Is Ōita a good place to live?

59/100 livability · Japan
Ōita, Japan scores 59/100 for livability — a mixed pick: cost 29/100, climate 89/100, safety 62/100. Warmest-month high ~25.6°C, coldest-month low ~4.7°C. Main natural-disaster exposure: storms (hurricane/cyclone); homicide rate ~0.2/100k. Safety 62/100 blends disaster (34) and crime (99).
Ōita — average monthly high (°C, WorldClim)
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Livability pillars (0-100)
29Cost89Climate62Safety
Disaster risk by type (1-5)
4Quake4Flood5Storm2Wildfire2Heat1Drought2Cold5Tsunami

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 Ōita

Does Ōita get hurricanes or cyclones?

Storm risk in Ōita is very high (5/5), reflecting its tropical-cyclone/severe-storm basin.

Is Ōita at risk of tsunamis?

Tsunami exposure for Ōita is very high (5/5), modelled from its ocean/subduction setting and local seismicity.

Is Ōita at risk of earthquakes?

Earthquake risk in Ōita is high (4/5). USGS records 686 magnitude-4.5+ earthquakes within 300 km since 1980.

Does Ōita flood?

Flood risk in Ōita is high (4/5), based on regional river/coastal flood exposure.

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 Ōita a good place to live?

Ōita scores 59/100 for livability — cost 29, climate 89, safety 62.

Is Ōita safe?

Safety 62/100 = disaster safety 34 (main risk storms (hurricane/cyclone)) blended with crime safety 99 (homicide ~0.2/100k).

What's the climate like in Ōita?

Warmest-month highs average ~25.6°C and coldest-month lows ~4.7°C (WorldClim climate normals).

How much does it cost to live in Ōita?

Japan sits at 71/100 on the World Bank price level (US=100) — affordability score 29/100.

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