U.S. Climate Rankings

The country's most comfortable cities and Census-designated places, ranked from the 3,561 places with comfort score in the NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals.

Data updated August 2026

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Warmest Coldest Wettest Driest Snowiest Most Comfortable Biggest Seasonal Swing

Most Comfortable cities, the verdict

31 U.S. cities and Census-designated places share the top most comfortable value of 100/100; this table includes every co-leader and orders equal values by place name for stable display.

100/100
the most comfortable reading - Alice, TX: 21
of the 31 displayed places are in TX: 3,561
ranked cities/CDPs 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. The list includes incorporated places and Census-designated places only, not airports, parks, or other station sites.

Alice

100
Austwell

100
Bruni

100
Corpus Christi

100
Crescent City

100
Edinburg

100
Fairfield

100
Fernandina Beach

100
Freeport

100
Hebbronville

100

What this showsBars show each place's composite comfort score from the NOAA 1991–2020 normals. All 31 co-leaders share 100/100; the chart shows 10 in stable alphabetical order.

The U.S. cities and Census-designated places 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 ranked cities 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 places
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.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which U.S. location record ranks #1 for "Most Comfortable"? ▼

31 locations share the top most comfortable value of 100/100; equal values are ties and location name only sets display order.

What other location rankings does PlainClimate publish? ▼

7 location rankings in total: Warmest, Coldest, Wettest, Driest, Snowiest, Most Comfortable, Biggest Seasonal Swing. Each measures a different NOAA-derived metric, so one record can rank very differently across them.

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Every figure on PlainClimate is rendered directly from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals data, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.