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Quality of life
WeatherComfort Index map
WeatherComfort measures year-round climate comfort for a typical expat lifestyle: average temperatures, sunshine hours, humidity, and seasonal extremes. This map renders the latest WeatherComfort score for every jurisdiction, with the same absolute colour bands as country profiles and ranking pages. Click a country to open the side panel and drill into the 19 dimensions.
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What the data shows
Cyprus leads the WeatherComfort map at 8.3 / 10, ahead of Cape Verde (8.2 / 10) and Namibia (8.0 / 10).
Across 232 ranked jurisdictions, 3 score 8 or higher and 97 fall below 6.
Greenland sits at the bottom of the published range at 3.2 / 10.
How to read this map
Green marks the top quintile on this composite, red marks the bottom quintile. Hover and the tables keep the absolute score out of 10. Map colors are relative to the full pool.
- Top quintileabout the top 20 % on this map (best side of the metric)
- Second quintilenext 20 %
- Middle quintilemiddle 20 %
- Fourth quintilenext 20 %
- Bottom quintileabout the bottom 20 % (weakest side of the metric)
- Unrankednot ranked
Methodology
WeatherComfort feeds our composite Lucky Nomads World Index as part of the climate and livability picture. Inputs include average temperature ranges across the year, sunshine hours, humidity, and the frequency of weather-related disruptions. Scores are normalised to 1 to 10. The map reflects the latest published WeatherComfort score per jurisdiction with absolute paliers consistent with country profiles.
Frequently asked questions
What does the WeatherComfort Index measure?
WeatherComfort Index measures year-round climate comfort: temperature, sunshine, humidity, and seasonal extremes. It is one of the 19 objective dimensions that feed our composite Lucky Nomads World Index.
How is the WeatherComfort Index score from 1 to 10 constructed?
The WeatherComfort Index is scored independently for every jurisdiction from primary sources and structured analytical inference, then normalised on a 1 to 10 scale. The same engine powers the cockpit, ranking pages, and country profiles, so the WeatherComfort Index you see here matches the score on each country profile.
How should I read the colors on the WeatherComfort Index map?
Green countries score 8 or higher on WeatherComfort Index, yellow countries land in the 6 to 7.9 range, red countries are below 6. Gray countries are not currently ranked. For the full ordered list, see our /rankings/best-countries-weather-climate page.
Where can I see the WeatherComfort Index score for one specific country?
Click any green or red polygon on the map, or open the country profile under /countries/[slug] to see its WeatherComfort Index score plus the other 17 dimensions.
How often is the WeatherComfort Index updated?
Scores are reviewed on a rolling cadence as new data lands. The map below reflects the latest published numbers from our objective scoring engine.
Which jurisdictions currently lead the WeatherComfort map?
As of the latest published scores, the top of the WeatherComfort map is Cyprus (8.3 / 10), Cape Verde (8.2 / 10), and Namibia (8.0 / 10). The full ordered list with every ranked jurisdiction is in the table on this page.
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Researched from official sources, leading global indices and Lucky Nomads' own scoring.