Safest cities from extreme heat

The safest city from extreme heat in our data is Maldonado, Uruguay (1/5 risk, livability 73/100). The cities least exposed to extreme heat, scored from open data (WorldClim warmest-month mean temperature).
Safest from extreme heat — top 12 (0-100)
100Maldonado100Dundalk100Porto100Hobart100Bendigo100City of Port Phillip100Ballarat100Galway100Swords100Limerick100Bhisho100Cetinje
#CityCountryextreme heat riskLivability
1MaldonadoUruguay1/573
2DundalkIreland1/573
3PortoPortugal1/572
4HobartAustralia1/572
5BendigoAustralia1/572
6City of Port PhillipAustralia1/572
7BallaratAustralia1/572
8GalwayIreland1/572
9SwordsIreland1/572
10LimerickIreland1/572
11BhishoSouth Africa1/572
12CetinjeMontenegro1/572
13SantanderSpain1/571
14LogroñoSpain1/571
15BilbaoSpain1/571
16Donostia / San SebastiánSpain1/571
17BordeauxFrance1/571
18RouenFrance1/571
19AngersFrance1/571
20CaenFrance1/571
21GeelongAustralia1/571
22BoquetePanama1/571
23CorkIreland1/571
24TallaghtIreland1/571
25WaterfordIreland1/571
26BudvaMontenegro1/571
27KotorMontenegro1/571
28BragaPortugal1/570
29CoimbraPortugal1/570
30LeiriaPortugal1/570
31ViseuPortugal1/570
32PamplonaSpain1/570
33ZacatecasMexico1/570
34ToulouseFrance1/570
35NantesFrance1/570
36RennesFrance1/570
37OrléansFrance1/570
38Clermont-FerrandFrance1/570
39Le MansFrance1/570
40AmiensFrance1/570
41ToursFrance1/570
42LimogesFrance1/570
43CardiffUnited Kingdom1/570
44SwanseaUnited Kingdom1/570
45Southend-on-SeaUnited Kingdom1/570
46SouthamptonUnited Kingdom1/570
47PlymouthUnited Kingdom1/570
48Milton KeynesUnited Kingdom1/570
49LutonUnited Kingdom1/570
50WollongongAustralia1/570
Extreme heat risk source: WorldClim warmest-month mean temperature. Indicative tiers where modelled — verify before relying on them.

FAQ

Which city is safest from extreme heat?

Maldonado, Uruguay has the lowest extreme heat exposure in our data (1/5).

How is extreme heat risk measured?

From WorldClim warmest-month mean temperature, rated 1 (very low) to 5 (very high).

What are the safest countries from extreme heat?

Cities in Uruguay, Ireland, Portugal, Australia rank among the lowest-risk.

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