Cities with the best climate

Most comfortable year-round climate (real WorldClim normals). Top pick: Punta del Este, Uruguay.

Cities with the best climate — top 12

#	City	Country	Climate	Livability	Cost	Climate	Safety
1	Punta del Este	Uruguay	100	75	55	100	73
2	Maldonado	Uruguay	100	73	51	100	73
3	Melo	Uruguay	100	73	52	100	70
4	Porto	Portugal	100	72	54	100	65
5	Hobart	Australia	100	72	48	100	71
6	Bendigo	Australia	100	72	50	100	69
7	City of Port Phillip	Australia	100	72	50	100	69
8	Ballarat	Australia	100	72	50	100	69
9	Bhisho	South Africa	100	72	49	100	70
10	Herceg Novi	Montenegro	100	72	54	100	66
11	Albufeira	Portugal	100	71	54	100	62
12	Santander	Spain	100	71	49	100	68
13	Bilbao	Spain	100	71	47	100	69
14	Donostia / San Sebastián	Spain	100	71	49	100	69
15	Perpignan	France	100	71	50	100	67
16	Geelong	Australia	100	71	48	100	70
17	Boquete	Panama	100	71	56	100	62
18	La Plata	Argentina	100	71	48	100	69
19	Cork	Ireland	100	71	49	100	69
20	Dubrovnik	Croatia	100	71	53	100	64
21	Mbombela	South Africa	100	71	50	100	66
22	Braga	Portugal	100	70	48	100	65
23	Coimbra	Portugal	100	70	49	100	65
24	Leiria	Portugal	100	70	49	100	65
25	Viseu	Portugal	100	70	50	100	64
26	Faro	Portugal	100	70	51	100	63
27	Lagos	Portugal	100	70	52	100	62
28	Tarragona	Spain	100	70	49	100	64
29	Zacatecas	Mexico	100	70	49	100	65
30	Puerto Vallarta	Mexico	100	70	56	100	59
31	Plymouth	United Kingdom	100	70	48	100	67
32	Wollongong	Australia	100	70	48	100	66
33	Toowoomba	Australia	100	70	49	100	64
34	Cartago	Costa Rica	100	70	53	100	62
35	Atenas	Costa Rica	100	70	56	100	58
36	Loja	Ecuador	100	70	48	100	65
37	Florianópolis	Brazil	100	70	46	100	68
38	São José dos Campos	Brazil	100	70	45	100	68
39	Ribeirão Preto	Brazil	100	70	46	100	68
40	Zadar	Croatia	100	70	51	100	63
41	North Shore	New Zealand	100	70	48	100	65
42	Pietermaritzburg	South Africa	100	70	45	100	69
43	Polokwane	South Africa	100	70	48	100	67
44	Gqeberha	South Africa	100	70	45	100	68
45	Setúbal	Portugal	100	69	50	100	62
46	Funchal	Portugal	100	69	50	100	61
47	Amadora	Portugal	100	69	49	100	62
48	Queluz	Portugal	100	69	50	100	62
49	Cascais	Portugal	100	69	47	100	64
50	Oviedo	Spain	100	69	48	100	64

Climate real (WorldClim); cost real (World Bank); hazard tiers indicative.

FAQ

What is the #1 cities with the best climate?

Punta del Este, Uruguay — see the full ranking of 1103 cities.

How is this ranked?

From open data: climate (WorldClim), cost (World Bank), disaster risk (USGS/FEMA/INFORM), combined into a livability score.

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