U.S. Climate Rankings
The country's most comfortable station-mapped locations, ranked from the 6,189 records with comfort score in the NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals.
Data updated July 2026
Most Comfortable locations, the verdict
31 station-mapped U.S. locations share the top most comfortable value of 100/100; this table includes every co-leader and orders equal values by location name for stable display.
- 100/100
- the most comfortable reading - Alice, TX
- 21
- of the 31 displayed locations are in TX
- 6,189
- station-mapped locations with comfort score measured
- 1991–2020
- NOAA 30-year normals window
Rankings reflect 30-year climate normals, long-run typical conditions, not any single recent year.
10 examples among 31 co-leading U.S. locations
The station-mapped U.S. locations with the highest PlainClimate comfort scores.
- Alice
Alice, TX
100 comfort
- Austwell
Austwell, TX
100 comfort
- Bruni
Bruni, TX
100 comfort
- Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, TX
100 comfort
- Crescent City
Crescent City, FL
100 comfort
- Edinburg
Edinburg, TX
100 comfort
- Fairfield
Fairfield, CA
100 comfort
- Fernandina Be…
Fernandina Beach, FL
100 comfort
- Freeport
Freeport, TX
100 comfort
- Hebbronville
Hebbronville, TX
100 comfort
The station-mapped U.S. locations with the highest PlainClimate comfort scores. Full 31-row list below, including every location tied at the 25-place cutoff.
| # | Location | Avg Temp | High | Low | Precip | Snow | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alice (TX) | 73°F (23°C) | 85°F | 61°F | 29.1" | N/A | 100/100 |
| 2 | Austwell (TX) | 71°F (22°C) | 79°F | 62°F | 41.9" | N/A | 100/100 |
| 3 | Bruni (TX) | 73°F (23°C) | 84°F | 61°F | 25.7" | N/A | 100/100 |
| 4 | Corpus Christi (TX) | 73°F (23°C) | 82°F | 64°F | 31.7" | 0.2" | 100/100 |
| 5 | Crescent City (FL) | 71°F (22°C) | 80°F | 62°F | 49.9" | 0.0" | 100/100 |
| 6 | Edinburg (TX) | 75°F (24°C) | 86°F | 64°F | 23.6" | N/A | 100/100 |
| 7 | Fairfield (CA) | 62°F (17°C) | 74°F | 50°F | 24.5" | 0.0" | 100/100 |
| 8 | Fernandina Beach (FL) | 70°F (21°C) | 78°F | 62°F | 49.9" | 0.0" | 100/100 |
| 9 | Freeport (TX) | 71°F (22°C) | 79°F | 63°F | 49.9" | 0.0" | 100/100 |
| 10 | Hebbronville (TX) | 74°F (23°C) | 86°F | 62°F | 22.7" | 0.3" | 100/100 |
| 11 | Immokalee (FL) | 75°F (24°C) | 85°F | 64°F | 48.0" | 0.0" | 100/100 |
| 12 | Kingsville (TX) | 73°F (23°C) | 84°F | 63°F | 30.9" | 0.1" | 100/100 |
| 13 | La Joya (TX) | 73°F (23°C) | 84°F | 63°F | 20.2" | 0.2" | 100/100 |
| 14 | Laredo (TX) | 75°F (24°C) | 86°F | 63°F | 21.4" | N/A | 100/100 |
| 15 | Mathis (TX) | 71°F (22°C) | 82°F | 61°F | 27.5" | 0.0" | 100/100 |
| 16 | Oroville (CA) | 64°F (18°C) | 77°F | 51°F | 30.6" | N/A | 100/100 |
| 17 | Pasadena (CA) | 66°F (19°C) | 79°F | 53°F | 20.1" | 0.0" | 100/100 |
| 18 | Point Comfort (TX) | 71°F (22°C) | 79°F | 63°F | 41.4" | 0.0" | 100/100 |
| 19 | Port Isabel (TX) | 74°F (23°C) | 82°F | 66°F | 28.8" | 0.2" | 100/100 |
| 20 | Port Mansfield (TX) | 73°F (23°C) | 81°F | 66°F | 25.3" | 0.1" | 100/100 |
| 21 | Raymondville (TX) | 74°F (24°C) | 86°F | 63°F | 25.5" | 0.2" | 100/100 |
| 22 | Rio Grande City (TX) | 74°F (24°C) | 87°F | 62°F | 22.5" | 0.1" | 100/100 |
| 23 | Robstown (TX) | 73°F (23°C) | 83°F | 63°F | 31.1" | 0.2" | 100/100 |
| 24 | Rockport (TX) | 72°F (22°C) | 80°F | 64°F | 36.4" | 0.3" | 100/100 |
| 25 | Sinton (TX) | 72°F (22°C) | 81°F | 62°F | 33.0" | 0.4" | 100/100 |
| 26 | Tampa (FL) | 75°F (24°C) | 83°F | 66°F | 49.5" | 0.0" | 100/100 |
| 27 | Vacaville (CA) | 64°F (18°C) | 77°F | 50°F | 25.6" | 0.0" | 100/100 |
| 28 | Vallejo (CA) | 62°F (16°C) | 74°F | 50°F | 21.5" | N/A | 100/100 |
| 29 | Weslaco (TX) | 75°F (24°C) | 85°F | 65°F | 25.7" | N/A | 100/100 |
| 30 | Woodland (CA) | 62°F (17°C) | 76°F | 48°F | 20.5" | 0.0" | 100/100 |
| 31 | Zapata (TX) | 74°F (24°C) | 85°F | 64°F | 20.4" | 0.1" | 100/100 |
Reading these rankings
Climate extremes make headlines, but livability is a balance.
- Chasing warmth? The warmest station-mapped locations cluster in Florida, Hawaii, and the desert Southwest, but check humidity and summer extremes too. Most comfortable
- Avoiding snow and cold? Compare the driest and warmest lists against the snowiest before deciding. Driest locations
- Want the full picture for a specific place? Open its location profile for monthly tables, frost dates, and degree days. Browse by state
NOAA normals describe the typical 1991–2020 year; they are not forecasts and do not capture post-2020 warming.
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). For informational purposes only.
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