About ClimateSearch
Tell us the weather you love. We’ll show you where to find it.
Why we built it
“Where has the best weather?” has no answer, because weather people love is entirely personal. Someone who wants dry heat and someone who wants gray drizzle are both right, and neither is served by a list of the sunniest cities on earth.
Most climate tools are built for meteorologists: dense tables, unfamiliar units, and an assumption that you already know what a dew point is. ClimateSearch asks what a perfect summer afternoon feels like, then does the meteorology quietly in the background — and shows its working when you ask.
It is made by US Stormwatch, a weather media brand.
What we claim
That the 6158 cities in our dataset are ranked correctly according to the preferences you entered and the climate records we have, and that every score can be traced back to a specific measure, a specific season and a specific number.
We do not claim these rankings predict where you would be happy. Climate is one input into a decision with a dozen larger ones. We also do not claim more precision than the data supports — see the methodology for where the numbers come from and where they fall down.
Your data stays on your device
No account is needed and none is offered. Your preferences are stored in this browser’s local storage, so they survive a refresh and never reach us as a saved profile. When you view results, your preferences are sent to our server to be scored and are discarded immediately — nothing is written down.
Sharing a result puts your preferences into the link itself, so whoever opens it sees what you saw. Sharing is the only way your preferences leave your device, and only because you asked.
The full detail, including how to erase everything stored here, is in our privacy policy.
About the climate personalities
The label you get at the end is a nickname for your answers — a shareable shorthand, nothing more. It is not a scientific classification, it does not appear in any literature, and it has no bearing on how cities are ranked. The scoring is entirely separate.
Mediterranean Sunseeker
Warm dry summers, mild winters and as much sun as the sky will give you.
Cool Coastal Minimalist
Cool, even temperatures year-round. You would rather wear a jacket in July than sweat in it.
Four-Season Traditionalist
You want the calendar to mean something — real winters, real summers and everything in between.
Tropical Heat Lover
Hot, humid and green. Cold weather holds nothing for you.
Dry Desert Dweller
Low humidity above all. You will take the heat as long as the air stays dry.
Mountain Summer Chaser
Crisp air, big day-to-night swings, snowy winters and bright dry summers.
Mild Weather Loyalist
Nothing extreme in any direction. You want weather that stays out of your way.
Storm Watcher
You want weather that does something — humidity, heat and thunderstorms included.