Best places to live for climate change

Most climate-resilient cities — lowest exposure to heat, drought, flooding, storms and wildfire, plus overall livability. Top pick: Punta Arenas, Chile.

Best places to live for climate change — top 12

#	City	Country	Resilience	Livability	Cost	Climate	Safety
1	Punta Arenas	Chile	85	67	49	79	76
2	Puno	Peru	85	66	45	90	67
3	Cetinje	Montenegro	84	77	55	98	80
4	Huancayo	Peru	84	64	42	88	66
5	Gori	Georgia	83	74	62	87	76
6	Samsun	Turkey	83	74	52	98	75
7	Zugdidi	Georgia	82	78	62	99	76
8	Sofia	Bulgaria	82	72	62	83	74
9	Nikšić	Montenegro	82	72	52	87	78
10	Pljevlja	Montenegro	82	72	55	82	79
11	Sokhumi	Georgia	81	77	61	97	77
12	Herceg Novi	Montenegro	81	77	55	100	79
13	Varna	Bulgaria	81	76	62	91	76
14	Sliven	Bulgaria	81	76	62	90	78
15	Budva	Montenegro	81	76	55	98	78
16	Kotor	Montenegro	81	76	58	92	79
17	Bijelo Polje	Montenegro	81	71	55	81	79
18	Edinburgh	United Kingdom	81	70	38	93	82
19	Brighton	United Kingdom	81	70	37	97	81
20	Temuco	Chile	81	70	47	100	66
21	Valdivia	Chile	81	70	48	100	66
22	Timişoara	Romania	81	70	49	85	78
23	Oradea	Romania	81	70	50	84	78
24	Arad	Romania	81	70	50	84	78
25	Piteşti	Romania	81	70	50	84	79
26	Bacău	Romania	81	70	50	82	79
27	Logroño	Spain	81	69	30	98	82
28	Zielona Góra	Poland	81	69	45	85	79
29	Osijek	Croatia	81	69	42	87	80
30	Slavonski Brod	Croatia	81	69	43	86	80
31	Karlovac	Croatia	81	69	43	88	80
32	Varaždin	Croatia	81	69	44	86	80
33	Batumi	Georgia	80	75	59	95	74
34	Trabzon	Turkey	80	73	53	97	72
35	Srinagar	India	80	73	62	88	71
36	Bilbao	Spain	80	68	27	100	82
37	Donostia / San Sebastián	Spain	80	68	29	100	81
38	Szczecin	Poland	80	68	42	86	78
39	Opole	Poland	80	68	44	84	79
40	Szeged	Hungary	80	68	41	85	79
41	Pécs	Hungary	80	68	41	86	79
42	Győr	Hungary	80	68	41	85	79
43	Nyíregyháza	Hungary	80	68	42	83	81
44	Kecskemét	Hungary	80	68	42	85	79
45	Székesfehérvár	Hungary	80	68	42	86	79
46	Budapest XI. kerület	Hungary	80	68	41	87	79
47	Zugló	Hungary	80	68	41	85	79
48	Budapest III. kerület	Hungary	80	68	41	87	79
49	Budapest XIII. kerület	Hungary	80	68	42	87	79
50	Újpest	Hungary	80	68	42	85	79

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

FAQ

What is the #1 best places to live for climate change?

Punta Arenas, Chile — 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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