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Compare countries and cities by VanSky score and pick your next stop

Cities: 549 Updated: 17 Jul, 06:15 Open-Meteo

A comparison of 549 towns in the California region (United States) by VanSky score — where it's most comfortable to stop on your trip right now.

The country score (0–100) is computed from all of its cities, not a single point. Cities are grouped into regions, and a region's score is the median of its cities so dense clusters don't outweigh sparse ones. Final score = 0.65 × “best areas” (80th percentile of regions) + 0.35 × “typical conditions” (median of regions), so one warm city can't push the whole country to 100. Each city's score blends warmth (feels-like), sun, rain and wind, adjusted for night temperature and, on the coast, the sea. Data: Open-Meteo, refreshed several times a day.

80–100
Ideal
60–79
Comfortable
40–59
Acceptable
20–39
Challenging
0–19
Extreme

The scale above shows what share of the country's cities falls into each comfort band. “Best spot” is the most comfortable region or city this week; “typical conditions” is the median score across regions.

∅ 7-day average

Top 30 Cities in California by VanSky

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Palo Alto
100
Redwood City
100
North Fair Oaks
100
Morro Bay
100
Redwood Shores
100
Los Osos
100
Fremont
100
Newark
100
Foster City
100
Goleta
100
San Carlos
100
East Palo Alto
100
Belmont
100
Isla Vista
100
Menlo Park
100

VanSky Index

A weather comfort index for travel: a 0–100 score. Recalculated daily from live weather data — temperature, rainfall, wind and sun.

80–100 Ideal
60–79 Comfortable
40–59 Acceptable
20–39 Challenging
0–19 Extreme

How it's calculated:

  • Thermal comfort 35% — temperature + humidity
  • Sunshine 25% — panel charge, mood; in heat the sun is no longer a bonus
  • Precipitation 25% — rain → muddy ground
  • Wind 15% — awning, driving, noise
  • Extremes override all: frost, heat, storm, downpour
  • Heat counts by feels-like temperature: at 32°+ the score can’t reach “Comfortable”, muggy nights lower it further
  • A dangerous day drags the week down: a storm or downpour in the forecast keeps the week from being “Comfortable”
  • Bonus: warm sea, high panel output

Data: Open-Meteo · Updated several times a day

Best cities now Best cities this week

  1. 1 Palo Alto 100
  2. 2 Redwood City 100
  3. 3 North Fair Oaks 100
  4. 4 Morro Bay 100
  5. 5 Redwood Shores 100

Difficult conditions

  1. 1 Blythe 12
  2. 2 Brawley 14
  3. 3 Imperial 14
  4. 4 Coachella 15
  5. 5 El Centro 16

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