What counts as a comfortable day?

A daily maximum between 18 and 27°C with under 1mm of rain, counted from ERA5 reanalysis over 2016–2025 and averaged across those years. It is a stated preference, not a fact about weather.

Why does somewhere hot and sunny score badly?

Because the band is temperate-biased, deliberately and openly. Chiang Mai scores poorly here and people move there on purpose. The average high sits beside every row precisely so you can disagree with the definition rather than take the ranking's word for it — if you want heat, read the temperature column and ignore the ordering.

Why cities rather than countries?

A country does not have one climate. Averaging a desert with a glacier describes nowhere at all, so this ranks 84 cities and country lookups name the representative city they used.

No. These are climate normals — what the last ten years actually did, not what next week will do. Refreshed 2026-09-20. Use it to choose a month and a place, not to decide whether to take a coat.

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Where is it actually pleasant to be?

Cost-of-living rankings ignore the weather, which makes them a poor guide to where you would want to spend a year. This ranks 84 cities on measured comfort: days with a maximum between 18 and 27 °C and under 1 mm of rain.

Best this month

Month

#	City	Comfortable days	Average high
1	🇲🇽 Mexico City, Mexico	28	22.3°C
2	🇦🇪 Dubai, United Arab Emirates	26	24°C
3	🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	25	24.3°C
4	🇳🇿 Auckland, New Zealand	20	23.1°C
5	🇮🇳 Delhi, India	20	19.3°C
6	🇪🇬 Cairo, Egypt	19	18.7°C
7	🇸🇦 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	18	20.2°C
8	🇻🇳 Hanoi, Vietnam	16	21°C
9	🇨🇴 Bogotá, Colombia	15	19.4°C
10	🇨🇴 Medellín, Colombia	15	21°C
11	🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa	14	27.4°C
12	🇮🇳 Bengaluru, India	12	27.1°C
13	🇦🇺 Melbourne, Australia	12	26.4°C
14	🇺🇸 Los Angeles, United States	11	17.5°C
15	🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen, Mexico	11	26.3°C
16	🇻🇳 Da Nang, Vietnam	10	23.8°C
17	🇺🇸 Austin, United States	9	16.6°C
18	🇪🇸 Valencia, Spain	9	16.4°C
19	🇳🇵 Kathmandu, Nepal	8	16.5°C
20	🇦🇺 Sydney, Australia	8	26.8°C
21	🇹🇭 Chiang Mai, Thailand	7	27.4°C
22	🇦🇷 Buenos Aires, Argentina	6	28.5°C
23	🇵🇭 Cebu, Philippines	6	26.3°C
24	🇿🇦 Johannesburg, South Africa	4	27.8°C
25	🇮🇳 Mumbai, India	4	29.4°C

#	City	Comfortable days	Average high
1	🇮🇳 Delhi, India	21	23.8°C
2	🇲🇽 Mexico City, Mexico	21	24.6°C
3	🇦🇪 Dubai, United Arab Emirates	20	24.9°C
4	🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	18	25.8°C
5	🇪🇬 Cairo, Egypt	18	20.3°C
6	🇳🇿 Auckland, New Zealand	17	23.6°C
7	🇸🇦 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	17	22.4°C
8	🇳🇵 Kathmandu, Nepal	16	18.7°C
9	🇦🇺 Melbourne, Australia	14	25.3°C
10	🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa	13	27.5°C
11	🇻🇳 Da Nang, Vietnam	12	24.4°C
12	🇪🇸 Valencia, Spain	12	17.9°C
13	🇺🇸 Austin, United States	11	19.3°C
14	🇨🇴 Bogotá, Colombia	11	19.7°C
15	🇻🇳 Hanoi, Vietnam	11	22.1°C
16	🇺🇸 Los Angeles, United States	10	18.1°C
17	🇨🇴 Medellín, Colombia	9	21.2°C
18	🇦🇷 Buenos Aires, Argentina	8	27.8°C
19	🇦🇺 Sydney, Australia	8	26.1°C
20	🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen, Mexico	7	27°C
21	🇺🇸 San Francisco, United States	7	15.7°C
22	🇵🇭 Cebu, Philippines	6	26.6°C
23	🇿🇦 Johannesburg, South Africa	6	27°C
24	🇵🇹 Porto, Portugal	5	15.1°C
25	🇵🇹 Lisbon, Portugal	4	15.9°C

#	City	Comfortable days	Average high
1	🇳🇿 Auckland, New Zealand	20	22°C
2	🇪🇬 Cairo, Egypt	20	24.2°C
3	🇳🇵 Kathmandu, Nepal	19	22°C
4	🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa	17	25.7°C
5	🇦🇷 Buenos Aires, Argentina	16	25.1°C
6	🇪🇸 Valencia, Spain	15	19.1°C
7	🇦🇺 Melbourne, Australia	14	23.8°C
8	🇺🇸 Austin, United States	12	24.3°C
9	🇿🇦 Johannesburg, South Africa	12	26.3°C
10	🇺🇸 Los Angeles, United States	12	17.8°C
11	🇸🇦 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	12	27.9°C
12	🇦🇪 Dubai, United Arab Emirates	11	28.4°C
13	🇻🇳 Hanoi, Vietnam	11	25.6°C
14	🇨🇳 Chengdu, China	10	18.5°C
15	🇵🇹 Lisbon, Portugal	10	16.9°C
16	🇲🇽 Mexico City, Mexico	10	26.8°C
17	🇦🇺 Sydney, Australia	10	24.9°C
18	🇻🇳 Da Nang, Vietnam	9	26.9°C
19	🇪🇸 Madrid, Spain	9	15.5°C
20	🇨🇱 Santiago, Chile	9	28.2°C
21	🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	8	29.9°C
22	🇬🇷 Athens, Greece	8	16.1°C
23	🇨🇳 Beijing, China	8	14.7°C
24	🇨🇴 Bogotá, Colombia	8	19°C
25	🇺🇸 San Francisco, United States	7	16°C

#	City	Comfortable days	Average high
1	🇨🇱 Santiago, Chile	23	23.6°C
2	🇿🇦 Johannesburg, South Africa	20	23.3°C
3	🇨🇳 Beijing, China	19	22°C
4	🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa	19	23.6°C
5	🇪🇸 Valencia, Spain	19	21.2°C
6	🇬🇷 Athens, Greece	18	20.4°C
7	🇦🇷 Buenos Aires, Argentina	18	21.4°C
8	🇦🇺 Sydney, Australia	18	22.7°C
9	🇺🇸 Los Angeles, United States	17	19.6°C
10	🇳🇿 Auckland, New Zealand	16	19.9°C
11	🇮🇹 Rome, Italy	15	18.9°C
12	🇮🇹 Milan, Italy	14	18.6°C
13	🇦🇱 Tirana, Albania	14	19.3°C
14	🇵🇹 Lisbon, Portugal	13	19.3°C
15	🇧🇷 São Paulo, Brazil	13	25°C
16	🇨🇳 Shanghai, China	13	20.9°C
17	🇷🇸 Belgrade, Serbia	12	18.5°C
18	🇪🇸 Madrid, Spain	12	18.8°C
19	🇦🇺 Melbourne, Australia	12	19.8°C
20	🇯🇵 Osaka, Japan	12	18.7°C
21	🇬🇪 Tbilisi, Georgia	12	18.6°C
22	🇹🇷 Ankara, Türkiye	11	17.1°C
23	🇨🇳 Chengdu, China	11	23.7°C
24	🇫🇷 Lyon, France	11	16.9°C
25	🇵🇹 Porto, Portugal	11	17.7°C

#	City	Comfortable days	Average high
1	🇿🇦 Johannesburg, South Africa	26	21.4°C
2	🇺🇸 Los Angeles, United States	25	19.9°C
3	🇪🇸 Barcelona, Spain	21	20.3°C
4	🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa	20	20.7°C
5	🇯🇵 Osaka, Japan	19	22.9°C
6	🇧🇷 São Paulo, Brazil	19	23.2°C
7	🇪🇸 Valencia, Spain	19	25.1°C
8	🇵🇹 Lisbon, Portugal	18	22.7°C
9	🇨🇱 Santiago, Chile	18	18.9°C
10	🇰🇷 Seoul, South Korea	18	22.5°C
11	🇦🇺 Sydney, Australia	18	19.6°C
12	🇬🇷 Athens, Greece	17	25°C
13	🇵🇹 Porto, Portugal	17	20°C
14	🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan	17	22.2°C
15	🇪🇸 Madrid, Spain	16	23.7°C
16	🇺🇸 San Francisco, United States	16	19.3°C
17	🇭🇺 Budapest, Hungary	15	21°C
18	🇹🇷 Istanbul, Türkiye	14	20.4°C
19	🇫🇷 Lyon, France	14	20.6°C
20	🇮🇹 Rome, Italy	14	22.6°C
21	🇨🇳 Shanghai, China	14	25.1°C
22	🇦🇱 Tirana, Albania	14	22.9°C
23	🇹🇷 Ankara, Türkiye	13	21.2°C
24	🇷🇸 Belgrade, Serbia	13	22.4°C
25	🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany	13	19.2°C

#	City	Comfortable days	Average high
1	🇺🇸 Los Angeles, United States	28	22.4°C
2	🇺🇸 San Francisco, United States	24	21.5°C
3	🇿🇦 Johannesburg, South Africa	21	19°C
4	🇪🇸 Barcelona, Spain	20	24.6°C
5	🇧🇷 São Paulo, Brazil	20	21.9°C
6	🇵🇹 Lisbon, Portugal	18	24.9°C
7	🇵🇹 Porto, Portugal	18	21.7°C
8	🇩🇰 Copenhagen, Denmark	16	19.7°C
9	🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany	15	24.4°C
10	🇸🇪 Stockholm, Sweden	15	21°C
11	🇹🇷 Istanbul, Türkiye	14	25.4°C
12	🇬🇧 London, United Kingdom	14	20.2°C
13	🇺🇸 New York, United States	14	25°C
14	🇳🇴 Oslo, Norway	14	20.6°C
15	🇨🇦 Vancouver, Canada	14	19.8°C
16	🇳🇱 Amsterdam, Netherlands	13	20.9°C
17	🇵🇱 Kraków, Poland	13	24.1°C
18	🇩🇪 Munich, Germany	13	23.4°C
19	🇨🇦 Toronto, Canada	13	25.1°C
20	🇵🇱 Warsaw, Poland	13	24.4°C
21	🇨🇴 Medellín, Colombia	12	21.4°C
22	🇨🇦 Montréal, Canada	12	23.9°C
23	🇫🇷 Paris, France	12	23.4°C
24	🇨🇿 Prague, Czechia	12	24.7°C
25	🇹🇷 Ankara, Türkiye	11	25.9°C

#	City	Comfortable days	Average high
1	🇺🇸 Los Angeles, United States	27	24.4°C
2	🇺🇸 San Francisco, United States	27	21.8°C
3	🇧🇷 São Paulo, Brazil	24	22.2°C
4	🇨🇦 Vancouver, Canada	23	23.1°C
5	🇿🇦 Johannesburg, South Africa	22	19.1°C
6	🇵🇹 Porto, Portugal	21	24.5°C
7	🇨🇴 Medellín, Colombia	19	22°C
8	🇩🇰 Copenhagen, Denmark	16	20.6°C
9	🇬🇧 London, United Kingdom	16	21.8°C
10	🇬🇧 Hull, United Kingdom	15	20.8°C
11	🇫🇷 Paris, France	15	25.1°C
12	🇸🇪 Stockholm, Sweden	15	22.2°C
13	🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany	14	24.4°C
14	🇵🇹 Lisbon, Portugal	14	28.1°C
15	🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	14	26°C
16	🇳🇱 Amsterdam, Netherlands	13	21.7°C
17	🇩🇪 Munich, Germany	13	24.3°C
18	🇳🇴 Oslo, Norway	13	21.6°C
19	🇮🇪 Dublin, Ireland	12	19.4°C
20	🇪🇸 Barcelona, Spain	11	27.2°C
21	🇨🇭 Geneva, Switzerland	11	26.4°C
22	🇵🇱 Kraków, Poland	11	24.7°C
23	🇨🇿 Prague, Czechia	11	25.6°C
24	🇵🇱 Warsaw, Poland	11	24.8°C
25	🇨🇴 Bogotá, Colombia	10	17.6°C

#	City	Comfortable days	Average high
1	🇺🇸 San Francisco, United States	27	23.2°C
2	🇿🇦 Johannesburg, South Africa	25	22.8°C
3	🇺🇸 Los Angeles, United States	24	25.3°C
4	🇵🇹 Porto, Portugal	22	24.8°C
5	🇨🇦 Vancouver, Canada	21	23.5°C
6	🇬🇧 London, United Kingdom	19	21.5°C
7	🇩🇰 Copenhagen, Denmark	18	20.6°C
8	🇬🇧 Hull, United Kingdom	17	20.7°C
9	🇨🇴 Bogotá, Colombia	16	18.7°C
10	🇨🇴 Medellín, Colombia	16	22.5°C
11	🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany	15	25°C
12	🇳🇴 Oslo, Norway	15	19.8°C
13	🇧🇷 São Paulo, Brazil	15	22.8°C
14	🇸🇪 Stockholm, Sweden	15	20.8°C
15	🇳🇱 Amsterdam, Netherlands	14	22.1°C
16	🇮🇪 Dublin, Ireland	13	19.1°C
17	🇫🇷 Paris, France	13	25.2°C
18	🇦🇺 Sydney, Australia	13	18.1°C
19	🇵🇹 Lisbon, Portugal	12	28.8°C
20	🇨🇦 Montréal, Canada	12	25.3°C
21	🇵🇱 Warsaw, Poland	12	24.9°C
22	🇵🇱 Kraków, Poland	11	24.9°C
23	🇬🇧 Manchester, United Kingdom	11	19.9°C
24	🇩🇪 Munich, Germany	11	24.3°C
25	🇨🇿 Prague, Czechia	11	25.3°C

#	City	Comfortable days	Average high
1	🇺🇸 Los Angeles, United States	23	25°C
2	🇺🇸 San Francisco, United States	22	24.2°C
3	🇨🇴 Bogotá, Colombia	21	19.5°C
4	🇵🇹 Porto, Portugal	19	23.4°C
5	🇨🇱 Santiago, Chile	18	19.5°C
6	🇹🇷 Istanbul, Türkiye	16	24.7°C
7	🇨🇦 Montréal, Canada	16	21.6°C
8	🇺🇸 New York, United States	16	24.1°C
9	🇰🇷 Seoul, South Korea	16	25.4°C
10	🇨🇦 Toronto, Canada	16	23.1°C
11	🇹🇷 Ankara, Türkiye	15	26°C
12	🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany	15	20.9°C
13	🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa	15	19.1°C
14	🇵🇹 Lisbon, Portugal	15	26.4°C
15	🇦🇺 Sydney, Australia	15	20.9°C
16	🇨🇦 Vancouver, Canada	15	19.5°C
17	🇪🇸 Barcelona, Spain	14	24.7°C
18	🇭🇺 Budapest, Hungary	14	22.9°C
19	🇨🇭 Geneva, Switzerland	14	21.4°C
20	🇫🇷 Lyon, France	14	23.6°C
21	🇫🇷 Paris, France	14	21.7°C
22	🇨🇿 Prague, Czechia	14	20.7°C
23	🇳🇱 Amsterdam, Netherlands	13	19.5°C
24	🇨🇳 Beijing, China	13	26.3°C
25	🇮🇹 Milan, Italy	13	24.4°C

#	City	Comfortable days	Average high
1	🇬🇷 Athens, Greece	25	23.4°C
2	🇺🇸 Los Angeles, United States	24	24°C
3	🇨🇱 Santiago, Chile	22	22.9°C
4	🇺🇸 San Francisco, United States	21	22.8°C
5	🇪🇸 Barcelona, Spain	20	21.4°C
6	🇨🇳 Shanghai, China	20	23°C
7	🇦🇱 Tirana, Albania	20	22.2°C
8	🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa	19	22.4°C
9	🇮🇹 Rome, Italy	19	22.1°C
10	🇪🇸 Valencia, Spain	18	24.7°C
11	🇹🇷 Ankara, Türkiye	17	19.6°C
12	🇦🇷 Buenos Aires, Argentina	17	21.2°C
13	🇳🇵 Kathmandu, Nepal	17	23.5°C
14	🇯🇵 Osaka, Japan	17	22.4°C
15	🇪🇸 Madrid, Spain	16	21.8°C
16	🇵🇹 Porto, Portugal	16	20.8°C
17	🇦🇺 Sydney, Australia	16	22.8°C
18	🇷🇸 Belgrade, Serbia	15	19°C
19	🇹🇷 Istanbul, Türkiye	15	19.7°C
20	🇵🇹 Lisbon, Portugal	15	23.2°C
21	🇲🇽 Mexico City, Mexico	15	22.6°C
22	🇬🇪 Tbilisi, Georgia	15	19°C
23	🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan	15	21.5°C
24	🇨🇴 Bogotá, Colombia	14	19.2°C
25	🇮🇹 Milan, Italy	14	19.1°C

#	City	Comfortable days	Average high
1	🇳🇵 Kathmandu, Nepal	26	20.8°C
2	🇲🇽 Mexico City, Mexico	24	23.1°C
3	🇪🇬 Cairo, Egypt	21	25.6°C
4	🇺🇸 Los Angeles, United States	21	21.1°C
5	🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa	19	24.1°C
6	🇪🇸 Valencia, Spain	19	19.7°C
7	🇦🇷 Buenos Aires, Argentina	16	24.7°C
8	🇮🇳 Delhi, India	16	26.9°C
9	🇦🇺 Sydney, Australia	14	24.1°C
10	🇬🇷 Athens, Greece	13	18.6°C
11	🇳🇿 Auckland, New Zealand	13	19.8°C
12	🇺🇸 Austin, United States	13	22.1°C
13	🇨🇱 Santiago, Chile	13	26.7°C
14	🇻🇳 Hanoi, Vietnam	12	25.8°C
15	🇺🇸 San Francisco, United States	12	17.8°C
16	🇸🇦 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	11	27.1°C
17	🇮🇳 Bengaluru, India	10	26.8°C
18	🇦🇺 Melbourne, Australia	10	21°C
19	🇨🇳 Shanghai, China	10	17.9°C
20	🇪🇸 Barcelona, Spain	9	17.2°C
21	🇨🇴 Bogotá, Colombia	9	19°C
22	🇵🇹 Lisbon, Portugal	9	17.5°C
23	🇦🇱 Tirana, Albania	9	17.3°C
24	🇨🇳 Chengdu, China	8	16.3°C
25	🇧🇷 São Paulo, Brazil	8	25.3°C

#	City	Comfortable days	Average high
1	🇮🇳 Delhi, India	28	21.6°C
2	🇲🇽 Mexico City, Mexico	28	22.1°C
3	🇪🇬 Cairo, Egypt	26	20.8°C
4	🇸🇦 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	24	21.8°C
5	🇻🇳 Hanoi, Vietnam	19	21.6°C
6	🇳🇿 Auckland, New Zealand	18	21.9°C
7	🇮🇳 Bengaluru, India	18	26.1°C
8	🇦🇪 Dubai, United Arab Emirates	18	26.4°C
9	🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	17	26.6°C
10	🇨🇴 Bogotá, Colombia	17	19.3°C
11	🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa	17	25.7°C
12	🇳🇵 Kathmandu, Nepal	16	18°C
13	🇦🇺 Melbourne, Australia	14	24°C
14	🇺🇸 Los Angeles, United States	13	18.1°C
15	🇺🇸 Austin, United States	12	18.7°C
16	🇨🇴 Medellín, Colombia	11	20.8°C
17	🇦🇺 Sydney, Australia	11	26.3°C
18	🇪🇸 Valencia, Spain	11	17°C
19	🇦🇷 Buenos Aires, Argentina	10	27.4°C
20	🇹🇭 Chiang Mai, Thailand	9	27.4°C
21	🇲🇽 Playa del Carmen, Mexico	7	27.1°C
22	🇨🇱 Santiago, Chile	6	29.1°C
23	🇻🇳 Da Nang, Vietnam	4	24.3°C
24	🇿🇦 Johannesburg, South Africa	4	27.3°C
25	🇧🇷 São Paulo, Brazil	4	27°C

Best across the whole year

Comfortable days summed over all twelve months — somewhere that is pleasant in March and unbearable in August scores worse here than somewhere merely fine throughout.

#	City	Comfortable days/yr	Average high
1	🇺🇸 Los Angeles, United States	235	21.1°C
2	🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa	182	22.4°C
3	🇺🇸 San Francisco, United States	177	19.1°C
4	🇿🇦 Johannesburg, South Africa	166	24.7°C
5	🇲🇽 Mexico City, Mexico	152	24.1°C
6	🇨🇴 Bogotá, Colombia	149	18.9°C
7	🇦🇺 Sydney, Australia	145	22.2°C
8	🇵🇹 Porto, Portugal	142	19°C
9	🇨🇱 Santiago, Chile	138	23.1°C
10	🇧🇷 São Paulo, Brazil	132	25°C
11	🇪🇸 Valencia, Spain	131	23.7°C
12	🇵🇹 Lisbon, Portugal	130	21.1°C
13	🇨🇴 Medellín, Colombia	125	21.5°C
14	🇦🇷 Buenos Aires, Argentina	123	21.4°C
15	🇳🇿 Auckland, New Zealand	118	18.9°C
16	🇪🇸 Barcelona, Spain	117	19.8°C
17	🇪🇬 Cairo, Egypt	117	29°C
18	🇳🇵 Kathmandu, Nepal	116	22.9°C
19	🇬🇷 Athens, Greece	95	22.5°C
20	🇹🇷 Istanbul, Türkiye	95	18.4°C
21	🇦🇺 Melbourne, Australia	95	19.1°C
22	🇮🇳 Delhi, India	91	30.5°C
23	🇨🇦 Vancouver, Canada	88	14°C
24	🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany	84	14.8°C
25	🇸🇦 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	84	32.7°C

Source: Open-Meteo ERA5 reanalysis (2025)

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (https://open-meteo.com), ERA5 reanalysis, CC BY 4.0

Normals 2016–2025 · JSON

Questions

What counts as a comfortable day?: A daily maximum between 18 and 27°C with under 1mm of rain, counted from ERA5 reanalysis over 2016–2025 and averaged across those years. It is a stated preference, not a fact about weather.
Why does somewhere hot and sunny score badly?: Because the band is temperate-biased, deliberately and openly. Chiang Mai scores poorly here and people move there on purpose. The average high sits beside every row precisely so you can disagree with the definition rather than take the ranking's word for it — if you want heat, read the temperature column and ignore the ordering.
Why cities rather than countries?: A country does not have one climate. Averaging a desert with a glacier describes nowhere at all, so this ranks 84 cities and country lookups name the representative city they used.
Is this a forecast?: No. These are climate normals — what the last ten years actually did, not what next week will do. Refreshed 2026-09-20. Use it to choose a month and a place, not to decide whether to take a coat.