, 0–100 = 0.35 × Cost + 0.30 × Climate + 0.35 × Safety. (hover the i)

How to read the scores — all on a 0–100 scale, higher is better.

Natural-disaster risk in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Is Las Palmas de Gran Canaria prone to drought?

Drought risk in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is very high (5/5), from regional aridity and summer heat.

Does Las Palmas de Gran Canaria get hurricanes or cyclones?

Storm risk in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria is high (4/5), reflecting its tropical-cyclone/severe-storm basin.

How scored: livability = 0.35·cost + 0.30·climate + 0.35·safety. Climate from WorldClim v2.1 normals; cost from World Bank PPP÷FX (real, open); earthquake from USGS (real); flood/storm/wildfire/drought/tsunami tiers indicative — verify before publish.

FAQ

Is Las Palmas de Gran Canaria a good place to live?

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria scores 67/100 for livability — cost 32, climate 100, safety 73.

Is Las Palmas de Gran Canaria safe?

Safety 73/100 = disaster safety 55 (main risk drought) blended with crime safety 98 (homicide ~0.7/100k).

What's the climate like in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria?

Warmest-month highs average ~23.1°C and coldest-month lows ~16.8°C (WorldClim climate normals).

How much does it cost to live in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria?

Spain sits at 68/100 on the World Bank price level (US=100) — affordability score 32/100.

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