America’s Top 20 Cities To Live With The Best Weather: 2018 ranking

With an average of three days above 90 degrees and six days below freezing, Santa Barbara, California has been named the number 1 best place to live in the United States for the weather in 2018, in a recent ranking by U.S. News & World Report.

So congratulations Santa Barbara!

Number 2 on the list is Salinas, California. Number 3 was given to San Diego, California, and 4th was tied between San Francisco and San Jose.

Clearly, it’s the coastal California cities that dominated this report!

In its 2018 ranking of the 20 best places to live in the United States for the Weather, U.S. News & World Report gathered data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Centers for Environmental Information, factoring in the average number of cloudy days and the average number of days above 90 degrees (below 32 degrees Fahrenheit). Those with the fewest cloudy days and the most balanced temperatures made a list. Keep reading to discover the 20 best places to live in America for the weather.

Here are the top 20 cities to live in America that have some of the best weather in 2018.

1. Santa Barbara, California
Days below freezing: 6
Days above 90 degrees: 3
Cloudy days: 286

2. Salinas, California
Days below freezing: 6
Days above 90 degrees: 3
Cloudy days: 267

3. San Diego, California
Days below freezing: 0
Days above 90 degrees: 3
Cloudy days: 263

4. San Francisco, California (Tie)
Days below freezing: 0
Days above 90 degrees: 2
Cloudy days: 260

5. San Jose, California (Tie)
Days below freezing: 0
Days above 90 degrees: 2
Cloudy days: 260

6. Honolulu, Hawaii
Days below freezing: 0
Days above 90 degrees: 24
Cloudy days: 271

7. Los Angeles, California
Days below freezing: 0
Days above 90 degrees: 21
Cloudy days: 263

8. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Days below freezing: 76
Days above 90 degrees: 71
Cloudy days: 235

9. Tulsa, Oklahoma
Days below freezing: 76
Days above 90 degrees: 73
Cloudy days: 235

10. Atlanta, Georgia
Days below freezing: 44
Days above 90 degrees: 43
Cloudy days: 217

11. Fayetteville, Arkansas
Days below freezing: 72
Days above 90 degrees: 77
Cloudy days: 218

12. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Days below freezing: 41
Days above 90 degrees: 44
Cloudy days: 215

13. San Juan, Puerto Rico
Days below freezing: 0
Days above 90 degrees: 65
Cloudy days: 276

14. Sacramento, California
Days below freezing: 18
Days above 90 degrees: 73
Cloudy days: 265

15. Stockton, California (Tie)
Days below freezing: 22
Days above 90 degrees: 82
Cloudy days: 261

16. Modesto, California (Tie)
Days below freezing: 22
Days above 90 degrees: 82
Cloudy days: 261

17. Birmingham, Alabama
Days below freezing: 51
Days above 90 degrees: 61
Cloudy days: 210

18. Greenville, South Carolina (Tie)
Days below freezing: 61
Days above 90 degrees: 40
Cloudy days: 221

19. Memphis, Tennessee (Tie)
Days below freezing: 53
Days above 90 degrees: 68
Cloudy days: 214

20. Little Rock, Arkansas
Days below freezing: 55
Days above 90 degrees: 75
Cloudy days: 219