---
title: "Top 10 cities for year-round climate"
url: https://nostos.navoy.io/top-10/best-climate
description: "The ten cities with the most months meeting a comfort rule (59–82°F mean, at most 5.9 in of rain, at most 85% humidity), from NASA climate normals."
dataset: 2026.09.4 (2026-09-26)
license: CC BY 4.0
---

# 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.

| # | City | Country | Comfortable months | Score | Monthly cost | Air |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Santa Cruz de Tenerife](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/santa-cruz-de-tenerife) | Spain | 12 / 12 | 75 | $2,200* | 86 |
| 2 | [Las Palmas de Gran Canaria](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/las-palmas) | Spain | 12 / 12 | 75 | $2,200* | 88 |
| 3 | [Funchal (Madeira)](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/funchal) | Portugal | 12 / 12 | 75 | $2,000* | 100 |
| 4 | [Port Louis](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/port-louis) | Mauritius | 12 / 12 | 68 | $1,250 | 90 |
| 5 | [Perth](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/perth) | Australia | 12 / 12 | 66 | $2,656 | 97 |
| 6 | [Honolulu](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/honolulu) | United States | 12 / 12 | 66 | $3,329 | 100 |
| 7 | [Lima](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/lima) | Peru | 12 / 12 | 58 | $1,198 | 62 |
| 8 | [Santo Domingo](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/santo-domingo) | Dominican Republic | 12 / 12 | 52 | $1,146 | 46 |
| 9 | [Durban](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/durban) | South Africa | 12 / 12 | 51 | $1,511 | 74 |
| 10 | [Nairobi](https://nostos.navoy.io/cities/nairobi) | Kenya | 12 / 12 | 46 | $1,146 | 82 |

## FAQ

### 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.

Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Digital Nomad Visas 2026; Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population; UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); WHO Ambient Air Quality Database, June 2026 update (V8); SatPM2.5 satellite-derived annual PM2.5 (V6.GL.02.04); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); WhereNext city cost estimates 2026 (city pages); Regional Price Parities by metropolitan area, 2024 (all items).

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