Temperature, sunshine, and rainfall scored against your preferred weather type. Select your preference during onboarding or adjust in the ranking view.

climate = 100 − (|avg_temp − ref| × penalty) − rain_penalty − sunshine_penalty. Reference temp and thresholds vary by weather type.

Limitation: For about 35 large countries you can pick a city; all others use one representative city. Heuristic scoring, not a climate model.

Frequently asked questions

Which country has the best climate?

Cyprus ranks 1st for climate with a score of 100 out of 100, based on data from Open-Meteo.

How is the climate score calculated?

Climate is personal: there is no objectively best weather. Your preference for warmth, seasons, rainfall, and sunshine drives this score. Unlike other dimensions, climate varies dramatically within large countries; for large countries you can select a specific city, and the default is the largest city by population. Formula: climate = 100 − (|avg_temp − ref| × penalty) − rain_penalty − sunshine_penalty. Reference temp and thresholds vary by weather type.

How many countries are ranked for climate?

60 countries have climate scores in the Relocate Index.