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Top 10 cities for year-round climate
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Funchal (Madeira) have the most comfortable months per year (12 of 12 at the top). The rule is documented and applied identically everywhere.
Sorted by comfortable months (mean 59–82°F, ≤5.9 in rain, ≤85% humidity), ties by overall score. 309 cities qualify; the ten best are shown. Dataset 2026.09.4. How the scores work.
- 1Santa Cruz de TenerifeSpain
- Comfortable months
- 12 / 12
- Score
- 75
- Monthly cost
- $2,200*
- 2Las Palmas de Gran CanariaSpain
- Comfortable months
- 12 / 12
- Score
- 75
- Monthly cost
- $2,200*
- 3Funchal (Madeira)Portugal
- Comfortable months
- 12 / 12
- Score
- 75
- Monthly cost
- $2,000*
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The full Top 10
| # | City | Comfortable months | Score | Monthly cost | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 / 12 | 75 | $2,200* | 86 | |
| 2 | 12 / 12 | 75 | $2,200* | 88 | |
| 3 | Funchal (Madeira) Portugal | 12 / 12 | 75 | $2,000* | 100 |
| 4 | Port Louis Mauritius | 12 / 12 | 68 | $1,250 | 90 |
| 5 | Perth Australia | 12 / 12 | 66 | $2,656 | 97 |
| 6 | Honolulu United States | 12 / 12 | 66 | $3,329 | 100 |
| 7 | Lima Peru | 12 / 12 | 58 | $1,198 | 62 |
| 8 | Santo Domingo Dominican Republic | 12 / 12 | 52 | $1,146 | 46 |
| 9 | Durban South Africa | 12 / 12 | 51 | $1,511 | 74 |
| 10 | Nairobi Kenya | 12 / 12 | 46 | $1,146 | 82 |
* country-level cost estimate. Scores are 0–100 under balanced weights; open a city for every number and its source.
Frequently asked
- Which city has the best weather year-round for digital nomads?
- Santa Cruz de Tenerife meets the comfort rule in 12 of 12 months, the most in the dataset.
- How is 'comfortable' defined?
- A month counts when its mean temperature is 59–82°F (15–28 °C), precipitation is at most 5.9 in (150 mm) and relative humidity at most 85%, using NASA POWER 2001–2020 normals at the city coordinates.
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