Tropical-climate cities

Warm year-round with wet and dry seasons (Koppen A). Across 291 such cities in our data, the most livable is Ðà Lạt, Vietnam (78/100).

Tropical-climate cities — top 12 by livability

#	City	Country	Livability	Cost	Climate	Safety	Summer°C	Winter°C
1	Ðà Lạt	Vietnam	78	62	100	75	19.3°C	15.5°C
2	Bandung	Indonesia	76	62	100	68	21.1°C	20.0°C
3	Beau Bassin-Rose Hill	Mauritius	76	56	98	77	24.4°C	18.7°C
4	Centre de Flacq	Mauritius	76	59	92	78	25.7°C	20.4°C
5	Quatre Bornes	Mauritius	76	57	96	77	24.7°C	19.1°C
6	Kandy	Sri Lanka	75	62	94	72	25.1°C	22.4°C
7	Vacoas	Mauritius	75	56	96	77	24.7°C	19.1°C
8	Curepipe	Mauritius	75	56	96	76	24.7°C	19.1°C
9	Triolet	Mauritius	75	59	90	77	26.1°C	20.7°C
10	Buôn Ma Thuột	Vietnam	74	62	90	72	25.9°C	21.2°C
11	Padang	Indonesia	74	62	96	67	24.7°C	23.9°C
12	Mataram	Indonesia	74	62	91	72	25.8°C	23.9°C
13	Manokwari	Indonesia	74	62	90	71	26.0°C	24.8°C
14	Johor Bahru	Malaysia	74	62	82	78	27.5°C	26.0°C
15	Kuala Terengganu	Malaysia	74	62	82	79	27.6°C	24.9°C
16	Port Louis	Mauritius	74	55	98	73	24.4°C	18.7°C
17	Goodlands	Mauritius	74	59	89	77	26.2°C	20.9°C
18	Grand Baie	Mauritius	74	60	90	75	26.1°C	20.7°C
19	Medan	Indonesia	73	62	88	70	26.5°C	25.0°C
20	Manado	Indonesia	73	62	94	67	25.2°C	24.2°C
21	Pangkalpinang	Indonesia	73	62	84	74	27.3°C	26.2°C
22	Ubud	Indonesia	73	62	86	74	26.9°C	25.0°C
23	Ipoh	Malaysia	73	62	82	75	27.6°C	26.4°C
24	Kuantan	Malaysia	73	62	82	77	27.6°C	25.5°C
25	Seremban	Malaysia	73	62	85	74	27.0°C	25.8°C
26	Pasir Mas	Malaysia	73	62	80	77	28.0°C	25.4°C
27	Port Dickson	Malaysia	73	62	84	75	27.3°C	26.2°C
28	Baguio	Philippines	73	62	97	63	24.6°C	21.2°C
29	Bandar Lampung	Indonesia	72	62	89	68	26.2°C	25.1°C
30	Pontianak	Indonesia	72	62	83	73	27.4°C	26.3°C
31	Jambi City	Indonesia	72	62	84	72	27.3°C	26.0°C
32	Kupang	Indonesia	72	62	84	72	27.3°C	24.2°C
33	Bengkulu	Indonesia	72	62	86	70	26.8°C	26.0°C
34	Yogyakarta	Indonesia	72	62	87	69	26.6°C	25.0°C
35	Palangkaraya	Indonesia	72	62	80	75	28.0°C	27.1°C
36	Gorontalo	Indonesia	72	62	88	68	26.3°C	25.5°C
37	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	72	62	82	72	27.7°C	26.7°C
38	Kota Bharu	Malaysia	72	62	79	77	28.2°C	25.8°C
39	Kuching	Malaysia	72	62	84	73	27.3°C	25.7°C
40	George Town	Malaysia	72	62	80	74	27.9°C	26.9°C
41	Petaling Jaya	Malaysia	72	62	82	73	27.7°C	26.7°C
42	Bengaluru	India	72	62	82	72	27.5°C	20.5°C
43	Hat Yai	Thailand	71	62	81	72	27.8°C	25.5°C
44	Pekanbaru	Indonesia	71	62	84	69	27.1°C	26.0°C
45	Samarinda	Indonesia	71	62	78	73	28.4°C	27.7°C
46	Denpasar	Indonesia	71	62	82	70	27.7°C	26.1°C
47	Serang	Indonesia	71	62	86	68	26.8°C	25.6°C
48	Jayapura	Indonesia	71	62	86	67	26.9°C	25.9°C
49	Palu	Indonesia	71	62	86	67	26.9°C	25.9°C
50	Ambon	Indonesia	71	62	86	68	26.8°C	24.5°C
51	Kampung Baru Subang	Malaysia	71	62	80	73	27.9°C	26.8°C
52	Concepción	Paraguay	71	62	78	74	28.3°C	19.3°C
53	Siem Reap	Cambodia	71	62	71	79	29.8°C	24.6°C
54	Kampong Chhnang	Cambodia	71	62	71	79	29.8°C	25.4°C
55	Sihanoukville	Cambodia	71	62	74	77	29.1°C	26.5°C
56	Pursat	Cambodia	71	62	70	80	29.9°C	24.9°C
57	Nakhon Ratchasima	Thailand	70	62	72	75	29.7°C	23.0°C
58	Palembang	Indonesia	70	62	82	67	27.7°C	26.6°C
59	Makassar	Indonesia	70	62	82	67	27.6°C	25.9°C
60	Kendari	Indonesia	70	62	80	69	27.9°C	25.8°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 tropical-climate city is the best to live in?

Ðà Lạt, Vietnam leads with livability 78/100 among 291 cities in this climate zone.

What defines this climate zone?

Warm year-round with wet and dry seasons (Koppen A). Classification follows the Koppen-Geiger system applied to each city's coordinates.

How many cities in our data have this climate?

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

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