Humid-subtropical cities

Hot humid summers and mild winters (Koppen Cfa/Cwa). Across 149 such cities in our data, the most livable is Melo, Uruguay (73/100).

Humid-subtropical cities — top 12 by livability

#	City	Country	Livability	Cost	Climate	Safety	Summer°C	Winter°C
1	Melo	Uruguay	73	52	100	70	23.6°C	11.4°C
2	Mercedes	Uruguay	72	52	98	70	24.4°C	10.7°C
3	Perpignan	France	71	50	100	67	23.2°C	7.8°C
4	La Plata	Argentina	71	48	100	69	23.0°C	9.2°C
5	Pedro Juan Caballero	Paraguay	71	51	97	70	24.6°C	17.2°C
6	Paysandú	Uruguay	71	51	94	70	25.2°C	11.5°C
7	Rivera	Uruguay	71	51	97	70	24.6°C	12.7°C
8	Tacuarembó	Uruguay	71	51	96	70	24.7°C	11.9°C
9	Lleida	Spain	70	49	99	66	24.0°C	5.5°C
10	Toowoomba	Australia	70	49	100	64	24.0°C	12.2°C
11	Florianópolis	Brazil	70	46	100	68	23.9°C	15.5°C
12	São José dos Campos	Brazil	70	45	100	68	22.3°C	15.2°C
13	Gqeberha	South Africa	70	45	100	68	21.0°C	14.4°C
14	Bar	Montenegro	70	54	97	62	22.5°C	4.6°C
15	Santa Fe	Argentina	69	47	95	68	25.0°C	11.9°C
16	Paraná	Argentina	69	48	95	69	25.0°C	11.7°C
17	Encarnación	Paraguay	69	51	88	70	26.5°C	16.0°C
18	Porto Alegre	Brazil	69	44	99	67	24.2°C	14.8°C
19	Montevideo	Uruguay	69	44	100	67	22.6°C	10.3°C
20	Salto	Uruguay	69	50	92	69	25.7°C	12.2°C
21	East London	South Africa	69	46	100	66	22.3°C	15.8°C
22	Venice	Italy	68	52	94	61	23.3°C	3.1°C
23	Newcastle	Australia	68	46	100	63	23.1°C	12.2°C
24	Central Coast	Australia	68	47	100	62	22.0°C	12.2°C
25	Kutaisi	Georgia	68	49	97	62	23.1°C	4.6°C
26	Telavi	Georgia	68	54	89	63	24.0°C	1.0°C
27	Adapazarı	Turkey	68	48	100	61	22.7°C	5.9°C
28	Trabzon	Turkey	68	48	97	63	21.3°C	4.7°C
29	Buenos Aires	Argentina	68	42	100	66	23.8°C	10.3°C
30	Ciudad del Este	Paraguay	68	47	91	68	25.8°C	16.2°C
31	Caacupé	Paraguay	68	51	86	70	26.7°C	17.0°C
32	Coronel Oviedo	Paraguay	68	52	86	70	26.9°C	17.4°C
33	Belo Horizonte	Brazil	68	42	100	66	21.1°C	15.8°C
34	Vereeniging	South Africa	68	46	100	62	21.3°C	8.9°C
35	Rimini	Italy	67	49	96	60	23.0°C	4.3°C
36	Foggia	Italy	67	49	95	61	25.0°C	7.8°C
37	Gold Coast	Australia	67	46	98	61	24.5°C	15.2°C
38	Logan City	Australia	67	47	96	63	24.7°C	14.2°C
39	Córdoba	Argentina	67	43	100	62	23.3°C	10.3°C
40	Salta	Argentina	67	46	100	59	22.0°C	10.9°C
41	Burgas	Bulgaria	67	48	93	64	22.5°C	2.9°C
42	Portland	United States	66	55	83	63	25.6°C	1.8°C
43	Xalapa de Enríquez	Mexico	66	47	94	60	25.2°C	18.6°C
44	Bari	Italy	66	47	98	58	24.4°C	8.4°C
45	Verona	Italy	66	48	92	61	24.1°C	2.5°C
46	Padua	Italy	66	48	93	60	23.7°C	2.7°C
47	Modena	Italy	66	49	91	62	24.2°C	2.5°C
48	Reggio nell'Emilia	Italy	66	49	92	62	23.7°C	2.5°C
49	Thessaloníki	Greece	66	47	94	60	23.9°C	3.5°C
50	Sunshine Coast	Australia	66	47	94	60	25.1°C	15.0°C
51	Corrientes	Argentina	66	47	86	68	26.9°C	14.9°C
52	Posadas	Argentina	66	47	87	68	26.6°C	16.1°C
53	Resistencia	Argentina	66	48	86	68	26.8°C	14.8°C
54	Villa Hayes	Paraguay	66	51	82	68	27.5°C	17.9°C
55	São Paulo	Brazil	66	39	100	65	22.0°C	15.5°C
56	Constanţa	Romania	66	47	91	63	22.6°C	2.1°C
57	Varna	Bulgaria	66	47	91	64	21.6°C	2.0°C
58	Stara Zagora	Bulgaria	66	50	89	63	23.2°C	1.1°C
59	Pretoria	South Africa	66	43	100	59	22.1°C	11.5°C
60	Durban	South Africa	66	42	98	64	24.4°C	17.0°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?

Melo, Uruguay leads with livability 73/100 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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