Safest cities from storms (hurricane/cyclone)

The safest city from storms (hurricane/cyclone) in our data is Punta del Este, Uruguay (1/5 risk, livability 75/100). The cities least exposed to storms (hurricane/cyclone), scored from open data (position in a tropical-cyclone basin plus coastal exposure).
Safest from storms (hurricane/cyclone) — top 12 (0-100)
100Punta del Este100Maldonado100Melo100Dundalk100Porto100Hobart100Bendigo100City of Port Phillip100Ballarat100Mercedes100Galway100Swords
#CityCountrystorms (hurricane/cyclone) riskLivability
1Punta del EsteUruguay1/575
2MaldonadoUruguay1/573
3MeloUruguay1/573
4DundalkIreland1/573
5PortoPortugal1/572
6HobartAustralia1/572
7BendigoAustralia1/572
8City of Port PhillipAustralia1/572
9BallaratAustralia1/572
10MercedesUruguay1/572
11GalwayIreland1/572
12SwordsIreland1/572
13LimerickIreland1/572
14BhishoSouth Africa1/572
15Herceg NoviMontenegro1/572
16CetinjeMontenegro1/572
17TivatMontenegro1/572
18AlbufeiraPortugal1/571
19SantanderSpain1/571
20LogroñoSpain1/571
21BilbaoSpain1/571
22Donostia / San SebastiánSpain1/571
23BordeauxFrance1/571
24RouenFrance1/571
25AngersFrance1/571
26PerpignanFrance1/571
27CaenFrance1/571
28GeelongAustralia1/571
29ZugdidiGeorgia1/571
30La PlataArgentina1/571
31Pedro Juan CaballeroParaguay1/571
32PaysandúUruguay1/571
33RiveraUruguay1/571
34TacuarembóUruguay1/571
35CorkIreland1/571
36TallaghtIreland1/571
37WaterfordIreland1/571
38DubrovnikCroatia1/571
39MbombelaSouth Africa1/571
40BudvaMontenegro1/571
41KotorMontenegro1/571
42BragaPortugal1/570
43CoimbraPortugal1/570
44LeiriaPortugal1/570
45ViseuPortugal1/570
46FaroPortugal1/570
47LagosPortugal1/570
48TaviraPortugal1/570
49PamplonaSpain1/570
50TarragonaSpain1/570
Storms (hurricane/cyclone) risk source: position in a tropical-cyclone basin plus coastal exposure. Indicative tiers where modelled — verify before relying on them.

FAQ

Which city is safest from storms (hurricane/cyclone)?

Punta del Este, Uruguay has the lowest storms (hurricane/cyclone) exposure in our data (1/5).

How is storms (hurricane/cyclone) risk measured?

From position in a tropical-cyclone basin plus coastal exposure, rated 1 (very low) to 5 (very high).

What are the safest countries from storms (hurricane/cyclone)?

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

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