Cities with the mildest winters

Where winters stay warm — ranked by coldest-month average low (WorldClim). Top pick: Samarinda, Indonesia.

Cities with the mildest winters — top 12

#	City	Country	Winter °C	Livability	Cost	Climate	Safety
1	Samarinda	Indonesia	28°	71	62	78	73
2	Montería	Colombia	28°	56	56	78	36
3	Valledupar	Colombia	27°	55	56	75	38
4	Soledad	Colombia	27°	56	57	77	36
5	Barranquilla	Colombia	27°	55	54	77	37
6	Riohacha	Colombia	27°	54	58	70	35
7	Palangkaraya	Indonesia	27°	72	62	80	75
8	Phuket	Thailand	27°	69	62	76	69
9	Cartagena	Colombia	27°	56	55	80	37
10	George Town	Malaysia	27°	72	62	80	74
11	Alor Setar	Malaysia	27°	70	62	77	73
12	Pagadian	Philippines	27°	66	62	78	61
13	Sincelejo	Colombia	27°	56	57	78	37
14	Kampung Baru Subang	Malaysia	27°	71	62	80	73
15	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	27°	72	62	82	72
16	Petaling Jaya	Malaysia	27°	72	62	82	73
17	Krabi	Thailand	27°	69	62	76	70
18	Colombo	Sri Lanka	27°	68	62	78	64
19	Palembang	Indonesia	27°	70	62	82	67
20	Jakarta	Indonesia	27°	67	62	81	61
21	Cebu City	Philippines	27°	65	60	76	60
22	Cotabato	Philippines	27°	65	62	81	55
23	Sihanoukville	Cambodia	26°	71	62	74	77
24	Pita Kotte	Sri Lanka	26°	70	62	79	70
25	Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte	Sri Lanka	26°	70	62	79	70
26	Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia	Sri Lanka	26°	69	62	79	67
27	Moratuwa	Sri Lanka	26°	68	62	79	65
28	Surabaya	Indonesia	26°	67	62	78	62
29	Zamboanga	Philippines	26°	66	60	82	57
30	São Luís	Brazil	26°	61	49	82	54
31	Ipoh	Malaysia	26°	73	62	82	75
32	Negombo	Sri Lanka	26°	68	62	78	65
33	Penonomé	Panama	26°	62	54	78	56
34	San Miguelito	Panama	26°	59	47	78	55
35	Boa Vista	Brazil	26°	59	51	76	52
36	Panama City	Panama	26°	58	47	78	52
37	Pontianak	Indonesia	26°	72	62	83	73
38	Malacca	Malaysia	26°	70	62	82	69
39	Maharagama	Sri Lanka	26°	70	62	80	70
40	Cần Thơ	Vietnam	26°	67	62	74	65
41	La Chorrera	Panama	26°	61	51	80	55
42	Quibdó	Colombia	26°	60	59	84	40
43	Manaus	Brazil	26°	59	47	82	50
44	Pangkalpinang	Indonesia	26°	73	62	84	74
45	Port Dickson	Malaysia	26°	73	62	84	75
46	Sorong	Indonesia	26°	70	62	84	67
47	Galle	Sri Lanka	26°	70	62	80	70
48	Mueang Nonthaburi	Thailand	26°	66	62	68	69
49	Pak Kret	Thailand	26°	66	62	68	69
50	Chatuchak	Thailand	26°	66	62	68	69

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

FAQ

What is the #1 cities with the mildest winters?

Samarinda, Indonesia — 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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