Continental-climate cities

Warm summers and cold snowy winters (Koppen D). Across 103 such cities in our data, the most livable is Bellinzona, Switzerland (68/100).

Continental-climate cities — top 12 by livability

#	City	Country	Livability	Cost	Climate	Safety	Summer°C	Winter°C
1	Bellinzona	Switzerland	68	52	87	68	16.4°C	0.0°C
2	Lugano	Switzerland	68	51	90	67	18.8°C	1.5°C
3	Shkodër	Albania	68	50	96	62	24.8°C	5.8°C
4	Skien	Norway	68	52	83	70	17.6°C	-1.6°C
5	Gori	Georgia	67	52	87	65	21.5°C	0.3°C
6	Maardu	Estonia	67	54	75	72	16.8°C	-5.3°C
7	Pljevlja	Montenegro	67	54	82	66	16.7°C	-2.4°C
8	Sarpsborg	Norway	67	51	81	71	16.3°C	-2.5°C
9	Trento	Italy	66	50	84	67	16.8°C	-1.2°C
10	Oakville	Canada	66	48	82	70	20.5°C	-2.4°C
11	Viljandi	Estonia	66	54	74	72	17.2°C	-6.0°C
12	Nõmme	Estonia	66	52	76	71	16.8°C	-4.8°C
13	Banská Bystrica	Slovakia	66	51	80	68	17.6°C	-3.3°C
14	Panevėžys	Lithuania	66	50	79	70	17.1°C	-3.4°C
15	Alytus	Lithuania	66	52	76	71	16.8°C	-4.7°C
16	Marijampolė	Lithuania	66	52	78	71	17.0°C	-3.8°C
17	Utena	Lithuania	66	53	76	71	17.0°C	-4.9°C
18	Valmiera	Latvia	66	53	74	71	16.6°C	-6.0°C
19	Linköping	Sweden	66	49	81	70	16.4°C	-2.6°C
20	Örebro	Sweden	66	49	80	70	16.8°C	-3.3°C
21	Jönköping	Sweden	66	50	80	70	15.2°C	-3.0°C
22	Sollentuna	Sweden	66	49	80	70	17.2°C	-3.0°C
23	Södermalm	Sweden	66	49	81	70	16.7°C	-2.8°C
24	Hartford	United States	65	50	80	67	22.7°C	-3.2°C
25	St. John's	Canada	65	50	78	70	15.6°C	-4.0°C
26	Mississauga	Canada	65	46	82	69	20.5°C	-2.4°C
27	Białystok	Poland	65	48	79	69	17.0°C	-3.7°C
28	Pärnu	Estonia	65	52	76	69	17.1°C	-5.1°C
29	Bacău	Romania	65	49	82	66	20.3°C	-2.2°C
30	Innsbruck	Austria	65	49	82	66	15.4°C	-2.0°C
31	Prešov	Slovakia	65	50	80	68	18.1°C	-3.0°C
32	Žilina	Slovakia	65	50	78	68	15.0°C	-4.2°C
33	Šiauliai	Lithuania	65	50	78	70	16.8°C	-3.8°C
34	Daugavpils	Latvia	65	51	75	70	16.7°C	-5.3°C
35	Jelgava	Latvia	65	51	78	68	17.6°C	-3.8°C
36	Jūrmala	Latvia	65	51	78	68	17.1°C	-3.8°C
37	Rēzekne	Latvia	65	53	73	71	16.8°C	-6.2°C
38	Uppsala	Sweden	65	49	79	69	16.5°C	-3.7°C
39	Västerås	Sweden	65	49	79	70	17.1°C	-3.5°C
40	Drammen	Norway	65	50	80	66	16.6°C	-3.3°C
41	Trondheim	Norway	65	48	78	70	13.6°C	-2.7°C
42	Milton	Canada	64	49	76	70	21.3°C	-4.8°C
43	Etobicoke	Canada	64	47	79	69	20.7°C	-3.5°C
44	Tartu	Estonia	64	50	74	70	16.9°C	-5.8°C
45	Narva	Estonia	64	51	72	71	16.9°C	-6.6°C
46	Kohtla-Järve	Estonia	64	52	71	71	16.9°C	-7.3°C
47	Iaşi	Romania	64	47	81	65	20.2°C	-2.8°C
48	Sibiu	Romania	64	49	80	65	18.7°C	-3.0°C
49	Graz	Austria	64	47	83	66	18.9°C	-1.9°C
50	Klagenfurt am Wörthersee	Austria	64	50	79	66	17.4°C	-3.6°C
51	Košice	Slovakia	64	48	80	67	18.0°C	-3.0°C
52	Kaunas	Lithuania	64	48	78	69	17.1°C	-4.2°C
53	Stockholm	Sweden	64	44	81	68	16.7°C	-2.8°C
54	Salt Lake City	United States	63	48	79	65	20.0°C	-3.4°C
55	Halifax	Canada	63	46	76	69	18.4°C	-4.9°C
56	Hamilton	Canada	63	46	78	68	21.7°C	-4.2°C
57	Markham	Canada	63	47	75	69	21.4°C	-5.5°C
58	Vaughan	Canada	63	47	74	69	21.5°C	-5.9°C
59	Windsor	Canada	63	48	77	66	22.5°C	-4.5°C
60	Sivas	Turkey	63	48	79	63	19.0°C	-3.6°C

Climate zones from Koppen-Geiger applied to city coordinates; temperatures are WorldClim v2.1 normals (warmest-month mean high / coldest-month mean low). Livability = 0.35 cost + 0.30 climate + 0.35 safety.

FAQ

Which continental-climate city is the best to live in?

Bellinzona, Switzerland leads with livability 68/100 among 103 cities in this climate zone.

What defines this climate zone?

Warm summers and cold snowy winters (Koppen D). Classification follows the Koppen-Geiger system applied to each city's coordinates.

How many cities in our data have this climate?

103 of our cities fall in this zone; the table ranks the top 60 by overall livability (cost + climate + safety).

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