Humid-subtropical cities

Hot humid summers and mild winters (Koppen Cfa/Cwa). Across 149 such cities in our data, the most livable is La Plata, Argentina (78/100).

Humid-subtropical cities — top 12 by livability

#	City	Country	Livability	Cost	Climate	Safety	Summer°C	Winter°C
1	La Plata	Argentina	78	62	100	76	23.0°C	9.2°C
2	Buenos Aires	Argentina	77	62	100	73	23.8°C	10.3°C
3	Paraná	Argentina	77	62	95	76	25.0°C	11.7°C
4	Pedro Juan Caballero	Paraguay	77	62	97	74	24.6°C	17.2°C
5	Córdoba	Argentina	76	62	100	69	23.3°C	10.3°C
6	Santa Fe	Argentina	76	62	95	75	25.0°C	11.9°C
7	Varna	Bulgaria	76	62	91	76	21.6°C	2.0°C
8	Burgas	Bulgaria	76	62	93	76	22.5°C	2.9°C
9	Kutaisi	Georgia	75	59	97	73	23.1°C	4.6°C
10	Salta	Argentina	75	62	100	66	22.0°C	10.9°C
11	Stara Zagora	Bulgaria	75	62	89	75	23.2°C	1.1°C
12	Bar	Montenegro	75	55	97	75	22.5°C	4.6°C
13	Telavi	Georgia	74	62	89	74	24.0°C	1.0°C
14	Corrientes	Argentina	74	62	86	75	26.9°C	14.9°C
15	Posadas	Argentina	74	62	87	76	26.6°C	16.1°C
16	Resistencia	Argentina	74	62	86	76	26.8°C	14.8°C
17	Ciudad del Este	Paraguay	74	60	91	73	25.8°C	16.2°C
18	Encarnación	Paraguay	74	62	88	74	26.5°C	16.0°C
19	Coronel Oviedo	Paraguay	74	62	86	75	26.9°C	17.4°C
20	Plovdiv	Bulgaria	74	62	88	74	22.3°C	0.6°C
21	Pleven	Bulgaria	74	62	85	76	22.2°C	-1.0°C
22	Adapazarı	Turkey	73	53	100	70	22.7°C	5.9°C
23	Trabzon	Turkey	73	53	97	72	21.3°C	4.7°C
24	San Miguel de Tucumán	Argentina	73	62	91	68	25.8°C	12.8°C
25	Caacupé	Paraguay	73	62	86	74	26.7°C	17.0°C
26	Ruse	Bulgaria	73	62	85	75	22.9°C	-1.0°C
27	Formosa	Argentina	72	62	83	74	27.4°C	16.6°C
28	Villa Hayes	Paraguay	72	62	82	73	27.5°C	17.9°C
29	Rustavi	Georgia	71	60	83	72	25.3°C	1.4°C
30	Constanţa	Romania	71	48	91	76	22.6°C	2.1°C
31	Podgorica	Montenegro	71	49	92	76	21.4°C	2.4°C
32	Tbilisi	Georgia	70	56	86	70	24.9°C	1.7°C
33	Thái Nguyên	Vietnam	69	62	77	69	28.6°C	15.4°C
34	Asunción	Paraguay	69	57	82	70	27.5°C	17.6°C
35	Galaţi	Romania	69	49	84	75	22.5°C	-1.3°C
36	Ploieşti	Romania	69	50	83	77	21.1°C	-1.9°C
37	Brăila	Romania	69	50	84	75	22.7°C	-1.3°C
38	Lleida	Spain	68	30	99	79	24.0°C	5.5°C
39	Việt Trì	Vietnam	68	62	76	68	28.8°C	15.9°C
40	Hạ Long	Vietnam	68	62	78	65	28.4°C	16.2°C
41	Craiova	Romania	68	49	84	73	22.4°C	-1.1°C
42	Qui Nhon	Vietnam	67	62	76	65	28.7°C	22.7°C
43	Bắc Ninh	Vietnam	67	62	75	65	29.0°C	16.3°C
44	Florianópolis	Brazil	67	51	100	55	23.9°C	15.5°C
45	São José dos Campos	Brazil	67	50	100	55	22.3°C	15.2°C
46	Hanoi	Vietnam	66	62	74	62	29.1°C	16.5°C
47	Haiphong	Vietnam	66	62	75	63	29.0°C	16.8°C
48	Nam Định	Vietnam	66	62	73	65	29.4°C	16.9°C
49	Ranchi	India	66	62	66	69	30.8°C	16.9°C
50	Bucharest	Romania	66	44	83	74	21.9°C	-1.8°C
51	Thessaloníki	Greece	65	31	94	73	23.9°C	3.5°C
52	Belo Horizonte	Brazil	65	47	100	54	21.1°C	15.8°C
53	Porto Alegre	Brazil	65	48	99	54	24.2°C	14.8°C
54	Venice	Italy	64	29	94	74	23.3°C	3.1°C
55	Patna	India	64	62	62	67	31.7°C	15.9°C
56	São Paulo	Brazil	64	44	100	52	22.0°C	15.5°C
57	Melo	Uruguay	64	30	100	68	23.6°C	11.4°C
58	Mercedes	Uruguay	64	31	98	68	24.4°C	10.7°C
59	Rimini	Italy	63	26	96	73	23.0°C	4.3°C
60	Foggia	Italy	63	26	95	73	25.0°C	7.8°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 humid-subtropical city is the best to live in?

La Plata, Argentina leads with livability 78/100 among 149 cities in this climate zone.

What defines this climate zone?

Hot humid summers and mild winters (Koppen Cfa/Cwa). Classification follows the Koppen-Geiger system applied to each city's coordinates.

How many cities in our data have this climate?

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

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