Mediterranean-climate cities

Hot-dry summers, mild wet winters (Koppen Csa/Csb). Across 137 such cities in our data, the most livable is Porto, Portugal (76/100).

Mediterranean-climate cities — top 12 by livability

#	City	Country	Livability	Cost	Climate	Safety	Summer°C	Winter°C
1	Porto	Portugal	76	54	100	77	19.7°C	9.3°C
2	Beni Mellal	Morocco	75	57	97	74	24.3°C	5.2°C
3	Oujda	Morocco	74	55	100	71	24.1°C	6.1°C
4	Tétouan	Morocco	74	55	100	72	24.1°C	9.0°C
5	Al Hoceïma	Morocco	74	55	98	72	24.5°C	11.7°C
6	Taza	Morocco	74	57	95	72	25.0°C	6.9°C
7	Settat	Morocco	74	57	94	73	25.1°C	10.6°C
8	Cascais	Portugal	73	47	100	77	20.6°C	11.2°C
9	Rabat	Morocco	73	53	100	71	23.0°C	11.9°C
10	Tangier	Morocco	73	54	96	71	24.7°C	11.8°C
11	Kenitra	Morocco	73	55	97	70	24.6°C	11.8°C
12	Meknes	Morocco	73	55	96	72	24.8°C	8.4°C
13	Lisbon	Portugal	72	46	100	73	22.4°C	11.1°C
14	Casablanca	Morocco	72	51	100	70	23.1°C	12.4°C
15	Vlorë	Albania	72	49	100	70	23.3°C	6.8°C
16	Berat	Albania	72	50	96	72	21.7°C	4.1°C
17	Fier	Albania	72	50	98	71	24.3°C	7.7°C
18	Elbasan	Albania	71	49	98	70	23.3°C	5.3°C
19	Sarandë	Albania	71	52	95	69	25.0°C	7.5°C
20	Albufeira	Portugal	70	40	100	75	23.5°C	11.5°C
21	Tavira	Portugal	70	41	98	75	24.4°C	11.5°C
22	Denizli	Turkey	70	53	95	66	23.5°C	3.7°C
23	Fethiye	Turkey	70	56	90	66	25.9°C	8.1°C
24	Fes	Morocco	70	53	90	71	26.1°C	9.0°C
25	Tirana	Albania	70	46	98	69	22.2°C	4.9°C
26	Durrës	Albania	70	47	100	67	24.1°C	7.3°C
27	Braga	Portugal	69	33	100	78	20.0°C	8.8°C
28	Coimbra	Portugal	69	34	100	78	21.8°C	9.1°C
29	Leiria	Portugal	69	34	100	78	20.9°C	8.9°C
30	Viseu	Portugal	69	35	100	77	21.2°C	7.9°C
31	Faro	Portugal	69	36	100	75	23.1°C	12.0°C
32	Lagos	Portugal	69	38	100	74	22.4°C	12.0°C
33	Barcelona	Spain	69	38	100	74	23.7°C	8.4°C
34	Uşak	Turkey	69	52	93	66	23.0°C	2.7°C
35	Çorum	Turkey	69	53	85	70	19.8°C	-0.7°C
36	Setúbal	Portugal	68	35	100	75	22.2°C	11.1°C
37	Funchal	Portugal	68	35	100	74	21.6°C	14.8°C
38	Queluz	Portugal	68	35	100	75	22.0°C	11.1°C
39	Madrid	Spain	68	40	94	73	25.2°C	5.8°C
40	Istanbul	Turkey	68	45	100	63	23.3°C	5.8°C
41	Kahramanmaraş	Turkey	68	52	88	66	24.2°C	1.0°C
42	Afyonkarahisar	Turkey	68	53	87	68	21.6°C	0.0°C
43	Alanya	Turkey	68	52	88	66	26.5°C	11.0°C
44	Concepción	Chile	68	47	100	63	16.9°C	8.2°C
45	Rancagua	Chile	68	47	100	63	21.2°C	8.3°C
46	Talca	Chile	68	47	100	62	20.3°C	7.8°C
47	Chillán	Chile	68	48	100	62	19.6°C	7.5°C
48	Korçë	Albania	68	50	87	69	18.8°C	-0.1°C
49	Amadora	Portugal	67	33	100	74	22.7°C	11.3°C
50	Oviedo	Spain	67	29	100	76	18.5°C	6.3°C
51	Tarragona	Spain	67	30	100	77	23.9°C	9.0°C
52	Chaniá	Greece	67	36	100	69	23.4°C	7.9°C
53	Kalamata	Greece	67	36	100	71	21.7°C	5.8°C
54	Konya	Turkey	67	50	88	65	22.0°C	0.4°C
55	Eskişehir	Turkey	67	50	86	67	21.2°C	-0.3°C
56	Bodrum	Turkey	67	57	82	63	27.6°C	11.2°C
57	Valparaíso	Chile	67	47	100	59	18.3°C	10.7°C
58	Viña del Mar	Chile	67	46	100	59	19.0°C	10.8°C
59	Salamanca	Spain	66	30	95	77	21.4°C	3.9°C
60	León	Spain	66	30	94	77	20.4°C	3.5°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 mediterranean-climate city is the best to live in?

Porto, Portugal leads with livability 76/100 among 137 cities in this climate zone.

What defines this climate zone?

Hot-dry summers, mild wet winters (Koppen Csa/Csb). Classification follows the Koppen-Geiger system applied to each city's coordinates.

How many cities in our data have this climate?

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

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